The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-23 00:00:00

GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perms flently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from 55. The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d, or sent free for 54 stamps. It is 11108 t easy of use. HAIR DESTROYER —248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, Without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.; sent the same day,as ordered by post for 54 stamps. SH O R T H A N D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient—probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland HILL ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &a, in Mallen, Alabas `er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine. ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. _ . Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, end GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOG Y 15 given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149. Strand. W.C. TO PERSONS SEEKING LAN D ED .ESIATES, AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, LrItEEHOLD AND TOWN LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND rROPER rius GENERALLY — To RE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, 1:o. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the Cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of ;this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the estate' Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon- Veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur- Chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, tad then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. Flrst•class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to pergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select I Vain, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. .....U:...ERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR fiISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and • are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo "dm - able engravings of every description of Fulmiture and -Le asteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised Cale A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ 3ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy znen and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder- If:duster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great trita COB BETT and CO., General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London. S.E. T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard-street, London ; and Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. At the Annual Meeting, on:the sth inst., the following were some of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum of £341,663 Being an advance of 40,977 over 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre vious year. The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en hanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was. £75,993 Ditto ditto, 1863 88,966 Showing an Increase in one year of ...... ...... £12,973 Amon; the incidents which have tended to the advance tient of the Royal within the last few months may be reckoned its action with respect to the losses sustained by the explo eion of the Lotty Sleigh. which although only con •istent with the general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti- Mately proved to be no more than what had been done in I or- Mer times by the oldest and most proverbially honourable among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public savour by its unhesitating promptness. As the largest total of Revenue and the largest ratio of progression have been attained in the present year, so it aPh the largesthasP l rofit which is on it has ever fallen to the Directors to record ikew this occasion to be an- Xounced. The balance of net profit on theyear has amounted to £83,515 • of which sum £.3-1,100 only has been appropriated to Dividen'd and Bonus, and the large balan.e of £49,444 been Carried to Reserve. LIFE BRANCH. _ The progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New Business transacted in the last year, is most promising, and the advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In surances effected, sh , ,w clearly the estimation in which the .ompany is held. The following is a statement for the last 'We years Net Sum Assured on New Policies after deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 . 752,546 18 10 This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum Assured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re ceived in the course of five years, may justly be considered as larger than any which could have been reasonably expect9d. The first half of the current year 1864, however, far outst:ips the ratio of increase indicated by the figures just quoted, as the sum assured for that period of six months only actually exceeds Half-a-Mil ton sterling. The rate of mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour able features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by the quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when the present year is concluded. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. August, 1864. 50110 ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES. —Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and Houses to be disposed of, s h ou ld apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer a nd Valuer, 26, Gerrard - street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail- Way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1864) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEO. M. MITCHELL, and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. This work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or against public and private measures during the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, &c. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-street, London, Four Doors South of New Oxiord-street. The Vintage Comida Sherry, Golden The Vintage Xeres Ditto, Pale The Vintage Port, No. 1 2o s• 19 The Vintage Port, No. 1* 24s • ~ The Vintage Port, No. 5, fine rich old The Vintage Claret l3s. „ The Vintage Beaujolais, recommended The Vintage Champagne, quarts pins The Vintage hock , sparkling, t very choice 36s . ff The Vintage Burgundy, sparkling superb 40 5. •, The Vintage East India Sherry The Vintage Amontillado, the choicestimported 565. „ Fine old Cognac. Liquors, Spirits. (to. THE VINTAGE ALMANACK, with price list and medical and clerical testimonials, sent post free. See 30J opinions of the press. 14, Bloomsbury-street. N. W. HODGES, Secretary. lIAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, 18 . 6d., or 20 stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily Produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free fors4 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. Essay on Hair, id. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness, 'am 2s. 9d.; by post for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High llolborn, London. ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER, ls.; sent for 14 stamps ; Eye Colour, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or 6u stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS. 218, nigh Holborn, London. SHOR'FHANI).-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, is. 6d. BED•ROOM CANDLES. "RICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. _ _ " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 28. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for nse where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle ticks to fit thin candles, ls. and 25. 6d. each ; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOIL ET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. B e l mo nt Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE : "Price's Glyeerine" may be Cleans les and removes had from any Chemist, in grease a n d other stains. caysuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 6cL ties, 6d. and ls. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold ontt the state ment that it 111 "equal to Prices." Retail throug'h any Grocer. Wholesale by Prioe a Patenndont Caudle CompanyaLimited). 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It has been established 40 years, and is the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, strengthening, beautifyin, or restoring the Hair, Whiskers, or Moustaches, and pre venting them turning gray or faling off.—Sold in bottles 3 8. 61, - 68., and its. by C. and OLDRIDGE, 22, Welling ton -street, Strand, W.C. ; and all chemists and perfumers. for Children's and Ladies' Hall' it is most efacaoions and N°. 22,516. THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., S o N A N D A NOVEL, H E I R. Also now ready. in 3 vols., GUILTY, OR NoT GUILTY. By the Author of " Cousin Geoffrey," tte. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. N OTICE. -THE NUN (LA RELIGIEUSE), By the Abbe * * *, Author of " I e blqudit, ' Is now ready at all Libraries and Booksellers, in 3 vols., post Svo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-s reet. NOTICE.— BERTIE BRAY. —Th e Second Edition of this new Novel, by the Author of "Sir Victor's Choice," i 2 now ready. 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Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE TROVATORE, NABUCO. UN BALLO IN MAScHERA. LA FoRZA DEL DESTINO, by Verdi; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, by Sir H. 1-ishop. Principal Artistes :—Misses Russell, Tyrrell, Walmsley, Fitz-Henry, and Barrie; Messrs. Marini, Hush, Green, Marcell°, and Albert. Comedy by UNSWORTH, EUGENE, W. Randall, C. Burton, and Mdlle. Cavallo, the celebrated Comedienne, Marini. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ANTHROPOGLOSSOS.-ST.JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly.—Great Success !—Extraordlnary Excitement. The AN THROPOGLOSSOS, Automaton Vocalist, Wonder of the World. [Registered according to Acts 1813 and 1850, 6 and 7 Vic., c. 6\, 13 and 14 Vic, e. 1(4, and copyrielt secured an i entered at Stationer's Hall.] OPEN DAILY, from 12 till 10 o'clock. The Exhibitions take place at the commer cenient of each hour, viz., 12, 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7. 8, and 9 o'clock. Admission, One Shilling. Tickets at Mr. Austin's office, St. Jamesi Hill, 2tc, Picca dilly, W. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY Dl4 LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photograph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, le. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night Stainsby-road, Limehouse.—Detached Freehold Residence MR. ANDREW HIND is instructed by th e proprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at GARRA WAY'S, Change-alley, Cornhill, on MONDAY, August 29, 1864, at One o'c ock, the very superior FREEHOLD HOUSE, known as Paradise Cottage, pleasantly situate in the Stains by-road, near the East India-road, Limehouse, and contain ing large drawing, dining, and breakfast rooms, six bed rooms, capital kitchen, and offices, three w.c.'s, &,c. The principal rooms have stained glass windows and French casements, opening to ornamental verandahs, which extend the entire length of the building. In the rear is a beautifully laid-out flower garden, with greenhouse, summer house, large and handsome fountain, &o. The whole enclosed by walls, and thorouAly screened from observation by well-grown evergreens and other trees. May be viewed by cards from the auctioneer only, and particulars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; of T. Price, Esq., solicitor, 24, Abchurch lane, E.C. ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. New Barnet.—Freehold Semi-detached Villas. - writ. ANDREW HIND will SELL by AUC _AL TION. at GARRAWAY'S, Change-alley, Cornhill, on TUESDAY, August 30, 1864, at One o'clock, the conve nient FREEHOLD Seven-roomed HOUSES, Nos. 1 and 2, Lancaster-road, New Barnet, near the railway station, with front and back gardens, now let at £44 per annum, but pos session of one may be had if desired. May be viewed and particulars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Pinner.—Freehold Building Land. MR. ANDW. HIND will SELL by AUCTION shortly, 23 Acres of LAND, beautifully situa' e near the village, and about a mile from the station. The plots will contain from half an acre to two acres and upwards. The estate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing through it. Residents on this property will be entitled to the privileges of Harrow School, and the occupant of each house of the value ( f £5O per annum will receive a free first class railway ticket to London for thirteen years. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. TAINNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA jig has been, during thirty years, emphatically sanctioned by the Medical Profession, and universally accepted by the Public, as the Bnst Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Heartburn. Headache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild Aperient for delicate constitutions, more esp6ci lly for Ladies and Children. Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup it forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its Aperient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons, and, above all, in Hot Climates, the regular use of this sim ple and e egaat remedy has been found highly beneficial. Manufactured (with the utmost attention to strength and purity) by DINNEFORD and CO., 172, New Bond-street, London ; and sold by all respectable Chemists throughout the Empire. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE S,K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. The numerous and urgent appeals of the sick poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged to treat as out-patients many distressing cases which. with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The premises of the Hospital are c a p a bl e of contain i ng 5 0 0 beds. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masierivan, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; G.yn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W lliams, Deaco n , an d C o.; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. Berners-street ; M as t er man and Co. ; I. Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at tile Hospital, from 10 till 5. bTANTORD S. SaUTE£ Begretary. Naval and Military Telegraphy, An exposition of the system of telegraphy for the joint use of the army and navy in combined military and naval operations, which has been brought to its present state of perfection by a series of experiments extending over some months, by Captain Frank Bolton, of the 12th Regiment, and Commander Colomb, of her Majesty's navy, took place on Friday evening last, under the inspection of the Lords of the Admiralty, and was attended with the most perfect suc cess. Their Lordships had left Portsmouth in the afternoon in their yacht Enchantress, and anchored for the night in Cowes Roads, the Pigmy paddlewheel steamer, Master Commander Vine (fitted with sets of signalling apparatus), following from Portsmouth and anchoring near the Admi ralty yacht, according to the arrangements announced in the Naval and Military Intelligence of The Sun of Saturday. The Pigmy thus became one point of commnsication which may be termed the central, with the Lords of the Admiralty on board to watch and direct the proceedings. The Pigmy carries one of Captain Bolton's army field lime lights,_ and is also fitted with the magneto-electric light of precisely the same nature as the one that throws its powerful rays nightly across the Channel from Dungeness Lighthouse. Command Colomb was on board the Pigmy, and conducted the signalling, under the direction of the Duke of Somerset and his colleagues. The three outlying signal points from the Pigmy were,—the semaphore tower, in Portsmouth Dockyard; Ash-down, in nearly the centre of the Isle of Wight; and St. Catherine's-hill, the high land near Black Gang Chine, at the southern extremity tof the island. At the semaphore tower was one of / Capt. Bolton's army field lime lights only, in charge of Capt. Bolton and a corporal of Engineers. On Ashdown was a similar instrument in charge of a couple of Engineers or Sappers, and on St. Catherine's was a similar instrument, with also a magneto-electric apparatus, in charge of four Engineers. The time appointed for the signalling to commence was 9 p.m., and the initiative was to be taken on board the Pigmy. It was considerably past that time, however, before the Pigmy made any sign to those in the semaphore tower at Portsmouth, and it was evident that the Lords of the Ad miralty were either directing messages to St. Catherine's hill in the first instance, or there must be an intervening fog between the signalling points undiscoverable from the sema phore at Portsmouth. The former eventually proved to be the case. Capt. Bolton, anxious to discover the real cause, flashed his light in the direction of Ashdown, and the call being at once answered, Capt. Bolton flashed the question as last as the words could have been slowly spelt, "Have you any fog there, or is there any visible round St. Cathe rine's?'' The answer, flashed as quickly back, was "No thing that we can see." The call signal from Portsmouth to Ashdown was made and answered and these messages sent and received in an 30s. St. Catherine's station was next flashed into p - .7ition out in the darkness, and told to keep a sharp look out. At 10 p.m. the magneto-electric light on St, Catherine's-hill burst into view over Ryde, with all the brilliant intensity of a summer noonday's blue sun, and " winked " out its message, " Cowes has seen us; good night." Portsmouth, however, was anxious to know what Cowes had said, and Captain Bolton, by a couple of flashes from his diminutive apparatus, checked his powerful triend and agent on St. Catherine's-hill, and put the necessary question. Again the wonderful light winked through the darkness, and, commencing its answer, said, " They asked if we could."—At this point Captain Bolton had to signal, " Wait," for Commander Colomb on board the Pigmy at Cowes was calling attention with his magneto-electric light, and, on being answered, sent the following passage (having no official meaning) to Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, at his residence in the dockyard, from the Lords of the Ad miralty who were on board the Pigmy, then from on board their yacht Enchantress:— "Semaphore tower, inquire of Sir Michael Seymour if the Channel Fleet have coaled; ask also which boat won the race." Tho message was sent from the semaphore tower • o the residence of Sir Michael Seymour, sad an answer was sent acros by the lime light, that— " The Channel Fleet have not all coaled yet. Admiral Elliot's boat won the race." Their Lordships now quitted the Pigmy for their own yacht, quite satisfied with the experiments, and a parting, "Great success," again winked by the magneto-electric of the Pigmy to the lime light on the Portsmouth semaphore tower closed the proceedings, and the Pigmy immediately weighed her anchor and returned to Portsmouth. It will be understood at once from the hour at which the signalling took place that only the night system of Captain Bolton and Commander Colomb was put under trial by the Lords of the Admiralty, and this course was taken for the reason that it difficulty in transmission existed in one part of the system over the other it must be with the night rather than the day system, from the fact that fogs—that great enemy to all sight signals —are in greater force about the high lands of the Isle of Wight by night than by day. The magneto-electric light and the lime light may be shortly described as follows :—ln the magneto-electric the power that produces the light is resident in 120 perma nent magnets, of about Slb. each, ranged on the periphery of two large wheels, the latter driven by steam power, which causes 160 soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire to rotate past the magnets. The small streams of electricity thus generated are collected together into one stream, and by a special piece of apparatus, termed a commutator, the alternate positive and negative currents are all brought into one direction and conveyed by a wire to the illuminating apparatus and lamp" or " regulator." The lime light is obtained from the ignition of a piece of lime, the shape and thickness of a small cedar pencil, by submitting it to the intense heat evolved by the compound flame of hydrogen and oxygen gases in the proportion in which they form water. The Erne does not burn, but simply becomes brilliantly illuminated without undergoing any chemical change. This light is stated to be the most intense and pure known, with the exception of the electric light, over which, however, it possesses the great advantages of being steady and continuous, and its volume capable of being increased at pleasure. The cost of the magneto-electric ap paratus is something like £2,000 at present, but it can be produced more cheaply as it is brought into use, and its cost of working is said to be comparatively trifling after it has been established. The cost of Captain Bolton's lime light field apparatus, complete for field service, and such as is now supplied by the War Department to our Royal Engineers, is about £35. The lime light will receive and transmit sig nals with certainty to a distance of 23 miles, The range of the magneto-electric is greater. The lime light is now sup plied to every ship in the Channel Fleet for night sig nalling, having superseded all other signal lights, and especially those with coloured glasses. The army and navy have thus already adopted the light officially to a certain extent,, and it is with the object of its complete adoption throughout both services that Commander Colomb and Captain Bolton have now for some months past been em ployed upon these experiments to perfect a set of signals which may be introduced as the signal code for the conjoint use of the army and navy, and upon this part of their duties the commission to be named by the War Department and the Admiralty will immediately be formed and make a re port. The entire system of transmitting the signals by day and by night is available under all circumstances, and is expressed by jets of steam, revolving shutters, a collapsing cone or disc by day; by one bright light by night, and by a fog horn or steam whistle in a fog. With these means the following results have been already obtained :- 1. Perfect communication by day has been established between St. Catherine's Down, Isle of Wight, and her Ma jesty's steamer Pigmy, with the shutters and jets of steam, the Pigmy being 16 miles off at sea, at the rate of two sig nals in three minutes, including the transmission of the signals from St. Catherine's to the semaphore tower at Portsmouth, an additional 16 miles. 2. Perfect communication by night between the same points, at a seaward distance of 30 miles by the electric light, and a seaward distance of 22 miles with the lime light, at the average rate of one signal per minute, the weather being ordinarily clear. 3. Fog signals by sound with common ships' fog horns, at a distance of three to four miles, at the same rate of speed. Messages of 12 signals have been sent from St. Catherine's Down to the Pigmy, and vice versa, at a distance of 17 miles seaward, in a gale of wind, and transmitted to Portsmouth in eight minutes,including the repetition at St. Catherine's. On the night of the 18th inst. 200 signals were sent between Portsmouth and St. Catherine's Down in one hour. The new code may be said to be based upon the Morse telegraph, the short and long dashes in the printing of which are represented by Captain Bolton and Commander Colomb by the time the jets of steam, cone, or disc, or shutters are exhibited by day ; the time the light is flashed in by night, and the duration of the sound emitted by the steam whistle or fog horn in a fog. For exhibiting the light or cone on board ship, Commander Colomb makes the duration of the signal dependent upon a mechanial arrangement of his own invention, which leaves nothing to the judgment alone of the signalman, ann makes use only of numerals, which are thus applicable to the present naval bigual-bookii, In the telegraphic corps of the Royal Rngi• • ALN 1 • - • ) 1 . . • . , • . fv. 4' /11.* `rte • • I _ . - . • • . . • • o . • • , -••_„ • • 4 • • ' Valg 4 1. ILZO • -; - ,:-4101111k, 1 / 4 . 7 . • • .. 1,, . 471, 47 • 704.. .4 -4 -, - lt" • `2:., THE SUN, LONDON, FUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1864. DEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise ? I advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to EVANS', Covent-garden, hear some charming singing, order one Cl their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that is th best advice I can give you. neers, Capt. Bolton's arrangements for fixed military sta tions, such as the smaphore tower at Portsmouth, as the headquarters for telegraphic communication with all the surrounding fortifications, are independent of any signal book, the operator flaslting each letter of a word from the point of his lime light as he sends his message. It is evi dent, however, that this independent method would not answer at sea, where tt.e flagship must keep repeating a message until answered by each ship in the squadron, and Commander Colcomb's mechanical ies, making and repeating the sign for al thist indepen latter dent necessity o sus skill on the part of the seaman signalman. LZINAHAN'S LL WHISKY T. 1 - 9GNA(I, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the' finest FRENCH BRANDY, It h Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale stt 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinahan's LL Whisky." THE VOLUNTEERS. A court of inquiry, ordered by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire at the instance ofthe Secretary of State for War, was held at Winchester a few days ago into the circum stances upon which he offitial reports were based which led to the recent disbandment of the 18th Hants, or Basing aofphir s toke corps, for insubordinatio n at the rev i ew at G u i ldford on Easter Monday. The court was com p ose d of Si r G eorge Pechell, Colonel-Commandant o f t h e 4 t h Ad m i n i strat i ve Battalion a Capt. lßLauraton: Assis tant-Inspector ne 3d Hants, and Capt. Brace,as 7th rs il id an en t t, e . c attended from the War-office. It appears that previous to the rev i ew on E as t er M on d ay a general order was issubd by Col. M'Murdo that no company in any battalion was to consist lase than 24 files. Lieut.- Col. Humphery, M.P., who c omman d s the let H au t e tt-Is pe o c f t o Hampshire, Volunteers, Administrative Battalion, on arriving at Shalford-common with his own, the Andover company, found four other com panies and one subdivision belonging to his battalion already on the ground ; two companies from Southampton, under Lieut.-Col. Pechell, were added to his command, which thus consisted of seven companies and one subdivi sion. The men forming the subdivi s i on were a t once dis tributed among the seven compa n i es, b ut C o l one l Hum phery, in the hope that more men might yet arrive, and obviate the necessity , of breaking up any of the com panies, delayed obeying the general order until the last mo ment—until, indeed, a peremptory command from the brigade-major compelled him at once to do so. As each company consisted of less than 24 fil e, and a's the battalion could consist of six companies only, one had to be broken up. He accordingly directed Lieut enant Brooks, who com manded the Basingstoke or junior company, and which numbered only 17i files, to distribute his men in certain proportions among the rest. Sone of the men, in obedience to Lieutenant Brooks's order, were marched oil to one of the companies from Winchester, but others of them, on being ordered to join some other company, refused to obey. After in command of the gned his commission, and the o r n ev el i eHwuLieutenant the Brooks officer r e e er s i bat talion, reported the circumstances to the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, the Marquis of Winchester, who in turn re ported to the War-office, and eventually, by the command of the Queen, the Basingstoke corps was disbanded for in subordination. The subject was one of painful interest to Volunteers in general at the time, and having eince con tinued to rankle in the minds of the corps in question and of the rest of the inhabitants of the town of ?Basingstoke, an inquiry int o the cir cLuomrdstdaeneGersey and Ripon ordered At the court constituted as above Mr Brooks, late lieu tenant, was called as a witness. He said he was at the re view with the Basingstoke corps, which he commanded. He formed up the corps, when the Colonel asked him the date of his commissions, he told him he could not mind the date, but that Lieutenant Poore was his senior in rank. The Colonel then said he must break up the 18th, or Basing stoke. He replied, " Very well," and asked how many files were wanted for No, 1 Company. The Colonel said, "Three files," which were detached and joined it without objection on their part. He then asked the Colonel how many files he would require for No. 2, and was told two files, He ac cordingly ordered two files to join No. 2. On his so doing the front rank man of one file said, "I won't go." He also heard two other men further down the company say they would not break up, Upon that he turned to Colonel Humphry, who was close by, and said, "My men refuse to break up. On this the Colonel said to Adjutant Crofts, who was near him, "The Basingstoke corps refused to be broken up." The Adjutant's answer was, " Then we must break up the battalion." The Colonel then turned to him (Lieutenant Brooks), and said, " I will have nothing more to do with you; I will brecik up the Andover corps," He did so, and brought five files from that corps to the 18th tt Hants to make it up to the requi s it e streng th, w ith an order that the Andover files should wor k t oge th er . H e then proved the company, and they drill e d with th e res t o f the battalion. Four men had r e f use d t o obey. One front rank man said he would not go, t wo o th ers re f use d to break off, and a fourth, in the centre of th e c or p s , ad dressed the Colonel, saying that the 18th were th e s t rongest on the ground, and requesting to know why th e C o l one l did not break up his own corps. By the expre s si on '6 M y men refuse to break up" witness did not mean to i n f er th e whole corps was disobedient, nor did ho think it was . H e only intended this expressio n t o app ly to f our men . The witness, in cross-ex a mi na ti on , sa id th e C o l one l ex pressed his sorrow at br ea ki ng up t h e com p an y t o b r i ng up the others to the requisite st rengt h, H e m a d e use o f no words to the Colonel to imply th a t th ere were only four men disobedient. The Colonel, i n a l e tt er , as ked him t o recon sider the resignation of his co mm i ss i o n. He did so, an d wrote a letter in reply. The l e t ter was put in, and was t o the effect that he had rec ons id ere d hi s resi g n a ti on , an d would not again expose him se lf t o suc h t rea t m ent f rom hi s corps. If a corps would not o b ey i ts o ffi cer s it should e ith er be disbanded or the officers s h ou ld res i gn . He ac ce pt e d th e l a tter course, and adhered t o h is resigna ti on . Colonel Humphery, M.P., was calle d , an d sa id, i n su b • s tance, he distinctly rem em b ered M r B roo k s report i ng t o him that his men refused to b rea k up . He replied, "Not break up? They meat 1" elr Brooks said, " Well, they won't do it, and I can't mak e th em. " He (Colonel Hum• phery) then turned to Adj u t ant Crofts, an d, remar ki ng that the Basingstoke corps ref use d to be bro k en up , as k ed what he was to do. The Adjut an t rep li e d , "I k now w h at we should do in the regulars. I s h ou ld or d er th e compan i es i n front and rear to fix bayonet s an d marc h th e off en di ng com panies off the ground u n d er erred. He (Lhe Colonel) s a id he could not do that in this cas e , and h e did then h ear some man in the Basingstoke corp s ask bins why he did not b rea k own Upon up his company. that he went to the Andov er company, and said loudly the 18th must have heard—" D o you hear the Basingstoke men re f use to o b e y th e commands of their officer ? Now, yo u s h ow them t h at if you under take a soldier's duties you k now how to di sc h arge t h em by They did so, and he sent five fil es t o the 18th, or Basingstoke, whi c h were fi ve fil es s h ort, al though they rebuked sa said they w ere the strongest company. His com pany, the 1 3 th, was one fil e stronger t h an t h e i rs. When th e battalion was equalised h e f ormed square, and, riding obeying up when your officers, and set them an example by breaking required." Basingstoke corps for their d voice sufficiently loud for all the men t n o remonstrance from the Basing stoke o hear in reference he o t. did to th e rebuke ; nor had ho any rea sono H ein h toa d herwise than th at L ieut. Broo k s meant that all were disobedi ent. lie rece i ved every aid into feroonhismut the believethecentre, Hernsion hommissioned officers of the corps, and so he stated in his offic ial re p ort . It was never said in his h ear i ng company_c that it was the c onduct of a few men. He expected e ver y day to receive som e ex p ressi on of regret on the part of som e body, but in vain , and as far as he was concerned he was to allow the matter to matter w reeeived the resignation f L lin tee g un , t . to hat Brooks; he irebuked i the3 from beforeo h corps was sent to the Lord en April Bth, a letter calling for a repor t of the facts o f the case. Up to that time Ijo i i e l u i a n rest. v n r OneeevMarchedbut Earle, he ha t he had said nothing about what had taken place at Shalford. He sent in his report on 9th April, the day he received Mr Earle'e letter. The Basingstoke corps felt it was hard for them to suffer for the foolery of 4 few men. He (Colonel Humphery) had done all he could to get them a court of in quiry. There, as far as he was concerns, the matter rested. He believed the disobedience was general till he received a copy of a letter from Mr Brooks au cu e ng b ur men . He then did all he could to obtain a court of inquiry. The Court asked if more than fottr roe_u expressed their disapproval at being broken up. Colonel Humphery replied he knew aothing of that, ex cept by hearsay. H e did not personalty observe any dis affection, except as to the man who addressed him. Mr Brooks asked the Colonel if it world have been in ac cordance with discipline if any of then had remonstrated when he addressed the men in square. and easy, and he did not C o l one l Bumphery said it would not have b een i n accord ance w ith di sc ipline, but in accordance with hi s knowledge of i t t I l e These were substantially t he cir cumstances eli c it e d a t the court of inquiry, which las ted f our hours. Th e y w ill be they stick reported to the War - office , a nd the result will a ft erwar ds The a y t were remonstrance. free be made known. The Ist corps of the Administrative Brig a d e o f K en t Artillery Volunteers, consisting of two b a tt eries, under the command of Captain - Commandant G , E. Sharl an d, were h in spectedon te Wednesday by Colonel C. J. B . Riddell, C. 8., commandingßoyal Artillery station e d i n the Chatham district. After the inspection of Volunteers on the parade ground, which was in every respect satisfacto r y, b o th as regards equipment, arms, clothing, and accoutrements, as well as the manner in which the parade mancouvres were effected, the corps commenced the more important portion of their duties by manning the batteries commanding the entrance to Chatham Harbour. They did so to practise with the 68-pounder and 32-pounder smooth-bore guns, and to expend their annual allowance of garrison gu n ammun i t i on. The projectiles fired on the occasion consisted of 68-pounder and 32-pounder solid shot and common shell, the target being moored to seaward, at a range of about 1,800 yards. Notwitptanding the, Eornewhiat untoward circumstance of a stiff breeze blowing at right angles across the line of fire, causing the target to have a very unsteady motion, the guns were laid and pointed with remarkable accuracy, nearly every shot and shell alighting in close proximity to the target. During the practice every precaution was taken by the commandant of the garrison to guard against the possi bility of an accident. The annual inspection of the Rifle Volunteer corps com prising the 3d Administrative Battalion of Kent Volun • teers took place at Chatham on Thursday last by Lieutenant- Colonel R. G. A. Luard. The companies present con sisted of the 19th and 45th (City of Rochester), 9th (Chat ham), 23nd (Sheerness), 39th (West Mailing), 20th (North fleet), ancitl2th (Dartford). On the assembling of the sevo nd corps they were marched to the Government grounds in the vicinity of Fort Pitt, when they were rut through the customary manoeuvres by Lieutenant-Colonel Scott, who commanded the battalion, Captain Coroyn, of the 22nd, and Lieutenant Marsh, of the 19th Kent, exercising the battalion in the manual and platoon exercises. At the termination of the inspection, Col. Luard briefly addressed the volun teers, and stated that he was pleased to see an improvement on last year's drill. He added that although the move ments had not been performed so steadily as they might have been, yet on the whole the battalion had done pretty fairly. In Suffolk, the Lowestoft battery paraded at the drill shed on Thursday evening, when the prizes for great gun firing were distributed as follows :—The left subdivision took Capt. Morse's prize of £5, offered for the subdivision making the best shots; Gunner C. R. Tymms, Mr T. R. Wood's prize of £1 ls,, offered to the best shot of the bat tery ; Sergeant Madison and Gunner Roberts, Lieut. Garn ham's prize of a spade guinea and half guinea for the first and second best shots of the right subdivision; Gunner A. Cooper and Gunner C. R. Tymms, Lieut. Seppings's prize of the same character, offered to the left subdivision ; and Sergeant-Major Youngman and Sergeant Steward, two prizes of 10s., offered to the third best shots in the two divisions by Mr Brackenbury. The volunteers, after the distribution of the prizes, were entertained by Mr Woods, at his residence, Park-hill, Oulton. Several movements may be noted in Lincolnshire. A party of about 30 of the Lincoln corps proceeded last week to Gaiasborough to complete their class firing at 890 and 900 yards, and only two of them failed to obtain a sufficient number of marks to entitle them to become marksmen. Colour-Sergt. Bourne, of No. 3 company, made the highest score (19 marks), and has consequently become the holder for one year of Mr Clayton's challenge cup ; he receives in , addition a prize of £5 from the funds of the corps. At the annual competition for prizes by the Louth corps the com mittee offered prizes to be shot for by the first, second, and third classes. In the first class the first prize of £3 was won by Sergeant Mason, who made 30 marks at 200 and 500 yards; in the second class the first prize of £1 was won by Captain Robson, who made 28 marks at 200 and 500 yards ; and in the third class the first prize was won by Sergeant Waite, who made 17 marks at 150 and 200 yards. A prize of £2 2s, given by Mr Blathwayt, was shot for by the first class men, second period, at 500 and 600 yards, and was won by Lance-Corporal Brady. The Shepton Mallet (15th Somerset) Volunteers have had another friendly contest with the Bath (2d Somerset) Company, and the latter were again defeated. The Shep ton Company shot for their challenge cup on Wednesday, at 200, 400, and 500 yards. Private John Allen was the winner with 42 marks; and the cup passed to him from Sergeant Cook, the previous winner. In Wiltshire the coming contests are attracting much attention among the Volunteers. An interesting contest took place last week between the Chippenham and Melks , ham corps, on the ground of the latter. The ranges were 200, 500 ; and GOO yards, Hythe position, and Wimbledon scoring. At 200 the Chippenham men headed their oppo nents uy 20 points; but at the next ranges the luelksham made superior scoring, and succeeded in heading the Chip henham men by 12 points. This was the return match. A return match between 10 members of the Loughborough and 10 of the Melton company has just been decided at the Melton range. Sides of 10 each were formed, and the shooting was at 200. 500, and 600 yards. The scores made were as follows :—Melton, 326; Loughborough, 307. The Melton 10 accordingly won. In a match between 20 of the Melton company and 20 of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch com pany, shooting at 200, 500, and 600 yards, the scores made were—Melton, 553; Ashby, 629. Mr Charles Mczley, the mayor of Liverpool, following the example of Mr Hutchinson (the late mayor), invited the volunteers of Liverpool to a grand gathering at the Aintree race course on Saturday. The weather was beautifully fine, and about 5,000 volunteers were on the ground, while at least 30,000 spectators were assembled on the Grand Stand and in the neighbourhood of the course. The military arrangements included a review and sham fight, the details and organisation of which were, of course, left to the chief local volunteer officers. There were in all 12 battalions on the ground, five of these being artillery, one engineers, and the remainder rifles. The men came on the ground about 4 o'clock, and on the plain in front of the Grand Stand took up their position in close column of battalions, while the inspecting officers went slowly along the line. Col.M'Murdo was the reviewing officer, and the staff comprised Col. Man ners and Col. Bruce (inspectors of districts), and Col. Lovett, of the 2d Shropshire Battalion. The marching past was upon the whole gone through with great regularity. At the close of the day Col. M'Murdo addressed the officers and men, commending their appearance and the condition of their arms, and the steadiness which was apparent in the ranks. Alluding to the Press Guard, and to their adoption (by special permission) of the practice of carrying their arms, he said that it was an antiquated and cumbersome fashion, and that the men did not do it well. The arms were too much at the slop. He recommended, therefore, if they adhered to the practice, a special drill in this branch. It was not merely red coats and bearskins, and having the fixed bayonet, that made the soldier, but good hard drill. In conclusion, Colonel 111'111urdo said that this would be the last occasion on which he should have the opportunity of seeing the Volunteers in any considerable numbers. He should lay down his office, however, with the gratifying knowledge that during the last five years the Volunteer force had greatly increased in numbers and improved in efficiency. He was convinced that the existence of this force had saved England from much insult and perhaps from positive attack. It was not an aggressive force, but one intended to keep aggression from the country ; and so long as nations chose to go to war, so long would the Volunteer force preserve this country safe from foreign attack, and contribute to the happiness and contentment of the people. The Volunteers then broke up for refreshment. On the invitation of the Earl of Zetland, a porticn of the first battalion of North Riding Volunteers, comprisiog the 4th, sth, and 15th North York Corps, under the command of Lieut. Colonel Earl Cathcart, assembled in the beautiful grounds of Aske Hall for review ea Thursday. The Volun teers were nearly 300 strong. The day was observed as a close holiday in Richmond, by the Mayor's orders, and vast num bers of people repaired to the park and grounds, the whole of which were thrown open for the occasion. The Volun teers were drawn up in line before the hall, to receive the Earl of Zetland, who, in hie Lord Lieutenant's uniform, rode past the ranks, minutely inspecting the men. Earl Cathcart then put the Volunteers through the varied move ments of battalion drill, at the close of which they were marched to the Riding School, where a banquet had been spread. Here the men were joined by Lord Zetland, Earl and Countess Cathcart, Lord and Lady Teignmouth, Lord and Lady Stratford de Redcliffe, the Misses Canning , the Hon. T. 0. Powlett, Count Corvell, and others forming Lord Zetland's party. Daring the after-dinner speeches which followed, it was made a matter of congratulation that Earl Cathcart had reconsidered his intention to resign the command of the battalion and would remain at their head a s at present. The Volunteers were very much praised for their efficiency. A LADY PREACHER AND THE POLICE.. .Most of our readers (says the Carmarthen Journal) have doubtless heard of Mrs Colonel Bell, a lady who is (perhaps somewhat indiscreetly) fnigrating from town to to wn throughout the principality for the purpose of preaching and selling copies of the Scriptures. Whether Mrs Bell considers Swansea more depraved than other towns we know not, but her stay here has now been prolonged for several months, and the way in which she fulfills her mission has repeatedly brought her into antagonism with the police. Some few weeks ago Mrs Bell was summoned before the bench for causing obstruction in the streets, and the case beiag proved she was ordered to pay 6s 6d costs, On Mon day last Mrs Bell was again summoned for a similar offence, and on this occasion Mr Robert Sutherland. tho town mis sionary, was also summoned. The case was proved by p.c. 26, who swore that on Sunday evening both defendants were preaching in Castle-square, that a very large crowd of per sons congregated around them, and the thoroughfare was consequently obstructed. The defendants brought forward three or four respectable civilians, who deposed that they were present daring the whole of the Sunday evening ser vice, and that there was no obstruction—pedestrians passed and repassed on either side of the street. The magistrates, however, believed the case proved, and fined each of the defendants 20s, or 44 days' imprisonment. The defendants refused to pay, stating they had no money, and Mrs Bell adding that the apostles went to gaol for the cause of Christ in days of old, and she would follow their example. Ulti mately, however, a gentleman in court paid the money for both the defendants, who were then liberated. Mrs 801 l left a Bible with the head constable as a gift to the officer who had proved the case against her. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER,—On Friday evening, Mr. Arthur Priest, of Plutnetoad New Town, with a party of friends, left the pier at North Woolwich in a waterman's boat for the purpose of crossing the river on their return from the gardens, when at starting the craft came in collision with a steamer and w - as upset. The whole of the party were saved with the exception of Mr Priest, HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mari Lane Express.) EAST RENT. CANTERBURY, Aug. 21 —As the time for picking ap proaches, the interest with regard to a crop so precarious and uncertain as that of hops increases. I made numerous inquiries among the farmers at our market yesterday, and this morning I have received communications from planters in upwards of twenty parishes in different parts of East Kent. Taken singly, the reports are to some extent con flicting; but, as a whole, they are very favourable. The weather has been ungenial since the date of my last report ; easterly winds, with cold nights. The forward hops, espe cially those on the southern and western sides of the poies, near the tops, have continued to grow fast, and are now fast approaching maturity; but those which are still in a tran sition state, Letween burr and fruit, have been checked. Last night the wind got round to the west, and a gentle rain fell for several hours, from which a great deal of good is expected, especially should the weather be fine during the next five or six days. Mould to a greater or less extent is found in many plantations ; but, except in four or five in stances, my correspondents report that it rather decreased than increased since last week. Sulphur has been applied successfully in several cases to prevent the spread of mould, but the necessity to resort to this deterring agent has been exceptional. Where mould has increased, the prospects of a crop are impaired to the extent of several hundredweights per acre. The leaves of even the best •looking hops, in mouldy grounds, instead of being crisp and closely over lapping each other, open out, and the hops are soft and "fluffy," and have lost their condition. The backward hops are prevented from coming to maturity. Not only is the yield curtailed, but the quality is greatly impaired. But I am glad to report that mould does not at present prevail to an extent to greatly prejudice either the yield or the qua lity of the East Kent hop crop as a whole. The infection is exceptional, and, where found, is only partial. On the whole, there is now the almost certainty of a good crop. Should the weather be favourable, picking will be from a week to ten days earlier than usual; and, if mould should spread, a commencement will be made before the end of the month. The estimates with regard to the crop are various, but even the lowest are not unsatisfactory. There are some grounds the yield of which will not be less than 17 or 18 cwts. per acre, and there are very few indeed which will give less than 5 or 6 cwts. per acre. The prevailing opinion is that the average growth for East Kent will not be less than 11 to 12 cwts. per acre. NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The accounts from the planta tions come daily worse. From every section the reports are of the most discouraging character. It is now generally con ceded that there will not be more than half a crop, and some experienced planters put it down at one-third; and what renders the case much worse is that not more than one tenth of this deficient crop will be of choice quality. The consequence is that all will be required for home consump tion, and exports entirely cut off. Prices have rallied here considerably, and the few fine hops on hand withdrawn from sale. Half a dollar per lb is fully anticipated as the future value of choice quality. NUREMBERG, Aug. 13.—The reports respecting the forth coming crop in this neighbourhood are most favourable, and similar intelligence reaches us from other parts; but from Alsace we hear a different version. No bargains are made there at less than 110 f to 130 f, although it has been stated that prospective sales had taken place at SOL Spelt hops to be delivered in October have been dealt in at 75f1. From Poland and the Altmark reports as favourable as our own have been received, and about three-fourths of a crop are expected. SPALT, Aug. 14.—1 t is now considered certain that Spelt and its neighbourhood will produce generally a good half crop, while here and there three-fourths may be looked. for. We have had some cold nights even in wa11• sheltered places, and should no favourable change take place our prospects would much change. BOTH (MIDDLE FEANDosnA), Aug. 16.—As the picking time approaches many places promise well, but a great variation is observable in other districts. Warm weather only is wanting for the complete development of the bunches, as we have plenty of moisture. From some parts of Middle Francenia no reports are issued, and the presumption there fore is that the prospects are bad. THE REZAT (BAVARIA), Aug. 16.—The cold nights of late have exercised no very beneficial effects on our gardens, and some have suffered to some extent; but the plants are clean, and show little indications of insects or discoloration, so that an excellent quality is looked for. Sunshine and warm days and nights aro only wanted for the development of so promising a crop ; and as an earnest of good weather to come, to-day is bright and hot. The greater portion of the growers are satisfied with► their prospects, but others still entertain unfavourable opinions. Picking will begin in about three weeks. STOCKAC/i (SUABrA), Aug. 12.—A1l grounds which are free from insects and rust—about two-thirds of the whole— present a splendid appearance, while others, which are troubled with the plagues indiested, promise but a very poor crop. On the whole, we look for about half a growth. TUBINGEN (BAVARIA), Aug. 15.—The time for the de velopment of the Parr and for the bunches passed over favour ably and quickly, so that we may soon expect to bring our produce to market. Picking will begin next week with the younger sorts. The blackness perceptible has made no pro gress of late ; and even from those parts where honey-dew was most prevalent some sort of a crop is expected. SAATZ ( BouEmiA.), Aug. 11.—The rain looked for during so long a period has not yet fallen, so that the hops in dry situations have suffered very much, and not only have retro graded so far as the development of bunches is concerned, but even the blossom has perished. It is to be feared that, even in moist situations, the hops will suffer severely, espe cially as picking ought soon to begin. BISCHWEILER (LOWER RIIINE), Aug. 13.—Some im provement has taken place with us, for the hops look ranch better than during the previous week, as they have been much cleansed by the rain which has fallen. Those grounds which have been cultivated will produce the usual crop, but those which suffered early hold out but poor prospects of an improvement, PRAGUE, Aug. 12.—Oar hops look exceedingly well, and promise to be a good crop. In old goods but little is done, as the stocks are nearly exhausted. Prices are nominal. HEEZBROUCK, Aug. 11.—Rain has fallen abundantly here, and the effect on the growth has been marvellous. TETTNANG (ON THE LAKE OF CONSTANCE), Aug. 9. Picking will begin this week with the young hops, and thus the greater portion of the crop will soon be ready for the market. The crop promises well both as to quantity had quality, STAMPED ....sd. A White Man Selling his Sons. Sumner and his followers may prate as loudly as they please about the barbarism of slavery, and Mrs Stowe may rack imagination to create a monster like the brutal Legree, but we had an exhibition in this tcwn during the exami nation of those recently conscripted, which, for inhuman and brutal barbarism, we defy any slave market in the world to match. A father, who had already sold one minor son as a substitute to the human shamble, where he fell a victim, appeared in our town on last Monday, dragging at his heels two half-grown, ill-shaped boys. They were all the sons ho had, and he had contracted to sell them both as substi tutes. They had been bargained for by loyal men. The smaller one, almost a mere child, was prospectively the pro perty of a loud-mouthed and pestilent Abolitionist—a large beast of a man, whe stood 611 2in in his stockings, and weighed over 2001 b. This intensely loyal and patriotic fellow, when his own son, a sturdy well-grown young man, enlisted, followed him to Chambersburg, and brought him back home on the plea that he was a minor, and had enlisted without his father's consent. Yet he is always full of war, and eager for fighting, so long as it is at the expense of the blood of some one else than himself or his family. Being drafted, however, and wishing to lessen the probability of such a misfortune befalling him speedily again, and impelled at the same time to save a little money, he had bargained with a brutal father to pay a less sum than 300do1s for the body, the bones, the blood, nay more, the life of a child. We defy the whole South to turnish an instance of such a disgusting " dicker" in human flesh, or, from among all the professional slave dealers who have disgraced its soil, such a pair of monsters as these, There was no veil of pretended loyalty or stimulated patriotism to conceal the naked hide ousness of this transaction. The father was actuated solely by a sordid desire for gain. The purchaser was moved by the white-livered cowardice that forbade his risking his own worthless carcass in a war for the prosecution of which he howls daily, and by the mean selfishness of his nature which prompted him to make a cheap bid when bartering for a human victim. A plot had been made up by the par ties to the disgusting transaction by which they hoped to deceive the board. The boys ware made to lie as to their ages, and represented themselves as older than they really were. So immature and youthful, however, was the appear ance of the little wretches that the board refused to believe the statements made to them, even though the father him. self lied as to their ages in order that he might be enabled to effect a sale of his offspring. They were both rejected for this reason, as entirely too young for the service. The overgrown human brute, who had expeci,ed to save himself in this way, sorrowfully and reluctantly paid over his money to save his cowardly carcase for a time and the wretched father, after reeling about our streets for a day or so in drunkenness, went home, much disappointed, no doubt, in being baulked in the sale of his sons. There is no colouring a b ou t this stiry, no fictitious glossing. It is true, just as we tell it, and known to be so to the very letter by many who will read this statement. We need make no comment, We have seen no negroes sold on the block to the highest bidder, but that only involved a change of service, Here was a white man, with one son whom he had sold deal already, endeavouring to sell two more boYa ; to.vzhat wr ' 5 almost certain death. He found loyal Abfilitjordste real iy , and eager to become the purchasers of cheap sp.bititut Let us hear no more about the barbarism of elailrf;'''wl. the barbarism of this war can exhibit such a Nal 1t pg spectacle in the light of Heaven on the free soil of k%l sylvania.—Fulton Democrat. Mobile and its Defences. The following description of the r and naval defences of Mobile is given by the Ne w York World "From the Gulf of Mexico there are thr , !e c flan nels into the harbour of Mobile, two of them (the most easterly) being defended by Fart Morg an, whi/f the western one is fu!ly garrisoned by a casemate work known as Fort Gaines. The Swash channe 1, which is the principal one by which VC6Se:B of an y size can enter the bay, runs directly under the gr.; is lof Fort Morgan, and it is by this channel that near Ay all the blockade runners go in and out of the ha r. hour. In r trout!, breezes the sea on the bar is so heavy that it is dangerous to attempt its crossing. To aid in the defence of the lm y, end prevent the Union fleet from pealing by the forts, a chain of obstructions have long since been placed across the channels. They consist of a row of strong spile a driven firmly into the mud.. When the tide is At full flool they cannot be seen, and only at the very lowest water are these obstructions visible. SpVes have also been driven into the Dog River bar, al Long the channel line, and on either side of the cut-Lilco to the river bearing a difficult matter that name, so that it would be for a vessel unaccompanied by a thoroughly-versed pilot to reach the city of Mobile, even if she should succeed in passing the fortis. A sloop, laden with stones, ri des at anchor at the en trance of these obstructio ns , and at the first signs of successful invasion on the p art of an enemy would be scuttled and sunk, so as to preve n t vessels pass• ing through the obstructions. The entrance to Mobile Bay is between Mobile Point and the eastern point of Dauphin Island, and the interveni ng die.. tance is about three and a quarter miles : T he i n.. terior of the bay has depth of water sufficient f or ai r? . vessel that can cross the bar, which has about 15 feet upon it at low water. On account of a b ar formed opposite the mouth of Dog River, verne a l a drawing more than eight or nine feet cannot, a t low water, go further up the bar. The bay o f Mobile is about 30 miles in length from north to south, with an average width of from 10 to 12 miles, except where it expands on the south-east into the subsidiary bay of Bon Secours, which extends soma eight or ten miles further to the eastward. The bay, in addition to the outlets elsewhere described, b as one at Grant's Pass, north of Dauphin Island, which communicates with Mississippi Sound. Through this channel steamers and other vessels of light draft formerly passed when plying betty een Mobile and New Orleans. The whole upper por tion of the bay is shallow, and is supposed. to be gradually filling up with sedimentary deposits from the rivers which flow into it. Measures were in progress in 1860.61 for opening a channel to the city of Mobile for larger vessels than had pre viously gone up there. Strong lines of entrench ments have been thrown up, encircling the city from near Dog River around to the Alabama River, and no less than twelve large independent earth- . works have been constructed in rear of the line of entrenchments. On Point Pintos is a nine-gun brat tery commanding the line of entrenchments road one of the channels approaching the city. At Gar rows Bend is a five-gun battery, also commanding the obstructions and the main ship channel for a distance of nearly three milea. The remaining earthworks in the vicinity of the city are intended more particularly to repulse a landing of troops on the western shores, or a land attack which could be made at Porterville from the Mississippi Sound, marching thence up the road to Spring-hill. The entrenchments are about 15 miles in length, and were built some time ago. At various points signal Funs and carronades have been mounted, so► that they can throw grape and cannister among an advancing foe. A tract of marshy land has been made solid by means of epiles and emrtt and on this has been erected a casemate d battery, mounting ten most powerful gnu s, viz., three 100-pounder rifles, four 9-in. Dahlgrens, and three long 32-pounders. Between the March battery and the Alabama river, and near the latter, is a redoubt which aweepa the level plateau over' which it keeps guard, and it commands as well e, portion of the bay. Passing further to the north.. ward, another redcubt is met near u small villaf;e on the railroad, which mounts four heavy guns. At Three Mile Creek is another redoubt which guards the railroad bridge, To the west of Mobile arcs a series of earthworks several miles in extent, further defended by formidable breastworks and rifle-pits, extending from the 'Shell-road' entirely round Or) city to the river. Between the Alabama river an-I the Shell-road a six.gun battery commands the position. Fort Morgan, the main protection to the city, or rather the entrance to the bay is situated on Mobile Point. It cost the United States Go.. vernment in its construction 1,500,000 dollars, and is capable of mounting 132 guns, and of garrisoning 700 men for siege operations. It is built upon the site of old Fort Boyer, which was noted for its suc cessful resistance to a British fleet on the 14th of September, 1814. The old fort was a:sniall red3abt with an armament of 20 short carronades, and gar. risoned by only 120 men all told. The Federal fleet, under the command of Admiral Farragut, consists of 19 wooden ships, powerful, and with very heavy batteries, and four of the best of our monitor ironclads, with five small tugs to act as despatch vessels, being a total of 28 vessels. The people will expect much of Admiral Farragut, but we must impress upon them the magnitude of the work before him, and that the odds are by far in favour of the rebel defences. It is probable that some mortar vessels have been added to this truly formidable fleet, and that a number of troops will be sent from New Orleans to occupy such places as Farragut may succeed in capturing." BANK RETURNS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending July 23. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 20th July (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : June 25, i July 23, i 1861. 18454. Increase. Decrease Bank of England 20,365,0341 21,335,410 1 1970,376 -- Private Banks 3,078,3981 3,110,049 31,651 Joint-stook Banks 2,841,612 2,195,225' 53, 5 8 3 Total in England 26,285,374, 27,310,694, 1,055,610 Scotland 4,5 3,036; 4,250482 1262,554 1 ____ 152,479 United 5,497,914' 5,345,435 1 152 479 1 --_ United Kingdom. 36,298, 0241 36,936,801 £640,577 _ _ And, as compared with the month ending the 25th July, 1863, the above returns show an increase of £33,708 in the circulation of notes in England, an- A an w .:... crease of £477,159 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed i ssues of the seve ral banks the following is the state of the circulation : The English private banks are below their fixed issue The English joint-stock banks are • below their fixed issue.. Total below fixed issue in England.... £1,517,130 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue .. £1,501,211 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue .. • . £1,009,059 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 20th July was £13,750,333, being a decrease of £429,456 ae compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £1,068,665 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks .. 52, 302 , 325 Gold and silver held by the Irish bank 5........ 1,925,426 Being a decrease with the crease of £209,141 as 4,227,751. previous ret urn, and a decrease of 189,629 w h en compare d with the corresponding period of last year. NUTS FOR THE GEOLOGISTS. —As the naviga tors working on the Llanelly and Swansea Extension Rail way were excavating at Pontardulais, for the purpose of forming a culvert, and when at the depth of ten teet a large birch tree, a hazel tree with nuts on it, and (extraordinary as it may appear) a large basinfull of nuts wero picked up. All these articles were in excellent preservation, al though they must have bent there thousands of years.