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PATRON-41.RM. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MAN GEMENT. COUASE of MONDAY LECTURES, specially addressed to the IN DUSTRIAL CLASSES, to which they and their ,milies will be admitted; Morning or Evening, on payment of SIXPENCE each, on producing a ticket signetrby the Foreman or Superintendent of the Works' to which 'they may belong. The THIRD LECTURE of this COURSE will be delivered by the Rev. Pyofessor BADEN PowErm, R.R.S., on Monday Evening, the 28th inst., At Eight o'clock, on the PHYSICAL CAUSE of the PRECES SION of the EQUINOXES. Terrace Pier 311E - AII3II,'RT - SMITH'S MONT - BLANC, including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the. SIMPLON, THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'clock,!excel, Saturday); and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box• °Mc* every day from 11 111 4 ; area, ra. ; gallery, ls.-7-Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. LAURENT'S 'CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, CHAs. 0. L 4 RENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road), — The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEIWATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, and Overls.nel Mall Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Laurent ;the following Waltzes La belle Franca - Ise, Leonora, Villi king and his Dinah. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. pawns to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter inate at half-past 11. triRKISIT EXHIBITION, ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY, Hyde-park-co-ner.— he Mana_ers beg to an hounce 'that they have engaged HERR EALOZOY and his Hun tartan Band, who will perm= daily at the Gallery frora Half-pass Twelve till Five o'clock. PHOGRAJIME VOA T,IIE . PRBSENT NyEEK. March. ..... Elungari , in Catratina...... • • • .F.raani .. • • •• • • Vt.tdi. Polka _ —Romeo alozdy. Qua , trille.. •...Mari nette ...... •. • • KalvZdY. 'adze • .... •• d it. Fiddlers • ... •• • • Kalozdy Fantasia ...... Hungarian.. ~.. • Lichtenstein. P01ka..... .•. • • Cac ogan Ka?ozdy. Quadrille... .. •• .. Wedding.•.. • Lichtenstein. azurka_ oique Kaion..ly. Selection ..... .....Lombardy . Ver 1. Waltz _ ....My Dream —Lichtenstein. March.. ........ —Kossuth. Mr. P. Osbornd Williams will preside at the Grand Pianofbrte during the evening as usual, from 5 till I 0 o'clock. PricOof artm%sion, 2s. 6d. ; children, li. 6d. ; family Tickets (ad mitting five persons) 10s.; en Saturdays, ss. ; ditto children, 2s. Schools admitted at half-price. Omnibuses from all parts of London pass the Gallery every five minutes. Kalozdy and Lichtenstein's compositions, published by Ewer and Coy 390, Oxiord-street. GREAT. SCIENTIFIC NOVELTIES. NATITR.E PRINTING, by Dr. BecunorrNEß. EXIIIBITItiN of the MODERN c,Ri•EX FIRE, and of DC BOSCQ'S ILLUMINATED CASCADE, in addition to all the Daily LECTURES by Messrs. PEPPER and BACHROFFNER. OPTICAL EXHIBITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GAL LERY, &c., &c., 8:e. A BAND Of MUSIC upder thedkection aptr. Weal) g the E 0 7 9.1 Italian Opera, The Gas-lighting hns been re-arranged by Jon's Lana% Esq. FOSS'S PATENT HAND PRINTING APPARATUS explained daily, will many other inventions. LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN and cIiEsTER and EIDLN HEAD: R ILWAYS fOURA to NORTH WA't.—tickets available for Fourtem Days, Enabling the holder to stop at Rh' 1, Conway, Bangor, Carnarvon, and Holy head, either gt ing or returning. are issued at the ollowing fares by any through train to Rolybead :—Loudon to Holyhead and back -Ist Class, 3/. 10s.; 2d Class, 2/. 10s. By ard , r. 'MARK Hursri, L. and N. W. Railway. J. 0. BINGER, C. and S. Runway. Euston Station. CI MEAT-NV ESTERN RAILWAY. - CHEAP X EX . :URSION to BATH and BRISTOL.—A Train will leave Paddington on Sunday September 3rd, at 7 45, and will return the ....zonne evening, at 6.30 p.m., from . Bristol, and 7 p m. from Bath. r ares—Bristol, 10s. and es.; Bath, •9s and ss. Tickets mq' be previously obtained at the Great Western Booking Offices, 27, King street, ebeapEide ; 63, Bridge-reel, Lambeth; 351, Oxford-street ; 269, Strand; and at the Paddington Station. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.- The Directors are prepared to receive TEN I )ERS for LOA S, for a period of Three Yeays, on the Se urity 01 'he Company's De- Dentures, bearing interest at the rate of 4► % per cent. per annum J. B. OWEN, c ecretary. Bishopsgate Station, August 3, 1854. • • lIANWELL COLLEGE and PREPARATOR SCHOOL, MiddlPsex.— •he Term divides This Day. A sound, rapid, and economical PREP , RATION is secured ior the * Universities, the Queen's and East India Corn any's 14i,.tary and Civil Service, Br.c., &c., and peculiar facilities afforded :or the tho -1.0411 acquisition o the Parisian accent of the French Language. p rospectuses on application. J. A. EMERTON, D.D., Principal TO the MEDICAL PROFESSION.—HAN WELL UNATIC A VACA •CY hs ccurred in the office of L RESIDENT AsYLUAL— a MEDICAL OFFICER of the o Female Department of the Middlesex -County Pauvr Lunatic Asy um at Ilanwell; and gentlemen deg , outs to become Cal didates for ti e appointment must be rellows or Member• of the R,,yal college of Surgeon <, and Ni mbets or lA:andel es of the Apothecaries' Company, Married, and between 30 and 80 years of age. Ihe sa'ary 'Olll be 20 01. per annum, with board, including coals and candleS, and rest deuce at the s. lutn. Candidates are requested to send in testimonials, addressed to the Committee o Visito sof the !Unwell Lunatic Asylum, on or before the 2d of October next, under rover to me, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green ; where infofmation as to the dutie to be per• formed may be obtained, and t , ey must personally at end the Cern- Inittee of Vis tors, at he -essions House aforesaid, on Friday, the 13th day of October, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on which day the Election will take place. Dated this 24th of August, 1854. CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Visitors. A LLSOPP'S PALE ALE IN BOTTLE, as Gallonssupplied to the CRYSTAL PALACE; also in Casks of 18 Recommended by BARON LrEBIG. L ondonAddress :—HARRINGTOX PARKER and CO., 5%, Pall-Mall, THE CHOLET Al!!! Prevented by the destruction of all noxious effluvia. CREWS'S DISINFECTIN G . FLUID, recommended by the Col lege of Phys'clans. The Cheapest and Strongest CHLORITE of 21 NC. Qu arts, 25., Pints Is., half-pints, 6d. 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TRIESEMAIL No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table Without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I Is. each,Tree by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John ston, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150 , Oxford-street. G RAVESEND STAR No other Packets call at the Greenhithe, and 'rufflePt Piers. NOTICE. —D kV, TICKETs aro issued upon the Gravesend Star Packets, available for return by them ~r by the Lonion and Tilbury Railway; the Return Tickets by the Rai way will also be available for return by the Star Packets. The Packets Call at the Pies as underlined (weather permitting FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEEK I )41121. •tS • 7% 8% 11% I% 3% Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchureh-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. tRUNSWICK WHARF. BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. W ERR i)A TS, Fen church Street 2 1 ;( *sm Fen church Street Passages marked • are SUNDAYS. direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and 10d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich lid • .. Os. 10d. B etween Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. Sd. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5.. Os., Six Months, 3/. Os.; Three Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend, Fast and superior Packets to be Let for Excursions. Apply to Mr. W. Morgan, Agent, Star Company, Star Office, Fenchurch litreet Terminus, Blackwell Railway. July 24 1..54 THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. J ust published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on finer. ni aterrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more "eeesstui mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative :r s .lern, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and . 44ni littlishing, by urinary examination, the real ~ ause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded r tw enty years' espert.-nce in the treatment of Impuissance. ____ervotis Debility, Loc a l Weakn es s, Spermatorrhcea, &c. To which added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, d th on the dan gerous remedies advocated by var i ous wr i ters on e" important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT. M.D. V ector Of Medicine Matriculated Member ot , the UniverD 0 If idit sity burgh, Honorary ' Member of the London Hospital Medico., Society Licentiate of Apothecaries' HaJl, London, &c., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con• sequences reculting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, Which have pr o d uced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any Other class of disease known to modern pathologists Its perusal Is Particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurrinit grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties m ay be mitigated, how thensing of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its equences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any decree of physical infirmity or functiona derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. TheAuther has for a series of Years been engaged in an extensive practies in the bee treatment of thes e d elicate complaints, which have antbrtriesunat who inflict ely n too great injury on those Wh o are induced to place faith in their pretensi ons. NERVOUS DEBILITY fluty be had, price 20, of Messrs. per, Brothers, :MU Co., 23, eater noster-row , Hann ay , 63, Oxford-str Pi eet ; Hone, 19, Leicester.square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free I,y post for thirty stamps, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Red ford-square. At tionze fur COMU ltAtion chill AVM ZleYell till Two, ling pro m i at 04 Eiglit 1 2 . 5 UNTAYS, '______,--) No. 19,320.] LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 18P 4 PUBLICATIONS. THE WAR. between the main a n d m i zenmast, and there are no two in the bows, and t wo, one on eac h b roa d s id e , I guns at the stern of the despatch gun-boats. A were put number of boxes fr om th e Royal Arsenal on board the Wrangl er on Saturday, contair: ing common 8 shells for the 12-p oun d er howitzers, a' .so several of cas e ' shot, Shrapnel shells filled with miasiret balls, and a quan tity of round shot. A number of joiners were at work upon the Wrangler yesterday, and there is so much to do that it is not expected she will be able to be tried down the river before Wednesday. The workmen were also permitted to work on the Beagle on Sunday, to forward what is still required to be done on that gun-boat. The Viper screw steam gun-boat is to be taken down from Blackwell to Woolwich to-day. ..etachment of 900 men is under orders to proceed to the East to reinforce the regiments in Turkey. A letter has been received, within the last few days, by a gentleman in Waterford, from Captain Grant, late super intendent there of military pensioners, announcing the death, at Varna, by cholera, of Captain Dubordieu, late sub-iuspector of constabulary at Tramore. This melancholy event occurred the day after the lamented gentleman's ar rival at that place. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 8 vole., MRS. TROLLOPE'S LIFE and ADVEN TURES OF A CLEVER WOMAN. "This wive' is very amusing."—Examiner. • "Mrs. Trollope is herself again. ' The Cl ver Woman' is of the same class with' The 'Vicar of WrexhiT and ' Widow Barnaby It Is the best novel the present season has produced. No person can fall to be amused by it." -• Critic. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Mariborotigh-street. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Royal Albert is in dry dock at Sheerness, where she is likely to remain until next spring, end it was found that some obstruction in the grove of stonework at the basin entrance prevented the caisson from going properly down. This being the case, it cannot be depended upon for keeping sufficient water in the basin to enable her to be kept afloat. Immediate arrangements are being made for ascertaining the cause. Within the last week some crimps have visited Sheerness, and they have succeeded in con veying away nearly one-half of the able-bodiod seamen who have entered for this noble ship. It has been vaguely intimated to the A.B.'s that they can have immediate bounty of Si. put in their hand on their consenting to run. Several of the seamen who have run were men entered for continuous service. One seaman, a foreigner, who entered from the barque Mariner, has been brought back from Gravesend. He will be tried for desertion under the Ad miralty regulations, and will, no doubt, get committed for two months to hard labour in the county gaol at ifaidstone. The only cause assigned for the men running is Ole temptation offered and paid them—namely, 51. bounty. There are several detectives here for the purpose of finding out the crimps, who, if taken, will have all the punishment ivhich the Admiralty can by law give them, for harbouring deserters or inducing seamen by bribes to desert her Majesty's service. The Ganges, 84, built in India entirely by natives, was to have gone out of the graving dock, at Sheerness, on Satur day. She has undergone a thorough repair ; being a teak ship she may now fairly be considered as sound and fit for service as the day she was launched. Her model as a sailipg,stp of the old clasi stands unrivalled, her qualitie s v.4* always coniOered first-rate ; tinder both these good qualities it is likely she will - be put into commission. The Hornet, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Campbell; arrived at Spithead from the coast of Ireland on Saturday, and remains. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT CON- STANTINOPLE. We learn by a private letter from the East, the circum stance of a gallant officer much esteemed in Kilkenny having been recently placed in a position of some slight embarrass ment in Constantinople owing to the difficulty of making himself understood by the natives. It would appear that Captain Alexander IA 'Donald, 92d Regiment (rocmtly con nected with this district, whilst as aide-de-camp to his father, General 31`Donald), on his arrival at the Turkish capital, and whiht engaged in seeing the lions of that great city, wished to take a moonlight view of the palace of the Sultan, for which purpose he proceeded in plain clothes, in a boat manned by natives. The boatmen were unable to comprehend the directions of the gallant officer to row Lim round the palace, so as to see the building to the best advantage, the word " Sultan," often repeated, being the only ono which they could understand, and accordingly they arrived at the wise conclusion that their unknown employer probably harboured some treasonable design against the Sultan's life or property; whereupon they im mediately put in for the palace, and delivered him over to the custody of the royal guards as a suspicious character. Of course, an explanation immediately took place, and Captain ll`Donald received the consideration and respect due to his rank in the army of a succouring ally.- 7 .7111. Jenny Moderator. SHIP FOR Tat RUSSIAN OFFICERS.' The Wellington is to be especially appropriated to re ceive the officers and their servants only. The Black Prince, at Chatham, is also ordered down here, to be fitted for prisoners of war. The two surgeons recently appointed for duty in prison ships will be borne out on the books of the Waterloo flag-ship. Officers in charge of these ships will be under the immediate orders of the Commander-in- Chief only. ANOTHER RUSSIAN PRIZE. By advices received on Saturday from the Tlavannah, a Russian barque had arrived at that port in charge of a prize crew ; she was captured by the French steam fri able. gat Phoque, in the P ac ifi c ; her cargo is extremely valu- MAIL FOR TURKEY. A mail for the British army in Turkey and the fleet in the Black Sea will be made up and forwarded through France to Marseilles, and thence to esitstastinople by Fren'oh mail packets, to-morrow evening. A. mail for the Baltic fleet will also be made up on Tuesday evening, and forwarded through Belgium to Dantzic, where a steamer will be in readiness to carry it on to the fleet. DUBLIN, Aug. 26.—A d . ivisicolk•of ,the second regiment i of militia drafted to Ireland; accent - it of the limited number of soldiers in garrison,, arrived at the North-wall yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, by the Prince William steamer, belonging to the qty of Dublin Company, having loft Liverpool the previous night. They consist of the second division of the 48th or Northamptonshire Militia, commanded by Major 'Vivian, and number 400 privates and non-commissioned officers, and seven officers. The division marched immediately to Richmond barracks, a portion of which was already occupied by the West York. The men are many of them young, and have not, of course, the drill or soldierlike bearing of the regiments of the line ; but allowing for their inexperience, and the fatigue of the voyage, they promise ere long to do credit to her Majesty's service. The first division and head quarters, under the command of Lord Burghley will arrive this day. The uniform of the new militia regiments is very similar to that worn In the line ; but the men on duty generally wear forage caps, instead of the Prince Albert hat common in the regular service. The North amptonshire have yellow facings. Many of the men appear to favour the moustache movement, and have taken advan tage of the recent order from the Horse Guards to display their adhesion to the principles of the non-shaving society. The Malacca, 14, screw corvette, slipped from her moorings at eleven a.m. on Satttrday last, and proceeded for Portsmouth. On leaving Sheerness harbour she pro ceeded out over a very strong flood tide, doing from 7i to 8 knots off the reel. The ballast already put on board her has evidently been advantageous to her not only in stiffening her, but giving her a consi derable increase in her speed. She is to take in 100 tons more ballast immediately her provisions and stores can be expended, so as to remove her ground tiers for the purpose of properly stowing her ballast fore and aft to the best advantage. Mr. Hartrie, from Messrs. Penn's factory, proceeded in her for the run down to Portsmouth, to in spect the machinery when under trial. The fitting of Mr. Bonney's gitta percha speaking tubes leading to the engine room was completed previous to her departure from Sheer • A SEAMAN'S LETTER. The following extracts are from the letter of a seaman in the fleet under Vice-Admiral Dundas, in the Black Sea. It is dated Batchik Bay, Black Sea, July '2B, 1854 : "We are still here with the combined fleets, and they make a great and formidable display. There are no less than twenty-five sail of the line, seven of which are three deckers, four French and three English, with six admirals, flags flying—two vice -admirals and two r ear - admirals of the French navy, and one vice•admiral and one rear-ad miral of the British navy. The French ships are fine ships, but they are not the ships that ours are to look at. We are all making every preparation to embark troops for Se bastopol, and our small ship, in comparison with the other great leviathans, takes 300; Rodney, 90, Captain Charles Graham, C. 8., takes the 42d Regiment of Highlanders ; the French ships take their own men. All we want up here is five or six screw steam-ships, like the old Ganges, which could be managed easily in case of calms. Our steamers show a superiority over the French,steamers, as, although they look very warlike, they are as ugly as they can be. Ours are very fine to look at, and as warlike. Terrible and Furious came in on Sunday, having been off Odessa destroying the remains of the unfortunate Tiger. During the accomplishment of the duty they had to per form, they were interrupted by the Russians, who brought down a heavy field battery to the beach, and fired at them. The Furious had two large holes in her funnels, which were pierced through. The Terrible and Furious on re turning captured eight prizes between them—small trading vessels. The Furious left again with them three hours after her arrival, for Constantinople." The Spy, 3, brigantine, Lieutenant-Commander the Hon. R. Boyle, arrived at Spithead on Saturday, and sailed yesterday morning for the westward. The Unite convict hospital-ship has been removed from her moorings off the Royal Arsenal to moorings off the dockyard, in consequence of the prevalence of diarrhoea and Asiatic cholera. The general health of the convicts is now much better. There has only been one case of Asiatic cholera among them for some time past, and the person attacked is now convalescent. GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL AT LIMERICK. LIMERICK, Friday Morning.—A general court-martial assembled at the new barracks, in this city, yesterday, for trial of private Wm. Tremble, 57th Regiment, against whom two charges were preferred—first, for having been drunk on parade on the 3d August; secondly, for having on the Bth of August instant struck Lieutenant and Act ing -Adjutant Thomas N. Woodall with his fist, and said, " Now you may get me shot if you like." The charges having been read to the prisoner, he was asked by the president whether he was guilty or not ? Prisoner —I am guilty. The Court took time to consider their judgment. At 11 a.m. on Saturday last, the bark Achilles, of Glas gow, was towed into Sheerness by a steam-tug from the Downs, having a Deal lugger astern. She has the cholera very badly on board, two of her crew having died, and s3veral other cases still raging on board. She was towed up to Stangate Creek Quarantine•ground, and it is reported the sick patients are under treatment by the superintendent surgeon there. The Ithadamanthus, paddle-wheel steam store-vessel, Master Commander John Belam, has taken on board, in the basin at Woolwich, a great portion of the machinery of the Exmouth, 00, screw steam-ship of 400-horse power, with two telescopic funnels, by Maudslay, Sans, and Field, and will convey them to Devonport. The Rhadamanthus has been ordered to remain at Woolwich until the machi nery of the Falcon, 16, screw steam-sloop, recently launched and brought round from. Pembroke, is put on board the Diligence store-ship, just come from the arctic regions, and then tow the Diligence to Portsmouth, where she is to remain for some time. ADMIRALTY INSPECTION. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 2 7.—Yesterday morning, at a quarter after ten o'clock, Sir James Graham and Capt. Richards left their hotel, and proceeded to the Dockyard, where they were received by Admiral Sir Wm. Parker, the Port- Admiral, the Superintendent of the Dockyard, Colonel Green, and other officials. After inspecting the mechanics shed, the board embarked in the Admiral's cutter for the Royal William Victualling-yard, at Stonehouse, accom panied by Admiral Sir William Parker, and the secre taries in attendance on the board. Their lordships didnot on this occasion go over the various departments connected with this vast establishment, or muster the workmen, but contented themselves by merely walking over the provi sion stores and bakery. Their lordships were evidently surprised when informed that more than 80,0001bs. of biscuit were made every twenty-four hours in this estab lishment. Their lordships, after leaving the Victualling. yard, proceeded direct to the Naval Hospital, and in spected chapel, medical se an a a me w n al a k n ed d overthe the burial dispensary, ground. The number marine patients at the present time at this hospital is about 120, which is much below the average. The board next inspected the old French prison at Millbay, where a portion of the let Somerset Militia, since their enrolment, have been quartered. Some alterations are to be made in this building, but for what purpose is not yet known. After leaving here, their lordships inspected the Marine Barracks at Stonehouse, where the men were drawn up in two continuous columns. Sir James Graham was ac companied by Lieut.-Colonel Childs, Adjutant Doraville, and Dr. Miller. Col. Coryton, the commandant of this divi sion, was prevented through indisposition from accompany ing the board in their inspection. Colonel Second Com mandant Pratt has been placed on the sick list, so that the command of the division devolves on Lieut.-Colonel Childs. Their lordships, after leaving the Marine Barracks, in spected the sailors' home at St. Aubyn-street, Devonport. They minutely examined everything connected with this laudable undertaking, and expressed themselves much pleased with the working of it. Admiral Maurice, Ad miral Parker, Admiral Thomas, and Captain }Myer went through the building with their lordships. At four o'clock Sir James Graham held a levee at the Admiral Superintendent's office in the dockyard. APPOINTMENT. Lieutenant Richard B. Foster (1854) to the Swallow, 8, screw steam sloop, at Portsmouth. LAUNCH OF THE PELTER GUN-BOAT. The interesting ceremony of naming and launching the gun-boat Palter, being the first of four gun-boats which Mr. Pitcher of Northfleet has been ordered to build for her Majesty's navy, took place on Saturday last, at Northfleet dockyard, in the presence of a very numerous and gay as semblage—the ladies, as usual, predominating in number. There were several naval and military officers, and persons connected with her Majesty's civil service, present on the occasion. The dimensions of the boat are—length between the perpendiculars 100 feet; extreme breadth 22 ft.; depth in hold 7 ft. 10 inches; burden 212 tons. The engines that are intended for her, and which have been manufactured by Messrs. Penn and Co., are on the high pressure princi ple, and are of 60-horse power. Her armament will consist of two guns of 95 cwt., which will be capable of throwing solid shot of 8 inches diameter. The draught of water which she took when launched was 4 feet 6 inches aft, and and 3 feet 2 inches forward. The load draught will be 6 feet 6 inches, with guns, powder, shot, shells, and all stores complete. She will be rigged as a lugger, having 3 sails and no bowsprit, the forepart being arranged in such a manner that one of her guns (which will, under ordinary circumstances, be carried amidships) can bo transported forward so as to be used as a bow chase, while the stern is also arranged as to receive the other gun as a stern chase. It is evident, from the above description, that this gun boat is a vessel admirably adapted for the service for which these boats are intended by the Government. The flat ness of the floor and the shallowness of the vessel will en (ble her to penetrate into creeks and shallow waters,which we believe no other description'of vessel in the service can possibly do, while, from the immense range of her guns and the lowness of her hull, she will be scarcely assailable. The boat, immediately after being launched, was taken in tow by a steam-tug to Woolwich, to have tho machinery put in. We understand the engineers, Messrs. Penn and 33., will not require more than three or four days to fix he machinery, when the boat will be brought back to NTorthfleet dockyard for completion. The other three boats respectively named Pincher, Ranger, and Snapper, are in a state of great forwardness, one of which will be launched in a few days, and the other two will be completed within A fortnight. Only nine weeks have elapsed since the order was given by the Government to Mr. Pitcher for the con struction of these boats ; the despatch, therefore, that has been displayed in this instance is a proof of what can be achieved by our private shipbuilding establishments. The interest of the day's proceedings were considerably enhanced in the estimation of the mere pleasure-seekers by the circumstance of a launch taking place immediately after that of the Pelter of a fine commercial screw-vessel, called the Dom Pedro, which has been constructed by Mr. Pitcher for the Luizo Braziliero Steam Company. The dimensions of this vessel are : Length between the per pendiculars, 250 feet ; the extreme breadth, 35 feet 8 inches ; depth in the hold to main deck, 20 feet 6 inches ; burdeh, 1,519 tons. She is constructed for a passenger vessel to run between Lisbon and Rio Janeiro. The two launches having taken place without one disturbing inci dent, and under the most genial sky, Mr. Pitcher, the nephew of the contractor, under whose more immediate direction the whole proceedings were conducted, withdrew with hi s numerous friends to the Rosherville Hotel, where they partook of a cold collation, with wino ad libitum, to T t h u a f t n e n l l a (theme ) neph ew well expressed, o f tho late represented right two man igh t commemorate the d a y an d d r i nk toasts of loyalty and good wishes for th e d es ti ny of the boat and ship, which, as Mr. m o Y f interests of " war" and " peace." THE WINDSOR CASTLE. The first coat of planking is complete on tho Windsor Castle, royal steam yacht, and the second (diagonal) course is in hand. A great number of shipwrights are at present employed upon her. THE HOLYROOD On Friday last, a t 6 T RANSPORT. p.m., the hired steam transport Holyrood, Command er L ovett, arrived at Sheerness for the mails and supernu merar i es. On her arrival the postmaster received official information thereof from the secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, and the mails (the heaviest yet sent out, amounting to nearly three tons weight) were duly put on mornin b ils arri mad. The ve y d were kept open until after Saturday's Holyrood left on Saturd a y at 9.15 a.m. She takes for a passage out Dr. Deane, a d vocate, who is proceeding tojoin were also forwarded. The S , whi c h Sir Charles Napier, on busines s connected with prize courts, also the following assi -Bur ge° ships, viz. :—Dr. Weaver, t o j o i n the Prince Regent ; Mr. Taylor, to join the Edinburgh ; and Dr. Waller, tojoin the St. George ; Mr. Larken, nav a l cadet, to join the Cressy; stant 118, to join their respective and Mr. Magendie, naval cad e t, to join the Cmsar. Thirty Royal Coast Volunteers have taken passage out to bring home prizes. She also takes a large 8 -inch and 10-inch shells, and p rovisions and stores for the fleet. quantity of powder, THHEANITBIA. M PTON, At m. 26. Orientaltothe o i ra r alr ea d y extensive fleet, by the arrival o f th e Nnbia from LiverA The ewscrARRIVAL OSFOUT Company hav e h a d anot h er fine 001 this m orn i ng . Peninsulart e am steam-ship h a i n p d added This vessel, which is the largest ever built up on th e m oney, was constructed by Mr. Laird, at his building yard, at Birkenhead. Her dimensions are as follow :—Length be tween perpendiculars, 285 feet ; length over all, 318 feet ; breadth of beam, 39 feet ; depth from spar-deck to keel, 31 feet ; tonnage, old measurement, 2,200 tens ; her engines are of 450-horse power, and were constructed by Me ssrs . Fawcett and Co. They are built upon the oscillating prin ciple, with 78-inch cylinders and five-feet stroke. The screw-shaft is driven with intermediate geari ng , g i ving . 2i revolutions of the screw to one revolution of the engines ; her boilers are upon Lamb and Shuner's patent flue prin ciple, the advantages of which have been so frequently ex plained, and are four in number. LANCASTER'S GUN AND THE ARROW. Considerable misapprehension exists in many quarters as to the position of the 68-p oun d er oval guns on Lancas ter's principle on board the Arrow and the other five screw steam despatch gun-boats. It is not correct to state that they are placed at the bow or stern of the vessel, as their permanent positions are both amidship, the one between the foremast and funnel, and the other between the funnel j and mainmast, where the brass circles on which the their traversing platforms revolve aro permanently fixed, and they are never on any occasion moved from as nearly the centre of the vessel as possible. Owing to the high angle at which those guns have to be fired when practised with at long ranges, they can be fired within 15 or 20 degrees of the direction of the bow, and consequently the vessel will not present much of her broadside to an enemy's ves sel or fortification, oven if the opponents are in possession of guns of an equally long range. The only difference be tween tho position of the large guns of the Arrow and the vessels built by Mr. J. Scott Russell for the Prussian Go• vernment is, that in the former the guns are not only in the centre fore and aft, but also in the centre from side to side, with the advantage of being capable of being fired on either side of the gun-boat when requiren. In the gun boats made for the Prussian service the guns were mounted on the sides of the centre fore and aft, and supported in their positions by strong braces, which afforded them an opportunity of firing in a direct line with the bow of the vessel. There are six pivots for each large gun traversing platform on board the Wrangler screw despatch gun-boat, which will enable that vessel to fire in any direction that may be required. The four 12-pounder brass howitzers are placed on board the screw despatch gun-boats, has an e lli ptical stern, with carvings to which silo The Nubia is barque rigged, with slight quarter galleries, and ornament e d of scroll work, w ith the crest of the comp any belongs in the centre. pillars h av i ng The outward appearance of the ship is att ract i ve, but the internal arr a nge me nts are most perfect. Th e principal saloon a i r s i o a u m s c a o g m n i p fi a c r e t n m t e n a t p s a r a t r m e s e u n p t , p o a r n t d e d i s by pillars great length. the appearance of marble, and the cornices, mouldings, &c., are beautifully carved and gilded, with a relief of green, very effectively introduced. One great advantage over the old style of arrangements in this portion of the vessel is the position in which the lamps are swung, whi c h , by being placed just underneath the capitals of the pillars, as in the Candia, built by Mare and Co., at Blackwall, are capable of lighting the saloon, state-rooms, and sleeping apartments at one and the same time. The ladies' cabin is most comfortably and even elaborately furnished, and is about 15 feet long and 10 feet wide. 4-/ - % .• ... ."- /./ ... . .._, . . , • 44 . -_ _.,.... '"--'""'"''..........' ' . '',.)• ' ' ... , . _ _ 'Af,,-Ii: . • it.- 4 4 . 4 A I + . . - „ . ~ ~• , ~.. -...,.. 1ia. 1 . :. ....:c3,, 1 .: . .. ....... : ... ,,,:,.:; .,,i ,,,, ,.. , ,,, ,,.. 44 ~..„1.. ., . ..a „ , ,,,,, .-41`, .:.. ......, ;: .7 3. 6... 0. ',...: 7 : r: : :..v.... :v. 4 4), ,,•., ,,1„," ~..„ „vt ' ,4 •$' M rte . 4.. . ' . V , ' 1, 4 - Z -V,!* . '.- 'N • , ~,.',',' ' r ~ '7,7, , .1 , v2 v .- , 41. 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On Saturday night, 'betweeii - the liotrar - bf seven and eight o'clock, a fire, attended with the destruction of several thousand pounds' worth of property, broke out in the Baptist Chapel recently belonging to the late Be,. 'Dr. Cox, situate in Mare-str e et, H ac k ney . Th e sacred edifice stretched in one direction nearly 100 feet, and it was about 70 feet wide, containing a spacious gallery, and pews for the accommodation of between 1,200 and 1,500 persons. The fittings of the interior of the chapel were equal to any church of the Establishment, and, it is stated, cost nearly 5,0001. ; independently of 'Which; there was a Magnificent organ, which alone oost be tween 2,0001.. and 3,0000. in one `of the galleries: , = From all that can be gleaned, it appears "that the organist had arrived for the purpose of tataing.themin.,- strument, when, on entering the - organ loft, - hesotioed flames in huge bodies shooting faith, from AP zly4 4th. barrels of the organ. This induced him at once to give lan alarm ; but bdfore he had time to leave that part of 1 the building, he became nearly 'enclreled in ilatne, - iintr, . . in order to save his life, he was obliged . to throw hims e lf • down the stairs. Fortunately. heescaped :unhurt, ez- cept with a few bruises. In the comparatively bigeflieriod . - of-len - winuteethe .. flames had _extended__from the organ loft - t 6 theaviroie of the galleries, firing in rapid succession the different pews, and then descending to the seats in the aisles. The Beene then became otte of fearful grandeur, the lire rising above the surrounding horse tops, and the reflection drew to the spot upwards of ten thousand:epereens. The police, under Der. •Seperintendent Walker and In spector Paine, ' were - obliged. to have ropes • drawn across the streets to keep the immenseconcotfrte of per son s back. and la plentiful etipply .4:, - f 'water was 0 . 1 " . ...he n toes g l iz t en parish, London Brigade, and West I -.; glana ()the e were - remarkably early in arriving, from the 'exertions - Oftlie Men - East London Comp s *ere at once set t 1•77-6 main, procur ed . from which the engines _Bradwood, .11r. Xoz'o w iru o i o vrork • but, notwithstanding the hi - Were ably directed by Mr. sented ono tremendou s t cid ,devastation continue - r i . P 414 - in, large pieces Gf timli m IVIr. connorton, the work of eventually the structure pre fellof flame, and when the roof honses, to the danger of seltin win tt . a thorough state of igni tion, were drifted by the hi over the contiguous firemen, however, kept to theigr w ere in flames. The enabled ultimately to get the contr o o r , and they were element • but not until the spacious,ehe°4 the fbarful cou A ld s. " be gilleeaonrigedi.n o T f t lit e . cr eP apel: D i t t is s uppo s ed, allupptos. Was gutted. statedtifr sured in the General Fire-ollice. ' , , - ------ FALL OF A GIRDER . :81ti Ir iIV Tire — - BI)R3fINGI L 14401 - AND DUDLEY ' BAIL WA I' - - . , . The following curious document, containing the instructions given by the commander of the Rus sian forces in Finland for the defence of the Aland Isles, was found after the capture of Bomarsund. It has already appeared in the Independance Beige, and was republished yesterday in the Moniteur : The General Conanaanding-in-Chief of the troops sta tioned in Finland to Lieutenant Colonel Turugelan, of the Finnish battalion of the Imperial Guard. Helsingfors, March 22, 1554. His Majesty th e E mperor, considering that in the present state of political affairs the Isles of Aland may be more than any other points of Finland exposed to the enemy's active hostilities, and that in consequence of his enterprises their communications may be cut off for some time, has deigned to appoint for the Isles of Aland an adjuvant to the Governor of Abo, with the duty of assisting the latter in the government of the countries in question. In the case of an interruption of the commu nications this adjuvant will have the powers of a civil chief, and will act conformably to the general instruc:- tions established by the governors. For this purpose the Emperor has deigned upon ray recommendation to nominate you to the post of adjuvant of the Governor of Abo for the Isles of Aland, with an additional salary' payable out of the revenues of Finland of 1,750 roubles per annum'. At the same time his Majesty the Emperor has or dered that a sub-officer and two private soldiers shall be taken from each company of chasseurs of the battalions of Finland and of the grenadiers of the Imperial Guard, and from a corps to be placed under your command. These men will aid you in case of a descent upon the Isles of Aland to stimulate the inhabitants to repulse the attack and to defend the country. After having made • the arrangements necessary for the-ordepPof your Sovereign, I beg that you will repair at Wica-t43o4l443inittat*4 9y r mniel f " soon as you agive there with the administratiOn - of country, taking WS your guide the - instructions laid down by the Emperor. • 7 • • . . I think it indispensible to recommend you to eXecute the following measures : First, visit in person the principal isles of the Aland groups, and make an inspecti on f rom a military point'of view ; form an idea of the general means of defending the country ; and, besides this, take notice of the parti cular spots which most deserve attention, and which are most liable to be attacked by the enemy. After this inspection you will not omit to place your self en rapport with the people of the country in general, acquaint yourself with their habits of thought, and find out the dispositions by which they are animated. You should especially seek to become acquainted with the men who exercise influence over the inhabitants, whether mere ordinary members of society, or pastors, or others of station. Through them you will endeavour to act on the people, stimulating them to sentiments of devotion to the government. To gain their confidence you must get to know their position and their private affairs. I recommend you at the same time to direct your attention to the necessity of awakening a military spirit in the inhabitants of the isles of Aland. This is of the greatest importance, seeing the isolated position of these isles (sic.) in relation to the coast of the continent., While seeking to inspire the glanders with confidenoe in their own forces, you will remind them of their sacred duties towards the Emperor. Make them feel the ne cessity and advantages of defending their own families. Secondly, I entreat you to give your attention to the means of communication between the isles and the con tinent in winter, and between one another in the summer season. Thirdly, and particularly, consider how you may throw obstacles in the way of a hostile landing. In this respect remember that a rugged coast surrounded by reefs and submarine rocks is in itself, even when there is suf ficient water, very unfavourable to debarkation, so also banks of sand and clay are very unfavourable, as they hinder the enemy from supporting by the batteries of his ships the troops which he wants to land. These points excepted, all the rest present facilities for effecting a landing. For this reason look to those points at which the enemy may debark easily, and take in time all those precautions suited to secure the failure of his enterprise. Fourthly. It will be for you to determine whether it will be proper, in case of necessity, to transfer the in habitants of one island to another. On Friday morning a very-serious ae9ident',oucuged on this line of railway, which, ..being in course of con- straction, was so rear completion that the • final - off Ciii visit of the Government inspector was to have taken place next Friday. An . iron girder bridge„ is thrown over the road leading from Winsen-green to Hands worth. For a fortnight or more the line had been traversed by a broad gauge ballast engine, taking usually 12 permanent carriages laden with gravel for the purpose of filling up the interstices of the large sleepers on which the iron rails are laid. Up to half-past eleven on Friday morning this course was pursued without accident. At that time the Dreadnought engine, with its complement of laden trucks, was on its way to scot midway between Soho' and Handsworth stations ; coming to the spot where the bridge is thrown across the roads, the engine and two laden trucks had passed safely over, when in a moment the left hand iron girder gave way, doubling up as it were in its entire centre, falling into the highway below, and carrying with it trucks, rails, sleepers, and iron supporters. In fact, the destruc tion of the whole bridge was complete, and there stands only the right hand line of iron rails and the correspond ing girder ; but this is entirely displaced, although in a whole state. Nearly one-half of the cross iron sup porters (rafters) are smashed in two ; and of the twelve tricks, three only have escaped the destruction which is the case with the others, which are lying shattered to pieces in the road-way. So sudden was this unfortunate occurrence, that the driver of the engine did not perceive the least oscillation or vibration, and yet he and the engine, the tender, and two trucks, had only passed when feeling a strain, he turned 'round to see instantly the coupling chains of the second and third trucks broken, and the bridge and the line of trucks all sink in one common ruin. Fortunately no one Wits injured,- hut the Accident must delay the opening of the line. The contract is in the hands of Messrs. Branson and Gwyther, who have had a couple of hundred men at work at the spot. The erection of a temporary wood bridge is contemplated, so that the progress of the works on other parts of Osi. line may not be materially inter rupted. The line is the property of the Great 'Western Company, and is the connecting link between Birming ham and Oxford, and Shrewsbury rails, as well as the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton. Fifthly. The Aland Archipelago, like every group of islands, offers this advantage, for defence, that orle may be informed in time, almost at every point, of the ad vance of the enemy. I n a ll cases an untiring vigilance must be maintained, especially if, in consequence of the transference of the inhabitants of one island to another, some of these isles are made tenantless. Sixthly. It is equally necessary that you should fix on the point in the interior of the isles where you mean to offer the most obstinate resistance. You will also examine whether there may not be means of fortifying these points by the aid of local resources, Seventhly. In this respect, as in all others, you will be in continual communication with the commandant of the fortress of Aland, and each of you will lend to the other cordial support. Eightly. To enable you to arm the inhabitants, if this course should appear expedient, 500 carbines will be placed at your disposal, with 500 pouds of lead, and 3,000 gun flints. You may at the same time take powder from the magazine of the fortress of Aland to the extent of 70 pouds. In distributing these arms to the people, I pray you to be very careful to whom you give them. Ninthly. For the support of the men placed under you, there will be sent the sum of 1,000 silver roubles, and, besides this, an extraordinary sum for the special expenses, such as hiring boats for your journeys, as well as for the transit of the men placed under your com mand. Tenthly. In case the enemy should happen to surprise one of these isles, it is left to your care to organise de tachments of partisans under the command of local chiefs, or of sub-officers cf chasseurs ; that of construe ing fire-ships, if that should be practicable ; that of making clearings in the isles, destroying woods, bridges, habitations, organising the burning of forests, and, in a word, of doing all that is possible to annoy and damage the enemy. In all these cases you will make reports to me through the medium of the Governor at Abo at first, and should matters grow more urgent, by special ex press. You will also place yourself in relation with our fleet or squadron, should it be in the neighbourhood of the city, taking care that your communications may not be interrupted by the way. KOKASOWSKI, Lieut.-General. COMMITTAL OF AN. HOTEL KEEPER ON TWO CHARGES OF RAPE.—LEAMINGTON, Saturday.—This morning, be fore Sir Peter Pole, Bart., Mr. R. D. Vaughan, Mr. Henry Hunt, Mr. 0. Bell, and several other sitting magistrates, Mr. Sheen of London, solicitor to the Sc) ciety for the Protection of Women, made an application for warrants against Charles Cox Hughes, of the Claren don Hotel, and Sarah Hancox, a woman with whom he cohabited, on a charge of conspiring together to procure the defilement of Susannah Pignutt, a girl aged 15, and for a warrant against Hughes for a rape on a girl named Emma Coson, an interesting and beautiful girl, aged 13. Respecting the first case, it appeared from the evidence that Hancox was living at Clarendon-cottage, and Hughes was in the habit of going there every night. Pignutt was engaged on the 11th of May last as nursemaid, to take care of Aancox's children. Her mistress had asked her to allow Hughes to sleep with ber, and threatened to send her home if she refused. She did, however, re fuse, and for some time preserved her chastity. One night Hughes came into her bedroom undressed, and got into bed with her; but, as she struggled very violently, he soon left without effecting his purpose. About five days after that attempt Hughes came again, and on her endeavouring to leave the room, her mistress came and ordered her to get into bed, which she did. Soon after Hughes came and effected her ruin, Hancox holding her hands while he got into bed, and keeping her down during the infamous trans action. After a consultation of a technical nature, the Bench decided that it was impossible in this case to grant a warrant, but ordered a summons to issue. In the second case it appeared that the girl Emma Coson had likewise been in Hancox's service as nurse to her two children, and that a rape was committed upon her under very similar circumstances to those detailed above. The Bench in this case decided upon granting a warrant and soon after Mr. Hughes was brought up by Inspec tor Roby. The witnesses were all re-sworn, and the magistrates decided on committing Hughes for trial at the next assizes. Bail was accepted for himself in 5001. and two sureties in 2501. The case created great excite ment, and the court was filled with spectators during th e inquiry, which lasted several hours. The woman Hancox is a well educated, prepossessing -looking woman, and managed to make off before the termination of the inquiry. INFANTICIDE IN THE REGENT'S PARK.--On Saturday Mr. Wakley held an i nqu i ry, at the Elephant and Castle, Camden Town, into the circumstances attending c dt h sh, i a l d th . osuhs l ee t kfe a o eu p pn p od e r a t r th e o d e from th e e e c a of h ems o t er f sr a .. d t o h f e e n 6 c ( terrace, fRe mie ah ae r l‘ b l o r d . 37 1\ a r a Y i h ) e l e ) e vt d . in a napkin, and lying in a recess of the door-step, when she called James Hawkins, the park-keeper, an at Chester gate, who who con ve y e d i t to the station-house, quently to th e workhouse. There wereno marksstlbse or initials upon t h e napkin to lead to a clue of the guilty p ar ti es, and Harris, the summoning offi cer, informed the court that he had made every inquiry in the neighbourhood without being able to trace them out. Mr. Waldegrave, surgeon to the workhouse, said that he performed the poet-inorton examination. The body was that of a female child, be tween three and four months old, and there was food in the stomach. The hands were clenched, but there was no disease whatever of any internal organs to account for death, which he conjectured arose from congestion and effusion into the brain. The Coroner recommended an open verdict to be returned, in which the jury ac quiesced, and the investigation then terminated. REPRESENTATION OF FORFARSHIRE.—Viscount Dun can will, it is said, come forward as a candidate for the seat vacant by the lamented death of Colonel the Ron. . Lauderdale Maule. RESCUE FROM DROWNING AT SHEERNESS.—Saturday night at half-past eleven p.m., the soldiers at the guard house, Sheerness, were alarmed by the cries of a woman on one of the bridges that another one had precipitated herself off into the moat, and was drowning ; a brass fitter belonging to her Majesty's dockyard, who was passing, immediately jumped in after her, and -rescued this unfortunate female. The soldiers got a rope which wits fastened to her, and she was hauled up by them. She was conveyed .to the Guard-house, where every as sistance was afforded. We hope the heroic conduct of this mechanic in her Majesty's dockyard will not go un rewarded. Had it not been for this man, there is not the least doubt that her life would have been sacrificed by the rash act. This case is worthy of the notice of the Humane Society. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A RAILWAY S STATION -MISTER.— The police have recei ve d i n f ormat i on that Mr. Frank wle, late station-master at Taff Newbridge station, on tie Taff Vale Railway, has absconded, having embezzled sinus of money to a considerable amount, the property of the railway company. He is about 23 years of age, and it is believed he intends to emigrate. The most ac tive detective officers have been sent in pursuit. JUDICIAL AMENITIES. A singular exchange of courtesies took place, a short time since, between Judge Pepper, of the ith Judicial District of Tennessee, and Governor Johnson, of the same State. Judge Pepper, who was a blacksmith, presented to Governor Johnson a fire-shovel, made by the Judge's own bands. The Governor accepted the present, and, being a tailor by trade, returned the compliment by cutting and making Nyith his own hands a coat, which he presented to the Judge.—New York Inquirer. ABDUCTION OF A GIRL FROM DUBLIN.—A few days qg,o, Mrs. Ellen Quinlan, a respectable woman, the pro- Prietress of a lodging-house, No. 1, Sandwith-street, Dublin, applied to the magistrates for a warrant against an Englishwoman who came to lodge at her house, and remained there for six weeks under the name of Bridget O'Dea. It appeared that on Friday last Mrs. O'Dea announced her intention of departing that evening for Liverpool ; she took leave of Mrs. Quinlan, and re quested that Mrs. Quinlan's daughter, a young girl, should be allowed to see her to the packet and bring her bandbox. The mother consented, and the girl accom panied Mrs. O'Dea, but has not since been heard of. On inquiry at the packet office it was ascertained that places or berths had been taken for Mrs. O'Dea and the girl, Hannah Quinlan, to Liverpool, and thence per railway to Dewsbury, Yorkshire. The magistrate immediately issued a warrant to be transmitted to England for the arrest of the woman O'Dea and for the recovery of the girl, both, when arrested, to be brought to Dublin.— Manchester Examiner. DIN PRODUCTION OF SILL—The quantity of silk produced this year in the provinces of Piedmont has attained a considerable extent. The cocoons sold amount to 3,109,860 kilogrammes, for a sum of 1 3,635,700 E That quantity does not comprise more than one-third of the whole produce, which represents a value of from 42,000,000 to 45,000,000 E—Manchester Examiner. A. FORTUNATE DIGGER.—In June, 1853, there left i s n siem th o e ut 3 h l;n w e i r t r h a h , i f s or tw A o ust ß r o a n li s a . , AI r. They went the diggings, where it is said they have been most for almosttfpru oanmna for tunate, i : I .1 oner. dPiliye,inditsigteruphnaovtinlegs,s tfhraonmi4o6n;ebsh. oilne,gaolndd, or equal to 5,0001. Mr. Phemister is shortly expected home, to invest in this country the fortune he has so suddenly acquired.— Banffshire. Journal. ASSOCIATION OF LITERARY AND MECHANICS' INSTI TUTIONS.—GREAT MEETING AT WORSLEY.—On Saturday afternoon a great gathering of the members of the lite rary and mechanics' institutions of Lancashire and Che shire took place at Worsley, the seat of Lord Ellesmere. Special trains of immense length, from Manchester, Stockport, Staley-brid ge , Oldh am, Burnley, Bolton, Macclesfield, and all the principal towns of the two counties, set down the visitors at the Patnicroft station, about two miles from Worsley Hall, and when all were a - sembled there could not be less than 5,000 in number. Three special trains were required for the-excursionists from Manchester alone. On alighting:-at Patricroft, the visitors proceeded to the Bridgewater Foundry, adjoining the station, and witnessed in operation Mr. Nasrnyth's original steam hammer, together with all the machinery of the extensive workshops. They then walked to Worsley New Hall, the residence of the Earl of Ellesmere, and visited the interesting old ballwhich w as f ormerly the residence of the Worsleys, ti Massey s , th e Stanleys, and the Egertons. At five o'clock the secretaries of the various institutions the Court-house, Worsley, when Hu d son,Dr. delivered a secretary of the Manchester Athenaeum, of literary brief address on the present legal positionnew act of Parlia ment mechanics' institutions, and the and at seven o'clock nsetthaet ment regulating their operations, incumbent of Worsley, the Rev. St. Vincent Beechy, brought up for re-examination, laitalA l. Worship-street, exhibited DEng ,ht h iFp i s . sA I t a Nr r eD g e e t , D t telescope i s id c ße o a p fr e l o ac n nKdr t o h; ug l n ar r e lawn . I_l l in yoo nm f r oai o stln n eta,i t tnour o ganr f hdt a;lit Saturday, 5. respectable looking, was ic.king upon a charge of -shfiateanb stated, spevhcoite,cruk, that at o f Mrs. Ellen half street, .Kingston,pa s ht Bethnal-green, r e t t pef h i w u : i r i af s t o el e h - n ! ro c ef o l ei lJ n e a :a a - i f b b n r r i l i:lg st e Railway-station, about platform o Thursday night, she dwTNishhtiencptrliysonfeelrt, the prisoner put her hand in her pocket., and immediately missed who bad . b ec ee o n gnis e e s d cr a ib s e a d n a n s ive ` ; eiii‘aaitnee th u i n e lzia a o w j r e i w , " ess w , as i however, of , the name of Levy. Fifteen or s i x t een years ago, when she was a little girl, she and alittle Jew boy, her brother (deaf and dumb like herself) were repeatedly in custody for picking pockets. They practised chiefly on Saturday nights, when the tradesmen's shops were crowded with customers, amongst whom they worked their way, picking pockets right and left; but they commonly got off, through the _compassion excited by their unhappy condition. At length, however, the boy was transported for 14 years. The prisoner was again remanded. MILITARY. Detachments of the 12th Lancers, 43d Foot, 74th High landers, and 84th Foot embark at Gravesend on Thursday for Madras. The Ist battalion of Grenadier Guards march from St. George's to Wellington Barracks on Friday; the 2d Gre nadiers from Portman-street to Wellington Barracks; the 2d Coldstroams from Wellington to Portman -street ; the 2d Scots Fusiliers to St, George's Barracks. MISCELLANEOUS. Saturday being the anniversary of the blab. of Prince Albert, the ships in commission were dressed in colours, with tho Royal standard at the mainmast head. The standard was also hoisted at the dockyard citadel, and the several other public establishments. At noon Royal salutes were fired, as customary. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Capt. the Hon. Joseph Denman, and the Fairy tender, returned to Ports mouth harbour from Cowes yesterday morning. The fine now transport-ship Baraguay d'ETilliers, Capt. R. Izod Downes, sailed on Saturday from Deptford, for the conveyance of French troops in the .Baltic, Govern ment having•,altered her name from Hougomont in compli ment to our allies and the French general commanding there, with the sanction of her owner, Mr. Duncan Dun bar. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE COMMANDANT OF ROYAL MARINES.—We regret to announce thas a serious accident occurred to Colonel Coryton, on Thursday afternoon last. The gallant officer was in his boat, which ran foul of the Sir Francis Drake, steam•packet, in Stonehouse Pool, by which the mast of the boat was carried away, falling on Colonel Coryton's head. The blow was very severe, laying the head open, but we are glad to find no serious result is anticipated.—Plymouth Mail. CAPTAIN HALL AT HELSINGFORS.—Private letters state that W. King Hall, in the Bulldog, during a late recon noitre of the fortresses of Sweaborg, went within a mile and a half of the Russian fleet ; and that, had that offi cer's information been acted upon immediately, it is prob able a successful attack might have been made upon the Russians without interruption from the batteries. The oversight on the part of the Russians has no doubt been rectified ero this.—Berwick Warder. DEVONPORT, AUG. 27. Yesterday the troops were embarked from the Eudy moir hulk on board the Lord Auckland transport, which had been delayed in consequence of having the cholera on board. She is uow ready to resume her voyage to the East Indies. DESTRUCTION OF THREE SHIPS BY FIRE, AND LOSS OF LIFE. •- - Among the numerous casualties reported in the course of the last two or three days to Lloyd's were three bad losses by fire, attended with a melancholy sacrifice of life, the particulars of which, althofigh brief, are as follow :—The barque Townsend, Captain G. E. Wood son, outward bound to Valparaiso, was totally lost by fire on the 13th of May, two days after rounding Cape Horn. The fire was supposed to have originated in the main hold amidships, and was detected about nine o'clock in the morning by smoke issuing forth from the forward ventilator. The hatches were immediately removed, and all hands employed to get at the seat of the fire ; hut the captain, finding it impossible - for the men to re main below on account of the intense heat, had the hatches battened down, and with sail cloths laid over in order to stifle the fire. This also failed, and soon after 5 o'clock in the evening they were compelled to take to the boats, and abandon the ship. For six days and nights they were exposed to the greatest possible privation. Two out of the four boats were capsized, and 12 of the crew met with a watery grave. The survivors eventually succeeded in reaching Massafulra, where they got on board the Peruvian barque Andes, bound for Valparaiso. The cause of the fire is not mentioned. The second loss was that of the barque William the Conqueror, from Barbadoes, bound to London. She was entirely destroyed by fire on the 9th of July. The crew had a miraculous escape. They remained by the burn ing wreck till the mast fell overboard. The chief mate got entangled among the flaming rigging, and was severely burned before he could be extricated. They (the crew) remained in the boats till the succeeding day, when they were picked up by the Precursor, which landed them safely in Liverpool on Wednesday last. Accounts from Singapore, dated the 30th of June, de tail the loss of a brig of war called the Sumatra belong ing to the Netherlands Government. She was on a cruise in the Molucca Seas, and put into Kema harbour to procure some medicines and provisions, and whilst the crew were so engaged a fire broke out in the store room, and spread throughout the ship with such fearful rapidity that within an hour she was enveloped in flames. She was burnt to the water's edge. Her loss is corn puted at 30,0001. MURDER.—On Saturday a warrant was forwarded to London for the apprehension of Emma Bunham, a single woman, charged with having thrown her illegitimate child into a chalk-pit at Thurston, Suffolk. The police have every reason to believe that the accused has arrived in London for a situation. She is about 28 years old, 5 feet 2 inches high, light eyes and eyebrows, round chin, thick lips, and an awkward rolling gait when walking. The accused was dressed in a lilac-dress, tuscan bonnet, and brown-shaded ribbon, when she left Thurston. THE ESHER MURDERS.—On Saturday Mr. John Keene, the governor of Horsemonger-lane Gaol, re ceived an order from Lord Palmerston, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for the removal of Mary Ann Brough, the murderess of her five children at Esher, and who was tried for those offences at the last Surrey Assizes, at Guildford, and acquitted by a merciful (?) jury on the ground of insanity, when she was ordered by the learned judge to be kept in confine ment during her Majesty's pleasure. As usual with such prisoners her destination was Bethlehem Hospital, St. George's-fields, to which place Mr. Keene conveyed her on Saturday afternoon, when he delivered her over to the custody of Dr. Hood and the matron, and she was placed in the criminal ward. Since the trial and her return to Horsemonger-lane Prison her conduct has been very good and cheerful, but several times she men tioned the subject of the murder, and regretted that her life was spared. Her health is exceedingly goo d, and she is likely to be a sane inmate of Bethlehem Hospital , for many yearn. BL AC KW 0 OD'S MAGAZINE, for SEPTEMBER, 1854. No CCCCLXVII. Price 2s. 6d. CONTENTS. The Holy Land. Beller°, hon A Classical Ballad. The Coming Fortunes of oar Colonies in the Pacific. Speculators among the Stars. Mrs. Stowe's Sunny Memories. The Crystal Palace. The Secret of Stoke Manor.—Part IV The Spanish Revolution. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS. Established 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament; 3 William W. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P., Chair. man. HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. A. Kingsford Barber, Esq. I Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart. Arthur Kett Barciay,Esq., P.R.S. Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P. Henry Barnett, Esq. John Mendham, Esq. Robert Biddulph, Esq. Charles Morris, Esq. Thomas Edgar, Esq. William Routh, Esq. AUDITORS, Edward Charrington, Esq. Captain Robert Gordon, R.N. Francis Dun I iergue, Esq. John uilliam Stillwell, Esq. I PHYSICIAN—John Ayrton Paris, M.D., Cantab., Hon. D.O.L . Oxon. 27, Doren-street s (President. of ttisnayak 4/914ege of Pky siplans). • Brannon—Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.U.S., No. 143 Greeri-street Grosvenor-square. Smarms—Henry Young, Esq., No. 12, Essex-street, Strand. AcTraity—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S. The advantages offered by this Society are : ECONOM Y , ombined with Security, and Lower Rates of Premiums than those of any other office, which entitle the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower than those of.any other Mutual Assurance Society. The WHOLE of the PROFITS are divided every fifth year among the Assured, and a Bonus is added, after the payment of the Fifth Annual Premium to every Policy effected on the participating Scale, if a claim accrue thereon prior to the next division of profits. The sum of 397,000/. was added to Polic es at the last division, hick produced an average BONUS of 671. per cent, on the Premiums paid. . Number of Policies in force 6,600. The Assurance Fund amounts to 1,140,0001. Income upwards of 220,0001. per Annum. No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or Militia Corps. The subjoined Table shows the advantages offered by this Society, resulting from low Premiums, and a division of the entire profits among the Assured:— ~ ktr p,..; . F. ..319. ~m t .... -.1 ri ° L 7 , , c-,.5-28 r) 0E . 5C4 :"... 2, g .<2011.5. ,7", d•, c d ;,. 2 ~1 --.. ,- 22 7, _._, It . 'um 75. .6 15' , ..;::: 4 `A.: 6 4 il Eg §.2 " 1".2!`',.= " "84 FiA4B 4 I .<E.-.6, g .4 — ,zi ;Eg . ° ;=1& 5 '... 1 .2 - 6 gi2, ;) ' 4 A. 5 4 zE ;: t ;a' '''' •&, r 4 ii. —:-- £. s. d. £ £ £ 1854. 1854. 20 21 15 10 1260 260 116 £l2 I £l3BB 30 26 13 5 1205 205 125 12 1342 40 13319 6 1140 140 130 11 1281 50 , 45 6 0 . 1030 30 141 10 1181 Assurances cted in the current 3 ear, 1854, will participate in the Profits in 1859. Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on application to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, :secretary. NATIONAL LOAN ANCIL SOCIETY, No. Establishe D 'EEC FUND LIFE ASSUR r. 26, Cornhill, London. d hi 183 d. :TORS A Campbell Barclay, Esq. John Moss, Esq. Charles Bennett, Esq. Thomas Nicoll, Esq. Hugh Croft, Esq. E. S Symes, D. John Elliotson, F.R.S. IJ. Leander Starr, Esq. Thos. Colley Grattan, Esq. Clement labor, Esq. Joseph Thompson, sq. MANAGING DIRECTORS. J. Leander Starr, Esq. (General). I Chas. Bennett, Esq. (Financial). AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F.17...4., and Professor John Radford Young. MEDICAL EXAMINERS. J. Elliotson, M.D., F R S., 37, Conduit-street. E. S. Symes, M.D., 33, navies -street, Berkeley-square. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, EN , F F.S.S., &C. ASSISTANT ACTUARY. Barker oo'bouse, Esq. BANKERS Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 56, Lombard-street. SOLICITOR. C. Evens, Esq , 61, Moorgato.street. Total number of Policies granted from December, 1852, to December, 1853-1,194. Under the following heads are briefly enumerated the leading principles of this Society : OBJECTS OF THE t , OCIETY. 1. A Life Assurance may be effected either by One Paymeat, or by an Annual Premitim. 2. Policies may be effected WITH or without the privilege of withdrawing one-half of the Annual Payments. If with out this privilege, the rates are lower. 3. A Life A surance may be effected on the life of another, on Joint Lives or Survivorships. 4. Annuities, immediate, beferred. or' Contingent, will be granted, also Endowments for Children. 5: Naval and Military Men, not in active foreign service, as sure without extra charge, and allowed to go abroad with out forfeiture of Policy, on payment of an extra Premium, ' according to climate. In the event of the Assured (when on the Withdrawal System) not r. quiring to continue the Police, on its surrender one-half the aimual payments will he returned by way of purchase of his interest therein. By this m , ens, apprehension of great pecuniary loss and doubt as to the intrinsic transferable value of each Policy is re moved. its cash va'ue being fixed and determined beforehand by the So , isty at one-half the annual premiums paid thereon : a vast class of s ciety will thereby be admitted; and every individual, while steadily pursuinz one object—a provision for his family at death— will have, by the plan or tilt Society, a door open to his savings, which will never be closed against his wants or his use. Prospectuses, Report of last Annual Meeting, Forms of Proposals fir Assurance, and every deser , ption of ne 'essary Blank Forms, with Tables of Rates, and full information on all points, furnished, on ap plication at 26, Cornhill, or at any of the Compsny's Agencies. GREST REDUCTION IN PRICE OF SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID. Gallons, ss. Quarts, 2s. Pints, Is. Half-pints, Gd. This Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFECTANT Instantane• ousiy destroys all BAD SMELLS without producing any itself. Its free use, as directed, PREVENTS CHOLERA and all CON TAGIOUS DISEASES. Sold by all Chemists and Druggists, and at the Office, IS, Cannon street, London-bridge. N.B.—Beware of a spurious imitation. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE at HARPENDEN . " llarpenden, J une 16, 1854. " Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in adding my testimony t( the value of your Fireproof Sa es. " Last Monday night my house, warehouse, and premises were unfortunately burned down; the tire raged very fearfully for slam two hours, and, owing to the great scarcity of water, the whole 01 my premises and stock were consumed. "The safe I purchased of you had a most severe test, In cons , - (ierce of a - arrel or brimstone standing close to It and melting wi , l the heat of the fire, the burning lava running all over and under tin safe, which great y added to the inten s ity of the heat; it rem ,ined in that position about four hours, and when with great difficulty ii was got out of the fire and opened, I found my books and papers all uninjured. " You are at liberty to make what use you please of this informa tion. "I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully _ " WM. WALKER. " Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 17a, Moorgate-street, London." " Agricultural Laboratory, Harpenden, July 6, 1854 " Gentlemen,--I was present at the late fire which destroyed the premises of Mr. st alker. Harpenden, and was much surprised at tin craat amount of heat your safe resisted, and still more surprise. (when it was made known to me that a barrel of sulphur stood near it) that it was not enti ely destroyed. " Being anxious to see if it had been attracted by the sulphur, 1 scraped some of the blistered iron from the inside and outside of the sate, and, from analysis, find much sulphuret, so that it must have been greatly acted upon by the sulphur, yet the books and paper , were perfectly uninjured. I must In justice say that your safes are invaluable, and very necessary for every one who has books aad accounts of any value. " I am, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully, " F. W. SIMCOE. " Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47e, Moorgate-street." IMIE DRESS for the SEASON, most fashion able In style and finish, and far the the (pest, either to order or ready made, is at E. kt OA ES and SON'S, Minories and Aldgate, New Oxford-street and Hart-street. The PALETOT which fits the most comfortable and looks the mos• gentlemanly, being the most n wel and approved, Is that just in vented by E MOSES and SON. This article Is sure to prove on. of the first attractions of the season, as it superredts any Paletoi which has been introduced, and wit be regarded as the greatest usury of Attire for the ensuing Autumn and Wintei. No Establlsi - ment but that of E. MOSES and SON could offer an article of such intrinsic excellence at the price, which is TWENTY-FIVE SHIL LINGS. The HATS and CAPS Noblemen, Men of Business, Sportsmen. Me , hanics and their Children wear, are purchased at E MOSES and sON's, and have long pros, d the Lightest and most Elegant, the most serviceable, and the cheapest. The SHI RTA which PI with exactness and ease, and may be had plain or richly emb'oidered, the materials and work of warranted superiority, and prices the most economical, are at E. MOSE; and SON'S. The HOSIERY GOODS, elegant and useful, combining mulles. variety for Ladi, a, Gentlemen, and Children, are sold at exceedingly econ , ,mio prices by E. MOSES and SON. 'I he OUTFITS which ev , -ry Emigrant should possess, and tit Military and Naval equipments, to present regulations, are furnished for considerably lower prices than are charged elsewhere. Full list, of outfits for Ladies and Gentl men, with Ship-sailing information Gratis, on application to E. MOSES and SON, er sent by them to all parts pf,st free. The advantages Merchants, Captains, and others, derive from out lays In the Wholesale Department, at E. MOSES and SON'S ESTA BLISHMENT are immediate sale and large profits in any part of the world. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, haying learned that the 'untradesman-lik, falseh orl of " Being connected with their Establishment," or ." the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, anu to , obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHEIS HOUSE IN ON OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, Si, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 35, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, liatters, Hosier., Furriers, Boot and Shoo Makers, and,General Outfitters for Ladles and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId 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, irom which no abatement can be made. - The Establishments are closed from sunset: on Fridays to sunset rllwillltietdieciti,l! Thel2 o'clock. of Public Opi is nion," new Book, , s n t e r s a s t n r nion," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure wwheitnhbunlil on Saturdays, gut si parla Italiano. meat, &c., mayb e had on application, or post-free. Tel l'on pane Fran~aic. Hier spricht man Deutsch. AQUA /la habit, Esnano. A GENEIOUS EXAMPLE.—One of the latest on dits connected with the " Perry" case is that this much com miserated young officer has received as a testimonial of sympathy a bank note for 5001., the envelope of the oncleeure hearing ail:l3ply the words, "Frout Lady,'" ness. Time