The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-06 00:00:00

R. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIAIPLON, THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Mt! o'Clock, - (excepc. Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. Stalls, 2s. (which can be taken at the box-office every day from it till , 4 ; area, i s . i ga ll er y, l s .—Mont Blanc will close for the season on Saturday, !Gm—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. TURKISH EXHIBITION and MUSEUM, ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY, Hyde-park-corner, Piccadilly, OPEN, DAILY, from Eleven till Ten. Saturdays excepted, when it closes at Six. Admission, 2s. 6d. ; children, Is. 6d. ; Saturdays, 58. ; children, 2i. 6d. 'Family Tickets for five, 103. Schools admitted at Half-price. Herr Kalozdy and his Band are engstBed, and will per form Daily, from Twelve till five. Mr. J. Osborne Williams will preside at the Grand Pianoforte during the evening. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAustrrr, Onslow-house. Fulhan,r , ad), Tho above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON au will continue open every evening, with LACTREI , T'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert; also, by H. Laurent , the folloWing Waltzes - La belle Franeaise, Leonora, and his Dinah. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. 'lancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. PATRON—R.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. UNDER ENTIRELY NEW %lAN GEM ENT. COURSE of MONDAY LECTURES. specially adiressed to the IN DTISTREAL CLASSES, to which they and their milks will he admitted, Morning or Evening, on payment of SIXPENCE eaco, on Producing a ticket signed by the Foreman or Superintendent of the Works to which they may belong. The FIFTH LECTURE of this COURSE will be delivered on Monday Evening, the 11th !nit., by Dr. SCOFFEBN, M.R., &c., on the MANUFACTURE of SUGAR. Also. daring thil week. LEC TURES by Dr. SCOFFERN. on the DESTRUCTIVE CHEMICAL 11 E&AJRCES of MODERN WARFARE, with startling and briliiant experiments. NATURE, PRINTING, by Dr. lßecanorrtax , E XEMITP IC of DUBO-CQ'S ILLUMINATED eASCA.DE, in addition to all the Daily LECTURES, OPIICA I, EXHIBITION'S, PROTOGIIAPHIG PORTRAIT GALLERY, &c.,&e., &c. A BAND of MUSIC under the direction of Mr. WARD of the Royal Italian Opera. • The' Gas-lighting byJonN LESLIE ; Esq. GUILDHALL, srn SEPT , 1854. THE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS will meet at Guildhall, on Wednesday. the 13th Sept..inst., at One o'Clock precisely, to receive 1 enders for Letting on Leases for 13 1,4 years (less 3 days), from Mieh ielmas next, the following premises, in lots, viz., No. 12, on the north sWe of Hill stre,i, and Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5,5, 7,8, and a Workshop in Evan's plsce; Hill-street, Finsbury - ; No. 27, on the north side of Banner street, and Nos. I, 2, 3. 4,5, 6,7, 8, and 9, on the north side of York • place, Banner-street, Pins' ury ; Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 17, 18, and 20, North-place, Banner-street, Finsbury. Further particulars and Plans may he seen, and Forms of Tender obtained, itt the Architect's Otilee, Guildhall. " - • FERDINAND BRAND, 'Comptroller. 54.01711 -WESTERN RAILWAY.- PLEASURE EXCURSIONS DAILY to thrice attractive Maces, WINDSOR, HAMPTON COURT, RICHMOND, KEW, lfcc., .co At Low Fares First and Second Class Return . Tickets, at Single Fares (with the addition of a sruallbooking fee), are issued on Saturdays and Sunday's, at Waterloo and Vauxhall Stations, to Windsor and to all Stations. h elolv Woking. These tickets can only be received at the station ftr which they are issued, and are available for Return by any Ordi nary Train until the 'following Monday, inclusive. By order. ARCHD SCJTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station,July, 1854. C • HEAP EXOTTRSION .to SOUTHAMPTON and PORTSMOITT a and BACK.—MOND AY, lith Sept., Train will and SOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—A Special wili leave Waterloo Station at 7 15 a.m., returning from Ports- Mouth at 7, and from Southampton at 7.30 p.m., same day. Fares there and back:—Closed Carriages, 6s. 6d.; Seated Open Carriages, 3s. 6d. Passengers with luggage will be charged the fares of the ordinary trains. SlOsstra-Boats are constantly plying at moderate fares between n▪ olltharnpton and Cowes, and Portsmouth and Ft 3 de. thus giving pas sengers an opportunity, of visiting the Ile of Wight. On the above day, a, steamer will sail from Southampton, on the arrival of the train, round the Island, and return in time for the up train. • 00, the usual Excursion round the Islan d from Portsmouth at 11.80 a.m., returning by about 5 p.m. ARCH D. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station, September, 1854. • CHESHIRE. TO be SOLD, pursuant to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause " KINGSFORD versus the Judge, with the approbation of the Vice-Chancellor Sir J ohn Stuart, e Judge. to whose Court this cause is attachel, on Wednesday. the nth day of September, Itl at 6 o'clock in the afternoon precisely, at rough's Woodside Hotel. Kirkenhead, in seven lots, by Mr. IDERICK Hotosost, the person appointed for the purpose by the Babl itid e Valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTY and LAND, con listing of five conorro 'ions D , cuing houses and two flot. ages, with Gattdens attached and several portio•• s of Lan. , ,.ftpolicab e for build, in g Purposes, situate at Tranmere. near Birkenhead. and now in he occupation of Mr. W Armstrong. In nand Mr. J Turner, Mr. H. t., Dart,y, Mr. J. C. Pauline, Mr. James Gibbs, Mr. David Ross. Mr Wm. Grekory, and Mrs. Glynn. ... Printed particulars and conditions of Sale m a y be had. grqtist, in Lond, n, of Messrs. El gsf rd and Dorman, solicitors. Essex-street, Strand ; Mess's. Dean and Son, solictors, 23. El° msbury-square And Messrs. Chester. Toulmin. and C hester, solicitors. 1 Stai inn ; and in the country of Mr. John P, acack, soicitor, Liverpool, Messrs. Townsend and Ridley, solicitors, Liverpool; and of the Auc ti,,neer, Birkenhead. A CCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY. tbi Capital. 110,r001., ful.y subv•ribed. CITAIRMAN—KE YON S.. P a RICER. Esq., Q.C. DETIITY•CRAIRM N—Benry Blair Mayne, Eq. / A ccidents on i‘ailways, fatal and nonAtatal, imured against, either by.single or animal premAtms, at ver , moderate rates. Inquire at 7, Bank.buildings. Lothbury. ACCIDENT AL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY. Accidents by Sea, Fire, ordinary Travelling, or from any other cause. inured against Weekly paymelys, together with medical exnenses, immediately awarded in case of any accident whatever, which may prevent the insured from following his usual occupation. Inquire at 7, Bank buildings, Lothbury. A CCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY. WA ft rick either by Land or Sea, or in the face of the Enemy, INsuRED AGA.' SST. -No personal attendance or medical examination required. Pr. spectuses and further informatton can be had on application at the Company's Offices, or of any of their Agents. By order. WM. YOUNG, Secretary. 7, Bank -buildings, Lothbury. DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OlL.—The most effectual remedy tor CONSUMP TION. BRONC HIT IS, A.sT I RA, G3U r, RH KUM AT sM, and all SCROFULOUS COMPLAINTS. Pure and un.tdulteratel, contain ing all its most active ant ,ential principles— egectina• a cure much more rapidly than any other kind. Prescribed by the most eminent reedichl men, and supplied to the leading hospitals of Furope. Half pint bottles,2s. 6d. ; pints. 4s. 9d., IMP ERIAL RFORD ME t SURE nd . CO., 77, Wholesale and Retail depot, ANSAR,a ou Strand. *** Fr Ilia-pint Bottles sent (earrive paid) to any part of England un receipt of a remittance of Ten Shillings. THE CFIOLEB A!!! Prevented by the destruction of all r (Wow% effluvia. CREW A,S DISINFECTING FLUID, recommended by the Col lege of Phys'cians. The Cheap est and Strong. st C III.ORWE of 41 NC. Quarts, 2s. Pints, I s ., Half-Pints, 6d. So'd b y a'l Chem end, ists, Druggists, and Shipping Agents, and at Co mmercial Wharf, Mile- London. N.B.—CREWS'S CaLoßtnE of ZINC is a cheap, povre . rful, and finer preparation.—Medlcal Circular. GREAT REDUCTION' IN PRICE OF SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID. Gallons, ss. Quarts, 2s. Pints, 14. Half-pints, 6d. This Valuable DEODORISER And DISINFECTANT Instantane 011.1y destroys all It XI) ANt ELEA without prod , cing any itself. Its free use, as directed, PREVENTS CLIOLERA and ail CON TA a —IOUS DISEASES. Sol d by all Chemists and Druggists, and at the Offlee,lB, Cannon- Street, London-bridge. N.B.—Beware of a spurious imitation. CHOLERA. —TRIUMPH of the PURGATIVE SYSTEM. 0 lint EDlTOlt.—Sir,—Tt appears that nut of thirteen cases o'' cholera I.tely treated In King's College Hospital un ier Dr. George Johnson, six ws•re treate ion the old Ain of a , to pting to check or 510 P the diarthcea, and they all p• oved fatal ; the other seven cases .!_ere treated on the pail; 'Ds e stem, and the pat i ent s a'l recoverel ,n r e have only to say that th pudic at large ought to he thank , u l to "-i 4 r . Cie r.te Johnson for his 'mot -, I.lity In thus p r iel timing the uth ; an d perhaps this will do more to op en th ' et es co the world , than 5 .' 1 0 cases curet out of the hos•iitals. We have ourselves dur 'g the la t 20 years proved the truth of the p urgative system, al' hough thedur ing Times" of the 26th of August, which announce. the suecess ot D . r. Johnson, calls it a " new tre , tment of c holera." It May be new to doctors, I ut is certainly not so to Ilygeists We are. Sir, your coedient servants, THE MEMBER , OF THE ItRITI 4 II COLL FOE OF HEALTH, New•road, London, August 30, 1854. N.B.—We hope the new President of the Board of Health will institute a full inquiry as regards the cases treated by Dr. George J Ol l 'son. This Advertisement, People of England, has been refused by the ' " Times" newspaper. Oh! oh 1 TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England. and secured by the Seats of the Ecole de Pharmacie de Paris, and the Imperial College •,f Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEKAR, No. 1, Is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermaterrho3a, and Exhaustion of the ' System. TRIESEII!AR, No. 2, effectually in the shrt space of three days, cpletely andentirely eradicates , all trac s o ot those Disorders which om e Cu Capivi and hebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portica of the popul E ation. TRIESSI It, No. 3, is the great Cont•nental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physlean treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIE4EMAii. No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of teats or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected: • - - • Sold in tin cases at Its. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ecc., &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. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY , - Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, • NERVOUS DEBILI TY ; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper ' rnatorrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative SYstem, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate, Ibllowed by practical remarks, founded on twenty years' experiea r rln the , treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, spermatorrhnea, &c. To which are added, C wr i ms ntaries on the Physiology of Mar ria g e, with pre s.ntionary hints on the evils eman atin g from empirical practice, and on th e dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. BEDFORD,SQUARE, LONDON, Dbctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &e. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, Which have produced 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 incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences maybe avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have confided to the care of i gnoran t u nfortunately teen too generally empiries, who inflict great injury On those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free by post f or thirty stamps, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, B e d. ford.equa r c It hems ibt cou t ta ti ca fay .14 Xffea lig Tr% anal hoot Tit un direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London.• •• • • .... 10d. .. Is. 2d. „ Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. •• Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 51.03. ; 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 Escursi,ns. Apply to Mr. W. Morgan, Agent, Star Company, Star Office, Anchurch• street Terminus.•Blackwall Railway. July 24, 1814. Passages marked * are ri CLOSE OF THE FISHING SEASON ON THE TAY.—By a special agreement at the time of letting, between the proprietors and tacksmen of the fishing-grounds on the Tay, from the Tim of Campsie to the mouth of Earn, the fihinc , season was closed on Saturday. All things considered, the year bas been a good one. We have beard of individual losses, and also of persons concerned who may be said to have neither lost nor won ; but, taking the season as a whole, it has, to say the least of ~it, left the faller better thau it found hiro,—Pertheltire l4.4Verlftfrt No. 19,3281 PUBLICATIONS. This day is published, in 1 vol. post Bvo., 7s. Gd., THE BALTIC, THE BLACK , SEA, AND ' THE CRIMEA, Comprising Travels through Russia, with a Voyage down the Yolga to Astrachan, and a tour through Orlin Tartary. By CHARLES' HENRY SCOT I'. London: Richard Bentley, New Utirllngton-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. , • • Now ready. in 2 vols. 6v0., 365., , T HE LIFE and CORRESPONDENCE of CHARLER LORD METCALFE. • Late Goveruor-‘;eneral of India, Governor of Jamaica, an 3 GoN , rm r General of canacht From 'Unpublished etters ant Jwirna , s. Ares , rved by his Lordship, his Family. and his Fronds. , • By JOH' WILLI >lll KAYE. Author of ' , The tiistory Qf the War In Afghanistan," Sze. Richard Bentley, Publi,her in Ordinary to her ..11a,lesty. MR. CROWE'S LOUT .s XVIII. ANDCiI3RLUS X. Now ready, in 2 vole. 8,0., 285.. ir_TISTORY of the REIGNS of LOUIS XVIII. and CHARLES X. By EYE' EV \NS CROWE. 'Author or" The Greek and the Turk." " YotwithOauding the pri .r apoea,nce of Lamartine's " Irstory of the nes , oration.' and Alison's Europe since the Battle of NV ater• too ' Mr. Crowe's book may take its place as the most useful and heat of the three."-- gpect., r. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. MEETING OF 'PtINCE ALBERT AND THE EMPEROR OF ' THE FRENCH AT BOULOGNE. THE - ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, next Saturday, the 9th Sept ealber, and a s Sathrilay, the 15th September, will contain beautiful Enzravi rot of this important )Meeting of the French and English. with full particulars. Price Gd. Office 193, Strand. Orders received by all Booksellers. "'TOUCHSTONE'S" WINNER of the ST. LEGER will appear in the " ERA" of next YaaturdaY, with Programme of the Glorious Meeting at Doncaster, Latest Betting, Arrivals, Starten, Riders, &c.—Order of s..y News Agent, or send six posta, , e stamps to " Era" (Mice, Catherine-stteet, strand. L IVERPOOL .CORPORATION LANDING STAGE. TO CONTRACTORS, SrIIPBUILDERS (WOOD AND IRON), • • IVON FOUNDERS, BOILER MAKERS, &c. The Corporation of Liverpool are prepared to receive lenders from parties willing to tridertake to construct, fix is place, and complete ready for public use, a new Floating Landing Stage, to be moored in the River Mersey, in trout of and p..rallel to the Prince's Dock Parade or Quay Wall. The contract will comprise 63 floating pontoons of the very best boiler work, in length v rein; f urn 80 to 10 d feet, and weighing 1,200 tons or thereabouts ; five wrought iron kelscms or holloW rect angular beams, each 1,000 feet long, from 4 to 5 feet in depth. and 2 feet in thickness, the gross weight of which will he about (.200 tons ; eight other hollow beams of wrought iron, forming the girders of tour bridges connecting the etage with the shore, and so etching abOut 260 tons, 60 tons, more or less, of cast-iron : and about 17 tons of smith's work in knees, straps, bats, spikes, mooring-chains, &c., See.; together with about 91,0 '0 cube feet of timber in deck, beam=, decks, &c , wrought, fixed in place. and i.ainted. A spteiticationofth- works and conditions of.cootract, with dupli cate schedules of quantities for the parties to tender upon, together with an atlas of detailed drawings, will be supplied to any party making application for the same at the office of the Surveyor, Town Hall, Liverpool. between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock, on and after the first day of September next. No cop sof the specification and drawings will he allowed t, be made, but a payment of ten VW( as will he required for the whole set. Sealed te , dcri for the above works, on the duplicate schedule of quantities which accompanies each specification, are to be delivered at the Town Hall, Liverpool, in sealed covers addressed to 'I he Finance Committee (and marked on the outside Tender for Landing Stage"), on or before the 13th day of October, by I I o'clock atter which hour on that day no tender will be received. Patties or their aget:ts to he in attendance on that day at 12 o'c'ock. Each tender must contain a sewed letter with the names of two responsible parties who are wiling to become bound, jointly and severally, with the party tendering for tine contract, in the sum of. twenty thousand pounds for the due performance thereof. The Corporation will not be bound to acc •pt the lowest tender. wILLIAW SIiIITTLEWORTIL Town Clerk. Town Hall, August 18, 1814. FOR SEPTEMBER AND FOLLOWING liONTfl.— a he newls -inverte•• Fa LETOT, which owAt its exist , nce exclusively to the Establishment of E. MOSES and SON, is the most s•iitable Article of Dre s for September an 1 following months. This Pale'ot has removed all previous deficiencies which may have appeared in every descrietion ofPaletot which has h'therto been pre sew ed. By a ve'y pe , ul'ar cut it unites ease in wear W. th the most correct and artistic fit ; it is the most elegant and gi-ntiem :iti.v ar idle of the season. Th.. material-, vvorkman -hit.. awl niii. , ll.lt once show 11 , W ent , rely impieisiblis it is for inly Estai li-hment to imitate it at the price for which it is offered by E. Moses and Son --viz., twenty-five shillings. For September and following months spin , meit require necessary equipment tor the shooting season. The suitability of the Sporting Attire manufactured by E. Moses and Son has gained it universal ei , lebrty with all cliussea ; their ion; experience, vasf trans tctions, and the unrivalled talent they employ - in designing and making up every fashionable and mei article of Dress, and the very economi cal prices they charge, insure it such patronage that the stuck though immense is always new. For September the Hosiery and Ladies' and Children's Dress De partments are re, lenished with the most elegant articles of the first order fashion, and at the most enononlic.al prices The Boot and Shoe Branch offers opp,irtunities of selecting the best awl cheapest Gools. :pedal arrangements are made for sportsmen. Mei chants, Captains, and Emigrants should select from the Wholesa l e Clothing. Shirt, and Boot and Shoe Department. The Goods are made in aiXorlance with the latest advines from the Colonies, will instantly sell at large profits, and are therefore the best freight which can he embarited. Full Lists .of Outfits for ladies end gentlemen, with ship-sailing information (gratis) on app.icatioU, or past free. CAUTTON,—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public aeain-t imposition, hevine. learned that the untradesman-like oi of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, anti for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER norrsE IN OR OUT Of LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 154, and 157, Alinortes, Si. 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. ' London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 504, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, [tart-street, all contmuicating. Ttradtord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. shetdeld Branch, 36. Vargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant rad°. Clothiers, Flatters, Hosier., Furriers, Boot and shoe Makers, and General Oatdtters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.--Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned Without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business is mimed till 12 o'clock. A new Bonk, with illustrations, untitled" The Echo of Public Opi 'nion." containing full lists of prices, our system et self-measure ment. Pc.c.. Bcc., may be had on application, or post-free. lei ?on parte Francais. Qt siparla Itsli no. Hier spricht man D e u tsch. Amin habit' 'Nowt. H DEST RUCTIVE FIRE a arp t HARPENDEN. "enden, June 15, 1854. , " Gentlemen, --I have great pleasure In adding my testimony to the 'cable of your Fireproof to es. " Last ;Monday ni;lit my house, warehouse, and premises were unfortunately burned down; the gre rag& ver fearfully or about two hours, and, owing to the grfat scarcity of y water, the f %%bola of my premises and stock w: re consumed. • "'fhe safe I putchas.d of you had a most seven: test, in cons - - quence of a barrel of brimstone standing clos, to it and melting ssi h the heat of the tire, the burning lava running all over and under the sate, whit great y added to the intensity of the heat; it rem iined !it that position about four hours, and when with great difficulty it was got out of the fire and opened, I found my books and papers all uninjured. • "You are at liberty tb make what use you please of this informa tion. " I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully " W M. WALKER. "Messrs. Thos. Miln , r and Son, i 7A, Monrgate- , treet, London." " Agricultural Laboratory, Ilarpenden, July 6, i 854. " Gentlemen,—l was present at the late fire which destroyed the premises of Mr. Stalker. Ilarpenden, and was much surprised at the erect amount of heat your safe resisted, and sill more surprised (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 sulohnr, scraped some of the I listered iron from the Inside and outside of the , afe, and, from analysis. find much sulphuret, so that it must have hem grea'ly acted anon by the sulphur, yet the books and papers were perfectly uninjured. 'I must in justice say that your ssfes are invaluable, and very necessary for every one who has books said accounts of any value. I am, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully, " F. W. SIMCOE. "Messrs. Thos. Milner and son, 47*., Moorgate-street." GR AVESEND STAR PACKETS. Co other Packets call at the Greenhithe, and Putted Piers. NOTICE. —D 1Y TICKETS are issued upon the Gravesend Star Packets, available for return by them or by the Lon lon and Tilbury Hallway; the Return Tickets by the Railway will also be available for return by the Star Packets. The Packets call *t the Piers as underlined (weather perMittingl FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Terrace Pier WEER DAYS. SUNDAY' Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WIIMIF. BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. SUNDAYS. WEEK DAV,. I :0 . 1 7; ~ v -=', t' 2 I Fen- . i F„,,,.... c . 4,.... church '-,' .!, 0 1 tl church o; `e Street "4 O ii 73 Street A P = cv 4g ."' 8 . ---- --• ---s- -- —....— - .. ----,- -- 9 q to 4 —9% IN -- 10 1 12 4 II 2 1 4 11,4 - - *54 —3% 6% 5 /, ~. ~~ ~% G % ~~2-f C'~ __---- /1- - . • . ... . - 7 - •••".,,:-. : • ' ..7 .-' ; , ... , . - 7': - 4 01‘,,,- 1 , t. • . i ,: f ,- 7: : ._ 1 . ( ,?., ,1 ' ca - ro o , t‘Villft-i„ , ...it :., ~ ... .. , . . , _ ... _ . • 4 .0 Ass ~, , -.- , . ...... ~ - :,:.4 , !...v....„.., A! -..-....,4 , ,11?, .' i ;slot'. • .S. 1 , .., , ,, i : ti,7' ' ' .... - • t • ,'N': .-(4i. .--,-, , ' - k k ' 5. ' , .`. ,°, ..4/ 0 , -1 11,.., 4'l ° '" :#11 1 1 , 1 0 1 . * *lt - :• ab - 4 ,.:_, :, ~ ;;d l ' ,oll. s • .ip, :_. -.--_,•,- -,„ - 4.. ok , . . lc ';‘..• -.•-• . - ... -,..----774.; 'fbill. ~ . N. - , ______ ...,..• —' ''.- '': „. , I 5,. ,: i't .• r .4 . N-- - - IMP' '''l4..' , , r ,T„. . ‘-'-' "'' *: ti, .iiie • 2 -',V xr k cr.2 . llf,L''' 0141':)7,, ~ Et. 43 ‘. :-,- 4":% 5 ' - ; - / .: , t . , ~ , ~, . , A , 4 0 „.. ..„-.4 ; ,,,,.. •,, tiv ,,,, e4 , \,, ~; ;, .„..-,.-4 . .., . R OFT. , ''' --- k.„,-„,., • 1 , ~ -. in if 7.... ~. ,41.1,, ..,.. i ..d.` % /~~ C~~/ 13 16 20 11 From the above table we going 135 years the river Nov Times. I 7* 14 ;7 1 25 ;3 ... 11 20 i I ..... 1 20 . 1.) 61. 9 • • 5 i 6,1 7 7 • • 7 • • 6 5 114 29 I ... 26* ... 301 . sea that during the FininOtcitoodbasyrs.N.l., 21 Cl , o , sed Opened in March First 10 days ofApril 49 Second ....... ft Last 1, In December 136 The average date for openin ig, therefore, is the Note.—The dates set forth in this table arc to be under stood as tho actual dates the river was fr ee d from or closed thereby. The addition of * indicates the opening or elbsing of the river on the evening of the previous day.l Where in the same year there aro two dates for the opening (as in the year 1733, the.6th and 14th of April), it is to be reckoned that the ice commenced moving on the 6th, but be came stationary again, and at length moved away on the 14th of April. Of such there aro only two instanc es . If there aro two dates for the closing of the river by ice ( as iu 1730, the 31st of October, and the 9th of November), it is t be under stood that the ice set on the 31st of October, went away again, and at length set fast the second time ou tho 9th of November. This has taken place nine times in all, but ill 1791 the ice wont ;my twioo boforo it finally got for the thiid talk • ~~"1~-~ /~ - -- to notice his creditable execution of the solo " Deciave his honour unto the heathen," in which he displayed tke quality of. his voice. The succeeding duet by Mrs. Weiss and Mr. Jones was also _admirably neamarai.. , The sermon was preach e d b y th e R ev. C: R. &teem ` i Cocks, M.A.. vicar of Wolverley and of Neen Savage,' in this diocese. Handel's Grand Coronation Anthem, " M _y heart is inditing," was g i ven a ft er th e sermon by Mrs. Weiss, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Weiss, and another, whos e name did Lot transpire. The attendance was not so large as tad been an ici /Wed, but parties are reserving themselves'foitbe .674,ja4, and the:Me,sialai all the reserved tickets for whieh *per formances are already disposed of, 40, circumstance, w e belieie, beyond precedent here. The attendance this morning at the ' cathedral exhi bityd a remarkable coincidence, the numbers present..., being 1,305, whereas at the last Worcester Festival the •number was 1%312. Of the attendants-Act-45AV were on the floor of the rave ; 333 in the western gallery ; and 680 in , the aisles. The last return . is satisfactory, as shoWing the increasing interest take 4 in , them festival by the middle classes. The cAlecti(in 'it Illif doors for ' ' the,bentfit:of She Ciergy Charity waa nearly 2501., #hicli included 251. given by the Corporation. ,i ,i Among others present w,eie Lord Sandys, Lord V'ard; :' ' Lord Haddington,. Sir E. if.. Lechmere, Mr. La4leti, M.P,.„ Mr. Pakington, &c THE CHOLERA. , . Ja mes ' s The severe outbreak of cholera in part of tt parish and in she adjacent' parts of the 'parish of St. Anne, Sons, has been promptly met by the itabititosisetusts other preventive under ventiv e the mea advicecarriedsuresof the out by General t e bea rds B 0 a of guardians of . , Health. The President of the Board himself went over the affected district yesterday morning, with the , view of --. seein g for himself the real amount of the evil, to OA* courage local effort, and allay alarm by his presence' He visitesi. Pufour's-place, Broad-street, Silver - street, ~ and Groupsotherf infestedo localities in the neighbourhood. Ts m h p i n ne e el l o e e f . gratitude o r districtsme a t themselvesa his re most h ai itregi ape str e ets, g anda character.zil Thee v iesnrcyce scenes edit i s dueguardi ans toth a : a at p ii i : r a n . dh_ g . ea a ,. m , hu ty ; t energetic all y , 44a dyxaiie.olimaaa , ~..1 _ o of where ma Inquiriesnn t g h e sh s r at ys d e l i s i ri ei h n t o m i . n fo s ho titu w tld:f ia . . — Ma La r - y iti , b lC 4hs e ~'iS n t gio S n a;4 ; ' iMl Cat ' e S r t. e°ll.2'B-A. . 6kni onds til ey war • 3 R k o ; t ' h i e; 7 hithe, Greenwich, St. Olavea.weSortipe.niezeiy:Palar, Bethnal gi een, Shoreditch, St. chapel, Chelsea, Paddington. All the distr i c ts other as - the metropolis will shortly be reported on. The president has directed special attention to the supply of water in tLe several localities ; the sonrce of supply, whether filtered or not before supply ; and when - two companies supply in one district the inspector is to state whether the disease is more prevalent in one dis trict than the other, having due regard to similar classes of dwellings. Inquiry will also be made into the state of the sewers. The inspector is also to report whether in those plaees which were the seats of disease in former years, the epi demic has appealed in a less virulent form where drain age and general improvements have been carried out. House-to-house visitation is strongly recommended, and disinfectants are to be used when necessary. It is extremely satisfactory to find the local authorities have exhibited the geatest willingness to adopt any sug gestions from the General Board of Health. • After the inquiry is concluded, each inspector will make a report on the district assigned to him. He will state the powers given to local authorities, and the de fective state of those powers (if any), that the subject may undergo the consideration of the Legislature next session; and in the meantime, the inspectors send in daily reports to the board, which are noted by the president and re turned to the inspectors early each morning before thr, proceed to their inquiry. Inspectors are also appointed to visit the shipping in the river, and report thereon. ST. PANCRASS.—Yesterday the Sanitary Board of St. Pancras met in the Vestry-hall, Bing's-road, Camden town. Mr. Wilsthore, the surgeon for the south-western district of the parish, reported that since Friday he had 130 cases of diarrhoea, and 4 of cholera, without orders, and 100 whom he had attended with an order from the parish. The epidemic was frightfully on the increase, and he felt it necessary to have assistance. Similar reports were made by the other district surgeons. Mr. Godden moved, and Mr. Howes seconded, a motion, to the effect thakan additional surgeon be appointed for a month. After some further remarks, it was-agreed that the vaccinators of . the parish be appointed to assist the surgeons during the prevalence of cholera and diarrhosa. , • WKSTBEINEITER.-011 Wednesday and Thursday la s t tne district comprising Marshall-street, Cambridge-street,Ed ward-street, Poland-street, Peter-street, Stc., was visited with an extraordinary violent outbreak of cholera. About a fortnight previous several fatal cases had occurred in one house in Marshall-street, and subsequently there had been a few reports of cases, but on Wednesday and Thurs day about 40 persons were affected, the majority of whom were carried off in the course of 24 hours. Oa Friday and Saturday the attacks were reduced to below 30, but of these as many as 26 terminated fatally. Since Sunday there has been a considerable abatement of the disease, and every precaution has been taken by the parochial authorities to prevent its extension. DEPTFORD, MONDAY EVENING.--Since Friday MOM. ing a portion of the lower part of this town, near the . dockyard, has been the scene of a terrible visitation of cholera. Between midnight of Thursday and this morn ing nearly forty hniniin beings have perished-is-one street alone, and it was stated this afternoon that theie are nearly twenty more hopeless cases lying in the same street and the adjacent court. The immediate locality of this terrible outbreak is New-street, Wellington street, Deptford, a long street of old houses. In many places one common cesspool supplies the wants of several houses, and the stagnant gutters upon each side of the streets do the duty of sewers. Added to this, Welling- ' ton-street, out of which New-street branches, being its the same state, nearly all its refuse water runs through New-street before it finds its way into the Thames. In places where houses have been pulled down, the waste ground has been used as a depot for all sorts of filth. In Flaggon-court, a small cul de sac turning out of Wel lington-street, four children in one family died in a few hours, This court has not the slightest ventilation backwards, and there is one common cesspool and no sewerage. THE HERRING FISHERIES IN THE NORTE. Wick, Sept. 2--The quantity of herrings brought ashore here yesterday and to-day is only about 200 crank which will but add about two to the general average of the whole fleet, making the average for the whole seas son, to the present date inclusive, 102 crane. As regards quantity and average we are on much about a par with those of the last twenty years. But if the whole Scotch coast is taken into account the deficiency from the take of last year is much greater than is g enerally believed. In round n u m b ers th e d ecrease will be fully equal to 147,000 barrels, or fully more thali a fourth of the whole! of last year's catch. Of course, it is expected that both in the Wick district, and on the opposite shores of the ' ' Moray Firth something will yet be done to ditniri:ish this deficiency, but at Lybsterand Helmsdale the fishing is practically over for a season, but here not more than 400 to 500 boats will again go to sea this year. So that we do not calculate on a material difference in the above figures. To-day about 1,500 men are paid off, and nearly.lo,oool. are in circulation in Wick and Pulteney town, in the payment of their wages and other items. In the Lybster district about 4,0001. will also be paid out to-day for hired men alone. On Thursday night about two-thirds of the Lyb star boats were at sea, and landed yesterday morning an average of about six emus. lielmsdale and BrJra did pretty well yesterday and Thursday ; and to-day there are some heavy shots at the coast stations. an T d h fishing Moray e sta iias this week been tions. Taking gth n irreemigula in the at the eaggre ilnff aggregate, rage tftr the season.wentycrans have been added to the g enera l aye . ageo We have letters from Peterhead and Fraserburgh, per steamer, dated yesterday morning. Peterhead will ave. rage 73 crane for the season, against 95, and Fraser. burgh 91 against 98, to the same date last year. At both these places the second week of September last added 50 crane to the general average. There has been a good deal done this week along the Fife and Dunbar coasts. In one day 300 tons of fresh herrings were despatched to the English markets. The fishing of Wednesday and Thursday had, however, shown a falling off, -and prices,.which had fallen to 10s. per cran, rallied tilithey reached 14s. to 16s. Last accounts from Orkney are very unfavourable. In the North Isles the fishing is a decided failure, not a few boats having never .measured a cran during the whole season. Since our last report the price of cured fish has 118 .4 .6d. per barrel. On the afternoon of that day 1,000 barrels of full crowned brands exchanged hands at23e. 64. per barrel. Vesterday there were not so many sa. l o o . One or two parcels Were got at 235., but the bulk _IF those that w ere so l d Were at 235. 6d . Today 235. ITAL is the market price. Salt is still quoted at 28s, per ton. No inquiry After emptyorbwaerai n bu barrels last puce a warsri3vse.d ye,te 9d.eacrll 3sy, . T w o cargoes and hare beep. sold at 114, per foot.—Northern Ensign' BTR'PHEI T T • --------- -- -- . ... -N L ONDON .— Last week the birtris o f °Le boys and 809 girls, in all 1,625 children, wet* registered Ti Lop,,A on. . In the nine corresponding weeks of the years 1345-53 the average number was 1,867. - EMPLOYMENT FOR Wousg.---An addition has becn made to the occupations open to women, which promisee well. Female fingers are henceforth not to exhaust all their nimbleness in music or in their customary domestics operations. The electric telegraph solicits their assist. ance. In the transmission of the Queen's Speech on the prorogation of Parliament to the provinces and the co n . tinent female labour was employed, and the whole Area accomplished with unusual celerity. The girls weft -superintended by a matron telegrapher. Some of them, C he om ll p a a g n u y e) d i ese n t r w ve e s nt i ona ro m in e a n t d e a s. tion Th f e or E s l e e t etri tin c: it is said, transmitted the speech at the rate of thirty difficulty duty ' a is letter-sortingi five words a minute. They sent the whole to the Conti. Ttpheciinsetge(x:as4Pm4h4pl e. Why should not Women b th tl e i - e w i ry 2 . t' org e s be employed la other analogous cases ; for example, m ed a that ns p t erf itu o t The empteors persons w e h e : improvements contemplated by the in Their report does not cont ain late commiSsidneis. considered the possibility of a any evidence that the y capacity. Girls who could transmit-ulPioying "i ne* i n t i wt 1 by electric telegraph' would B5 words a min we now employ in 4OOll outstrip the lade whom letters a minute is, we sortingbelieve, letters . The sorting of 60 terry ....._ mem . the greatest font of desti, v shay ?Al ___ 1,1414.-Itfltammt J._ itaJCifiiblob LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1854. THE WAR. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAL OF THE HANNIBAL WITH THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS. Yesterday morning her Majesty's ship Hannibal, Commodore Grey, arrived off Deal with 323 Russian prisoners. • THE TERIVIAGANT; The Termagant, 24, screw steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, arrived At Sheerness yesterday, from Bumarsund, with 199 rank %rid file of Russian soldiers, and . one woman ; also three officers and their wives. The officers are Captain Swearoff, of the En gineers ; Captain Mellart, and Lieutenant Bluin, of the 22,1'company. The officers and soldiers were taken out of the tower that surrendered to the English. Lieu-- tenant E. C. Chaplain, of the James Watt ; W. Croke, of the Duke of Wellington ; and Captain Myer, R.M., on promotion. Mr. W. A. F. Marescaux, mate, has acted as interpreter for the French and RnssiansOuring the whole Expedition. The Termagant left the Algiers off the Holmn Light, and the Royal William off the Scaw ; she parted company with the Hannibal yester day morning, the.Haniiihal proceeding to the westward. The Hon. Captain Stewart gave the officers and their wives a farewell dinner previous to their being sent on board the Devonshire by the Wildfire. After dinner, Captain Swear off, of the Engineers, proposed the health of the captain, and for himself and his associates he begged to return him their most sincere thanks for the marks of kindnesi shown to them and their wives during the time they had been on board that ship. It is stated by these officers that the Emperor does not grant them any pay while prisoners of war, nor allow them to re turn on pat ole of honour not to serve. They appear all perfectly happy at the idea of residing in England, but most earnestly express their hopes that our Go vernment will give them the same liberty that atas given the officers of the Tiger—namely, to reside on shore in private lodgings at their own expense. They have no wish beyond this, as they have their wives with them. The Termagant left Ledsund on the morning of the 20th ult., iu company with Commodore Grey's squadron, consisting of the Hannibal, Algiers, Royal William, Stromboli, Sphynx, and St. Vincent. On the 21st coaled at Faro ; anchored on the 24th (on account of a strong heal wind from south-west) off Bornholm ; left there on the 26th ; coaled at Elsinore on the 28th ult. (under quarantine, by an Admiralty order) ; left again on the 30th ; exchanged numbers on the 4th, at. sea, with the Wrangler steam gun -boat, bound for the Black Sea, and arrived at Sheerness yesterday. Officers and crew all well. The Russian prisoners brought the cholera on hoard with them from the French frigate Sirens. Out of 43 cases on board the Termagant 17 proved fatal. There are at present only seven of them under medical treat ment. Several of the ship's company had attacks, all of whom recovered. Several invalids from the fleet came home, all of whom are sent to hospital and the flag-ship. Mr. Boxer, who left with the Gladiator, doing duty as acting master during the taking of Bomarsuud, yester day, immediately on his arrival, was ordered to join the Beagle, which he has done. Mr. Macdonald, of Newcastle, Baltic pilot, has left, and proceeded to London. The machinery of this vessel has acted admirably throughout the voyage. The only casualties that have taken place have been the breaking of four one-inch bolts. They have been carried away through not having been properly lubricated. The said casualties can only be accounted for by the great hurry in which this ship was hastened away at au emergency. Several of the officers have brought lume trophies of war from Bomarsund,iconsisting of helmets (the famous Rus sian helmet), which are handsomely formed and made. They are particularly light, being made of a patent leather. The head'is well protected, the officers having silver shields over the front and top. A great number of rifles also, with the cartridges for them. Amongst other curio sities is a Russian gnout, or whip of a terrific character, by which a powerful arm might cut the flesh from off - a man's body, the whip part being thickly -chequered, and worked ingeniously therein to the, handle, which is of hard-wood ; a bechet is attached, by which the aria that uses it can give the full weight of whip and stick also on the back. The Termagant left there last evening for the west- ward. THE VALOROUS. The Valorous, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Claude H. M. Buckle, arrived at Sheerness yesterday. She left Ledsund on the 27th of August, in company with the Daunt!ess, arrived at Copenhagen On Wednesday follow ing, left again on Friday morning, passed Elsinore on the same day, exchanged numbers with the Stromboli, which ship was also under orders for England, passed the St. Vincent, in tow of the Sphynx, on the following day. The Sphynx telegraphed that Captain Mausel died the day previous. Saw a line , of-battle ship off the Scaw, but too far off to signalise her to exchange num bers. The Valorous has brought hit Izah H. Oshbon, the High Sheriff of all the Aland Piands. There are also six women with a mother arid two infants. Three of the women are Jewesses. These women are wives of prisoners sent home in other ships, who, at the time of their husbands being taken, returned to their homes for their little valuables of clothing, bedding, &c., and were unfortunately too late to accompany their husbands in their respective ships. They are all sent on board the Devonshire and placed under the charge of her com mander and the officers. As regards the damage re ceived by grounding on the rocks when she was fired upon by the Russians, she is, to,all appearance, at the water's edge, up and down the stem, considerably da maged ; her stem and gripe are gone, and a 'number of planks were sent up from her starboard bow that were taken off by the divers. The Dauntless steam-frigate Captain A. P. Ryder, arrived at Sheerness yesterday afternoon, passed through the harbour, and proceeded up alongside the coal depot in Salt-pan Reach. She landed one large mail. The Termagant and Valorous also landed mails, all of which left for London at 8 p.m. yesterday. the slightest injury, although pieces of the gun carriage, which was tort, into a great number of fragments, and the bolts, screws, and nuts which held it together, with the displaced bricks, were thrown with great force in all directions. Two gunners doing duty at the other guns were hurt, but able to walk to their barracks—the one having: sustained a cut in the forehead, and a severe blow on the cap of the knee, which made it bleed. All the injury 'done . was on the right side of the burst gun. The other half of the breech was broken into two parts, which were projected to a considerable height, at an angle of about 45 degrees, and pas:ting over one of the sentries in a field, alighted more than 100 yards distant, in a field of mangold wurtzel. Tile other part was thrown about 50 yards further up the satne field, which had a considerable slope downwards. The largest piece is apparently . about 12 or 13 cwt., and the other piece about sor 6 cwt. About sor 6 feet of the muzzle of the gun fell in front of the battery, the mouth of the gun being turned almost full round from the direction in which it was placed when fired. Lieut. Colonel Wilson directed the firing, and the practice at the long range with Lancaster's 68-pounder gun was good, the last shot fired falling within a few feetof the base of the flag-staff, after passing close to it on the right. There did not appear to be any defect in the metal of the gnu ; but it would be difficult to be positive on that point, from an .examination of the blackened pieces. The practice was suspended after the accident, and the bodies, conveyed to the hospital. 1751 .. 1752 .. 1753 . 1754 11755 26 I 2. 24 I .. a I 9 261 • II 2' lApril, the closin g th e 13th o f N ovem b er . Thi s shows the Neva to be covered with ice an average of 147 days, or about two-fifths of the year. Once only was the river open earlier than the 20th of March (1822, on the 6th). During 82 years of the last century it was closed in December but three times, but during the 51 years of the present century no less than nine•time3. - The latest known time was in 1826, on the 14th of December. THE GOVERNOR OF BOLfARSUND. On Monday the French steamfrigate-Souffier passed through the Downs, with General .Bodisco, Governor of Bomio on board, and a number of Russian officers, also taken prisoners at Bomarsund, bound for Havre. SCARCITY OF FIELD OFFICERS. In consequence of the scarcity of field officers in the garrison at Woolwich at the present time, it has become neces••ary to aprint a number of captains to act as field officers, and the following have been notified in garrison order for that duty : - Until further orders, Captains Marriost Smythe and Phillpotts, Royal Artillery, and Captain Moot e, Royal Marines, will do the duty of field officers of the day. Memorandum.—ln consequence of the regiment being considerably below its establishment, the Lieutenant- General of the Ordnance directs that discharges by pur chase be suspended until further (riders. By general order dated August 22, the Lieutenant- General of the Ordnance has appointed Lieutenant R. W. Haig to be assistant instructor in practical artillery at the Royal Military Academy, vice Griffin, resigned."] CAptain Baddeley having been appointed adjutant to the field batteries in Turkey, under the command of Colonel Lake, has resigned the adjutantcy of the 2d bat talion, and proceeded to the seat of war to assume his • new duties. The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance has appointed Second Captain R. P. C. Jones to be adjutant of the 2d battalion provisionally, under the general order of the sth of February, 1826, vice Baddeley, who resigns the adjutantcy only. In consequence of the above, Second Captain Bad deley is posted to Captain Lawson's company, let bat talion, vice Jones. Mr. Commissary Young is promoted to be Chief Com missary in the Field Train Department. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has ap pointed Lieut.-Col. H. F. Williams, C. 8., Royal Artil lery, to be her Majesty's Commissioner at Kars ; and her Majesty, by commission, dated Aug. 7, 1854, has been pleased to grant that officer the local rank of colonel while so employed ; and the Lieut.-General of the Ordnance has sanctioned - the Appointment of Lieut. Teesdale, Royal Artillery, aide-de-camp to Colonel FATAL ACCIDENT IN ARTILLERY PRACTICE. On Monday afternoon, while Captain Oldfield's com pany, and the detachments of Royal Artillery, at pre sent stationed at Shoeburyness, were practising with four large guns, one 10 inch gun, 9 feet 4 inches long, of 85 cwt., and one 8-inch gun, 8 feet long, of 52 cwt., with spherical shot, at targets, the one at 800 yards range, and the other at 1,500 yards range, and with one of Lancaster's 68-pounder oval guns, 9 feet long, weigh ing 95 cwt., and one 56-pounder gun, 11 feet long, weighing 98 cwt., the latter burst in the act of firing at 2,800 yards, the object against which both it and Lan caster's gun were fired, with spherical shot, being a flag staff at that range. The whole of the gunners who manned the 56-pounder gun escaped unhurt, with the exception of a slight abrasure on the back of the band of one of them ; but a most melancholy and fatal accident took place on the adjoining platform. The largest piece of the breech of the burst gun, upwards of a ton in weight, proceeding to the right, broke down the brick work in front, and, sweeping along the platform, jammed Colour-sergeant Rose between it and the front elevation, teat ing his flesh and breaking both his thighs, and caus ing such other injuries that he died within an hour after the accident took place. The same mass of metal of the breach in its progress struck Repository-sergeant Lee, breaking both his thighs, and inflicting such other in juries that he died the same afternoon, after both thighs had been amputated. Pay-company-company-sergeant Williams was also struck by the same piece of the breach and had one of his thighs broken, which was shortly after am putated, and it was hoped he would recover, but, unfor tunately, it was found that his left arm was shattered, and it is apprehended it will have to be amputated. C a p-' tain Bullock, R.N., with a party of I,dies and a number of the sea-bathing parties from Southend, were stationed about 30 yards from the spot where the gun burst to b whoa potico; fortwal*ls IJI ficafe4 without THE` WAR IN THE ItALTIC. ' TO THE EDITOR OF THE star. Sin,=-1 enclose you an extract fron the "Almanac of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences" for 1854, which shows for 135 years the openiig and closin.4 of the river Neva by ice. I hope you tiny find room to pub lish it, as at this period of the yea' it may prove useful to the allied fleets in the Baltic. ' The dates are old style, to reduce which to new style add 12 days. N.B. The dates given are strictY for the river Neva. Cronstadt is generally open via Cranienbaum, 10 to 14 days later, although sometimes dosed in at the same time, and a similar period, or a loiger one, elapses after the Neva is free from ice before vessels can get up to Cronstadt, the ice remaining in ,116 gulf considerably later. Tire publishing of this will greaty oblige, Sir,- Yours very respectfully, Aug. 20. A NGLITCHAN. TABLE SHOWING. THE OPENING OF ram RIVER NEVA, AND CLOSING THEREOF BY ICE, FOB EACH YEA.II, FIIO3I 1718 TO 1852. Opening of the River. Closing of •• he River. n April Istoveint)er. 1 Z. Year. O t a 2 4 i 1 i THE PEACE SOCIETY AT FAULT. What has become of the Pace Association ? Has it gone to the seat of war, wherever that may he, or what is it about when the press is teeming with suggestiOns the most adverse to the objects of its mission ? . What would, the men of peace do if they saw's man pulling off his coat to fight ? And what is the press at this moment about but helping the soldierto pull off-his coat to fight ? Surely, then, this is the time for the active inter ference of the Peace Association. The British soldier, as he left our shoree equipped for war, represented . with con summate perfection a man bound over to keep the peace. To the greatest possible degree he was deprived of the use of his limbs. His stock throttled him ; his jacket was so tight in the sleeves, especially at the arm-pits, as to' confine hi's motions under penalty of excori ation ; his knapsack was placed on his back with regard only to uniformity, and without the slightest con sideration for the convenience of the bearer. or the ad jnstment most suitable to his particular height and figure; the cruse belts perfected the embarrassment, and thus altogether the man was reduced to the state proverbially described as that of the heg in artneur.” Add to this, if a cavalry soldier, that the weapon of offence is sheathed in an iron scabbard, which renders .it ak ser viceable for cutting as a poker,'-' and• what can the Peace society want more ? A Quaker ought to dress himself like a grenadier. guardsman, to personify the highest degree of inaptitude fur action. A guardsman attired like a Quaker would be alarmingly free for deeds of arms. In some parts of the country. they hobble cattle to prevent their straying, that is, they tie one leg to another, or attach a log. The British soldier is hob bled for active service with equal success by his uniform and equipments. What is given to show, is so much taken from the man's efficiency; and surely this ought to satisfy the Peace Association, and to enlist, it in the defence of stocks, straps, buckles, belts, and all the rest binding over the soldier to the utmost contrivable harm ' lessness. Surely it is something to have the man in such case that he cannot march to meet the enemy, but drops down by the road-side. This at least keeps him out t. 4 harin's way. The Chinese women's feet are so bound and bandaged when young, that ample securities are had against their gadding, or taking freedoms obnoxious to the jealousies of their lords and masters ; and the British soldier comes next to the Chinese lady in the disabled order. Antiquarians, a thousand years hence, will account for the peculiar equip ment of our troops by the constitutional jealousy of a standing army, standing /ucus a. non, be cause the men fall out in fits of strangulation. Imagine. what must be the feelings of a soldier in heavy marching order when he hears the word of command, " Stand at ease." As Magog the beadle says, when dead drunk he is told to get up, "It is all very easy to talk of such a thing, but how do you do it ?" And how, in the name of all impossibility, is the unhappy soldier to stand at ease ? It is, perhaps, the only word of command he would willingly obey, but for his life he cannot do it. CoMpare the British soldier with the British sailor ; the one all for show, the other all fir use. The exigencies of the ship's duties have not allowed of any tampering with Jack's freedom of motion. A man must have the unfettered use of his limbs to go aloft in a gale, mid reef -topsaila while the ship is pitching bows under, and the sail. is fighting with all the fury of the storm against the hands gather ing up its heavy folds, and knotting the nettles. And . . see a soldier go into action,- trussed — as it were for the spit, and compare him with the seaman standing to his gun, stripped to his waist that nothing may interfere with his freedom and vigour of limb. We do not mean to imply that it would be fitting to equip the soldier as looselyas the sailor, but merely that . . . . all Cut the Peace Association would desire him to be emancipated from ligatures . of various kinds, which, if they do not disable him, yet cruelly tax his powers, and in the same proportion impair his efficiency. Some little progress has already been made towards the sol dier's emancipation, and all through the labours of the press, assisted indeed by some military men who look to uses, not to show and systems which are behind all the rest of the world. But for the press, our troops at this moment would not be armed with the Minie rifle. Brown Bess had her last advocates in high military authorities ; and swayed by them so late as the session before last, Mr. Mousell declared that it was not advisable to arm more than about 200 of every regiment with the efficient pieces now in use. The press, too, has taken off the stock ; as. for the knapsack, the soldier throws it away when he goes into action, thus shdwing that if it has not its proper place on his back when work is to be done it shall have none at all. Yet we are told that it is an insufferable presumption for civilians to pretend to opinions on these professional matters. We are rebuked for not respecting Admiral Chads' bird's view of Cronstadt, and his awful report that the walls of that fort are of solid granite ! Now certainly we were not reverently struck by the stress on the solidity of the granite, granite not being a ma terial of which band-boxes are usually made ; but, as we st.ited in our last number, the obvious suspicion oc curred to us that if the granite seemed of any soli dity greater than what usually belongs to granite, the probability was that it was a sham, as has been proved to be the case at Bomarsund. Next we are blamed for haring a notion that gun boats can be built on a more perfect plan than that of the Admiralty, by combining wood with iron, and thus getting a scantling for a heavy armament , with a very small draught of water. We have dose our best, accordingly, to read with all respect and edification the account of the performances of the Arrow, which proved so worthy of her name by throwing her shells anywhere but.to the mark. Her tar get was indeed small, the bull's-eye.heing no bigger than the cliff over the Needles ' • and such the excellence of the practice, that the lighthouse at the top of the lofty cliff struck its fi ig after the fourth shot, and the garrir.on larohed out and — surrendered at discretion, avowing th..t • two .hells had all but blown up the building. There was no such siege practice 'as this at Chatham ; here a place was actually evacuated, and a pic-nic party to boot had to fly for their lives. -The gunnery is of the unexpected sort, and an enemy would not know where to be safe against it except well in front. In explanation of these vagaries, it is said that the Arrow rolled heavily, and well she might do that if she was in the sea running in or near the Bridge in anything of a breeze ; but we have a notion that the Nix or Salamander, with their snugly-stowed ma-' chi nery and better planed centre of gravi ty, would have been somewhat easier in the same surf, and would not have been qo aspiring in their practice towards the lighthouse. Be' that as it may, her Majesty mast have been extraordinarily impressed with the prowess of her gun-boat the Arrow, and must have interred how formidable she would be to the enemy when even her Majesty's own lighthouses and picnic parties were not safe from her at a handsome distance from the mark. Considering the width of her practice, this vessel's name merits the addition of the Broad Arrow peculiar to the Crown. Nearly was itt4 mark clapped on the Light which was not built of glasa as solid as Me stone of Cronstadt. Let it not be supposed that we mean to impeach the gunnery of the officers and crew 'of the Arrow. The fault in practice was doubtless solely referable to the build of the vessel, and the Woodside position of her armament. A correspondent of the Times thus explains the defect in the plan of the Arrow, and shows the superiority of the Prussian models, the Nix and Sala mender, to which we have so often referred : "The Prussian vessels are about the same size or tonnage as the English ; nevertheless, the Prussian vessels are so formed as to have room and means of working four guns of such Biz., as those of which the English, only carry two. This arrangement is peculiar to the Prussian boats, and cannot be adopted in our own. The next peculiarity is this—The two long glum carried amidships in the Arrow cannot be fired in a line _with the keel ; they can only be fired broadside, and trained forward to an angle not ex ceeding 56° on either side of the keel ; so that there are 31° on each side on which there can be no fire. Suppose, therefore, these gun-boats to be chasing ; the vessels must deviate 34° from their course in order to fire a gun ; or they must yaw round 64• to fire alternate guns on either side. On the other hand, the Prussian boats can lay their course and fire two guns simultaneously and without.interrup tion in a line parallel to their keel, and even convergent on the ship.chased ; and are equally able, at the same time, to keep up a fire aft on a vessel in chase. Their full speed and their full armament can therefore be simultaneously employed, which in the Arrow is impossible. "The Arrow has no remedy for this state of things so long as she keeps her guns amidships. It was with the guns so placed, firing out of the broadside ports, that the experiments were made the other day. It would be pos sible in the Arrow to remove the guns into the bow, but, looking at the size and construction of the vessel and of the guns, I am sure that in a heavy sea that would be an experiment neither convenient nor devoid of danger." Further, it is to be remarked that as the rolling of a vessel from side to side must be greater and quicker than the pitching from stem to stern, it must be by so much more difficult to lay a gun correctly in a. broadside posi tion, as in the Arrow, than fore and aft, as in the Nix and Salamander ; and this doubtless explains the very excursive flight of the shot and shell of her Majesty's new gun-boat. —Examiner. imes. .. 15 0v.37 41 ... 29 ... 12 131 th of REPRFSENTATION OF WIGAN.—Mr. Acton, the mayor of this borough, has published his address, announcing himself a candidate for the honour of representing it in Parliament, on Liberal principles. Mr. Acton tells his fellow-townsmen :—" For many years I have had the privilege and pleasure to be intimately connected with Mr. Tnioknesse in public and political affairs. In poll.. tics and questions of public policy, I believe we generally ,agreed. Time has served to confirm the principles j have so long hold, and events to my mind hive proved their soundness." Mr. Woods, who had been applied to by a body of electors, iu a letter, dated from Kissengen, in Germany, declines to divide the Liberal party by be, comas s oadid4t4 on tii oco!!,gou, [PRICE' SD. OPENING OF THE FIRST jAWAJLENT IN THE CAPE 'COLONY. 4 The Cape Town Mail supplies an account of an interesting political event in the history of the colony of the Cape of good Hope—the opening of the first Parliament elected by the.colonists under the constitution granted by her Majesty the Queen. The Mail says The celebration of this auspicious event took place on Saturday last, the Ist July, and paseed:oTwith a degree ' of eclat, and under circumstances so favourable, as to I afford, it is to be hoped, a happy augury of the success that will attend the fulfilment of its high and important duties. The ceremony took place, in the state room at G - overnment-housc, hut Ore idea of its taking place in the Legislative Council Chamber had only been given up so shorty b lore that the greatest iictiyity was Job gniied tn complete in time the arrangements, which, considering the limited 'space at command, were excel lent. , .At a quarter to 12, the Legislative Council, headed by their . President, Sir John Wylde, in his robes, arrived and took their seats, when. the Castle guns an nounced the approach of his Honour the Lieut.-Gover nor. The guard presented arms, the band struck up "God save the !Queen," and exactly at noon, accom panied by the Colonial Secretary and a numerous- suite, he entered the room, ascended the throne, and took hie seat. The Legislative Council rose to . receive him, and were introduced tn the Lieutenant-Governor: by the Colonial Secretary. On resuming their seats, his Honour 'desired Mr. Boyle. the clerk or the Executive Council, to proceed to the House of Assembly, and comurand the immediate attendance of the house. A few minutes after, the members of the Assembly, preceded by the Speaker, Mr. Advocate Brand, sen., in his robes, were conducted by Mr. 'Elyle into the room, and, on the Speaker being introduced, took the place assigned there . . The Lieutenant -Governor then received from the Colo nial-Secretary, who stood on his right (the colonial aide decamp being on his left), the opening speech, both houses standing. The Mail here gives an address which, in re spect of length, bears a strong resemblance to a President's message. The novel relation of the speaker and audience perhaps sufficiently accounts for:this, and the form of the address was evidently borrowed from home precedents. His Excellency took care to impress upon the members of the new Legislature that they were being dealt with in a frank and confiding spirit by the Imperial Execu tive. Having remarked that the period which had elapsed since the promulgation of the constitution had been one of comparatively little progress in all that regards th e soc i a l an d material advancement of the colony, he added : But this state of inaction has been the inevitable re sult of a strict adherence to the principle that the grant of a free Parliament having been explicitly ;declared on the part of the Crown, any disposal by anticipation of the future revenue of the colony, or any appropriation of that which might accrue during the progress of the measures necessary to bring the Parliament into active operation, save for the security and defence of life and property, and the efficient maintenance of existing in stitutions, would be contrary to that spirit of good faith in which the local government have desired to act to wards the people of the colony, and the observance of which in this regard has been invariably enjoined by her Majesty's Government throughout the, whole of the period referred tu. Of the proposals of the Government respecting the defence of the frontier, he said : I shall communicate to you such documents as the records of the Government afford, by which the policy of the governor in regard to the pacification ani future ' defence of the frontier will be explained ; and the pro gress which has been already made in carrying out the measures required to give practical effect to that policy may be understood. The features by which the system is mainly distin guished are, the military occupation of British Kaffraria, under a government separate from, but subordinate to, that of the Cape of Good Hope. The establishment of the • head-quarters of her Ma jesty's forces within the colony at a point in close prox imity to our immediate frontier (Graham's Town being, in the first instance, selected for that purpose) under a commander-in-chief, whose authority extends also over the army employed in British Kaffraria. %. The settlement along the frontier of the colony of a body of energetic and gallant colonists, the essential con dition Gf whose continuance in possession of farms, first freely granted to them upon a perpetual quit-rent, is that they shall be at all times prepared to serve in arms at the summons of the government—the zeal of patriotism being thus fortified by that resolute spirit which ever animates the citizens of a free state fighting for the protection of their hearths and homes. The removal of all the Kafir chiefs and tribes beyond the border, and the settlement of those whose loyalty is most to be relied upon in immediate contiguity with it. The location, in proximith t o th e f ront i er l i ne, o f t h e Fingo tribes, -whose courage and fidelity have been tested and approved during the late war, and who are estimated to include about 7,000 men capable of bearing arms, to gether with the actual enrolment, as a paid militia, of four companies, amounting to about 240 of these people, to serve as nuclei, around which larger corps may be promptly formed in case of actual invasion ; and finally, the re-election of the eastern province into a lieutenant government,—the power of the civil administrator being exercised in general subordination to the authority of the governor and commander-in-chief of the colony. Ac cessary to these, but fur the r ecovery o f property an d the apprehension of marauders, rather than the repression of invasion, is the formation of the corps of mounted police, whose gallantry and efficiency up to the present moment have been universally acknowledged. These measures have received the approval of her Majesty's government. I am enabled to acquaint you that the necessary pro ceedin,7s for erecting British Kaffraria into a lieutenant government are approaching their completion, and that an intimation has been received of her Majesty's gracious intention to appoint a lieutenant-governor of the eastern province of this colony. . . His Excellency then touched a variety of sub jects of local interest calling for the attention of the legislature, and trusted that they had that day entered upon a course of co-operation which would result in the progress and prosperity of the colony, and that they long flourish under the pro tection of Great Britain, not only to share in but to contribute to her honour and renown, accepting the responsibilities and, if need be, partaking of the burdens iii,:ident to that high mission which, in the great scheme of divine providence, seems assigned to her among the nations, as the protec tor of the weak against the strong, the herald of Christian civilisation in every clime, and the van guard of civil and religious liberty throughout the world. The proceedings then terminated. WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. WORCESTER * Tuesday Evening. —The festival opened this morning under most favourable auspices, hut with one disappointment the absence from the cathedral of Mies Dolby, who was set down to take some principal parts in the Dettingen Te Deuna and anthems. Miss Dolby has arrived in Worcester, but unfortunately is ex ceedingly unwell, though she hopes to be able to take her share in to-morrow's oratorio. In her absence, Mr. Jabez Jones, a local arti-,t of considerable talent, and formerly of the Worcester Cathedral Choir, undertook at s hort notice the music allotted to Miss Dolby, which he accomplished with considerable ability, though of course the unavoidable absence of the lady occasioned some disappointment to the Worcester public, with whom Miss Dolby is a great favourite. Previous to the commencement of morning service, Mr. Arnett, of Gloucester Cathedral, played a voluntary on the organ, which was substituted for the usual Esther overture, which bad become a stock piece at these festi vals. The preces and responses were Tallies ; the Grand Chant was used for the Veniti, and, for the psalms, a fine chant by the Rev. W. H. Havergal (a resident of Worcester) was employed. The choral ser vice had a . grand effect, the masses of sound in the ig A men ," and again in the Gloria Patri, floating along, the vaulted roof, had a magnificent and overpowering' effect. The exhortation whioh precedes the Veniti " Praise ye the Lord ; the Lord's name be praised,' was given with almost dramatic effect, and seemed im pressively to evoke adoration. At the same moment the sun, which had been clouded all the morning, bur-t from his vapoury veil, and sent his cheering rays through the dim and time-stained windows of the sacred p il e . The Te Deum, was the prescriptive one by Han. del, that composed for the Dettingen victory. M r . Tones took . the parts allotted i n the books to Miss Dolby, viz., the opening solo in the quartett, " The glorious company," the difficult trio, " Thou sittest at the right hand," and the beautiful concluding solo, " Lord, in Thee have I trusted." In all these he acquitted himself with considerable ability, though (and it is no disparagement to Mr. Jones to say so), we prefer a contralto, and espe. oially in the lastosolo, which no one knew better how to sing than MO Dolby. In the chorus, "To the Cheru. bim," Bauniann's bassoon was, as usual, beautifully effective. Harpur's trumpet obligato wags as perfect as usual, but Mr.Weif.li was hardly equal to it. The beautiful solo, "When thou tookest upon thee," which is written in the bass clef, but is usually given to a tenor, was nicely rendered by Mr. Lackey, though he interpolated.' a shake at the close which was not to be found in the . score. Handel improved ! Mr. Weiss sting, " Vou c h sa f e, 0 Lord, " and, in his anxiety to be correct in the reading, he loses that powerful effec' which Phillips used to give to this beautiful composition. Neverthele- s, there was an improvement manifest._ Lord', The anthews were Purcell's (after the third collect), and Blow's "1 ,beheldcl,datnoa to xrr. before the sermon. The latter was confided • Thomas, " 0 sing unto the 1 , 2 r, de, e.z .1 .e-. Mr. L ,ckey, Mr. Wag', Mrs. W e i ss , of W , reever Cathedral ; and the former:. Both these Mr. Jones, Mr. L oc k et , and Mr. Thom ago aIF ! kiITLY!! Who= an well kam j 170 0 r~,J,. Time