The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-17 00:00:00

SOTJTH-EASTERN RAILWAY CO)ANY• —At the THIRTY-FIFTH HALF-YEARLY Nh.RIL MEETING, at d at the special General Mewing of tilt , '" ''ast em Ra ilway Company, held at the Bridge-house on Thur4d,y, tit . 16n day cf March, 1854. JAMS MACGREGOR, Req., M.P., Chairman, in tgiair , The a vertisemen s convening the Meeting were r 9 and the fol lowing ret-olutions were pasel'at the General Meetii — I. That the report of the Direc ors amt statementi accounts, as now read at this meeting, be received end adopted., 2. ; hat a dividend (les; Income-tax) for the hatter ending on the 31.tt January last, at the rate of 12s. per 301.!ck, or 41. per cent. per Indium, Le now declared on the consolilfi stock of this Compiny, and ha made payable on the 10th day of ril neat. 3. That Ma' thew Forster, E-1., be elected a Direr of this Com pany, in the place of Charles Irtnside, Esq. 4. Tim: Sir John N. R. Campbell, be elleted Dirvtor of this Company, in the place of Henry Lewis emale, Esq 5. That Seymour Teuton, Esq., be elected a Nor of this Com pany, in tre place of Ro , ,ert Browne, E , 41. 6. That John Morgan, be re-elected an Altor of this Com pany%, 7. That Charles Wetham, Eq., be elected an gi tor of thii Com pany. 8. That the sum of 2,5001 he set aside for Mast half-year, to commence a renewal fund for the steam ships btlAilag to the Com pany. 9. That, if the Special General Meeting of e Company, to be held this day, resolve on raising 250.0001. adional share capital, under the provisions and for the purposes of The South Eaftern Itai way (Strood to Ma dstone) A ct, 1853," len, as soon at the 'whole of the 250,°001. addition 1 capital is pseribed for, and one half thereof is paid up, the Directors may bo4w, on mot tgage oft he undert - king of the Company, any sums n dtceeding in the whole 80.000/.. and may borrow -he same at sucttime . , at itch rats of interest, on such terms and conditio.ts andn such manner as the Direct - Ts frem time to time think beat. Proposed by John Dillon Esq., second; dy H. C. Reloe. Esq , 10. The the thanks of this lUeetieg re van to the chairman for his able and Impartial conduct in the challis day. p ,rtieularly for the manner in which he communieat d tfh-s Meeting the deterro.- nation of th Directors to comply, vrahmst contest, in the wishesbl the proprietors as to three n.w din ctorS At the Special Gem to Meeting,. • 11. That it is expedient to rat=e 250,1'1. additional cap tal uncle. the nrovisiens and for the purp .ses ofh s Soil h Eestern ltalw y (Strood to le et-tone) Act, 1853, anildat that :amount of add , tonal Capital be raised accordingly by the ration and issue of new shares, in the undertaking of the Company, i be called the " Fixed 4ei per Cent. South•Eaetern Shares." 12. That the following shall be tk terms and conditions on which those new shares are created and /sued, to wit :—Tee shares shall be of 101. each, anal shall entitle tt holders thereof te a fixed. prefe rential dividend, at the rate of 4 per cent per annum 0.1 the amount for the time eeing paid up therm. Ade o•it of 41. per share shall be paid on the 10th day of AprllBs4, and the remaining 6/ea share shall be cal ed ua and paid by istalments of such amounts (not ex ceeding 21 a share), and at sun time- (at intervals of not less than two calendar months), as the Directors frotn thne to time may deter mine. Rur the holder of &flesh are may at his option pay up at any time all or any part of tbe aMetitnt teeeeof In anticipation ()teens. if any person fa 1 to pa, on tie. 10th day of k Oil; 1854. the deposit on all his shares, then the directors may issue the shares as to which such default happens p such persons as the think fit and, in case they do so, the deposit shall b e payehle. at the time of sui h reessue. The diveieed shall be tom uted from the respective timea vi the pay ment of the deposit and eats and Sums" in anticipation of calls on the shares, up to the 31st clay of July mud the lit day iot J ,neary In every year, and „Leall he p able half-yearly. The dividend shall have preference over the dividen the ordinary at -k of the Company. The shares shall not entitle the holders thereof to any of theiiirre44l4.bitartlaoklt.re theettnerprent - the flxel' aliblen On any issue being fsaled, and the deposi - , lb roots being paid, the Directors shall regi,t-r the person to whom it is issued as the hnlder thereof. and thereupen he shalt be deemed to have subscribed for the share 13. That such of the Prepriteore of the. company as en or before the 31st day oi March, 1854, declare in writing* to the Secretary f the Company their deelre eo take any of the new shares shall have the preference in the issue of them. 14. Teat it the number et the new shares so ap died for be mo - e then the whole litunleer to Le issued, the Directors shell issue the share to the appliimits rateably, or as nearly rate ibly as tee Direc tors shall think fit. 15. That the lli•ectors may frem time to time issue, upon such terms const,tott w . th the second r..solittion, and in such manner as they think p . per, such or the new shares as are not issued accord ing to the preceoin4 re•oiuiion. 16. 'i hat the Directors tie-and they are hf-reby empowered to do all such things as they shall c insider expedient for the pu . po , e of giving full effect to the forego'ngresoltaLp s. JAME^. ti AC GREGOR, Ch G. -. 11F.11BE1t r, Secretary. Eolith-Eastern Railway Offices, London Tavern, March 16th, 1851. LONDON dr NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. RELX LION in the C.IARGE for SA kLL PARCELS. The Public are requested to take notice, that on :Ind alter the 20'h February, 1854, P ircels of llb weight and under will he conveyed between Lrudon and Liverpool. Manehe , ter, lluddersoald, Stock• port, ('heater, Warrington and Preston oily, at a ch.rge of cispunce, inclutPlig delivery w thin tho usual 11,undaries. And Parcels of 21b. Weight and under, at a r•h»ree of One :galling. To in,ure the trausatfs•ioa of Parcels by his conveyance, they Must be delivered to the c•tup my at one of their rtavon+ named above, or at one of the folhwing offices of their agents ('t essrs tiorne and Chaplin), in London : —opre d Eagle, GrAcechurch•st. ; Swan-with-two-Necks, Gresbam-street (I„,te Lad lane) ; Ct oss Key Wood-street, Cheap-ide ; Lsult-in•Tun, 64, Fleet. street ; White Horse, 90 Fetter-lane: 90, The Boron - et, Sonthwark ; George and Eine B -at - , 269, HU( Holborn; mld White liou.« Cedar, 15 Picca dilly ; Golden ► toss, ha"lng.cress ; Do., 33. It, gent' -circus ; • pread Eagle, Regent's•citcus ; ►,riffln s Green Man and Still, 335, Oxford. street. The Company will not hold themselves liable for detention or lose to any parcel not delivered to them at one of their own offices, or to the charge of their agents._ _ . By order of the Directors. INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY CUM PANI, No. 72, Lombard-street, London, TRUSTEES. Richard Malin% Esq., Q.C. MP. uhn Campbell Renton, Esq. Janlea Fuller Math's., a..., I 'Richard Spooner, Esq., •r. william Wilimriiirce, Esq. DIRECTORS William Adams, Esq. ,' Roly , rt H. Forman, Esq, John Atkins, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. H. A. Bevan, Esq. J. Mathews. h:sq. John. Hansellleld, Esq. Chas. 0. Parnell, Esq. W. IVlMarrs, Esq. AUDITORS, 'Henry Adron, Esq. Ralph W. Bishop, Esq. Charles 11`Culloat, Esq. I Henry Burnett, Esq. SOLICITORS.—Messrs. Atkins and Andrew. SECRETAV.—David Alison, Esq. Paddington Local Board, 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road. The P.ev. James Sherbold Boone, J. Harrington Lowther, Esq. A.M. Charles Pemberton, Esq. .„,Captain Creed. George Y. Rob on , Esq. 4 0/ger Gadsden, Esq. W. H. Trinder, Esq. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION with the BALTIC The Danish Lines of Telegraph being cow open. additional facilities are a ffo' ded for the despatcq ot Mevages by the INTERN sTION AL TELEGRAPH C 0 MP %NY'S LINE. via tue Hague, to the Conti nent, especia ly to the following places ; ELsINORE, FitEDERIKA, CiJPr NHAGEN, RENDOLItURGH, KER'OER, HAMBURGEI, and NY BURG, ALTONA. For further particulars apply at any of the Electric Telegraph Company's stations in London or the'lrovinces. Principal Metropolitan Stations.—Central Station, Lothbury (B ink of England) • 448, West S rand, corner of Adele! ie-Arect (open day and night) ; Railway Station, Blackwell; London Docks, main entrance ; No. 43, Minc mg-lane, corner of Fenchurch-street ; General Por-office, S . Martin's le-grand; No 30, Fleet-street, opposite St Dunstan's Church ; N 0.17 A, Great George-street, West minster; No 89, st. James's-str. et, opposite St. James's Palace; No.', Parkside, Knightshr/ ; No. (i, Edge the Railways By order. Lothhury, March 16, 1854. SEcltErAßT.—Charles Hoghton, Esq, The 7 . t olicies of this Company being indisputable (in terms of th , Binary Policies, upon the import of past, and perhaps forgotten cir cumstances, and office document., Used as FAMILY PROVE BIONs, they relieve the assured from all doubt and anxiety as to the future This is a purely MUTUAL S^CIETY, the profits being divided amongst the Assured themceivPs. The following shows the large and steadily prozressive business the Company is now doing, and Las done daring the last five yea .l. Sums Assured. New Premiums. 18 49 •.. 1 08. r. 47 . • ...... £4,361 1850— • • 110 215 .. 3,974 1851. •• •... 127,488 .• 4,438 1852 •....... 115,1:6 •••..... 4,296 1853.... • ... 123,093 .• ••• • • • 4,552 RAILWAY LIFE ASSURANCE; BY ONE PAYMENT, This Company grants policies to Members of their own C.impsny, assuring against death by rat:ways on payment or only one suns of four shindigs per cent. Thus, a person aged 30, who has an ordinary -Assurance with the Company for loot, for which he pa3s 21. 48. I id. annually, may have a railway policy for 1,000/. for one single pay ment of 40,, payable in the event of his death by railway accident, and in addition to the 1005. secured by the ordinary policy. SELF-PROTECTING LIFE ASSURANCE. This Company have introduced a plan of assurance. whereby the following important advantages are secured by one policy : l. The payment of a principal sum to the a sured himself at a specified age. 2. An annuity to commence at that age. 3. The payment of a prhtc.pal sum in the event of death, when -ever that may happen. 4. The Pill benefit of all sums paid, although the premiums should at any time be discontinued. 5. Relief from the payment of premiums after a specified age. 6. Small periodical payments, so as to suit the convenience of the assured The premiums are made payable quarterly, half-yearly. or yearly bat by an arra gement with an agent, acting for the C •mpany, they may be paid wee' ly or monthly. All these a 'vailta.fs are obtained by one Polley, and there is no sacrifice of any stltn that has been paid, in case the party should not continue his payments. As an ^xamp!e. a Person aced 25. by paying 14s. quarterly. will secure 501 to him elt on his a tt tininz 60 yeari of and an an nuity of 101. on reach rig that age ; and in the event of his ea' h at any time (however soon that ma, happen his fitti-d . he resentat, has m ve a le to re , s the first payment), the 501. will be P By doublying the premium the sue: aiiisured h.i 100/ , arid the annuity 201. If !n place of fixing upon the age of 60. he shhuha pre fer the ace of 55, the premium for an assurance of 501., an an amenity of 10/., woul I be 31 16 s. 9d yearly. As an example of she effect of dl,continuti gto pay premiums, suppose a per-on ages 25 to take a self.ptotecting policy for 1001., and en annuity of 201., payabl - on attaining 60. end to continue this payment of premiums only trail he reaches 35 years of axe, in such case the policy will remain effectual to the ex tent of 271. 4s. 6d , and an annuity o: 51. Ss. 10d. London, 72, Lombard-street. ALEX. RORER rSON, Manager. THIRD EDITION. —WITH ADM 'loss. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 58., by post Ire% Is. 6d. ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMA.TORRHAEA, with the View to the Correction ot wirle.saread F,rro, In oration to the Treatmeat and Cure of the Impuissant and Sexual Itrpochondri C 4 Transisted from 'he German of Dr. PICK FORD. T 3 which is added, an E4SAY on SEXIIA.L DEBILITY, by the Editor. 'Dr. Plokfore '8 known to English readers by his frequent pract , cal contributiCo , to German medical literature This is the firs time, he informs us, that he has Redressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last. if he ;hall etect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his , ower to correct.' —London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. The tribe of 'Quiet Sympa thisers,and • Medical Friands,'are mercilessly exposedthis book could find its way into the hands of those who snifter fr on the corn. plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of kody and mind, and what 18 to less importance, thothch it is that which the quacks most prize— 'much money This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat. mint upon a wore rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do m uch good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. LOncton Ralliere, 219. Regent-,trcet. THE EXPENSES OF TH E WAR. The enthusiastic manner in which the Forces lett their native land to fight the battles of freedom and commerce, will not suffer us to shrink from the responsibilities which will arise from the under taking, though, at a time of scarcity and high prices it will be an Incanvenience to ell classes. The ineressed Inenme-tsx may seem very unwe'come, but the outlay will be refunded in the most ample and satisiactory manner to all patrons of the establishment their West End Branch, New O x f or d-street, corner of Hart-str N eet. It is impossible to exaggerate the capabilities of E. Moses & Son as Mere!tint Tailors, Hatters. Host rs, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and Geseral OutS tern. Every department is the receptacle of the .• newest and best Goods, and the very economical prices which are chanted liy E. Noes & Son are appreciated everywhere. An immense variety of Novelties are ready, and others in course of preparation, for the Spring Sca.' on, ant a combination of advan tages which no other house could secure will be asso tated in the magnificent display made by E. Moots and Sox in elegant Attire fer Ladies, Gentlemen, and Children. Though the articles surpass all previously exhibited, tha prices are considerably lower than those charged by any o; her honsz WI bout any chirp!, all necessary information is supplied to emi grants, and the best and cheapest Outfits are furnished by E. Mesas and ttiON. E. MOSES and Sox's gigantic Wholesale Department is highly ad vantageous to Merchants, Shippers, a , .d Emigrants. CALITIO a .—E. atosES and :SUN regret haying to guard the public against imposition, havinx learned that the untradestnan - like falsehood of Being conne•ctcd with • heir Establishment," or " It's the same concern," hiss been resorted to in many instances, and tor obvious reasons. they beg to state that they have NO CONNEXION went ANY OTHES NOOSE IN 011 OUT Of LONDON, except their own Establishments. Z 4 fbllows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84,85, and Si, Aidgate, opposite, the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506,507, Sat, New Oxford -street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradtord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36 Eargate. Colonial Branch, lbou ne, Australia. Merchant ratio. Clothiers, Hatters, nosier!, Furriers, Boot and ghee Makers, and (leneral Oatfltters for I. miles and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—:;Iionid any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged 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 sunset on Fridays to sunset n Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Bock, " The Epitome of Conoort and Economy," contain- Ing full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement , &c., may be hIA on anolication. or ili'it-free. A handsome Almanac for the year eudiag 1854 can be had, gratis application. Ici l'on parle Francais . Qui el purls Italian°. Tiler opeciat Mail Matt*, MUA DO labia Esplun. PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of chancery, male in a cause. "Jam s WOW against Mary Reynold , ," the CREDI KM.; o' JOSEPH REYNOLDS, late or No. 82, Tottenham co r -road, in the parish ~ t Saint Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, licensed victualler (who oieo tn,or about the month of September, 1853), are, by their solicitors, on or before the 20 , h day of At.ril, 1854, to c,:me in and PROVE their DEBTS, at the cham bers of the Vice Ch +nc.llor. Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 15, Ind-square, Linc , 'n's•lun, Middlesex ; or In derma. thereof they will be pereniutorily excluded from the benefit of the said order. Mon lac, the first day of Mar, 1854, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the said chambers, is ti ppointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims Dated Vis 15th day or March, 184. CHARLES PUGH, C 11431 Clerk. JuSEPii LANGRAM DA.I.E. 8, Farnivars-inn, Ilolb"irrt, Plaintiff's Soltaitor. N O . 19081.] A BNK of ENGLAND, 16th1VIARcir, 1851. The Governor and Company of the Batik of England give ()Lee, Teat the GENERAL COURT held at the Bank this day is AD- J' IURNED tib TUESDAY next, the 21st instant, at Eleven o'clock in the Foren , on, for th, purpose of taking the , eiertnination by note, in print or writing, of the question on the fo , lowing resolution, pro pose t at the Court for a Diviuend, viz.:— That a Divid h. made of 4/. 10s. per cent. interest and profits, for the half-year ending the 28th February last, without any deduc tion On a• count of the income-tax The Voting will commence at Eleven o'clock, and terminate at Four, JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary. AT a GENERAL COURT of PROPRIETORS. a. held at the Bank of EngLud, on TIIURSDAY, the 16th March, 1854, lt..,olved,—Tha: the thanks of this Court be given to the Governor, Deputy-Governor, and Court of Directors of the itauk of England, for their abbe management of the affairs of the Corporation daring th , , past year. Orlered.—That the said -e-olution be advertised in all the'Daily Morning and Even.ng Papers. JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary. COS RACT FOR eISI.ILkG GEAR AND TWINE. Department of the Storekeeper Genera of the Navy, Somerset-place, 14th 1l arch, 1854. THE' Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord Ili,:h Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great ItiitAiti and Ireland, DO. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, ts , ,e 18th Apiil next, at One o'clock, they , viii be ready to treat with such per•ions as may be willing to contract for supplying her Majesty's Several Dockyards with FISHING GEAR AND TWINE. Patterns of the articles may he seen at her Majesty's Dockyard at Ueptiord, and a, form of the tender may bN o tamed at the said Office. No tender will be received after One o'clock on the da) tf treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or un agent for him duly authorised in writing. livery tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, aul near in du: kit-hand cornor the words Tender tai Fishing Ge an , l mit-t alto ho 'elivered at SemergEr-plaoe, accompmied by a otter signed by two resiwn•ibl, perstC, engag ng to hecoaie Wand with the person tendering in the sum of 100/. for the due per fo:mance of the contract. WAR RISKS for ALL PARTS -of the WORLD.—The HOME Li UNTIKS an GENEtt At. Uri; ASAITR.I , Ct.: 11:'ANY, 29, New Bridge-stre,t, Black- friars, London —This Comp ny OFFtc.ERS and *Went, ut tro,r-irtricl•rafirt atitlPEaniretultun, against WAR XISK, Voyatlng, and Climate. i.:.t order of the Board of Direc . orft. A I)ITRNFORD, Secretary. COUNTIES AND GENERAL Li Fe, AS , U RANCE COUPA 29, Newlge-street, 131aektriars, London. Every desernition of risk (home or ioreign) con:eeted with Life Assurance Half Credii premium, on a new ow inciple. remi ini ~ a ya', ,e year.. , half yearly, or quarts rly. One-half of a I premiums after the dist two years are repayable to pOl cs hold , rs at any time on dem is 1, without p , rsonal itabi ity Antall; ies graait d eitoer immediate, continent, or deierre,t, and atti) end: nrielite. • , ]ties lad sputable. No charge for pi.l cy stamis. /Stoney received on depesit at 5 per cent. interest. owe •14 , Ht.; wantrd in town or euuutry, particalaey in the trrieultural towns and Apply by setter, giving names and addresses of referees as to respectability A. DITRNFORD, Secretart. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE At“UItANC:; A S , ,O!`":ITE N (e;rolled under the Friendly Societ; Act) and BEN EVOLLNT FUND. TRUSTEES, -- - Thomas Baring, Xaq., M.P. I W. G. Prescott, Esq. 'Thomson Hankey,inn.,Esq.,l4l.P. I Baron L. N. de Rothschild, M.P. TBEMURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq , M.P. The ass/Anton embraces life assurance on the mutual princlple in all it bramheg, 'abd offers to all elates of s,ciety the peculiar privi ege o. securing a!solut ly io the widow, whlower, or children, the amount wowed, free from probate or lagacy duty, or any other charge rrospectuses may be had at the -Mee of the Association. By order of the Board, P. H. BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Monrgate-street, 28th Feb., 1854 E LECTRIC POWER LIGHT and COLOUR COMPANY. he Electric Colour Com^any are now attic, by the (stimulation of their works at Frogmore creek, wh ch are at present in full °aera tion, to SUPPL t any qusntity of their DRY ELECTRIC COLOUR', whi , h, from at Ir brilliancy, durability, body, purity, and prl •e, oannot ?all to obtain preference by the trade generally over those made by the ordinary processes. 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There is nothing impossible in t s world, but this often resuscitated report does appear to verge as close on the impossible as can well be imagined. Tne latest intelli gence from St. Petersburg certainly lends it no counte nance: The Baltic provinces of Russia have—like the provinces on the Black Sea—Bessarabia, Kherson, and Taurus—been declared " in a state of war," or in other words have been subjected to martial law, with a view to facilitating defensive arrangements. This, it will scarcely be denied, looks as if the Czar were resolute to "abide the blow" that is impending over him. Again, it is' reported from Portsmouth that Ad miral Corry will sail immediately with four ships of the line and a paddle-steamer to join Sir Charles Napier in Wingo Sound. That does not look as if the British Cabinet Baty any signs in the political horizon to induce them to expect that the storm which seems about to burst over Eastern Europe may clear up and disperse harmlessly. . . The truth is, that the inventors and propagators of such. pacific rumours leave entirely out of account the peculiar position and character of the Russian Emperor. He is not a man who has been brought up amid the social influences of countries like the France and England of the 19th century. His motives of action are akin to those of autocrats and conquerors of earlier ages and remoter re gions of the earth. In Russia there are two nations, alto gether apart from the numerous tribes mixed up with the predominant race. These are the real Russians— an uneducated, priest-ridden race, who have no share in the Government ; but who, rude and bigoted though they be, have for centuries evinced a vigorous and per severing spirit of peaceful industrious enterprise. These men of Russia have many features in common with the American pioneers of the backwoods and the prairies ; they have carried Russian commerce to the icy ocean, the frontiers of Independent Tartary, and China, and the north-west coast of America. Their exploring expeditions and settlements have always been in advance of their Government's territorial usurpations. In Russia Proper they have a .. world of their own in their town, village, and household circles,' within which the influence of Government is scarcely felt ; in the northern and eastern . acquisitions of Russia they are still less sensible of its pressure. They pay their tribute, and submit to have conscripts for the army torn from among them, and so long as Government abstains from meddling with their religion, their industrial pursuits, and their domestic habits, they trouble their hea is little about it. The other nation is composed of the army and the almost equally numerous locust host of civil employes of all grades. These two form a nation apart with its own organisation, its own peculiar moral and intellec tual development. The Emperor is the head of this na tion • le. ia in virtw. *lii. and - disciplined horde - encamped among the true Rus sians, exacting tribute from them- partly in money, partly in slaves—to recruit the ranks of his Janis saries. Since he mounted the throne in 1825, he has known no opposition to his will among the na tion of which he is the head ; he has had every reason to regard it as the implicit instrument of his de signs, whether to extract from the subordinate Russian nation the wealth he needs to carry his purpose _into effect, or to extend his sway over weaker neighbours. He has thus come, like Attila, or Tamerlane, or Nadir Shah, to regard himself as a God upon earth, to whose " iron will," his own favourite expression, all who come in contact with him must bend. The unexpected opposition he has encountered in his last demonstration against Turkey has irritated him, but only confirmed his stubborn resolution to carry his point. The traditions of 1812 have persuaded him that within his own dominions he is uii assailable. The struggles between the democratic and monarchical principles throughout Europe have led him to believe that from that quarter he has no vigorous or persistant opposition to expect. Such a man is little likely to agree to any terms of pacific accommodation that France and England can accept with honour, or Turkey either, until he is compelled by force of arms. Were he a prime minister, holding his vicarial power by the tenure of a parliamentary majority—were he nomi nally absolute sovereign, ruling an enlightened and ex cited people, and occupying his throne in virtue of a popular vote, given only a few years ago—were he even king of a nation which cherishes traditions of 1813 and the Tugend-bund— many considerations might be pressed upon him to induce him to accept of peace on equitab e terms ; but being what he is, he can no more understand such arguments than a Xerxes or Darius of old classical story. He has what he deems an irresistible army, and all Russia for an exchequer. Incredible, however, though the rumour to which we have been adverting is, it has not been without its use. Its dissemination has elicited a most unequivocal ex pression of the public feeling of England with reference to the approaching struggle. Among all the numerous circles to which, the rumour of a pacific termination of the Turco-Russian difficulties penetrated yesterday there was but one opinion--one voice; and that was, that no peace would be acceptable that was not consistent with the honour of Turkey and her allies,, and that did not give security for national independence throughout Europe. A patchwork treaty or convention, in virtue of which Russia was to withdraw its troops from the Da nubian provinces, and all the old, vague, and insidious treaties between Russia and Turkey to be left in full force, would be repudiated by the universal English nation with disgust and disdain. The passage through the Dardanelles and Bosphorus to the Black Sea must be made as patent to the Western nations as the passage through the Sound to the Belt. The navigation of the Danube must be placed under trustworthy and careful management. All those arrogant and dishonest treaty stipulations, by which Russia has brought Turkey to the very verge of va.ssaldom, must be annulled. The inde pendence of the Circassian tribes must be solemnly re cognised. These are the only terms on which Russia can be allowed to escape from the unequal conflict it has provoked. If the war goes on, the restoration of peace must be purchased by Russia by still more ample concessions—by disgorging some of its plunder of former times.—Daily News. SUSPICIOUS DEATH ON BOARD A STEAMER.—Late on Tuesday night, as the officer on duty at the Saudon Graving Dock, Liverpool, was passing the City of Dublin Company's steam-ship Trafalgar, he heard a strange noise, and, going on board, he saw the . cabin boy, a lad 14 years old, named William Hare, lying on the quarterdeck dead, but warm. The steward was found in the cabin in a state of intoxication, and, to all appearance, had had a quarrel with deceased. When the deceased was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, the surgeon found that the back of his skull was frac tured, and a contused wound on the forehead, as if he had been struck there and had fallen backwards. There were marks of blood in the cabin and on the deck. The steward accounts for the marks by stating that the de ceased had been sick on the previous afternoon, but others contradicted the statement. TERRIFIC GALE IN THE FRITH OF CLYDE.—The Craig- Dish Castle steamer, which sailed from Greenock at four p.m. to-day (Monday), on opening out the Cloch Light house, encountered a most terrific gale from the south, and was at length obliged to put about and return to Greenock. The sea was more tremendous than has been seen for the last five years in that quarter, the squalls lifting the waves close on 30 feet above the gunwale of the vessel. The Craignish stood it out most beautifully ; and in the absence of Captain King, Captain Ewing officiated, ably assisted by Captain Buchanan, of the Eagle ; Mr. Orme, Mr. Shearer, and others. Having ran in t o th e shelter of the Cloch, the Cygnet, bound for the north, was snug at anchor. The Lady Brisbane, bound for Large, took shelter at Gourock. The Victoria, steamer, for Helensburgb, took refuge under the lee of the Columba. The entire channel is one sheet of spray. One of the sappers and miners bound for Helens burgh, was picked up after falling over the quay. The Islay sailed at half-past 5, but it is feared will not proceed far. N.B,—The gale down channel this forenoon was also terrific. The Duke of Cornwall encountered it. The Regalia, screw steamer, is at anchor in Catnpbelton, and is making water. The pumps were kept going all yester , daY. —.ROOMY _ PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. - PORTSMOUTH, M.&nCR 16. THE BALTIC FLEET.—DEPARTURE OF THE NEPTUNE. To-day her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Prince of Waies, Prince 'Alfred. Prince ,Helena, and Princess Louis's, visited Admiral Corry's squadron, lying at Spithead ; immediately after which it was ex pected that the whole of the ships at the anchorage, would have gel under weigh; and have proceeded to the Baltic. The ships; six in number, which formed the squadron. at .SpitheEsd, were the Neptune, 120 ; Caesar, 91 ; Prince Regent, 90 ; Boscawen, 70 ; Frolic, 16 : and Bull Dog, G. With the exception, however, of the Neptune and the Bull Dog, none of the ships were ready for sea. The Csar'.. not having her guns on board, is engaged in refitting her rigging ; while the, Boscawen and the Prince Regent have not,yet made up the complements of their crews. At half-past torahe royal yachts, Fairy and Elfin, left Cowes harbobr, and proceeded to the anchorage, upon nearing which a royal general salute was fired. Her Majest y , in steaming along the port side of the squadron, first passed the Frolic, 16-gun sloop, the crew of which manned the rigging, and cheered heartily. The next ship passed was the Neptune, Captain Hutton, which immediately upon the Fairy getting abreast commenced to let fall her sails, the crew crowding the rigging and cheering her Majesty. The Bulldog paddle-steamer, the Caesar screw-ship, and the Boscawen sailing, were passed in succession, each ship manning the rigging. The royal yacht, hav ing steamed round the bows of the Boscawen, passed to the starboard of the Prince Regent, sailing and return ing, hove to under the stern of the Neptune, which im mediately got under weigh. The splendid manner in which this ship was \handled exceeded anything which has been witnessed at Spithead for some- tithe, and re flects great credit on Captain Hutton and his very ex celleet crew. There- isepiiebohly no large ship in coin - miSsion at the present moment'e*hich has a tinerl'erew than Admiral Corry's flap,--ship ; the greater portion of the men are from the Prince Regent, and so highly is Captain Hutton respected that he `world have had no difficulty in obtaining a much larger number of hands for his ship had they been required. • The Neptune got away at 11 o'clock, with topsails, topgallant sails, royals, and jib, in admirable style. This being her first trip, her conduct under canvass was watched with considerable interest, and her performance fully realised every expectation formed of her ; and not eeithstanding the. immense weight of stores she takes out, the ship made excellent way. The Fairy followed the Neptune out for some distance; and signal .being made that she was about to part company, the rigging was manned, and what was considered the parting cheer was given. The same daring and exuberant enthusiasm which manifested itself on Saturday on board the "Duke" was displayed on this occasion, and on the giddy top of the main, fore, and mizen trucks, was perched a tar who, holding one hand aloft and with the other wildly waving his hat, expressed alike his daring and his loyalty. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, from the deck of the Fairy, acknowledged Jack's enthusiastic loyalty, the Queen by waving her handkerchief, and the Prince his hat. Her Majesty, however, appeared unwilling to part company with the gallant crew, and proceeded with the noble ship a short distance ortside the Nab, notwithstanding a fresh gale which was blowing, and the reughess of the water. A large war-steamer appealing in the distance, her Majesty ordered the "demand signal" to be run up, and received in reply that it was the Penelope, a fine paddle-ssteamer from the coast of Africa. Her Majesty is fully conversant with the code of signals, and on board the royal yachts not unfrequentiy takes that department under her own management, selecting and reading the signals with as much promptitude and accuracy as many of her own officers. Having ascertained the name of the Penelope, the Fairy wore round, at a quarter to twelve, and for a third time the Neptune manned her rigging, and gave a loud, a long, and enthusiastic parting hurrah —her Majesty still lingering on the spot, as though re luctant to leave the good ship. Passing the Bull Dog, which accompanied the Neptune, and the anchorage, on her way to Osborne, the ships once more manned the rigging, and cheered her Majesty, who arrived at Os borne shortly before one o'clock. The Neptune and Bull Dog will anchor in the Downs to-morrow, and wait orders and despatches, when they will proceed to join the other portions of the fleet, either at Wingo Sound or Kiel Bay, a capacious harbour, with good anchorage, within the Belts, and on the eastern coast of Holstein, a short distance south of Schleswig. In an age of steam, of screws, and paddles, we may be too apt to overlook these glorious old three deckers. It is a gratifying sight to witness a huge vessel cutting through the water at 8 orlo knots an hour, against wind and tide, and without a yard of canvas spread ; that is certainly one of the proudest triumphs of science. But as a spectacle it is a far more glorious one to witness " the threaden sails, Borne with the invisible and creeping wind, Draw the huge bottom through the furrowed seas, Allro--“tz -4 - 1 - 1 • 1 10£ 4 ..--...... _,,,,,...------- ----., ,- - ' r is open and above-board, as an old salt would say, on a sailing line-of-battle ship ; no wheel-within-wheel impels her onward course; no crooked cranks nor power ful levers—no exhausting pumps nor revolving screws influence her movements. Right onward she cleaves her • way through the waters, fearing nothing, and seeking no favour, save that of a capful of wind to fill her giant sails. Twenty furnaces, as in the case of the colossal "Duke," fed with fleets of colliers, and tended by a regi ment of stokers, exist not in the gallant Neptune, and no boilers filled with seas of raging water send forth their scalding vapour into huge cylinders to raise the ponderous piston and move the mighty screw. The sail ing three-decker may not keep pace with her brethren of the screw or the paddle in chasing the foe, and may not come up with opposing fleets quite so soon ; but woe to the hapless enemy when she comes to be laid alongside, and, from her triple row of iron mouths, calls upon him, in - unmistakeable " words of fire and smoke," to strike his hostile flag. We may anticipate many great results in naval tactics from the use of ships having the advantage of steam, but we know what our line-of battle ships have done without the aid of that vaporous power, and they can do the same great work again ; they are the ships in which the " sea kings" of the com monwealth carried the feared and respected flag of their country into every clime ; they are the ships which Nelson conquered with ; and now, when after long years of peace, our " Glorious standard's launched again To match another foe," these floating bulwarks will be found to hate lost none of those admirable qualities which distinguished them in ages gone by. Altisough they may lack somewhat of the speed and. alacrity which belong to their more youthful colleagues, they will still remember that they have a duty to perform, and they will not be the first to leave their task unfinished. Tuere is, too, a vast diffe rence in the power of the armaments of these ships. The Victory, now lying in harbour, which Nelson fought and died in, mounted but twelve pounders on her main deck. The Neptune's guns range from 32's to 68's ; and if not so heavy as the whole of the guns of the Duke, Admiral Corry's flag-ship has one of the smartest crews in the navy, who will take good care that their broadsides shall " make up in number what they want in weight." As her Majesty steamed out to the Nab in the wake of the gallant ship, she might have contrasted with feel ings of pride, which none but a Sovereign can know, the power of that fleet which bore her victorious stand ard, with that which in the middle of the sixteenth century acknowledged Elizabeth as its royal mis tress. The armament of the Neptune alone is equal to one-sixth of the guns, and nearly to one half of the entire power of the royal navy at the time when the Armada threatened our shores ; and at the death of Queen Elizabeth the royal navy consisted of but 42 ships—the same number as will form the Baltic fleet when completed. None of those ships, however, carried mo e than 40 guns ' • two ships alone were of 1,000 tons ' burden • there were 23 below 500, and many of them not more than 20 tons ; the whole number of guns belonging to the navy was but 774. But even at that time it is gratifying to find that this country stood at the head of all other naval powers. The glowing description of the English navy given by an old writer, in the middle of the sixteenth century, would be by no means inapplica ble to its condition at the present time. "There is no prince in Europe," says this writer, " that hath a more beautiful sort of ships than the Queen's Majesty of Eng land bath at this present, and these generally are of such exceeding power and force, that two of them, being well appointed and furnished as they ought, will not let to encounter with three or four of those of other countries, and either bowge them or put them to flight, if they may not bring them home." Precisely the same opinion appears to be entertained in Sir C. Napier's squadron, and the only cause of regret is, that they may be com pelled to " bowge" rather than capture the enemy's ships. But the numerical force of this goodly fleet of Queen Elizabeth is stated by the patriotic writer—" The Queen's highness bath at this moment already made and finished to the number of one and twenty great ships ‘ which lie for the most part in Gillingham -roads. She hath, likewise three notable gallies, the Speedwell, the Trye right, and the Black Galley, with the sight whereof and the rest of the navy it is incredible to say how marvel lously her grace is delighted, and not without great cause, sith by these means her coasts are kept in quiet, and sundry foreign enemies put back which otherwise would invade us." One would almost suppose that there existed in those days something of the spirit which animates the Peace Society of our times, in that absurd spirit of economy which in time of peace would lay up all our ships in ordinary, or sell them as useless, and close our dockyards, and the mischevious effects of which have been felt in the delay of getting ships ready for sea when required. "It is possible that •some covetous people," said this same writer, •‘ will suppose money so employed to be nothing profitable to the Queen's coffers; but if they wist that the good-keeping of the sea is the safeguard of our land, they would alter their censure, and soon give over their judgment." The Penelope, 22, paddle, with Rear-Admiral Bruce's flag, from the coast of Africa, and bringing despatches from the seat of disturbance at Lagos, saluted Admiral Corry's ship, the Neptune, off the Nab, and shortly after I anchored at Spithead. Admiral Superintendent Martin . also saluted the Penelope ' bearing the senior admiral's flag, on reaching the anchorage. The Penelope is an old To be had of all Booksellers, C HEAP EDITION of EVELYN'S DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE.: In 4 vols., post Bvo., price 6s. each, board, with Portraits, either of whi.:h may be had separately to complete sets. Published for limy Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 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With P. acacai Observations on the Use and Abuzz of Urethral instruments The whole illustrated by numerous cases, showing that this disease may be succes. fatly treated by means at once simple and sate, even in its most inveterate and apparently intractable farms. By F. Is. COUit LEN iY, B Ii.C.S.E. "We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stricture during the last 2U years has equaiied, if iedeed it I,as not surpassrd, that of ally of his emiteinP,rarie.s, a , al we know of no man to whose care we would with greater confidence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the tire= i."—Ateuieal Circular, J Lily 27, 1853. U. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. THE most INTERESTING GROUP ever MQDIII,LED.—Rer Ma .esty the Queen, fi.tt.H. Prince A, uert, Prince of Wales, Prince Altred, Prince's Royal, the Princess Alice, Helena, Louisa, &c., honoured with i he highest encomiums. Xi adinne TUSSA.UII tt,id EXELIBITIU.N. 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L OYAL POLYTECHNIC , INSTITUTION. PA rico —II.R.H. Pi.INCE ALBERT. DURING LEN r, a POPULAR LECTURE on ASTRONOMY, SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED, by Dr. BACHHOFFNEB., on Wei nesday and r ridgy at three, and at eight o'clock in the evenings. MAGNIFIED PBOTOGItArIite PICIURES, NEW SEBIES LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on PAPER MAKING and its DECORATION with COLOURS. - LECTURE by Dr. BACHOFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT U N IVERSAL ELBCTRIO TELEGRAPH. DES!)RIP LION of RUsT'S PATENT TUBULAR PIANOFORTE, and of TREirrui us PATENT METHOD of EauslNG SUNKEN VESSEL. • Open Ilurninas and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and Children ander Ten years of age, Half-price. Lg AN ROYAL A MA RT I ONErTE THEA°IIII.E.C E E ve R ry T NI S G . L H — T, Eight to Ten—admission, Is. The selections for the performance of the HUN. ;ARIAN BAND through the week include the finest efforts of anci , mt. composers, with brills Ant Morceaux, popular National Melodies, Marches, &c., which, with concerted vocalism, new songs and Ballads, by artistes of acknowledged merit, renders ea, h eveihng a featu , e amongst the high-class amusements of the Metropo is. Kalozdy, Leader of the Baud. Morning Performance, Wednesday and Saturday, at Three. P.B.OGRAMME FOB Tills DAY. _ . Overtures (Gui M•irtha); Original Aria, Mang; Cavatina (Uunyadizlaslo) ; Mazurka (Cracovienne); Waltz (Landes farbaden); Po ka ( ado..,au) ; riaiop (Temps Passutl); Quadrille (Marion,tte) ; March (Fr •phete); Pianoforte Solos (Morceau de Concert and La Fille du Begimtnt). Duetts an 3 Solos—" Tell me where do Fairies dwell," " The two Forest Nymphs," " The Tear," "Light 01 my Soul," the .hoses Brougham. ALLSOPP'S PALE or BITTER ALE.- Me-srs s. ALLBOPt• and SONS beg to inform the TRADE that they are now registering orders tor the bia•ch Brewings of their PALE A LE, in casks of 18 Gallons and upwards, at the Br,,wery, Burton•on-frent ; and at the undermentioned Branch Establishmetits:— L tN DON, at 61, King William-street, City; LIVERPOOL, at cook.street ; MANCHESTER, at Dude-dace; DUDLEY, at the Burnt 'tree; GLASGOW, at 115, St. Vincent street; DUBLIN. at I. Crampton-quay ; BIRMINGHAM, at market Hall; SOUTII WALES, at 13, King-street, Bristol. Yetsrs. ALLSOPP and SO NS tike t..e opportunity of announcing to Private Families that their Ales, so strongly recommended by the medical profession, may ba procured in Draught and Bottles Genuine from all the most respectable Licensed Victuallers, on " ALL ,oers PALE ALE" b .ing speciall , asked for. When to bottle, the genuineness of the label can be ascertained by THE BEST FIT WEARS BEST. "Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy; Rut not expressed ►n fancy ; rich, not gaudy ; For the apparel oft proclaims the man." —SHAKSPEaItE. li M MENT and CO., Practical Tailors, 73, Cornhill. pURS SELL' S. —BALL SUPPERS and WE tDING BREAKFASTS SUPPLIED in the first style; public breaKfAsts, dinners, and promenade suppers supplied by con • tract; a lar4e stock of bride cakes for immediAte use, from one to twenty ttutneaa etch ; a hauls nne cake for five gut eas, packed and sent to any part of the country it required, and warrante i to keep 12 months.—Joas it. PUBSSELL, 162, Regent-street, and 20, Ludgate bill, only. pURSSELL'S BISCUITS, in Bags, 14 for ls., or in Boxes, ls., 2s. 6d , s., and 10s. each—viz., Captains', or German Cuddy Biscuits, have long bean esteemed tor their delightful flavour, and are adapted for cotlee and tea ; Milk or Cheese Biscuits, , rrowroot Biscuits for invalids, an 4 their nutritive quality makes them adapted tor children; Abernethy Biscuits, sown Digestive Rye Biscuits; a large assortment of Mixed Biscuits, Is. OWI. per Ba►tholiver's Wine Biscuits, Isle of Wight Cracknells ; Arrow root Biscuits, Coffee, ditto, thin Captains' and thin Rusks, for wine. The Royal German Rusks, Tops and Bottoms for infants' food, sold is bags or 55. boxes. Warranted to Keep Six Mouths. JURY R. PURSSELL, 162, Regent-street, and :0, Ludgate-hill, only. NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, FLEET-STREE r, has introduced an ENTIttELY NEW DESt RAMON of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth, as not to he distinguished from the originals by the closest observer ; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever betore used. This methoi does not require the ex traction of roots, or any painful operation, and will supp3rt and pre serve teeth that are and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decaye4 teeth rendered sound and useful in mas tication. 52, F LEET-STREET.—At home from Ten till Five. pARR'S LIFE PILLS. SPRING. , he HUMAN BODY, like the vegetable world, undergoes com plete renovation in the spring. An eminent naturalist and physio logist haa lately put forth the novel and startling theory that once in seven years every part cle of the frame is entirely renewed, although the process is gradual. Be this as it may, what is certain is, that men, like plants, in the spring rezeive increased vigoar and suh,tance. The SPRING has always been remarked as a period when disease, if it be lurking in the system, is sure to show itself. The coldness of , Ainti.r renders torpid the acrimonious fluids of the body, and in this state of inactivity their evil to the system is not perceived ; but at the spring these are aroused, and, if not checked, mix up and cir culate with the blood, and thus the whole system is contaminated. PURR'S LIFE FILL., judiciously taken for two or three weeks, will rio the body of all that is Noxious, and produce health and cam ort. Pe sons troubled with scorbutic affections are strongly ad vised to try them at this time of the year ; in a few days they will perceive t,e poweriut clearing and invigorating properties they possess. TO LADIES. P IRE'S LIFE PILLS are especially efficacious in all the variety of ailments incident Ito the fair sex. Ladies even of the most deli cate con , ditolions will find them particula-ly beneficial, both before and atter co &Element ; and for general use in scho rls they cannot be too strongly reco mended. They mildly and speedily remove all t , kin Kruptions, Sallowness of Complexion, Nervous irritability, ick Headachz, Depression of Spirits, Irregularity, or general Derange ment of the System. BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS. None are genuine unless the words' PARR'S LIFE PILLS" are in white letters on a red ground, on the Government Stamp, pasted round each box; also, the fac-simile of the signature of the Proprie • tors. "T. ROBERPS and Co., Crane-court, Fleet-street, London," on the directions. Sold in boxes at Is I%d , 2s. 9d., and family packets at I Is. each. Full directions are given with each box. Sold by E. Edwards, 67, it. Paul's-churchyard ; Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street; Sutton and Co., Bow-churchyard; Han nay and Co., 63, and Sanger, ls`►, Oxford-street. London; and all respectable chemists and medicine vendors in town and country. G R AVESEND STAR P A C K E T S. N other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purtleet Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting) FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. W A-B. OATS. SUNDAYS. , 41 h' ..; 5 . . Terrace E 04 3 1 4) . E- gi 14 5 8 • 9. 4 g V.l Pier. t '.t Ttme. S 8 ', 4 i a E Z ... g . I. 44 4 v g __. .._ 7;4 8;6 liV 11;6 A 1;.6 11;6 5 3—— 5 -- Saturdaysonly i pi reel ()Irina every cit EiRUNS t Trains from the Boats masked t buses from Feneharch-street Station to all parts of London uarter of an hour. WICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenehurch-street Station. WERK ) A YR. - SUNDAYS. . S - Z 0 m Fen- .i 1 ti 6 . p 3 V Fen- •-',-) tl„ .1 4 ... g .0 G.. church :5 ,:t v. 4 q a? 5 c, church - D L 3 street 4 a ri; 8 t Street, 4 a ' E t - 1) - .g .:t ~, c ,.- g e '.' 0 g ---- —........ .__ oh 9!,4 10% n 12 4 24 2 , 4 -.•— 3% 4 1 4 1 . 5 -,- 5 1 4 — 1 1 Passages muted • are ri 'an direct. Fore Cabin. .... 10d. .. to or from Gravesend and London ... ... Saloon. Is. 2d. - „ — Gravesend and Illarlivvall or Woolwich Sd. •• Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. 10d. Os. Bd. . _ BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5..05.; Six Months, 3/. Os.; Thr ee Mouths, 21. Os.; to be h a d of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Much lot, 1864, l' ~~~ r rl,l / ~~ i _ __ ~ _ - t . .~~ IPRICE SD. 42-rstm ship, was some years ago cot amidships and I lengthened 60 feet, and fitted with engines of 650-horse power. She.is an admirable sea-going ship, has been four.years in commission, and will no doubt proceed iminOdiately to join the fleet in the Baltic. G . Tile Cruiser, scr ew , 16, C omman d er th e Hon. G. Do aglas, Arrived at Spithead this morning from Gibraltar to join the fleet. She ieft on the 9th. exchanged I . .numbers with the Simeon.' on the same day oil the Rock, and passed the Golden Fleece on • the 15th, both with troops on board. Tie Caesar, 91, Captain Robb, is to-day taking in liar armianeut, which is being conveyed to her at Spithead by tiie Lively naval lighter, from the Gun Wharf. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16. inter IVlajesty's screw steam sloop Desperate, 8, Capt. VT. W. Chambers, arrived early on Wednesday morning from the west coast of Scotland and St. George's Chan nei, where she has gathered 154 coast guardinen and 'vt4unteers. She will be supplied here with a new pivot gun, and her crew will be paid wages. Tim Nimrod co:11 depot was yesterday towed into the Sound to com plete the coaling of the Desperate. The St. George, 121, Captain Eyres, will sail to-day for tile rendezvous of the fleet under Sir C. Napier. She laas shipped the men brought by the Desperate, who aro to ,be considered as supernumeraries. She is now 240 sh ort of her complement, which will be completed at Spo.thend. ?Villiers, baker?, coopers, and labourers at the Royal Wi Via= victualling yard have been ordered to work from six a.m. to six p.m. All biscuit is in future to be packed in casks, instead of bags as heretofore. The Nile, 91, screw, Commodore 'Martin, and the James Watt, 91, screw, are ordered to be got ready by the .?.sth inst. The engineers working on board those shi•,is and the Algiers, 91, screw, are making nine days `to the week, to expedite their fitment. THE FORTIFICATIONS AT DEVONFORT.—These works are being rapidly pronceded..Olu e ;,;„Qn the. bat iery commanding the ariproach bY Stonchouse:hill the men are employed extra hours. The foundations of the new barracks are far above the ground, as are also those for the military chapel and schools in George's square._ _ _ _ 'Mr. Hoskins, late commander of the Great Etitain, commissioned the Belleisle, fitting out as hospital ship for the Baltic fleets to-day. WOOLWICH, MARCH 16. APPOINTMENTS. Capt. William H. Hall (1844), and not William as was stated yesterday, to the Heela paddlewheel steam-sloop, for service with the Baltic fleet. Master Matthew Richards (1854) to the Resistance, 10, troop-ship, at Portsmouth. Surgeon Leonard D. Buchanan (1846) to the Vulture paddlewheel steam-frigate, at Devonport. Paymasters—Francois J. I. Auret (1348) recently serving in the Serpent, 12, sloop, on the East Indies station, to the Belieisle, hospital ship for the Baltic fleet ; Theodore W. S. Neame (1853), to the Heels., paddle wheel steam-sloop, at Portsmouth ; Nicholas Giles (1852), to the Conflict screw steam-sloop, at Ports mouth. Clerk John Jenkins, to the Hecla. Captain Alexander Milne, one of the Lords of the Ad miruslty, paid a visit of inspection to the horse transport ships at Woolwich Dockyard yesterday, and was accom pat,tied by Commodore John Shepherd. No, 1, the Pyrenees, Lieutenant and agent Butler,, is now ready to receive the horses, the separation posts placed between each horse being padded with hair mattresses, and the entire .entrance to the lower deck is also padded and covered with sailcloth, to prevent the horses being hurt when they are lowered in the ship to their intended position. According to present arrangements, there will be 27 sailing ships for horses and men, and 6 steamers. Two of the steamers have arrived at Woolwich, the Victoria and the Hope, and the other four, the City of London, the Emperor, the Toneing, and the IVlelbourne, are shortly expected. The Emperor ran down to Woolwich on Sunday last, but returned again the same day to Blackwall. The Ithadamanthus steam store-vessel, Master-Com mander Belarn, arrived at Woolwich yesterday with the Melampus frigate in tow, and, having left the latter at Woolwich, proceeded to Deptford to deliver a quantity of bran for the horses and other descriptions of stores. The Melampus is to be taken into the basin to have boilers and machinery put on board for conveyance to Sheerness and the western ports, and the Rhadaman thus will return from Deptford to Woolwich, to be again employed in the conveyance of stores. Sixty of the newly-entered young lads landed from the Fisgard at this port to-day, and were drilled by the gunner of that ship. They appear to have acquired a very fair knowledge of the use of small arms, the mode of acting in columns, and the various military evolutions. The improvement in their appearance since they entered is remarkable. DUBLIN, MARCH 16. a must, mumateu appear ance, from the vast number of volunteers daily arriving from all parts of the kingdom in order to join those re giments which are first on the roster for war service in the East. A number of volunteers for the 42d and 79th Highlanders, consisting altogether of 299 rank and fire, embarked yesterday at noon on board the Duke steamer, belonging to the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, in charge of Captain Lyon and Lieutenant Atkinson, of the 72d. These men have volunteered from the let, 2d, 3d, 40th, 72d, and 90th Regiments, and 60th Rifles, and sail direct for Portsmouth. They were escorted to the place of embarkation by the band of the 91st Regiment, and were accompanied by a large crowd, who cheered them most loudly. Two troops of the Queen's Bays left Dublin yesterday morning for Dundalk, where they are to relieve some troops of the 4th Dragoon Guards under the command of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Trench. NAVAL INTELLIGRYCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAnca 16. The Penelope, 16, paddlewheel steam:frigate, Captain Henry Lyster, flag of Rear-AdmiraPlL W. Bruce, late Commander in-Chief on the West Coast of Africa sta tion, arrived at Spithead this day at noon, and was saluted by Rear-Admiral Martin, Superintendent of the Dockyard. She lett Sierra Leone on the 23:1 of Feb., and coaled at Madeira, on her way home. The Admiral and his officers and crew are in perf.ct health, and ap parently none the worse for their 3 years' sojourn on the coast of Africa. The coast continues to be remark ably healthy ; hostilities between the rival chiefs in and about Lagos have ceosed, and there appears now every probability of the people turning their attention to com merce. To use the words of a resident, " The country is swimming in palm oil." The African mail-paelzet Waterwitch arrived at Sierra Leone on the 18th ult. The Jun.), 26, Captain Fremantle, arrived at Aladeira on the Bth inst., having had light and contrary winds on her passage from England. When the Penelope sailed from Sierra Leone the squadron was distributed as follows : The Tortoise receiving - ship, 12, Captain W. H. Kitchen, senior officer, at Ascension. The Athol, 4, store-ship, Lieutenant W. Pearse, on the south coast. This vessel is ordered home imme diately. The Britomart, 8, Commander A. Heseltine, senior officer, at Sierra Leone. The Water witch, 8, Commander A. H. Gardner, Sierra Leone division, cruising. This vessel is ordered home. The Dolphin, 3, Lieutenant E. Webber, on the Sierra Leone division, cruising. The Ferret, 8, Commander R. J. Macdonald, expected daily at Sierra Leone from Ascension. The Myrmidon, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant W. K. Jolliffe, was en, route to Ascension. She is ordered home. The Arab, 12, Commander G. Ogle, senior officer, was in the Bight of Benin. The Plumper, 12, Commander J. L. Wharton, was on the Gold Coast. The Antelope, 3, Lieutenant C. H. Young, was in the Bight of Biafra. The Teazer, tender to the Penelope, Lieutenant F. D. Rich, was cruising on the South Coast. She may be expected home in May. The Philomel, 8, Commander Skene, senior officer, was on the South Coast. The Crane, 8, Commander Miller, was cruising in the Bight of Benin. Tee Linnet, 8, Commander Meed, was cruising on the South Coast. The Alecto, 5, Commander Crofton, was on the South Coast. She is ordered home. The Polyphemus, 5, steam sloop, Commander Phillips, was cruising on the South Coast. The Pluto, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant Bedingfiehl, was about to proceed from the Bights of the South Coast. Lieutent Baro.oyne, late acting of the Britomart, has come home in the Penelope, on promotion ; and Captain Gray, R.N., from Madeira, and Mrs. Burlee, from Sierra Leone, as passengers. Mr. Staples, mate of the Arab, has been appointed acting lieutenant of the Britomart. Mr. W. H. Clyma has been appointed secretary's clerk in the Penelope, which is ordered into harbour, but whether to pay off or refit for further service is not yet known, but we should think the latter. The crew, if not the ship, are in splendid and eminently serviceable condition, and 300 fine first-class seamen at this junc ture will be no unimportant addition to the personnel of the fleet. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16. The Propontis, Captain Maynard, left this morning for the Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta. She will not return to England, as it is intended to put her on the line between Mauritius and Ceylon. The Russian merchant ship Oden, of Brahestad, Captain Wickander, from Moulmein, October 3, with teak for Falinouth, for orders, arrived here yesterday. On the line she spoke the ship John Moore, from Bom bay for Liverpool, and off the Canary Islands the ship Protomela, Captain Lodwyiek, from Bombay for London. -!,TIE BANK OF ENGLAND. -;•.* ~~°,~+; S~ ,:.., At the General Court of Proprietors held yesterday, the Governor (J. G. Hubbard, Eeq.) - presided. The minutes of the last general court haring been read by the Secretary, (John Bentley, Esq:), and' confirmed, The Goveamoasaid—l have now the honour to acquaint the court, that this is one of the quarterly general courts appointed by the charter, and also one of the usual half yearly courts appointed by the bye-laws, to consider o a dividend. It is also my deity to *acquaint the court that the net interest and profit for the half-year ending the•23th of February last were 670,9681. 7s. 6d., and that the rest, out of which the dividend is to be made, 'amounted to 3,685,4661. 182. sd. This will enable the court to declare a dividend, if the proprietors shall think fit, of 4 per cent., and leave the rest 3,030,581/. 18s. sd. (Hear.) The Court of Directors, therefore, recommend that a dividend of 4& . per cent. be madii, if this Court thinks fit, out of the interest and profits of - the half-year ending the 28th of February last, with ut any deduc tion on account of income tax. (Hear.) Before ac tually putting this resolution, however, I think it my duty to the proprietors to state, in order that they may not be misled by the largeness of the dividend proposed on the present occasion, that they must connect with the large dividend the peculiarly favourable circum stances that all banking institutions have been placed during the last twelve months. (Hear, hear.) It is not to be supposed by the proprietors that this increased rate of dividend can be kept up—(hear, hear)—and the increased income tax will press heavily upon the large amount of terminable annuities held by the Bank. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS, in seconding the motion, wished to draw the attention of the Governor to the unfairness of the income tax, being levied to the same amount on annuities of short duration .as on those of a permanent nature. He was happy to find that the large profits now declered had arisen from ordinary banking profits, and without causing any inconvenience to the mercantile interest and the community at large. (Hear.) Mr. FIELDER thought that Mr. Alderman Salomons had left out one compensating circumstance—namely, that if the increased income tax were to be permanently continued, it could only be because the war was con tinued, and, if so, then of course the bank would obtain a larger amount of interest. (Hear, hear.) Tee GOVERNOR—I will merely say, before I put the resolution, that I agree with Mr. Fielder, that should war continue there may be compensating circumstances; but I thought it me .duty to•put you in possession of the- posSlble difficulty. I should not feel it my duty, how ever, to allow the observations of Mr. Alderman Salo mons to pass without saying, that in no case has the • present Chancellor of the Exchequer ever used any in fluence with the bank directors that he did not think was beneficial to the proprietors as well as to the country at large—or with any idea that the bank directors would adopt his suggestions, unless they thought them consistent with their duty to the proprie tors. (Hear, hear.) I now propose that the dividend for the half-year be at the rate of 4 per cent., without deduction for income tax. (Hear, hear.) The motion was carried unanimously. The GOVERNOR—I have now to acquaint the court that, in connexion with the vote which they have just adopted, a day must ble dedicated to a ballot ; this is required by act of Parliament. I have, therefore, to move, "That this court be adjourned to the 21st inst., to take the ballot."—Carried unanimously. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS moved the thanks of the Court to the governor and directors ; which, being seconded by M 7. FIELDER, was carried unanimously. The GOVERNOR.—I beg to assure the court that the directors highly appreciate this mark of their confidence, and they trust that it may always be continued. (Hear.) The meeting then separated. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. A numerous and very respectable meeting of the scrip holders of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China took place yesterday at the London Tavern for the purpose of organising a committee to resist the mea sures adopted by the directors for continuing the un :lertaking. It was contended on behalf of the parties with whom the present movement originated that the altered position of financial affairs, both in Australia and London, is such as to call for its abandonment ; while, as regards India and Cbina, the trade of which latter country is now interfere(' with by the rebellion, little hope remains of being able to compete with exist ing establishments. It was also complained that the terms of the original prospectus have not been carried out, and that sales of shares at a premium by the promoters and directors have taken place to an extent to warrant a presumption of a want of confidence on their part. Of 32,000 shares issued, More than 15,000 are known to be represented by dissentient scripholders but, although they have informed the chairman of the company (Mr. Mitchell) of their desire to have the con cern wound up, he has intimated that the board intend to proceed. It is asserted that the directors themselves are not unanimous on the subject, but that, the ma jority prevailing. the others have acquiesced. The fresh call of 2/. will, it is thought, be attempted to be enforced, but the dissentients announce their determina tion not to cease their oppoition. The charter, although admitted to be valuable, has not yet received the sanc tion of the local authorities, and it is scarcely believed, knowing the repugnance exhibited, particularly in Aus tralia, to the introduction of new banks with English .uumeuir, required win be-OD tained. A suggestion was offered to the effect that it may be possible to arrange an amalgamation with an undertaking called the Melbourne Bank, but the unani mous opinion of a crowded room was, that the true ccurse will be to press for a dissolution. At the close of the proceedings resolutions were adopted, a committee wts formed, and an adjournment agreed to, the direc tors to be in the meantime informed of the views entertained. IP CITY OF LONDON AND EAST LONDON DISPENSARY. The anniversary festival of this valuable charity was held on Wednesday last, at the London Tavern—the Lord Mayor in the chair, supported by Lord Thomas P. Clinton ; Sir Charles Trice, Bart. ; Mr. Sheriff Wire ; Mr. W. C. Heathfield ; Mr. T. Bass, Esq., M.P. ; W. G. Carpenter, Esq., and many other influential persons. The usual toasts having been given, the Lord Mayor proposed " Success to the Charity," and stated that since 1849 the institution had received and cured 15,396 poor sufferers. His lordship said the institution was conducted with the strictest economy iu every depart ment. He then read a letter he had just received from Mrs. Guest Carpenter, communicating the pleasing in telligence that the Duchesses of Sutherland and Hamil ton and Mrs. Somes had become patronesses of the charity. The subserly ions announced were liberal, and included the names of the Lord Mayor, 101. 10s. ; Mr. Bass, M.f., 101. 10s. ; Mr. Sheriff Wire, 51. ss. Messrs. Ilisho t i aft! Sons, 101. 10s. ; Messrs. Gurney, 10/. lOs. ; Messrs. Rothschild, &c., ; brit the distinguishing effort was that of Mr. W. Guest Carpenter, of 50, Fins bury-square, the senior honorary surgeon, who presented a large amount to the charity from the following noble men and gentlemen, who had suliseribed (and 15 of whom had agreed to be vice-presidents) through his in strumentality :—Earl Darnley, Hon. E. Lasceiles, M.P.. the Skinners' Company, Peter Carthew, Esq., the Earl of Cottenhain, Sir John Shaw, Bart., Lord Stafford, the Bishop of Durham, the Earl of Aldborough, Sir P. Thesiger, M.P.. Earl Mauvers, Lord de Saumarez, Mr. A. Potts, Mr. John Harnmill, Mr. Alderman Wilson, Mr. John Labouchere, Mr. A. Brandram, Lord Over stone, Mr. John Campbell, the Duke of Cleveland, KG., the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Harrington, Lord Stanley, Mr. T. N. Allen, and Lord Dudley.Coutts Stuart. This announcement, the result of great zeal and kindness, achieved for Mr. Carpenter the warmest ap plause and the repeated thanks of the noblemen and gen tlemen who addressed the meeting subsequently. - The Lord Mayor retired early, and the chair was re-occupied by Lord Clinton. A more satisfactory or happy, even,. ing could not have been passed. TYNEMOITTH COMUIsSioN.—The report of the com mission appointed to inquire into the existence of cor rupt practices at elections for Tynemouth has been printed. Tynemouth was created a borough ,by the Reform Act, and the only franchise is the 101. house hold franchise ; the population is 29,090,• and the num ber of the constituency 883. The larger part of the population is engaged in commercial or manufacturing pursuits, and is for the most part dependent upon or con nected with the shipping interest, and the commissioners remark that the shipowners and the 'proprietors of the neighbouring collieries have necessarily an extensive in fluence in the internal affairs of the borough. Mr. R. W. Grey having givereofferwe by the course wh ic h h e t oo k re specting the navi ga tion laws, Mr. Taylo r o p pose d hi m at the last el ec ti on , an d was returned, but was a ft erwards unseated by the report of an election committee, and this commission was issued. The new writ is at present , suspended. The commissioners report that the publicans form considerably more than one-seventh of the whole constituency, and that among this portion of the consti tuency (but this portion only) corruption prevailed at the election. There was an extensive system of treating and of g ifts of dinner and supper orders, and orders for refreshments —orders which were given "to a lavish and in many oases, refreshment irect to the publican, and it was orders sgate were extent ; delivered an d d left to him to give refreshments to voters or to his friends to the value of the orders or not, as he thought proper. The orders were distributed for the purpose o influencing votes ; and the agents admit that a dinner of supper was given as a compliment to a publican who pro mised his vote, or as an inducement to a waverer to give his vote. 90 publicans who were electors were thus sub sidised ; a supper given by one side led to a counter-sup per at the same house forthwith, if the publican was wa vering. The greater number of the publiehouses and beershops in the town are kept by non-voters, but hardly one of them received an girder from either party. Three publicans' cases are mentioned as more distinct instances of bribery; two of them were clear cases of bribery with money. The expendi ture for colours and rosettes amounted to 9001. lltween the two candidates, and the orders for these were also made a medium for influencing some. votes. The election cost each candidate about 2,500/. The commis sioners report that bribery and other corrupt practices existed at the last election, but did not extensively pre vail, and that no poi tion of the constituency was cor rupted, excepting a portion of the class of publicans, and that the bribery and other corrupt dealing with pub licans were committed - without the consent or kn ow . ledge of the candidate% Leh ate Ale es, End End go, ;re. ind am lie the by rre- illy wily re orfa i of per od 4d sled at m, less ez it ft nge od , 21s Ito aY, g ht ; ed.E; oa- l~;