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You have not failed to express to the Greek Pro visional Government the sentiments of regard and friendly interest for the welfare of Greece which animates her Majesty's Government. Her Majesty's Government have rightly under stood the election of Prince Alfred as a tribute to the virtues of his illustrious parents, and an act of homage to the freedom enjoyed under the British monarchy. The acceptance of the Crown by Prince Alfred, however, being impossible, her Majesty's Govern ment have thought it due to the people of Greece to endeavour to ascertain who, among the Princes of Europe, not excluded by the agreementS of the pro tecting Powers, would be likely to promote the wel fare of Greece. The first requisite, in the opinion of her Majesty's Government, was attachment to constitutional prin ciples, and a readiness to perform faithfully the duties of a Sovereign in a free representative mo narchy. In this respect, no one was more clearly elegible than King Ferdinand of Portugal, whose wisdom, moderation, and respect for liberty has been proved by experience. _ _ _ King Ferdinand, however, I am sorry to say, has, on account of his affection for his sons, and for the country he has adopted, absolutely declined to allow his name to be put forward. THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS. A letter from Berlin, dated Feb. 7, says : After a lapse of several days' sitting of the Cham ber of Deputies met to hear the reply of his Majesty to the Address. In profound silence the house listened to the declaration of King William, the substance of which will be found in another column. MR. H. ELLIOT TO EARL RUSSELL—(Received Jan. 17.) Athens, Jan. 5, 1863. My Lord,—Your lordship's despatch of the Ist inst. reached me yesterday. I had constantly discouraged the suggestion that a deputation should go from hence to convey to England the offer of the Crown to Prince Alfred, and I have again informed the Greek Minister and other influential persons that such a course does not appear to your lordship to be admissible. I find, however, that a very universal inclination prevails in favour of adhering to the proposal. It is urged by all those with whom I have spoken that the wish of the people to have his Royal High ness for their King must be ratified by the National Assembly, and be brought before her Majesty's Go vernment with the utmost solemnity. In all political circles the King's reply has pro duced a discouraging impression, and even mate rial interests are affected by the present state of affairs. Doubts begin to arise touching the credit of the State, such as is the case in states where the administration of the finances is not subject to strict control. The feudal party is, of course, in a state of great exultation, as they have succeeded in per suading the King to adopt their system. A part of their system is to induce his Majesty to make a circuit through his states, after the fashion of the Second Empire, of which opportunity will be taken to make demonstrations of loyalty to his Majesty by the feudal party. Unfortunately, however, some enfant terrible of this party has prematurely divulged the whole project. The House of Peers has also passed an address to his Majesty, in which the peers talk much regard ing the maintenance of the constitution; but after some circumlocution they come at last to set forth their own point of view. Each of the three govern mental powers, they state, have been acting accord ing to their rights—the Crown, the Chamber of Deputies, and the House of Peers. There is no law that could decide upon this conflict ; but a German word that calls the Sovereign the " Father of his country," commands respect to his authority. The quintessence of the address, however, is contained in its conclusion. Till, however, harmony be re stored, the Government of his Majesty has rightly judged it to be its duty to guard the rights of the Crown, to maintain in full strength the means of defence, that is, the reorganisation of the army, and to secure the firm manage ment of the Government. Instead of fulfilling their mission of being the Conservative regulators of affairs of state, the Prussian peers proclaim the patriarchal theory of the "Father of the country," that formed a part of the absolutism of the past century. Instead of stepping forth as impartial mediators they exasperate the people by their strengthening the Government in its anti-constitu tional doings. I cannot withhold from your readers a few speci mens of the political wisdom of the peers. Baron Von Zedlitz, in whose opinion the address was too moderate, called the present conflict " a contest of anti-Christ against Christendom." Count Krapow compared the relation of the Prussian kingdom to its constitution with that of Christ to His apostles. To Count Bruhl the effigy of the " father of the country" appeared to be too indulgent; he would have preferred to have "masters commanding and their subjects bound to obedience." He even sees the moment drawing near when one would be obliged "to choose between a constitution without a King, or a King without a constitution." Herr Von Kleist-Retzow spoke against any address alto gether, as such would appear to be something like to a Government by the Parliament. Herr Von Waldan-Steinhofel declared that only a few literates out of the eighteen millions of Prussians were dis contented with the present unfixed state of the bud get. Herr --, but I suppose you will have enough of this comi-tragical anthology. To report details regarding the Polish insurrec tion is scarcely possible, owing to the fact that statements that are to-day regarded as authentic are to:nib's:row disavowed, alts- , egh the telegraphic communication between hare and Warsaw, via Moy slowitz, is uninterrupted, and also the railway com munication is still continued by means of temporary bridges. We are quiteuncertain as to the strength of the insurgents. That they have gathered toge ther in some places in considerable force, and are oc cupying some strong positions, is undoubted. The town of Olkuss is in their hands. The telegraph re ports to-day that Wengrow, in the government of Lublin has been taken by them. All these reports are, however, so contradictory and confused that we are forced to draw our own conclusions from the few facts furnished by the Russian papers. The Dziennik Poivszechni reports skirmishes with bands of rebels, but it is easy to multiply these numbers, and to suppose that a certain military organisation has already been formed. It appears also as if the revolution is acting according to a certain plan, although the Wacht, an organ of the committee, states that the intention of the revolution is to ex haust the Russian Government by a guerilla war. From Posen no alarming accounts have arrived hitt erto, but the menacing proclamation just issued by the president of this provincial government has been violently attacked by the papers of that pre vince, as it is adapted to alarm the peaceful inhabi tants. Great agitation prevails in Gallicia. A few days ago a band of eighty young men from Cracow, consisting principally of workmen and artisans, joined the insurgents. Austria, as Prussia has already done, has despatched a considerable force to the frontiers. Negociations have been entered upon between these Slates and Russia, and perhaps they intend to surprise Europe with another "holy league" in a new shape. The journals that sympathise with the noble Poles relate that no more cruelties occur, private property is everywhere respected, and even at the commencement of the insurrection on the 23d they had only attacked the soldiers in order to secure their arms. Two proved cases, however, that recently occurred rather contradict these statements. One is the assassination of the wife of an officer of the Government by one of the agitators, travelling in clerical garments, for the reason that she would not betray the retreat of her husband ; the other is the attempted poisoning of the Marquis \Vielopolski. A war against females and a resort to poisoning cannot impart any favourable feeling. It is evident the management of the agitation is not in one hand, nor in that of the central committee that has proclaimed itself the " provisional govern ment," as it is opposed to the " White corns mittee," and in addition the chiefs of the emi• grants who are pouring into Poland principally from Italy, Paris, and London, seem to claim an in dependent command. The Kelnasehe Zeiiung relates that Furst Orlow, before the commencement of the revolution, wrote a pamphlet on the danger of the retirement, which, however, did not come to the hands of the govern ment, and that Lord Palmerston had received in formation regarding its contents. Should this be true, it is indeed somewhat peculiar, for our minis ters are not usually parsimonious with their admo nishments—of course only where they are not wanted. I have just been informed that the troops Prussia has concentrated along the frontiers amount to 25,000 men, and the Russian army it is reported will number almost 80,000. Two unions of old veterans out of the years 1813- 15 have commemorated the 3d February—one is the union of volunteers that obeyed the summons, the second combined the other warriors of those times. In both meetings his Majesty unexpectedly made his appearance, and delivered a short speech to the gladly surprised braves, in which he praised them for their valour. His Majesty conversed with a few membsrs, and drank the health of the coun try and the army, and parted with these words— "We meet again on the 17th of March." (On this day the veterans are invited to a loyal banquet.) The speech of her Britannic Majesty upon the open ing of Parliament has been communicated to us per telegraph in a verbal version. Till now the Ger man journals have not delivered their opinions thereupon. It is considered that thie could only properly be done through a deputation or a special mission ; and. of the two, I rather encouraged the latter, though I urged that neither of them was necessary, as the answer of her Majesty's Government could equally well be conveyed in writing. It will probably still be ten days or a fortnight before the verifications of the elections will allow the Assembly to proceed seriously to business, and the question of the deputation will then be one of the earliest which will occupy its attention. I may mention that, among other reasons which are felt in favour of sending a deputation, there is unquestionably a lingering hope that, if sufficient time is given, Parliament may reverse the decision ~v.....a of her Majesty's Government with regard to the non-acceptance of the crown by Prince Alfred. Indeed, it is hardly possible to convey to your lord ship an idea of the persistence with which the Greeks still cling to their hopes. 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As long as it remains uncertain to whom it is de sirable that the choice of the nation should be directed, the prevalence of the feeling in favour of Prince Alfred continues to have the most salutary effect, by preventing the countryfrom being divided, by a diversity of views.—l have, &c., (Signed) HENRY ELLIOT. EARL RUSSELL TO MR. H. ELLIOT. Foreign-office, Jan. 10, 1863. It appears from your telegram of the 13th inst. that the President of the Provisional Government, being at length convinced that the desire of the Greek nation to have his Royal Highness Prince Alfred for their future sovereign cannot be realised, has expressed his hope that the British Govern ment would recommend a candidate for the vacant throne. MOORE BROTHERS' TEAS Choice SOLICHONG, recommended 3s. Ad. per lb. suitable for superior purposes, full rich Souchong flavour. Mixed ASSAM, 1 ',Oily recommended. 4s. Od. per lb. of very choice quality, and the cheapest Tea sold. • ld per lb. deduction on 2016. 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I have already informed you by telegraph that her Majesty's Government considered that it was very desirable that the Prince elected by the Greeks for their King should be well known for his libe ral opinions, and not likely to violate the Constitu tion, and I have intimated that if the Provisional Government were disposed to accept favourably a proposal to recommend a Prince so distinguished, her Majesty's Government might not be indisposed to do so. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties Of which arc untaling in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that tbey may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price Is. 6d.. Fs. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.---Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs, £1 10s. Among princes proposed of these qualifications her Majesty's Government consider that the Duke of Coburg might well be brought under the notice of the Greek Government. OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA established upwards of thirty years. Is the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, strengthening, beautifying, or restoring , he hair, whiskers, or mustaches and preventing them turning grey. Sold in bottles, 3s. 6d., 65., and 11s., by C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Wellington-street, Strand, London, W.C., and all chemists and perfumers. F or ch i ldrens ' and ladies' hair it is most efficacious and unrivalled. I hope shortly to be able to write more fully on RHEUMATISM, CHILBLAINS, dze.. COLES'S ALGA MARINA i s the only really ' l / 4 .--/ CONCENTRATED Essence of the Sea -weed. It is daily increasing in celebrity as a remedy for all kinds of Rheuma tism, whether Acute or Chronic, immediately relieving the pain, and spoedily curing the disease. It is the best remedy for Spinal Anections, Contractions, Weakness of the Limbs, Scrofulous , weliings, and all those affections for which the sea -side is r ecommended, and is also AN ADMIRABLE APPLI CATION FOR CIIILELAINS. The public should be careful to obtain the original prepara tion by asking for 6‘ COLES'S ALGA MARINA," each bottle of which Is enveloped in a Pamphlet containing nnme rsooulds Cinasbeostfainesd 2TRe.s9tdim, o x a e l d s . , .w a tt d ho u il s t . w eac hk h h , bnyonTe. lic ATING s genuine, 79, Observe 79, St. Paul's the GENUINE Church and ; and by a ll C hemis s. in ALGA MARINA " JAMES COLES " is engraven on the label. the name of this important subject. Her Majesty's Government have no reason to question the correctness of the opinion formed by you soon after your arrival in Athens, that if the Greeks are not assisted in choosing their future sovereign, anarchy and con fusion are but too likely to arise in Greece. EARL RUSSELL TO MR. H. ELLIOT. P OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn -road in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail. way Terminus, at liing's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. Foreign-office, Jan. 22, 1863. Sir,—The great confidence felt by the Greeks in the constitutional principles by which her Majesty has always been guided, has no doubt been the main cause of the spontaneous enthusiasm which has been elicited by the mention of the name of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred as King of Greece. As, however, the three Protecting Powers have declared that the Protocol of February, 1830, is still in force, you will declare to the Executive Council in Gre e ne that his Royal Highness Prince Alfred cannot accept or wear the Crown of Greece. You will accompany this declaration with the ex pression of her Majesty's full appreciation of the value of this unsolicited mark of friendship and trust on the part of the Greek people. You will at the same time state that it appears to her Majesty's Government that the first object of the Greeks should be to elect a King who will not set aside the Constitution by violence, nor pervert it by corruption. The Princes upon whom the greatest reliance can be placed in this respect are those who have ac quired a reputation in Europe by their consistent adherence to liberal principles, and those who have jo p Gef a sr r ote t yer,k w sea il ct l been accustomed to live in a free country. In the former category there is no one more en titled to regard than the Duke of Coburg. prin ciples Her Majesty trusts that this suggestion on her nation in no other light than as proof of her Ma jesty's that her rß b o e sv v n i , ew_ view ed by the Greek Government and due them ; confidence British y o a t l ' t f h ti o nii l confidence yand in shown by by' o n f pthoreliittaic.al freedom on which the institutions Britain a r e founded ; and as it is impos sible for the considerationee by Prince Alfred can accept the only who b repaying close Majesty considers that she is an h a er ion long-established connexion with confidence in suggest inglle Greeks a Prince England may be deemed to main conditions which the Greeks appear to be de sirous of finding in the person to be chosen as their Sovereign.—l am, &c. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, tt gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to eniable them to idmit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas erman, 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. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co . ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W iliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, an d Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. STANFORD,S. SMITH, Secretary. (Signed) RUSSELL. P.S.—You will read this despatch to the Presi dent of the Provisional Government, and, if he de sires it, give him a copy of it. R. THE KING'S LETTER TO THE CHAMBERS• At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Friday the President read the reply of the King to the Address, the ministers and deputies remaining • ,t; 4 4VOP. _ UL • 4 4 . , : :0) 'xs 4 . t rki Ar IV; , ft4 ( , / g apoo lb t " 1 / 4 . • . , • 4 •011: \O' O r ' o' , „rt . , dtpuk 0/ZOIT. r., • •illl.l standing. The following is the substance of the royal letter : "The tenor of the Address, as well as the mode by which it has reached his Majesty, shows that the Chamber desires to know his personal views and the expression of his will. This is why his Majesty replies to the Chamber without the intervention of his Ministers. The address states the grave disagreement between the situation of the Chamber and that of the Government. It ac cuses the Ministers of having acted unconstitution ally in continuing the administration without the fixing of the budget, and of having by this means violated Article 99 of the constitution. The Cham ber, it is true, has banished all doubt as to his firm wish to maintain the constitution ; but it has taken some acts of his Government done with his assent as the bases of complaints against the Minis ters. He would not have admitted these acts if they included an attack on the constitution. He must, therefore, reject the complaints of the Cham ber. Tne Chamber has made use of its constitu tional rights relative to the establishment of a budget in such a way that his Government find it impossible to adhere to the impracticable decisions of the Chamber. The Chamber-of theaohls•laa used its constitutional rights only to reject the budget. His Majesty is of opinion that the Cham ber of Deputies has exceeded its powers in main taining that its partial decisions are definitively binding upon his Government. If, on the one side, the Address says that the new session has begun without the Government showing by some initiative the possibility of returning to a normal state of the administration, on the other it has passed over in silence the fact that the Royal Speech has promised some propositions for that purpose. On the occa sion of these regretable conflicts his Majesty has received numerous addresses in which the signers express their adhesion ; but his Majesty has seen with pain that his subjects are spoken of as a small minority which has long been foreign to the nation. The Chamber has spoken, moreover, of an abuse of power in some measures directed against some public functionaries. The lithits of legal discipline have not been exceeded, and the representatives of the nation have no reason to raise complaints in that matter. His Majesty much regrets the divergence of views, but he will not lend himself to an arrangement by sacrificing the constitutional rights of his Crown and of the Chamber of Peers. It is his duty as Sove reign to maintain intact the constitutional rights and prerogatives of the Crown. His Majesty expects that the Chamber will take into account the conci liatory steps of the Government, and will contri bute on its part to an arrangement. This accord is a necessity for his Royal heart ; for all his efforts tend to develop the prosperity of the Prussian peo ple, and to secure to the country its historical posi tion, the result of a glorious harmony between the King and the nation." e _2 ( // ~~ ~~~ PRICE.— -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. on the principle of the experimental land targets tested with success. In order to obviate complaints of the inferior quality of the fresh meat supplied to the vessels of war stationed in the Medway at the Nore, which, under the present system, is supplied by contract, the Lords of the Admiralty have given directions to Messrs. Foord and Sons, the Admiralty contrac tors, Rochester, to commence the erection of a com modious range of hut buildings for the accornmoda. tion of the contractor, wnere neat, before it is pre pared for the seamen, will undergo a careful inspec tion by competent officers selected for that duty. The buildings will consist of a commodious slaughter house and cattle sheds, with the necessary stores . and offices, and will be erected on a suitable plot of land close to the pier at Shferness, so as to be ac cessible to boats coming from any part of Chatham harbour or the Medway. The entire structure will be completed and handed over to the Admiralty before the close of the present financial year. The beef for the navy will still be supplied by contract, but before the beasts are killed they will be driven into the Admiralty premises for inspection. THE ARMY. Lieut. Davidson, of the 88th Regiment, has been appointed assist.-instructor of musketry to the 10th Depot Battalion at Colchester Camp; Capt. Bas set, 36th Regiment ; Capt. Hume, 38th Regiment ; Lieut. Fawcett, 2d Battalion, Ist Regiment; and Lieut. Chapman, 54th Regiment, have been ordered to join the service companies of their corps. The Denbigh Militia, 465 rank and file, will as semble at Wrexham on the 22d of April, for 21 days' training; the recruits enlisted since last train ing will attend on the Sth of April for 14 days pre liminary drill. Nearly two-thirds of the men of the regiment have been in it nine years and upwards. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street In post Bvo., with an Illustration, 10s. 6d., THROUGH ALGERIA. By the Author of " Life in Tuscany." " Abounding in ,ively ciescrip lions, the reader may almost fancy himself perusing one of rhackeray's best sketches."— United Service Gazette. " This is a charn ing book, and we have the more pleasure in saying so that our readers may be tempted to enjoy the pages which we have pursued with so much pleasure."— Morning Herald. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. NEW WORK BY DR. MERLE D'AUBIGNE. On Thursday next, will be published, Vols. L and IL, Bvo., HISTORY of the REFORMATION in EUROPE in the time of CALVIN. By J. H. 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With nearly 400 Woodcuts, from Original Drawings, from Dissec tions made by the Author and Dr. Carter. London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. ROYSTON, HITCHIN, AND SHEPRETH. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at their offices, Gracehurch street, yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. Cob bold, M.P. After the preliminary business had been disposed of, the CHAIRMAN said the only matter before the meeting was the declaration of a dividend. He then moved the following resolution :—"'That a dividend after the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, less income tax at 9d. in the pound, and Id. per £6 ss. stock for expenses of management, be declared on the Royston, Hitchin, and Shepreth Consoli dated Stock for the half-year ending Ist of Febru ary, 1863, and then paid forthwith , " wh ich, havin g been duly seconded, was passed, and on the motion of Sir R. Carden, a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. GREAT WESTERN. The account shows that the total receipts for traffic for the half-year ending December 31st were £1,454,769. To this is added £22,033 for the Bris tol and Birmingham Railway, use of plant by other companies, interest on cash balances, rent of estate cottages, and some minor sources of income, mak ing altogether £1,476,803. To these items a fur ther sum is added of balance of revenue account for the Shrewsbury, Kennet, and Avon, and West Mid land Canals, amounting to £68,275, bringing up the grand total to £1,545,079. The working expenses, l i though higher than in the corresponding half-year, are still considerably below the estimate put forward by Mr. Adams, being not more than 46.311 per cent. This increase is mainly due to preparations for the increased traffic caused by the Exhibition. The permanent way has cost £148,169, the locomo tive account has absorbed £174,164, the carrying account £201,488. The accident account is happily a very small irem, not more than £BB6. General charges are 165,841 ; expenses of working joint stations, £8,832 ; rent for the hire of waggons, ter minable at the end of ten years, when the waggons become the property of the company, 17,778. 'These, with some minor items, make up the total charges against the revenue account to £673,723, or, as we have just stated, 46.311 per cent. The rent charges for the half-year are put do nn a t £44,267, the Wycombe extension appearing for the sum of £1,165. The interest on 'joint capital is £23,009. The parliani exp parliamentary enses, which, at the close of the last half-year, amounted to a large sum, are dealt with in this half-year to the extent of £lO,OOO, the sum being included in the charge of the joint account of the Great Western and West Mid land system. The working expenses, rent charges, interests, and Parliamentary expenses make up a total of £751,085. After the payment out of the balance of £88,250 to the South 'Wales Railway, the remainder is divided as follows: — Great Western Railway, 82 per cent., £582,238; West Midland Railway, 17 per cent., £123,505. The accounts are signed by the auditors, subject to certain reservations which will not materially affect the result. The share of the net earnings which fell to the lot of the Great Western Railway is thus appropriated the first place there are guaran teed annuities to the Wilts and Somerset Railway and the Kennet and Avon Canal, which take away £20,188 ; next come rent-charges to the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway, the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway, the Brentford Dock and Rail way, the Wycombe Railway, and the Trustees of Paddington Estates—together, £20,71 4 ; the Shrewsbury Railways next take £66,565; after this comes the payment of interest on loans, amounting to £234,164, less dividend received in stock and shares belonging to the company, £11,504, thus reducing the charge to £222,659; then there is a payment of £118,86 6 on the preference stock of the company; on the Berks and Hants Extension shares, £1,330; and for the Henley Railway sub scriptions the modest sum of £l5O ; bringing up the grand total of charges against earnings for the half-year to £450,476, leaving a balance available for dividends of £140,786. The payment of a divi dend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum on the capital stock, amounting to £8,238,609, absorbs £123,579, leaving a blance to be carried forward to Great Western account proper of £17,206. In addition to the proportion of amount of e l ,lrnings received under the agreement with the West Mid land, the Great Western has some other small items available. The dividends on the shares which they hold in other companies amount to £11,697. Nest , half-year this will receive a considerable addition in the shape of the dividends on the £175,000 which the company hold in the Metropolitan RhailwwaTli and this is in addition to the p rofits which they derive from working the line at 45 per cent. ey of the wa s a small balance from gross receipts. T here the last half - yea r of £2,826, ht the account is debited with a sum of £5,500 for old parliamentary an d legal expe nses referred to in . a directors' re port as far ba ck as 1854, and £2,000 as reserve for fo doubtful de the bts. The net sum received from the wor king of railway is 1591,262, available r dividends and interest on about £25,000,000 of capital. There is a decrease in the rate of interest in the debenture portion of the debt. The amount held at 5 per cent. has been reduced by £304,419, at 41 by £31,050, at 41 by £78,150, and (here has been a corresponding increase at the more moderate rate of 41 per cent. The amount, however, still stands at the very high figure of £10,590,182. Any reduction that can be made in the charges of the very large dead weight of the company must have a beneficial effect upon the comparatively small amount of open stock. The revenue account of the Shrewsbury Railway shows receipts from traffic £153,749, the expenditure being £84,554, leaving a balance of £60,972; the charges on debenture loans, preference, and guaranteed stocks being £66,565. To this is added a balance of £ 2 , 211, in reduction of deficiency for previous half-yea r, leaving a deli cency upon the Shrewsbury and Birmingham line of £7,805. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Admiralty directions have been received at Chat ham for a number of shipwrights and caulkers' apprentices to be attached to the Racoon, 22, 400 horse power, Capt. the Count Victor Gleichen, pre paring for sea. Under the new regulations of the Admiralty the whole of the apprentices in her Ma jesty's dockyard are to serve the latter portion of their apprenticeship afloat, in order to accustom them to service at sea. The Vigilant, 4, 250 horse power, attached to the Chatham steam reserve, is now being fitted for im mediate commission, and is expected to be ready for the pennant by the 28th., ipst. She has made good most of the defects she experienced from hay ing got on shore on the Ganfieet Sands, Essex, and the mechanics are now employed in fitting the lifting gear for the propeller. The Vigilant will be attached to the first division of the steam reserve until required for service at sea. The screw corvette Scylla, 21, 400 horse power, recently paid off into the third division of the Chatham steam reserve, has been placed under the boiler shears for the purpose of having her boilers and engines overhauled. The paddlewheel steamer Locust, 2, 100 horse power, is ordered to be fitted as a supernumerary tender and steam tug, for service between Chatham and the Nore. She is to be officered and manned by the crew of any other steam tender at Chatham or Sheerness which may be under repair. The Prince of Wales's paddle yacht Osborne, Master Commander George K. Bowers, is complete in the repairs to her machinery and paddlewheels, Yesterday she got up steam in the steam basin at Portsmouth, where her repairs have been executed, to make a preliminary test of the working of ma chinery and wheels. To-day it is intended to remove her from the steam basin, and try her more completely outside the harbour. The Sharpshooter, 8, iron screw sloop, now un dergoing extensive repairs to her hull in No. 2 dock at Portsmouth, has had the ribs and plat ing of her old bow removed from the foremost compartment to her stem, and the wooden mould for the new ribs and framing in connection with Commander Warren's patent bow rudder, with which she is ordered to be permanently fitted, have at last been got into position. It will yet be some time before the vessel will be in a position to test the rudder's merits at sea. The Charger screw gunboat, of 60 horse power, is ordered by the Admiralty to test a plan proposed by Mr. Curtis, C.E., of Liverpool, for improving the steering capabilities of single screw ships. This is proposed to be effected by the application of an uni versal ball-joint to the boss of a Griffith's screw. The trial is looked forward to with considerable interest. The three wrought-iron tubular lower masts and bowsprit for the iron-cased frigate Royal Alfred, at Portsmouth, have been received at that dockyard from the manufactory of Messrs. Finch and Heath, of Chepstow. To all outward appearance they are excellent specimens of iron workmanship. The masts of the Great Eastern were from the same manufac tory. The number of hands employed upon the Roy al Sovereign turret ship at Portsmouth is gradually increasing. The total number, however, does not exceed 100. It is probable that in a few days the number maybe very considerably augmented, owing to the forward state of the repairs to the Curacoa and the Esk. Two complete batteries, the one a 24 pounder or 51 inch naval howitzer, and the other an 8 inch sea service mortar battery, intended for Capt. Sherard Osborn's China fleet, are now in readiness for ship• ment at Woolwich, A large number of Messrs. Brown and Lennox's anchors, intended for the Caledonia and other iron cased ships of war, were yesterday tested at Wool wich. The weight of each anchor average 5 tons 12ewt., and the maximum test amounted to 72 tons. The work of bringing forward the Caledonia is pro gressing rapidly in dock at Woolwich ; 72 plates have been prepared by the local machinery, and have been successfully fitted amidships ; 275 men and boys are now employed as shipwrig hts on board, and each compartment is advancing simultaneouslyframe towards completion. A temporary model u entrance work of three round towers, to dbe b a u t itlht en e quarterdeck, has been andside"conning the third abre ast of the main rigging at the fore cor ruption of the w orld r t :C v o n e r a s e ' t r c i o n n g n . side turrets is destined to hold 12 riflemen, and will contain loopholes at the top, so as to command any pos ition or point of the compass. The centre t ower i s intended to be manned with a couple of pivot Armstrong guns. The three turretsAvill be rendered as nearly invulnerable as modern wcienee and in genuity can make them. 'They b encased 4A-inch armour slabs, backed up i k iic in inch timber, and will be rendered perfectly substantial and solid //. , , C T -7 ~T Arrival of the George Griswold. This vessel, which has been for some days eagerly looked for, arrived yesterday afternoon in the Mersey about half-past 4 o'clock. On rounding the Rock Lighthouse she was saluted by a discharge of ari ::llery from the Rock fort, and also from the North fort on the Liverpool side. The Griswold was decorated flags, and was towed up by the steam-tug Resolute, which had the American flag (stars and stripes) flying 0 the peak. Mr. Brassey's yacht, with all her bunting Out, went to meet the ship outside, and accompanied her up the river. Most of the American vessels in port also displayed their national and general colours. As the vessel has arrived so late no demonstration on the part of the authorities will take place to-day, but so soon as arrangements con be completed the captain and officers will be invited to St. George's-hall, where addresses will be presented. The mayor also in tends giving a banquet at the Town-hall. The Chamber of Commerce have already adopted an address intended to embody the sentiments of the mercantile community of Liverpool. The cargo of the George Griswold comprises 13,236 barrels of flour, 315 boxes of bread, 50 barrels of pork, 167 bags of corn, 175 barrels of bread, 102 boxes of bacon, 3 tierces of rice, 2 bags of rice. The contri butions on board from the New York Produce Ex change are 1,500 barrels of flour, 500 barrels of corn, and 50 barrels of pork. The Griswold is a smart, handsome vessel, and has such buoyancy that though by carpenter's measurement she does not exceed 1,250 tons, she will probably carry 1,500. She was built at Quincey (Mass.) by Deacon Thomas, who, it is said, never con structed an inferior ship. She is all oak (Ed least her entire frame), with top timbers and stan chions of locust, and is copper bolted throughout. She is 200 feet long, and has 25 feet breadth of beam, 24 feet depth of hold, and two decks. She has a long flat floor, with sharp ends, and is a good sailer. She is provided with double top ' sail yards, all handsomely proportioned. Her sails are of Scotch hemp canvas, an article which, in the scarcity and high price of cotton, has taken the place of the heavy duck made of that material. It is much softer and more durable, but does not hold the wind so well. She has a tank amidships reach- ing from keelsom to upper deck, which will contain 5,000 gallons of water. With this exception, the ship has a clear hold, and between decks from stem to stern. Her ample cabin and other houses are upon the upper deck. Before the vessel left New York a meeting was held on board, and the trea surer of the executive committee reported the amount contributed to be over 108,000 dols. There were two other organisations not reported. There remained in hand 30,900 dols. in cash, a sum suffi cient to inaugurate another movement similar to this ; and the sums received by the Corn Exchange committee amounted to 20,000 dols. THE SALMON FISHERY. We take the following from the Moniteur de la Flotte :—" Of all questions connected with fisheries to which public attention has been called that con cerning the salmon fishery is of most particular interest, in consequence of the decrease in that species. Many of our rivers, especially in Brittany, were not many years since well stocked with sal mon, affording a good trade to the fishermen on the banks, and at the same time a delicate article of food to the public. Bnt the abuses which have gradually taken place in these fisheries, and the greater facilities of sale offered, have gradually led to the decrease of salmon, which would gradually disappear from our waters altogether unless mea sures of preservation are promptly adopted. Eng land has taken the lead of us in this matter. According to the existing regulations in Eng land and in Wales as regards salmon, the capture of that fish is prohibited for four months, Lunn the Ist of October to the Ist of February —that is to say, during the spawning season, when the salmon goes up the river to deposit its fry. It must, moreover, be observed that this fish is not fit for eating during this period, and that, consi dered as an article of food, it might have baneful effects for the public health during the months of prohibition. Severe penalties are imposed upon all delinquents in this matter, and only recently a man was fined £54 sterling, or three months' imprison ment, for infringing the rules. A society has been formed in England for the conservation of fish. Lord Saltoun is its president, and it consists of 150 members. According to the information which we have received this society has been enabled to esta blish-1. That the quantity of salmon exported into France dining the time of prohibition is circa 50 tons, the greater portion of which is sold at the Paris market. 2. That these salmon, when taken, are generally near spawning, and unfit for food. 3. That to avoid detection all sorts of expedients are resorted to—ladies' bandboxes, hampers with hares' feet or game feathers sticking out—to pre vent the contents being known. The sale of salmon during the prohibited season has latterly so increased that while it was formerly sold from 2d. to 4d. a pound it is now sold at ls. to ls. 6d. According to experiments made upon the salmon, every pound of that fish would represent about 1,000 eggs—that is to say, a 101 b. salmon would represent nearly 10,000 eggs. The calculation has been made that, supposing that two-thirds of the salmon exported during the prohibited period are females, and taking an average weight of 101b.,the number of eggs destroyed would reach the enormous figure of 60,000,000 eggs per annum. Thus private interests , by practical abuses contrary to the general rests,inte, have led not only to the destruction of the young almo but to the consumption of unwholeoome food. When the habits of the salmon have been better studied, a better system will be established, and a great increase may be counted upon in this article of general consumption. It is already gene rally known that the salmon returns annually to its native river, and that, having spawned, it returns to the sea. It is also known that it deposits its eggs near the source of the river, on particular ground. It is therefore important that the salmon should be allowed to proceed to the spawning ground, and, if traps are laid to capture the fish, the more perfect they are the greater will be the decrease of salmon. However this may be, the importation of salmon into France during the months of October, Novem ber, December, and January has attracted the seri ous attention of men in England, who, with a per severance deserving the highest praise, .have de voted themselves to the protection of fi s heries. We believe we are correct in stating that the society founded with this object has expressed the wish that the French Government should prohibit the impor tation of salmon during the four months when tbe ' c apture of that fis h is p rohibited in prohibited Such I acatching measureof could onwlyerbee efficaciouscompletely y etely ifutch i h n e i _ Franc e during the spawning season, not only in the tw o but also in the rivers. We do not doubt that this ,subject will be taken up by the naval and cm mercit,sl authorities, as it is a question of vital im portanco, threatened with destruction unless the lamentable proceedings which have already occurred are put a Oop to. By granting greater freedom to the right of fishing, the decree of the 10 th of May , 1862, nevera` eless provided for exceptional cases in the interests c f the reproduction of the species. Consequently, ti. , e regulations of the salmon fishery would be simply Lo harmony with these views." Importing Tea wi,thouf colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing _off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea io uncoloured, therefore, always good alike. Sold in packets li)r 2,280 agents. Another colliery explosion took place at Moun tain Ash, near Aberda re, on Saturdaynight. Few particulars have yet come to hand, ,hut Iv learn that there are 13 men missing, who were dowu in the pit at the time of the explosion. The sacrifice of life would have been much greater, but the colliers had come up fo r the week, and a comparatively few men only were down, effecting some necessary repairs. EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTIMENT OF SUDDEN DEATII.—Mr. Frederick William Gingel;, of Wood House, East Hain, of the firm of Messrs. Jaws Gingell and Sons, died suddenly on Thursday last. He was sitting at dinner with the family, when he observed to his father .. I have a presentiment that I shall die suddenly." The words were no sooner pronounced than his head dropped and he expired. The poor of Whitchapel have lost a valued friend,