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The COI‘MITTEE for LETTING th e ' CITY'S LANDS si' t ;;L ,XEE T at GUILDHALL, on WEDNESDAY, the pi;,,l'ecPinber next, at One o'clock prccisely to receive n',,,POSALS for LEASES of a HOUSE, o.N 4, Mitre- Aldgate, and Two Houses, Nos. 5 and 6, Little Cole 'satt-street, Finsbury. Pl ans of the Property may be seen, and Forms of Ten i der obt • tair le d , upon appli ca ti on at t h e Architect's Office, Gul d- FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE CO IIPAN Y. SPECIAL NOTICE. Ire'rhe Directors are now prepared to grant Insurances on SC r A c j ilan dise m E OF RATES the Port of Loadm at the REDUCED `'. st Pa 'cui.a obtained at the Offices, 11, Lombard- (}"Z rs to b e ' it("ZAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, ra y 1: erminus hi the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail , King's-cross. P atron —Her Most Gracious Majesty th e QUEEN . ••Patron—Flis Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE F,K.G President-11 is Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. ,irsaign he numerous and urgent appeals of the sick poor for ad compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the .7. lll ent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged for at as out-patients many distressing cases which. with -7:re T —.equate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. bedespremises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 e Hospital is not endowed, but - is wholly dependent on t‘','lT.tary contributions and legacies, which are received by A'reasurer. Edward Mas' erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also 7131essrs. Coutts and Co.-, Drummond and Co. ; Herries and ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, and Co. ; Glyn and co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ;ad Co. ; Denison and Co.; W Biwa!, Deacon, and s Co. ; L,yerend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; I . laste rman and Co. ; T. Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at t he Hospital, f rom 10 till 5. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. NISULLIEN'S CONCERTS. • lIER. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK BUT TWO. Vo calists—Mdlle. Vor.Prisn and Miss KATE RANOE. Violin—Signor s won!. Gr and Orchestra—Three Military Bands, and full Chorus. Conductor—M. JULLIEN. Commence at B.—Admission, One Shilling. E O X F OR D, A, OXFORD STREET, W. T HIc EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., TRE SLAVE, and CL ARA, the T l l~ D of MILAN , b y Sir Hy. Bishop; also, from LA FOR A DEL DES 'I INO—Verdi ; by the following talented artistes :—Misses Russell, Townley, Fitz Henry, almsley, an d Ellison ; Messrs. 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The object of the Club is not the re roe'Opllng or the Haunted Houses of London; but, through bi,., e ,._aLTenoV of Phantoms, to present vivid (if transient r -- '" of the drama of real life, both in its serious d mirthful aspects ; and, by means of spectral tableaux, of t r L ec all , and still further impress op. the mind, some teachino-s or pleasantries of the best wr tars. At pre -(' the stwo"orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the South, r at , d the; " White" Slavery of a more boastful civilisation, begi:e 'emphatic illustrationthese life pictures will be e ff e . ` ,l 3' replacel by oth,rs. The pages of Shakspere and the Wi b rarnatists, of Scott, Hood, Ingoldsby, Dickens, &c., &c., in turns, furnish subjects for illustration. it le , ,„ (l , l .he other Musical and Pictorial attractions Its usual, `"lng' Operatic Selections, Comedy Unsworth liy a ` e ,..lnc rnde Demosthenes), Eugene, GeorgeHodson, E. a and George llutchenson. (YYA ,,k ALHAMBRA PALACE. 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ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Duran Piccadilly. M ain the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN. at Her 14\i'' -g LY 8 ING TheatreN lNE , the BALL will commence EVERY -4 -" at O'CLK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager—M. GRENET. f ) , GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. I RE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. 0:•,,,„_,0pen daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 Wirg- Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shang, the "Par rne " Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre 01,,ytions, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years Admission, One shilling (ior Gentlemen only). NFL A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH, PAPCOMIC VOCALIST. P.A.p l -,k),CRIPTIONS RECEIVE 0 at the OFFICE of THIS Tieg, , -- a .t m for the above artist, suddenly afflicted with Blind- Pen(l 4 u, nt on in his helplessness, having a wife and child de him. 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Divorce and Probate business conducted at moderate ex pense. Naval and Military Intelligence, THE NAVY. In consequence 'Of the severity of the weather the iron screw steamship Black Prince, 41, Capt. J. B. Wainwright, was prevented on Tuesday and yesterday from proceeding from Hamoaze into the Sound. When the gale veered round yesterday morning to north-west, it caught the corrugated iron roofing on No. 2 building slip in the Devonport dock yard, and carried large portions of it over the high walls into the town of Devonport. Some of it fell on the roofs of the houses in Mutton-cove, and some was carried into the river. The wooden framing, part of which is 12ft long by sin thick, was driven into the roofs of the houses, and in one case a chimney was knocked down. Portions of thecorru- gated iron are rolled up on the roof of the building slip like paper, and some of the lead on the roof of the sail loft has been blown off. The gates of Keyham steamyard have been thrown down, boats are crushed alongside the ships of war in Hamoaze, and the traffic of the passenger steamers be tween North Corner and Saltash was for a time suspended. There are no casualties to report among the naval and mer cantile shipping. The direction of the gale was not likely to damage them in this port, but great fears are entertained at Plymouth for the safety of ships in the Bristol Channel. The iron screw steam troopship Tamar, 2,812 tons, 500 horse power, Capt. F. H. Stirling, having been minutely in spected at her moorings in Sheerness harbour by Capt. the Hon. J. B. Drummond, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Ad- miralty, and Capt. W. B. Mends, C. 8., director of trans ports, was taken out to sea for a few hours' run on Monday, as a preliminary trial of her engines. Oa the following day she:steamed to the measured mile off Maplin Sands to undergo an official trial of speed, &c., in charge of Capt. W. K. Hall, commanding the Sheerness steam reserve, there being also present Mr. G. Blaaland, chief engineer of Sheerness dock yard, Mr. Urquhart, chief engineer, and Messrs. Ravenhill and Elliott, of the firm of Ravenhill, Salkeld, and Co., manu- . _ facturers of the engines. Six runs were made with full boiler power at the measured mile, giving an average speed of 10.778 knots an hour ; pressure of steam, 251 b ; vacuum, 2411 b ; and revolution of engines, 52 per minute. At half boiler power the vessel made two runs at a speed of 9 . 290 knots, with 46 revolutions of engines. The circle was turned at full speed, with helm 24 deg. to port, in 9m, 25., with 50 revolutions of engines, the diameter of the circle being 1,28) yards. The vessel is fitted with horizontal direct act ing engines, which worked in an excellent manner, there being an entire absence of priming or hot bearings, and plenty of steam. The propeller is Griffiths's patent, with a pitch variable from 25 to 30 feet. On the trial the pitch was 27ft. 6in., and the diameter 18 feet. The draught of water. both forward and aft, was 22ft. 4in. The wind was from the SSW., with a force of from 5 to 6, and the sea was rough. The screw was lifted from its place and replaced with rapi dity and precision; and the trial, both as regards vessel and machinery, gave the greatest satisfaction. The Tamar will be inspected to-day by Vice -Admiral Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.B, Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness, and will pro ceed to sea on Saturday, when it is believed she will sail for the lowan Islands, to fetch home the troops at present sta tioned there. The 14-gun ship Trusty, floating battery, 1,539 tons and 150 horse power, fitted about two years ago at Woolwich with Capt. Coles's cupola, with a view to experiments afloat at Shoeburyness, is still lying at Woolwich, and encumber ing the inner fitting basin of the dockyard. An engineer and a party of working men are constantly employed in the care of the machinery and at the pumps to prevent her filling. The expense thus incurred in the maintenance of the Trusty, which has been pronounced to be utterly worthless for any purpese afloat, is stated to exceed £3OO per annum. The freightship Guide has arrived at Woolwich from Malta, and has commenced unshipping her cargo, which consists of soldiers' clothing, military tents, shot, engineers tools, &c. The Steam Reserve Commission continued their labours at Portsmouth yard yesterday, attended by their secretary, Mr. W. Hickman, R.N. Five hundred able seamen have been selected from the books of the Coastguard ships in the Portsmouth district, and are held in readiness for service in sea-going ships. A number of second-class lads, about 60, were yesterday mustered by Capt. Lysaght on board the Fisgard at Wool wich, and were tr msferred by train to Portsmouth, for instruction in the flagship Victory. The number now entered on the Fisgard's books, and'Who are distributed to the various flagships at Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Pembroke, averages' about 25 weekly, the required number being 60 per week. A telegraphic message was received at Portsmouth Dock yard yesterday from the Admiralty containing orders for the authorities to select 25 riggers from the dockyard and for ward them to Chatham, where their services are required to assist in expending the outfit of the Bombay screw line-of battle ship, now fitting for commission at that 3 ard. A naval court-martial assembled yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth, for the trial of James Anderson, sick berth attendant on board her Majesty's ship Malacca, on charge of insubordination and disobedience of orders. The court was composed of Capt. W. S. Chamber lain, president ; Capts. Seceombe, Hire, and Bowden, and Commander Phelps. The court found the, charges proved, and sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour, and at the end of the term of imprisonment to be dismissed with disgrace from her Majesty's service. We have to record the death of Admiral Sir James Han way Plumridge, K.C.8., at the age of 76. The deceased was educated at the Naval Academy, Chelsea, and entered the navy in 1799. He served in Egypt in 1801, and at Trafalgar in 1805. In 1806 he was made a lieutenant, and commanded the boats of the Melpomene frigate at the cap ture of a Danish man-of-war cutter in 1802. He was first lieutenant of the Menelaus frigate at the taking of the Isle of France. He was aide-de-camp to the commander-in chief at the capture of Genoa in 1814, and for his services n tions, and was made post-captain for his services against wasom napromoted v e t :B e b l e s o c n om t a l n n d d e i r a an , t B . I H 4. e 1 ena, n S a u , b and e eci u l e r i n s t h l Yr s ta he u- smugglers on the coast of Ireland. He was captain of the Magicienne frigate, in India for several years, and was cap tain-superintendent at Falmouth five years. This office he resigned on becoming Storekeeper-General of the United Kingdom. From 1841 to 1847 he represented the borough of Falmouth and Penrhyn in the House of Commons. In 1854 he took the command of the flying squadron in the Gulf of Bothnia as rear-admiral, and three years afterwards succeeded to the second command in the Baltic Fleet. He served at the capture of Bomarsund, and subsequently com manded two detached squadrons. He was appointed Ad miral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard in 1855, and Rear-Admiral was ei e :Ca a hrrhomitel Rear-Admiral rs d odrol m kmilnei no i i.d r wrHn a ati l elnhurH o i f e haoae t rfpht appointments Elliottoh Red in 1856. The deceased Admiral second,ien tRr a;o times--first, eyannt sdn were third,lne 8 r31e58m2 Artillery.ltlao, 8d thetleo9 yesterday the daughter tut e d har a ehd u ta g eyr h aot daughteretf r the hho the l t eis t pims e en V n: t A o Admiralty:—Commander y m ; i r a Commander lty: Com m an Henry der E ai Franc is rfax, to AHume, th m e R sh ta o h Lieutenant James D. Cu r ti s , t o t h e Egmont ; Lieutenant Arthur C. Curtis, to th e Black Brine° ; G eorge T. Temple, ii George Trower, and Charl es R. C ongreve, iec to ; the Euryalus; David L. Dickson, Frederick S. Pelly, Frank R. Robinson, and Edward T. Hume, naval cadets, to the Euryalus; Albert Hodges, master's assistant to the Euryalus; and Henry C. Trenaane, master's assistant to the Dee. THE ARMY. Capt. and Brevet Lieut.-Col, Henry, V.C., commanding the Riding troop at Woolwich, has been promoted as Regi mental Lieut.-Cot., and is succeeded in the Riding estab lishment by Lieut.-Col, Calvert. Capt. and Brevet Major w ' E. Moyses Reilly, C. 8., Aide-de-Camp to M a j or -G en. Sir Richard Dacres, K.C.B„ commanding at Woolwich, will return to his regimental duties and take up the com mand of his battery, No. 3,3 d Brigade Garrison Artillery, at Woolwich this morning. • The Marquis of Hartington, Capt. Caffin, R.N., and Capt. Galion, IRE., again attended at Woolwich yesterday and went over the remaining portion of the Store Depart ment. They commenced their inspection at 10 a.m., and examined the whole of the stores which they were unable to inspect on the former visit, when they were accompanied by Earl de Grey and Ripon—namely, the shot and shell, and the remainder of the cavalry equipment stores, THE WEATHER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—You have aided practical meteorology so efficiently that I am now induced to ask for your publication of the following memorandum, as a general answer to very numerous observations and questions. As the public pay for what is effected in our international meteorologic telegraphy, all have a claim to "know the reason why." Your obedient servant, R. FITZROY. London, Dec. 2. FORECASTS OF WEATHER. Many persons have asked questions about forecasts of weather and their principles. Some have impugned their accuracy, and a few have demurred to their having any claim to a really scientific basis. No doubt that as very different views of atmospheric commotions or changes are taken by able men, such subjects may scarcely seem worth their earnest attention, because as yet they have not been brought to the verification of a rigid mathematical analysis. But to metaphysical inquiries, and to other researches or avocations, indispensably useful, one might take objection, and decline their study on similar grounds. Meteorology not only abounds in physical facts, excessively useful as well as interesting, but it demands an extensive range of intellectual and extremely comprehensive considerations. One cannot take it into full.use without due study ; yet who is-there without- an irdepencliiia opinion of the wea ther, and perhaps too little understood barometric indica tions ? Having ascertained that the principal atmospheric currents are incessantly in more or less circuitous but mutually opposed progress, sometimes side by aide but in contrary directions, sometimes superposed, one or other being nearest earth's surface, temporarily, and always having lateral as well as direct progression, we have a clue to their dynametry by observations at distant stations and by telegraphing to a centre, somewhat like that which might be given in a tidal estuary by ships swinging in advancing or receding tide streams to an observer at a fixed station. By the tension or barometric pressure, the temperature and other characteristics of the air at each station—by the approximate knowledge now possessed of the set, turn, or progression of atmospheric currents—of their relative breadth horizontally, and of the circuitous eddies usually, or often, between their edges or boundaries—one may tell what conditions of air exist within some hundred miles around —say, a sweep of 500 miles from London (as a centre), and, Which is of far more value, what changes or move ments are impending. The capability of doing this for about two days in advance rests on the proved fact of a general lateral transla tion towards the east in the Temperate Zone, while north erly, southerly, or other (mixed) currents of air are in very various movement, the practical results en earth's surface being usually composite motions. By thus estimating the atmospheric area above, around, and within some hundred miles of us; by statical observa tions at the same hour, and by summary calculations of a dynamic character, all the principal motions and changes are brought within the grasp of forecast. But this applies only to general and principal averages, not to local peculiarities or special disturbances so limited in nature that they do not affect more than a few score miles expanse of atmosphere. It ought to be kbpt in mind that broad shallow cur rents are the chief aerial features, below or between or among which there can be vacancy, unless momentarily, as when a violent blast of wind is caused by a sudden (ap proximate) vacuum ; and that when currents act against each other (gravity restraining upward motion) their ten dency is to cause more or less rotation. The lamented Espy said that winds always set from the place of higher barometer towards that of lower, but he also said (which some writers seem to have overlooked) that the meeting of such winds causes a circuitous effect. Espy's views accord with those of the authoritative Dove and our own illustrious Herschel. The word cyclone has been so associated with storm that few persons attach to it now the simple and ancient sense of circuit and circuitous. Without duly following the progress and ultimate desti nation of material fluid air having great bulk, infinite elas ticity, and more or less vis inertice, or rather momentum, according to mechanical laws, some persons have imagined that air currents intermix, as if unresistingly, instead of opposing each other for a time, especially if in rapid motion, just like the currents of water in a river or in the sea. Air streams in opposition must deflect or turn each other, or go upwards (against gravitation). Without a general, lateral, or transmeridinal movement, or translation of atmosphere towards the east in the tempe rate zones, but westward in the intertropical regions, in ad dition to meridianal movements from and towards the poles (of which full explanations are given elsewhere), it would not be possible to forecast the character of wind and weather beyond one day's interval. It is the prescience of dynamic consequences. arising out of statical facts, that enables a really scientific calculation of probabilities to be made. Cer tainly it is not yet attainable, but a fair average probability, for a certain area or district, is already within our reach. Out of these forecasts spring the cautionary notices of im pending storms. It is by a continuous observation of the changes and in dications of change that we are now enabled to decide and direct with confidence. Without such a generally informed state we should often be surprised, as we should derive our warnings solely from distant stations, and should nit be able as now fre quently to warn even outposts such as Nairn, Valentia, or Rochefort. That errors have occurred, that we have been too slow, or have given warning where it seemed to have been un- necessary, may appear to have been unavoidable in such new and tentative experiments. But there have been four special causes of occasional failure, which ought to be fairly considered. 1. A watch having been officially set to report on the results of each cautionary signal, has somewhat discou raged such speedy action as might otherwise have been taken in signalling, but a record of their inutility should be complied, rather than the contrary. 2. Public offices are not open on Sundays, and only a few principal telegraph stations are then available. Hence there is sometimes unavoidable delay between Saturday and Monday. 3. No one or two persona can be always at their station all the year round from morning to night. The new sub ject of forecasting and warning is hardly yet so familiar to many persons, however zealous, as it may be in due time. Lastly, the telegraph offices are not open in general till 8 or 9 in the morning or after those hours at night; therefore official communications are only practicable over so wide a range as ours between those times of the day. To communicate between Nairn or Valentia or Roche fort and our office in London usually takes about two hours in actual practice. For proofs of what has been thus stated, perhaps too dogmatically, about the movements o f a i r currents and their literal translation, I would s uggest a reference to published works, except in one recent and very remarkable instance. During the storm of last October 29-30, suc h remarkably sudden and violent shifts of wind to , ok G p r l e a e c n e, wi ab ch ou , t N th o e t s ti a n m g e . tfoordr ueteorologiste even they t hE i m anmg e a a an t nd m d, any boett hw p eer l e a n c e places, s e i r n a b ytnheai Oxford trxly meridional di rec ti on across seemed unaccountable; but, if we contemplate parallel cur rents, side by side, moving rapidly in opposite directions, and having also a lateral m ove ment to the eastward, such sudden prehd aeronauts who passed out of one stratum or cu rrent of a ir into another, so closely superposed that while the balloo n was tilted (dragged aside as it were) by the one , the car was influenced differently by en andas thosemeridional s ew e Il changesdeaed es crib e d ma y d b become as easy to com the other. Tb is momentary effect was accompanied by a rushing sound, like that of a torrent of water. These currents had different temperatures, electric characters, degrees of dry ness or moisture, and horizontal motions. The sound, caused by pressure and friction, is suggestive of various ideas in connexion with heat and electric considerations, inadmis sible here. In this case, of course, the representative of an observa tory moved vertically through horizontal air currents, at times differing in velocity (referred to earth's surface) from some 30 to 60 miles an hour. In the former instance— that of a land station, the currents were separated vertically, their division passing across any place suddenly, but hori zontally. At the present time our meteorological communications are utilised, and highly appreciated on the Continent. At about 10 o'clock in the morning (as soon as in Lon • don) Paris receives notices of wind and weather, from our most distant stations, and distributes them. Two hours afterwards the French Government despatches our forecasts, and (if any) cautionary notices to more than 18 stations on the coasts of France. This British system has, therefore, incurred a large re sponsibility. " What does it cost ?" is, of course, a frequent question. The Meteorological-office of the Board of Trade, and for the Admiralty likewise, was established in 1855, with a yearly estimate of £4,200. This was for many duties, exclusive of those now sl4per added, not then contemplated. To include and provide for all —with these additional subjects and their contingent expenses. I now ask to hare £5,800, being only £1,600 more than 1855.8, when meteor o logical inveAigations had not led to their practical utilisa tion nationally. In conclusion, may I be permitted to say that, while ad mitting many errors of judgment and numerous instances of tardy decision, it has been proved by general opinion of the maritime, if not also of the agricultural, interests, that the system of meteorologic information existing now under the Board of Trade is worth its cost to the nation, and is deserving of efficient maintenance. Dec. 2. R. FITZROY. Scuttling of a British Ship and Murder of the Captain and Officers by the Crew. Yesterday the subjoined despatches were re ceived by Captain Halstead, RN., secretary of Lloyd's, from the Admiralty, respecting the wilful scuttling of the British ship Flowery Land, of Lon don, bound to Singapore, and the murder of her master and officers;— Admiralty, Dec. 1. Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners e of a ihoen eAdmiraltyf the Committee t o copy of a derpatch from the Rear-Admiral Warren, report ing that a party of 14 seamen had landed in two boats near to the entrance of the River Plate, and th at one of them had for transmit it you na g herewith,i ng of I 1 Lloyd's, lfrm f who had mutinied and murdered the capta i n and other t given r crew n w f o e r f m t a h t e i o E n n to g l t i h s h e e m u t e ll ,. c o h r n t ies that e t W. G. ROMAINE." per sons.-1 am, sir, &c., l h e F y l o w w e e r r e y p L a rt a n o d ! Saulettite, Monte Video, Oct. 28, 1863. My Lord,—On the 18th inst. Mr. Lettson, her Majesty's eei Charge ve Affairs that i airsa at Monte 14nteVideo, seamen acquaint edhadlanded m in e he w hado boatse on the coast near the entrance of the River Plate, and from the statement made by one of them they were part of the crew of an English merchant vessel who had mutinied t r d information and killed the master and several others. Mr. Lettson having requested me to assist him in getting the men up to this place, the Government authorities here having agreed to deliver them over to us at Maldonado, and despatched the Curlew clipper on the 23d inst. to bring them up, and I forward for their lordships' information the follow ing summary of the statement the Minister of the Interior here has received from the local judge at Roohas, a town about five leagues from the coast where the men were made prisoners :—On the 9th Oct. 14 persons landed in two boats near Castillos, and stated they were part of the crew of the American ship Maria, wrecked on the passage from Peru to Bordeaux, with a cargo of guano, and that shortly after leaving the wreck the boat with the captain and several others parted company; they were provided with food, &c. On the 15th J. Taffer, who had left the party some days previously from fear of assassination, appeared before the local judge and stated that he was the boatswain of the English merchant vessel Flowery Land, that the other men were the crew of that ship, who had mutinied and killed the captain, chief mate, and several others. They then com pelled him as the only person on board who could navigate to take the ship to the mouth of the River Plate, and on sighting Cape Maria they scuttled the vessel and landed in the boats. The captain's name was G. Smith. The ship was bound from London to Singapore. He (Taffer) was afraid of his life, as the others would kill him to prevent his giving information, so he had left them. On this statement they were made prisoners, but one o f th em James Wilson, h a d left the party previously. The Curlew has just returned with the individuals above referred to as prisoners, but there is no time to make any further inquiry into the case before the sailing of the mail steamer. As far, however, as I can at present ascertain there seems little reason to doubt the correctness of the statement made by the boat swain of the vessel.--I have the honour to be, &c., RICHARD WARREN. The ship Flowery Land sailed from Gravesend for Singapore on the 20th July. She was about 400 tons register, and her cargo appears to be largely insured. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE CROYDON STEEPLECHASES.-WEDNESDAY. The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 30 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each. About two miles and a half. Mr B. Land's Lisbon , 5 y rs, lOst 71b ...... (J. Land) 1 M (J. Kennedy) 4 Mr T. Price's Cork screw, a g ed, 1 Ist 21 b ( J M . r . H . V hn o a od n ) ) 2 3 r rA . llvs 011. ranE. i p D h l H e i ca l v kr,k i l a a l e wß ' s ra ay v M ao i s as s Ry M re sm, a u r i i n a o rt a.at.go.re lOst 41b o M.. d : . Betting-2 to 1 agst Lisbon, 3to 1 agst Remunerator, 4 to 1 agst Corkscrew, 5 to 1 asst Harkaway, 10 to 1 (off.) bar four. The running was made by Remunerator, who had Cork screw by his side, the two being clear of the rest, who were led by Harkaway, Bravo being fourth, Lisbon being fifth, and Miss Maria last. After going about a mile Harkaway gave way to Lisbon and Miss Maria, the pair following closely in the wake of Remunerator and Corkscrew to the fence going out of the winning field. There Remunerator blundered, and sent Knott " a purler," who, however, for tunately escaped injury. This accident left Corkscrew with the lead, followed by Lisbon, Bravo, and Miss Maria to the bottom by the wood, where Lisbon took a decided lead, and came up the hill to the big " bullfinch" on its brow, which he took a dozen lengths in advance of Cork screw, immediately in whose rear came the other two, side by side, a long way behind followed Harkaway. Descend ing the hill Lisbon increased his lead, was never afterwards approached, and won, after being eased at his fences by four lengths. Miss Maria and Bravo retained their rela tive positions to within a few strides of the chair, which the former passed half a length in advance of her companion; Harkaway was ridden home but was pulled up after get ting over the last fence and did not pass the post. A Selling Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for £4O. About two miles. Mr Holman's Sunbeam, aged, lOst 121 b .. (G. Holman) 1 Mr J. Harrowby's Telegram, aged, 9st 71b (Arthur) 2 Mr Breary's Charley Grey, aged, fist 101 b (A. Sadler) 3 Springheel Jack, Irish Lass, and Vulture also ran, Betting-7 to 4 agst Sunbeam, 2to 1 agst Vulture, 7to 1 bar two. Sunbeam made all the running, and won in a canter by four lengths. Charley Grey lay second till within half a mile of home, when Telegram headed him, and " the Grey" was a bad third ; Vulture walked in. Welsh Jack, aged, lOst 41b, was weighed for by Mr Grant, but did not start, The winner was bought by Capt. Northam for 56 guineas. A Plate of 50 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; winners extra, and half-bred horses allowed 51b ; selling allow ances. About three miles. Mr N. Crome's Kington (h b), 6 yrs (£so) x , list 31b (J. Land) 1 Vampire, Remunerator, Bravo, Valentine, and The Huntsman also ran. Betting—Even on Kington, 7 to 2 agst Remunerator. Vampire led for nearly a mile, after which Kington car ried on the running and came in alone. Remunerator came down " a cropper" in refusing to rise at a fence, He re mained on the ground apparently lifeless for nearly a quarter of an hour, but on being lifted out of the quagmire was found to have sustained no injury. Searle, his rider, was nearly blinded with dirt. Vampire, Valentine, and Bravo pulled up, and Huntsman walked in, The winner was bought in for 60 guineas. The Grand Metropolitan Steeplechase Handicap of 15 sus each, with 100 added ; winners extra, About three miles and a half. Count de Cossette's Harry, aged, list 9lb (Cassidy) 1 Mr. B. J. Angell's Ireley, aged, list 91b Land) '2 The following also ran :—Pineapple, Light of Other Days, Inkermann, Carew, and Agnes. Betting-5 to 4 agst Light of Other Days, 3to 1 agst Agnes, 5 to 1 agst Harry, 7 to 1 agst Pineapple, 10 to 1 each agst Irely and Inkermann. Ireley made play, followed at a clear interval by Harr'', Inkerman, Agnes, Light of Other Days, Pineapple, an d Carew whipping in. In this order they passed out of sight, and upon reappearing to view on the opposite aide ofker. course to the stand, Ireley held a lead of 20 length',tr , , s mann going on second, Harry third, Light of Other i in p the n Y Agnes, and Carew next, Pineapple being 40 lengths he leading rear of Carew. There was little alteration with the division, until coming round towards the stand for the time, when Carew rushed past Harry, andclw:ver the seeds do th w e n third hill second, but was again repassed alld by Harry, who, going well, was only abolueot a_adroezwendelepnrgivtheds from Ireley. On the far side of the couurnsnieng Caro the fence Ireley of the lead, and carried on the c r i up, pitched on his at the top of the hill, where he head and rolled over, but neither slipped nor jockey was hurt. This mishap left Ireley ays and Agnes being next, again wll:knead of a dozen lengths, where Agnes Harry second, Light of Otheureceeding close up with Harry to the s ein, .13 jur f y ence, of oherself or rider. fell and rolled over, without d )the, Days re- A quarter of a mile from home Light fused, and losing con siderable ground was pulled up and walked in. From this point the race was left with Ir e l ey and Harry, and the latter, just before reaching th e l ast jump, wen t to the fr ont, and won easily by halt a d ozen lengths; Inkermann na (not placed by the judge) walked in third, EADvERTIsEMENT.— Ifolloway's Oint men t an d Pills— U uerring Preeis ion.—When the health i s b rea ki ng d own t . rom the continu ance of some wea kening discharge ; when u lcers refuse to heal and extending mischief is threatened, then is the time to try the potency of Holloway's healing o i n t me nt and purifying pills. No treatment for giving ease and safely leading to a cure can be compared to this. The ointment cleans and cools the foulest and most angry sores, diminishes the itflanimation, reduces the swelling, prevents the growth of proud flesh, and spares both pain and danger. Hundreds testily from their own personal experience to the unvarying success attending the use of Holloway's medica uniuls ift cases of enlarged veins, scurvy skin, and swelled ankles, REPORTING IN THE LAW COURTS, A very numerously attended meeting of members of the bar took place yesterday in the Hall of Lin coln's Inn, to consider the present system of pre paring and publishing the reports of decisions in the various courts of law and Equity. There were present—The Attorney-General, the Solicitor- General, Sir Fi`zroy Kelly, M.P., Sir Hugh Cairns, M.P., Mr. Malins, M.P., the Hon. Geo. Denman, Mr. Macqneen, Q.C., Mr. Anderson, Q.C., Mr. Baggallay, Q.C., Mr. Shapter, Q.C., Mr. Willcoc's, Q.C., Mr. Gifford, Q.C., Mr. D iuiel, Q.C., See. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir Rounclell Palmer, M.P.), who occupied the chair, said that all present were aware of the cause of their meeting that day. He had received a very numerously signed requisi tion from members of the bar to call the present meeting. The subject was one for the common benefit of all, and he had invited them to come together to discuss it. Having done what was gene rally required, he would call on Mr. Daniel to pro pose the first resolution. Mr. DANIEL said the resolution he had placed in the hands of the Attorney-General the opinion of this meeting, the present system of preparing, editing, and publishing the reports of judicial decisions in this country requires amend ment." The question was—are the bar satisfied w ith the present system ? He had no doubt oubt but that the opinion of the meeting was that it required some amendment. If the proposition affected the e i n t er ests of those who are at present engaged in the p u blication of reports , those interestsrcompensation should naation not ; b be t a, interfered with w ithout p ro p er if in the public interest, a sweeping change should be required, the sooner it took place the better. Our system of law consisted of two parts, the written and the unwritten; one the acts of Parliament, and the other the reports. The same law or unwritten law was left in the hands of private individuals, the pre sent reporters, which he considered a most fatal system. The learned gentleman then went on to describe the history of reporting in this country. He said that at one period, a long time ago, the law was officially reported by official persons employed by the State up to the 27th of Henry VIII., when the year-book ceased; the reason these official reports ceased was that Henry VIII. had other requirements for the public money. What was the consequence ? The reports became inaccurate, and loosely con ducted. From the time of Henry VIII. till the end of the reign of Elizabeth there were only the works of Plowden and Coke, which could hardly be called reports; from the time of Sir Edward Coke we passed to Lord Bacon, who in 15th James 1., 1617, odtained letters patent from the King for the pur pose of appointing two official reporters. The reign of Charles 1., and during the Commonwealth, was a period unfavourable for law reporting, during which reporting was at its worst. At the Restora tion, 13th and 14th Charles IL, an Act was passed, directing that no report of law cases should be pub lished without the special licence of the Lord Chan cellor or some other judge, which continued till 1692—he might say almost till Lord Mansfield was elevated to the bench. But the public required the decisions quickly reported. Under the old system of official reporters many cases were not reported till 20 years after the judgments had been given, and when the judges were dead. In 1822 a gentle man of the name of Paget, a solicitor of great expe rience, knowing how difficult it was to obtain re ports at any reasonable time after judgment, started a paper called the Law Journal. In this publica tion the members of the profession could obtain, at a small cost, and more accurate than from news papers, and with greater expedition than from the authorised reports, the various decisions of the judges in the different courts. In 1832 a NOW and better system was established. Sixteen gentlemen of the bar were employed in reporting for this pub lication. We had now what were called authorised reports, which were, however, nothing more than private undertakings for commercial profit; and he contended that the decisions of the judges in all great crises should not be entrusted to private enterprise, but should be paid for and published by the State. There were now the Jurist, Law limes, Weekly Reporter, New Reports, Sec., ail the offspring of competition, and the Law Amendment Society had called attention to this fact in 1849. The evil was one of long standing. Everyone complained of the system, and he con tended that the State was in fault. In 1853, Mr. E wart gave notice of a motion in the House of Com mons on the subject of law reporting, but the sub ject was so dry that he believed the motion had dropped. In bringing forward the question, he assured the members of the profession that:he had no object except to benefit the bar ; and he was certain that the present system might be improved by them to their own advantage and the public benefit. Sir Firer.oY KELLY said that the deep interest he took in this subject induced him to second the resolution, and he was glad to see the meeting so numerously attended by the members of the profes sion. He went on to say that the evils had been pointed out, and it was for them to consider what was the best remedy. He thought there should be one report only of each decision. At present there were conflicting reports of the same judgments de livered by the same judge. There were often five or six reports of the same case in different publica tions, each of which was materially different. His opinion was, that if official reports were public,publishe within three months of the judgment, the Ot as well as the profession, had a right to insist a. these reports should be issued in the cheapestf pboasr, sible form. He thought a committee o with power to communicate with the bench, should be appointed to consider the matter. Mr. GEMMET opposed the motion on the ground of monopoly. He contended that law reporting üb was in no way different from other literary p lications. Mr. 'WEBSTER admitted that the present sy s t em wa s bad, but he said the proposed measure Would not give us bar reports but judge-made reports. He wa s not prepa red to deny that liberty to the bar wh i c h they had so long enjoyed. No one ever cou ld in this c ountry prevent competition. The Hon. GEORGE DENMAN said that, in his o pinion, if t he re p orts were settled by the judges it wou ld be most u nsafe. At p res ent they werewatched by a most intelligent class of men, , who reported all that took place in court, Which, in hi s opinion, was a great check upon the judges, a n d h© for one did no t believe that we could o anything to improve t h e present system. It would indeed be a bad system to trust to the judges for the officials whom it was would have no interest i proposed to appoint. They The guarantee n furnishing accurate re ports.lf the present re for accuracy was competition. ports were not correct, no one would buy them, and the present proposal woul d interfere with free trade in reports. He protested against the 4, ,ate paying for reporting. In his opinion the State had nothing to do with reporting. Mr. IscE said he considered the general public had nothing to do with the question. The profes sion had nothing to find fault with in the present reports, which had existed for 30 or 40 years. He did not think that we ought to disturb the present system. Mr. M AL INs would not sanction a monopoly in law rcperting. Ho believed that the system of re porting was best when the sayings and doings of all .he judges were reported. Ho strongly opposed the idea of appointing a Government reporter. his opinion was that the committee about to be ap pointed would report that they could propose no reporti M better system of law ng. Mr. Tenni son Edwards, r. Winkels, and Mr. W. G. Harrison addressed the meeting amidst cries ' of " divide." Sir HUGE C A IRNS had a pri,position to make iwhich would not requirela speech. lie moved that a committee of members of the bar be appointed to /.1 r - ~cq7I+YZAIT• iA,,,. 4- " -- 1 4555i'qii ~ tgi..: .-4-44; . z.t consider question. He said it would requiVtrortkl - ;g, ,, 4:, , P., deal of argument to convince him that 04..:41i.itY 4 - 11- ',../ of report.'ng the decisions in our law shoulUbe a S consigned to the State. : Mr. HOUTIOUSE then read the names of the fol.. lowing gentlemen, whom he proposed should form the commit' po—Tiz., o'licitor-General, Queen's Advocate, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Mellish, Mr. Montague Smith, Hon. 0, Denman, Sir Hugh Cairns, Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Amph lett, Mr, Daniel, Mr. J. R. Quain, Mr. Alfred - Wills, Mr. lII'. Matthews, 11 1. 1 r. G. w. Hastings, Mr. Pullin, Mr. lushua Wil sorh.nGletor Westlake, a M ms, Mr. George Sweet, 'Mr. James Dickinson, uaet and d , Mr.. :Lu . F. Nathaniel Vaughan D ke, which was agreed to. A vote of thanks to the chairman was prop( , sea by Mr, Daniel, seconded by the Hon. George Dc,l - and c4rried unanimously. THE GALE OP YESTERDAY. The storm of wind and rain which swept over the e a st r whole metropolis throughout the greater Thegale lbut quarters, eon se yesterdaycin.en been n o t a productivealone i n most disastrous ptron of s a lso in the most sheltered s p ots. com menced at an early hour in the morning, and made itself perceptible in the river, which assumed the aspect of theses itself, so strong was the force o f the wind and rain. It was with the greatest diffi culty the steamers could be navigated between London-bridge and Chelsea, while below the bridge many of the vessels broke from their moorings, and at much personal risk the others were secured. From inquiries made at the various shipping depots last night it was ascertained that several 'vessels due in the middle of the day had not arrived, and it was supposed, or at least hoped, they had lain to, while several which should have left the docks were obliged to stay till the storm had abated. It was reported that a steamer and a collier vessel had come into violent collision just below London -bridge, by which two men, in consequence of the shock, fell overboard, one being, by dint of great exertion, saved, and the other unfortunately drowned, but no authentic particulars could be gleaned. In the afternoon a man named Thompson , about trty-five years of age, while proceeding d own thehi Caledonian-road, was felled to the ground by a portion of a large chimney pot, w hich was forced by t h e w i nd from the top of a house, and falling onth Hee poor fellow's head caused a frightful wound.scalpwas immediately conveyed to a doctor's, an d h as to afterwards taken to his resi dence at Kentish-town Another accident,w ainnd awnhieihnseintsiisbleexpcoeroitdoitmi a w n il o l l p d r w ov o e ma f n at , a e l, g happened about was injured in a in Seven Dials, where s i m ilar manner, but more seventy, severely, quiries na;nlo it is expected that she will and from in , not recover. At Notting - hill and Shepherd' ush the force of t he wind and rain was very - severely especially in the t em p orar y building felt, more glass h o thouses of the innumerable gardeners sand who es t a blishments there. In several places a large keep amo unt of property had been destroyed , and in the grounds of the Messrs. Zi m m e rm a n tw o o f the hothouses were blown down. At Chelsea, too, similar injury is reported to have occurred; while in Dulwich, Peckham, and Camberwell the prop erty destroyed will amount to a large sum. The Suspected Murder and Robbery at Limehouse. EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT. Yesterday the police obtained information which_ tends to throw some light on the mystery surround ing the death of the late Mr. John Driscoll, whose body was found in the river Lea at Limehouse, under circumstances that gave rise to an inference that he had been robbed and murdered. It will be remembered that t he deceased g,cntic man, who was connected with engineering works at Corunna, in Spain, had arrived in England only three days, when he suddenly disappeared on the 30th of Octobar. Though a reward was offered for any information respecting him none could be obtained until his body was found last l\Landay in the river Lea. In his pockets were found a pair of soldier's gloves, pipeclayed, and marked 14 IL 330. About £lB that he was known to ha•re had in his possession was missing, but 18s. and a :silver watch were in his pockets. The family exp.-13ssed their apprehensions teat the deceased had been rob bed and foully dealt with, because he had on th.o day of his disappearance mentioned that whip: he was getting a draft for £53 cashed at Mt ssrs. Huth and Co.'s, in Moo gate-street, a man watched him, and afterwards followed him, and put his hands into his pocket. He had req neoted his aunt ,to take charge of about £4O of the in aney for him while he went out to takes walk on B lack wall pier, saying that he feared that the man was still watching him. Ha then went out, and 'was no more seen. He had come to England about the purchase of machinery for the lighting of the town, of Corunna with g as. He was of sober habits,. His friends feared t hat he had been drugged and robbed, an d the strange circumstance of a pair of 'soldier's g l ove s being found in his p ockets and £lB being missing gave the case a very sinister aspect. The owner of the military gloves has now been fonnd. Owing to the publicity given to the facts the commandant of the 14th Hussars, at presaat sta tioned in Manchester, directed John De Caux, 330 D troop of the 14th Hussars, to call upon the police authorities in that city. 1)3 Caux made a statement t o the following ef f ect : — That he hemet the deceased W in the hitechapel-road, a ri d as asked by him to " take a glass," and then to go to the theatre; and as be (De Caux) was himself to meet his brother se g e o o i n n e g o t f o th th e e ac P to r r i , n s, c t e h ss e 'r y r (De Caux's) brother, and both proceeded there, grdeceas edheat re, there alll m about were there joined by his ;Edmund De Caux, They re mainedwent in a cab to a panied by place which when they left and which he called the 133.14 his gloves and a female, whom he alleges De ceased formedthen an acquaintance with at ale Victoria. While they were together deceased took put them on his hands in jest. .rose and left the Bala Theatre with the female in a cab. De Caux affirms positively that: this was the last he saw of the deceased, as he and his brother remained at the theatre after deceased left. He also states that deceased was then partially intoxicated, and that he had at that time a gold watch and chain in his possession. The police are now endeavouring to find out whether this singular statement is based upon fact; and if so, the next step will, of course, be to ascer tain who the female was with whom Ds Caux SSW him go off in the cab. ------7- - —: • e h rnte Horniman's Tea is choice and strong, mod, ese a dvantages aye It is sold hz, reference. secured for this Tea a general p dackets by 2,280 Agents. IN A CELLAR.—A dry WINTERING GERANIUMS a place as a window, in price, and wholesome to use. Da cool cellar is almost as g i l winter. 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