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I 1 l ; • ~~ , j~~~~ ~~~ n -~GGt /G~ - r 411 / <;. \ • , •'• r ,; - . 7 ). 7 i4b r • , - -)‘ .9fitst.. ( / / ' 4 .4 e.‘ v? • AT E t Sri . - „ • • THE AUSTRIAN SCREW STEAM FRIGATE RADETSKY. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- ONE or TWO DAYS' EXCURSION to CIRENCESTER , STROUI), GLOUCF.STER, and CHFLTENIIAIII.—On SUNDAY, the 2' d October, a Train will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m.. return ing the same ev.ning, from Cheltenham, at 6. 9 0, Gloucester, 6.50, Stroud, 7.20, and Cirencester, 7.30 ; or on Tuesday mornise, Oct. 24th, ir•rn Cheltenham, at 7 30, Gloucester, 7.45, Stroud, 6,15, and Cirencester, 6.15. PARRS TRERR AND RACK. First Class. Closed Carriages. Cirencester and Stroud Gloucester and Cheltenham Tickets may be previously obtained at the Paddington Stition ; at 27, King-str, et, Cheapside ; 269, 6trand ; 63, Bridge-real, Lambeth and 351, Oxford-street. Only on:: small article of loggage allowed. This splendid screw steam-friate, built by Messrs. Wigram, left Greenhithe yesterday mornin g for Trieste. The crew attached to this vessel consists of 200 men and 24 officers, and are under the command of Captain Josef Julius Schmidt. NO. 19 ; 366. .1 LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1854. [PRI C E 50. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. her power than oven a light river steamer. The eco nomy of fuel is also remarkable. At full speed, the con sumption of fuel is at the rate of 32 cwt. per hour, or 38 tons per do y, being one ten of coals consumed for every 10 miles of distance done. The experiments of trials made at half-steaming power, with two boilers, are still more remarkable in this respect. It appears that 10.409 knots, or about 12 statute miles, per hour were accom plished by the combustion of 12 cwt. of coal per hour, being 20 statute miles of distance for every ton of coals consumed. By such a vessel, therefore, a distance of 4,000 macs would he steamed, at the rate of 16 miles per hour, in less than 10 days, with the consumption of 400 tons of coals ; and at the reduced speed the same distance would be accomplished in less than 141 days, with an expenditure of 200 tons of coals. towards Cape Walsingham, should be examined, and you are therefore to endeavour in your instructions to the ships proceeding to England to meet this contingency. "In the event of your health rendering it necessary for you to proceed to England, and the necessity of a part of the squadron remaining out another winter, you are to make known to the officer whom you may appoint to succeed you in command ail your views and arrange. ments respecting further proceedings. " Although this country is now at war with Russia you are clearly to understand that you are not to commit any hostile act whatever, the ships under your colninand having been fitted out for the sole purpose of aiding those engaged in scientific discoveries, and it being the established practice of all civilised nations to consider vessels so employed as exempt from the operations of war. E NGINEERS' MASONIC and UNIVERSAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. - - PUBLI CATIONS. 345, STRAND, LONDON. During the prevalence of Cholera, Policic s for three months (renew able, if required, at the expiration of that period) are granted by this Society, covering the rick, not only of Cholera, but of al other diseases. Rates snay be obtained at th. Office. .Annuitants admitted to share in the Profits. No charge for Policy Stamps. Credit given for half the Premium. Assignments. and Transfers of Policies registered free of charge. A liberal Commission alowed to Solicitors and Agents on the intro duction of business. ANTHONY PECK, M.A., Actuary and Secretary. Now ready at all the Libraries in 2 vols., 215., LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF USTRALIAN LIFE. By Mrs. Cf. A CY, Author of" A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings." "There is a shrewd, clever spirit in this book, and, besides the en tertatmuent supplied in it, we find some sagacious hints by 'clinch emigrants may p.ofit not a little."---Fxaminer. These very interesting volumes possess the charm of truth with the fascination of fiction."— , un. Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. Just ready, in post Bvo., 7i. 6d. THE BUNGALOW and the TENT ; Or, Three Months in Ceylon. By EDWARD SULLIVAN, Author of " Itamb:es and Scrambles in America." London : Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. "I am, sir, your most humble servant, "B. OSBORNE." COURT-MARTIAL ON SIR EDWARD BELCHER. SHEERNRSS, Oct. 19.—The court-martial on Sir E. Belcher was resumed on board the Waterloo this SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, London. SHA/tE OF PROFIT INCREASE?) FROM coigE-HALF TO FOUP.-FIFTHS. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-FIETII S of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the conditions contained in the Aociety'i Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad dition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy Stamps paid by the Office. Prospectuses say be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERD ALE, Actuary. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, 48, Graceehnrch-street, London. For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. DIRECTORS. Chairman—SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. Deputy-Chairman—CHAßLES LUSHINGTON, Esq. John Bradbury, Esq. Robert M. liolborn, Esq. Thomas Castle, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. William Miller Christy, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq. Edward Crowley, Esq. William Tyler, Esq. John Feltham, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. Charles Gilpin, Esq. PUTBI 4 J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.I. S. I TRCS [CUM i Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. STEES. John reAhem, Esq Samuel 11. Lucas, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. Charles Lrishington, Esq. Baxxxas—Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., and Bank of England. SOLICITOR —Septimus Davidson, Esq. C ONSULTI NG Acre ART —Charl.7s Ans , dl, Esq., F.R.S. Extracts from the Report of the Directors for 1853 : "The Directors con ratulatt their fel:ow-members on the very grati fying result of the recently-completed Quinquennial Investigation of the assets and liabilities cf the Institution, by which it appears that, on the 20th November, 1852, after providing fur the present value of all the liabilities in the Lift. Assurance Department, a surplus re- Diaine i of 242,8271., which has been duly apportioned as heretofore. " The reductions range from 5 to 89 per cent. on the original Annual Premiums, according to the age of the party and the time the Policy has been in force ; and the Bonuses vary in like manner, from 50 to 75 per cent. on the amount of premiums paid during the last five Years. " The total amount of the reductions per annum for the ensuing five Years is 33,3481. 17s. 2d. " The Bonuses assigned to those policies on which the original pre- Xniums continue to he paid amount to 89,8801. ss. Od. ; this, together With Bonuses apportioned at former divisions, makes an aggregate addition to the sums aseured by the Policies in force of 126,5641. " Notwithat anding the gr eat reduction of Premiums, the net annual income arising from 12,326 existing Policies is 163,9121. 7 Id.; this sum, with the interest on invested capital, viz., 37,2931. 7s. 31., Shows a total annual income of 201,210/. 14s. 4d." The amount of Capital exceeds ONE MILLION STERLING. ttlerabers, , whose premiums fall due on the let Oct. are reminded that they must be paid within 30 days from that date. Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained on appli cation to the Office. Sept. 23, 1854. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. THEvI —IRECTO - S OF THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY REQUEST ATTENTION TO THE ADVANTAGE OF JOINING THE COMPANY BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE ROCKS F OR THE PRESENT YEAR ON 15rn NOVEMBER, WITH REFERENCE TO THE DIVI-HON OF PROFITS IN 1855. THE FUND to be Divided in 1855 will be derived from the Profits which have arisen since 1850, and those persons who effect Assurances at this time will secure TWO YEAR;' Participation in that Fend, while they will rank at the division in 1860 for seven years' bonus; in 1865, for twelve years' bonus ; and on, increasing their claim at EACH PERIOD. The principle en which the Profits of tee Company are divided similar to a TONTINE, and the Directors have been enabled to con fer very large benefits on the Policyholders at the former Divisions of Profits in 1835, 1840, 1+45, and 1850; some of the earliest Assur ances having been increased at the rate of 871. 6s. for each 1001. assured, thus making an original 1,000/ policy equal to 1,8731. The Directors confidently asrert that no Life Assurance Institution bolds out greater advantages than the STANDARD to persons who, looking forward to long life, effect Assurances for the benefit of their tunnies. The Company's large Accumulated Funds are invested on the security of land and in Government securities. The Income is con siderably upwards of Two Hundred Thousand Pounds per annum ; and for some years the average number of persons who have joined the Institution has been 825. and the corresponding annual amount of New Assurances, 440,001. LONDON. CRAIEKIN OF THE BOARD. The Right Honourable the Earl of Aberdeen. ORDINART DIRECTORS. F. Le Breton, Esq., 3, 4 rosby square. John Lindsay, Esq., 26, Laurence Pountney-lane. Thomas H. Brooking, Esq , Ohl Broad-street. John Griffith Fri , h, Esq , Austin-friars. A mender Gillespie, Esq., 3, Billiter court. Alex. Macgregor, Esq., Arlington-street. John Scott, Esq., 4, Hyde-park-street. Further iliformation will be supplied at the Company's Offices and Agencies WILL. THOR. THOMSON, Manager. H. JONES. WILbIAMS, Resident Secretary. Lolyten, 82. Ring William4treet. "- ' Eirsissractit.: S..ttedrga-street._ = = Loiciiott S 2. Kink Wilnim-street: Dusitx • • • • • •66, tipper Sackville-street GLASGOW • • ..35, St. Vincent-place. L AMBETH and PROVINCIAL FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. (Enrolled as the Borough of Lambeth Benefit BMMin; Society.) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the above Society will be held at the Literary Institution, Borough-road. Southwark, on MONDAY EVENING NEXT, the 231 inst., at 7 o'clock precisely. W. BANKS, Secretary. 211, High-street, Borough, 17th Oct., 1854. ORIENTAL HOTEL.—Madras and Malay Curries, Indian Koorma, Dupeajja and Coaptu, Jerd3, Xrooma, and Indian Plow, Kitcheree, Cuilia, Shaumee Cawaubs, and Sultan Mulligatawney. These Indian dishes are prepared daily. Private Dining-rooms ior large or small parties. Dinners in the Coffee-rooms I la Carte. Wines of most extraordinary character can be had. Oriental Hotel, Vera-street. MORISON'S PILLS. —The VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE of the BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, New-road, London. Read the MARISONIANA and other Erygelan publications, to be had gratis of all the agents. No chemist or druggist is allowed to sell Morison's Pills. AVESEND ST AR PACKETS. N'n other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Purfleet Piers. NOTICE. Day Tickets are issued upon the Gravesend Star Packets, available for return '‘y them or by the London and Tilbury Railway ; the Return Tickets by the Railway will also be available Ter return by the Star Packets. The raclets call at the tiers as underlined !weather permitting . FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Terrace Pier a '5 rt 8 SUNDAYS , Time Fen church Street 91,4 IN 14 2% 414 itsm Passages marked * are run dirt. Fore ec Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London .• •• •• 10d. .. la. 2d. , Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. 10d. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Sd• BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, di. Os.; Six Months, 31. 04. ; Three Months, 21. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Oct. 9. 1454. %VEEN DAIS. E V. Direct Trains front the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BRIINS WICK VIIIARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol living Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. WICICK DATA. SUNDAYS. Fen church Street THIII SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY, Just publiebed, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 3 stamps, ERN . O DEBILIT Y• I N Its Causes, symptoms, and Care.—An E s s a y on Sper matorrheea, with Practical Observations on a s a f e r an d more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of th e G enera ti ve system, obtained by the . use of the Microscope in d e t ec ti ng an d distinguishing, by urinate. examlnation, the real cause and e ff ec t o f every variety of complaint,whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, cr c li m a! n e ; :oll in ow t eg e by t , r p e r a a t e m tl e e n a t lr o e f ma im rk p s u , to:n an d:d e, on twenty years' Mer l ' Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhata, &c. To which are added, Commentaries 0 the Physiology of Marriage, with pre ating from empirical practice, cautionary hints on the ev n ils em an and en th e egngerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. LPMERT.e., M.D. By SAMUEL reetAE-,,, LONDON, 37, BEDFORD-S , i Hospital Medical Society. Doctor of medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London _ ._. Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, 80 ' , e ' c n ia l etics, and excesses, The esse n ti a l object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, F which have proauced more misery in Youth, etehraand,aptleornhainpsa, L an a ny hood, and premature decay at all stages ir ofif ed, giste, its perusal is ether chess of disease known to modern Pa tholoining secret doubts of Part icularly recommended to persons entertaining of havinan being is g hazarded their th . Physical condition, and who are cons cious e health, h app i ness, and pr i v il ege S to which every hurn the entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men Should know, that without Principles fcannot be violated 0 personal management which there are Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and reeret succeed tiro h . ` e YdaY of inconsiderate self-indulgence , talkY be mitigated, all, how these (1 above how the sting of their bitterness may be removed , and how the evil and its consequences may penalties be avoided, an functiona that. there la scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or a Cure. derangement. 0 which the timely aid of science cannot ft T eAuthor has for a series of ears been engaCed Practice in the treatment y delicateplaints which have unfortunate of then cello . ' Ignorant empirics, Who infli c t in st 2 n Pl e Y xteiisive 1 Y been too generally candied to the care of faith in their NERVOUsPbeEt4Bniill3.lnTs'Y may be great injury on those who are induced to place Brothers ' lime, 14,1'd',, Co,, 73 Pate7neeter-row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street , had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, thirty et ; t, an,, 7,rann, 39, Cornhill ;or free 1:) . post a? , ford-squa t r n ,. t '' any address trout the Author's residence, 37, BC" . At home celli,o...taUon daily from Ble ven tl/1 Two, and from A New Edition, in Bro., with Main, &c., prize 51s. Cloth; or 555. strongly Half-bound in Russia, TCULLOCH'S DICTIONARY, PRACTI CAL, THEORETICAL. and HISTORICAL, of COM MERCE and COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION. London: Longman, Brown, Green ay d Longmans. NEW NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF " TIIE WIFE'S SISTER." On the 25th inst., in 3 Vols., 114 AY AND DECEMBER: A Tale of Welded Life, By Mrs. lIUBBA.CK (niece of Miss Austen;, Authoress of" i he Wife's Sister," &c , &c. Charles J. SliLet, publiser, 10, King William-street, Charing cross. *..lns should be g!ven immediatel. to prevent disappointment STRICTURE OF THE URETIIR t. Just Fablisbed, price Is., by post, free, ss. 6d., THE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREATNIENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA; with numerous Cases illustrative of every variety of Urethral COstruction, and their special Modes of Treatment and Curo. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of surgeons of England. " We know of irh man to whose care we could with greater confl d•-pce entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the urc thrn."—Medical Circular. Loudon : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. INING ENGINES to be LET on HIRE, or t 5 for S A LE.—lmportant to all interested in Mining property. —Mining engines may be set to work wi bout fixing, chimney, or engine -house, and the real value of the mine tried et a small cost, by the Hire of MEDWIN and H PATENT PORTABLE 'APING and WINDING ENGINE. Are strong, shnple, mounted on broad waggon wheels, horse shafts, to remove at plea sure. Several are ready for immediate delivery, either to be let at renal or purlsse, of 10, 12, 16, 25, to 4 , -horse p wer. pl , ly to Me?srs. Medwin and Hall, engineers, No. 92, Blackfriars rm,d, 1.0,d0n, where terms and reports respecting the working of these engines for years may be obtaided. I%RGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO ,_ will RE-OPEN on SA.TURD ‘): next. On which occasion the fylla,ing fashiona'ile Music will be performed by the well known Band of the Rooms : —Programme : Overture, Zanetta.; Waltz, Les Gancloles de la Tamise ; Polka, Bulgarian; Quadrille, Le Joli Postilion ; Polka. La Coinete ; Waltz, Stars of the West ; Quadrille, I.es Itallens ; Schottische, Henrietta; Galop, Coreican Brothers; Waltz, hate; Quadrile, Les Francaise ; Polka, Etoile Flu Nord; Waltz, Solon Spruche ; Quadrille, Constantinople; Galop, L'Orantte. Alteration of Time —Doors open at 8 ; commence at half -pr: st. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. • OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. IA) The next MONDAY EVENING LECTURE to the INDUS- T 1:IAL CLASSES, en the 16th inst., will be on GEOLOGY, by E. W. BILAILEY, Esq.. F R.S., &c , at eight o'clock. An entirely new and original DUBOSCQ'S CASC tDE ILLUMI NATED by Electric Light, throwing Three Jets of Water instead of one. and di.playing a variety of beautiful colours. Also, DUBOSCQ'S NEW SUBMARINE ELECTRIC LAMP, by which the operations of the Diver can be see n under water. MODEL - of SEBASTOPOL, by two of the Royal Sappers and Miners. DI- SOLVING VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR in the B tLTIC and BLACK SEA, including SEBASTOPOL and CRONSTADT. 'lll4 COS3IORANIA ROOMS will shortly be opened 'with forty views of the chief places in Russia, and the Costumes of the people. Exhibition of the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE daily, al half-past one. LECTURES by J. H. PEPPEI, Esq., Dr. BACHEMITNEZ, and Mr. Jinn. Open from twelya o'clock daily. rro LOVERS OF FISH.-- ISO real YARMOUTH BLOATERS for 65., package included. The above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stamps, or P. 0. 0. (preferred) for the amount. Send plain address, county, and nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lettis, jun., Fish-curer, Groat Yarmouth. ejfACKSON'S PATENT PREPARATION for the PREACHVATION of POTATOES, SEEDS, Etc.—This valuable discovery, for which Letters Patent have been obtained, is the result of fourteen ye rs' study and experiments in the preserva tion of vegetable matters. It imparts health and vigour to the Plants and i , reds subjected to its fvtion, and effectually prevents the POTATO DISEASE, the SMUT in WHEAT, MILDEW and ROT, all FITNIIAL DISEASES, and the attacks of INSECTS and VER MIN, and further recommends itself to the farmer, th planter, and the public generally, by the extreme simplicity of the mode of its application. •it is sold by all spedsmen and Chemists, in packets of one, two, fbree,lindfour petunia each, with instructions for its use, And parties ;mulling larger quantifies for-their own use or for ekportation, can be ,npplicd on advantageous terms, by addressing to Mr. Jackson, the Pat , it tee, 18. Cannon-street, London-bridge, whers the article is always on sale, and the fullest particulars and directions for its use can be obtained. AUTUMN AND WINTER NOVELTIES in DRESS.—It affords E. MOSES aid SON the grestest plea sure to state that all the Novelties ler the season in Attire, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Ladies and Children's Clothing, Boots, and Shoes, , are now ready for inspection at their Establishment and its West-end Branch. There is not an article of Attire for Autumn so elegant, gentle manly, and comfortable as the new Paletot, which has been designed solely by E. ROSES and Sox ; it supersedes any previous invention, and, for Autumn and Winter, is a leading article of dress for all classes. Its price being only 255. renders it a convincing proof of the advantages afforded by the economical prices charged by E. Mesas and SON. The Autumn and Winter Novelties in the magnificent stock of Hats and Caps, now presented by E. MosEs and SON, comprise every new, elegant, and fa,hionable style, which has been invented in London and Paris ; they are the most seasonable fashions, the most durable articles, and are charged the must economical prices. The Autumn and Winter Novelties in the Hosiery Department at E. Moses and SON'S associate the richest, most fashionable, and most useful goods, and the section exclusively appropriated to Ladies and Children's Dress and Underclothing displays the most elegant and serviceable articles for the season in unparalleled magnitude of Stock, and at the most economical prices. The Wholesale Clothing, Shirt, and Boot and Shoe Department offers advantages to Captains, Merchants, Emigrants, and others, In the magnitude, superiority, and suitability of the stock and economy in price, which will render the goods offered by E. MOSES and SON the jest and most profitable investments which can be made. Full Lists of Outfits for Emigrants, Ladies, and Gentlemen, with ship-sailing information, gratis, on application, or post free. C ACTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesnian-like fal,ehoo.l of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's 1 the same concern," has been resorted to In many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have ICO CONNEXION vrrra LNT °Tricot 110051 IN OA OUT or LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows :- I.endon City Bstabil6hment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Mlnorics, 64, and 85, Aidgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. _Fradiord (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. ~.ilettold Branch, 3fi, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailor'' Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers , Boo t and dnee - ,raisers, and General On...fitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. NIPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, It will be exClar,?•ed if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods arc marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from same: on Fridays to sunset on "atnrdays, when business Is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book for A utum and Winter. " The Commercial Cornu col ia," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure ment. &c., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Tel l'on panic Francais. Qui xi parla Italian°. Hier spricht man DautAah Aqua sa habla Espana ADMIRALTY PROMOTIONS. A commander of the White Sea squadron, a commander of the Baltic fleet, a commander of the Coast of Africa squadron, and a commander on half-pay, have been pro moted to the rank of captain. The first is Captain F. B. P. Seymour (1847). This officer is the youngest son of the late Sir Horace Seymour, and nephew of Admiral Sir G. Seymour. He entered the navy in IS3I, was promoted in 1812, and was promoted from flag lieutenant to Sir G. Seymour. He is brother-in law to Lord Spencer, who holds a high position in the Royal household. Captain Seymour has commanded the Brisk, 15, screw, in the West Indies and in the White Sea squadron. Captain Wodehouse is the son of the Hon. aid Rev. W. Wodehouse. He entered the navy in 1823, served as a midshipman at the battle of Navarin, was promoted in 1833, was made a commander in 1844, served in command of the Phoenix, screw sloop, coast of Africa, and since Feb ' ruary, 1851, has commanded the Rosamond, 6, paddle, in the Baltic. Captain the Hon. John W. S. Spencer (1847) is sixth son of Lord Churchill. He entered the navy in 1830, was made a lieutenant in 1841, was promoted from flag lieu tenant to Rear-Admiral Superintendent Hyde Parker, and commanded the Contest, 12, for three years in Chins. Captain Macdonald (1848) is the nephew of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, brother-in-law of the Hon. Charles Cust and the Hon. and Rev. A. Wodekouse. He entered the navy in 1833, was made a lieutenant in 1842, was pro moted to the rank of commander from flag lieutenant to Sir G. Seymour in the Pacific, and has commanded the Ferret, 8, on the coast of Africa, since June, 1852. It will be seen that all the lucky officers promoted are connections of noble families; and it would really appear, from a record of their career, that such relationships form the chief if not the sole recommendation to the First Lord of the Admiralty for their advancement. With the ex ception of Capt. Wodehonse (who is an old officer compara tively, and to whose promotion no service objection can be raised) those officers entered the service in 1830 and 1833. We look in vain for their services as mates, and we are equally at a loss to find out when and where they have done dtyas lieutenants. The fact is, they are all fla g promotions, and consequently their experience as seamen and as officers in command of men is small indeed. Doubt less they have served their time as commanders, and have got through their probationary term with credit to them selves; but we contend that other qualifications are neces sary than the more preference to a command for two or three years, and some service of distinction should have been performed to entitle these officers to be promoted over the heads of hundreds of their seniors of longer ser vitude in all ranks, of much greater experience as com manders, but of more humble and loss fortunate connec- tions. If the commencement of a war is to be marked by such promotions as these, good bye to all esprit in the navy. We are the last to complain of the promotion of officers of aiistooratic connections wore their service claims superior to their seniors. We know that there are on the list seve ral gallant and distinguished officers, even connections of noble families, who have been most unjustly and invidi oP4v rcpt back. What we pretest against is the undue preference given t . o those officers who have no superior ser ',-e claims to iu stify their premature aclyanceuient,... Marntltg AC"' The Calcutta, 84, Captain J. J. Stopford, in Plymouth Sound, it is reportodl, will make up her complement and proceed to the West Indies. The Colossus, 80, screw-ship, Captain Robinson, sailed yesterday for the West Indies. The men turned over to her from the Aja,...c were paid wages yesterday. The Cumberland, 70, Capt. Seymour, arrived at Chat ham on Wodnesday„ and was moored opposite the dock yard to be paid off. At five o'clock on the morning of the 17th inst., previous to the ship entering the Med way river, a report was announced that a man was over board ; instantly a boat was manned, and help sent to his rescue, and fortunately he was picked up in a very faint condition. The person proved to be the fourth lieutenant of the ship, Lieut. L. G. B. HaMilton. He was found with his -throat cut, and also cut in both his arms. He was talcen on board, and all he could say was, " Why did you not let me die !" During the time the crew went t o tb.ktir breakfast he took the opportunity of going from his c;abin to the portable gallery, where he committed the act 'with a razor. The Swallow, 8, verew-sloop, Commander Crauford, and the Harrier, 16, screw sloop, Commander Story, had their compasses swung yesterday, after which the Swallow went out of harbour, and anchored at Spithead. The Edmondsbury transport was towed out of harbour, and sailed to day for the Black Sea, laden with provisions. The Fairy, screw yacht, arrived yesterday at Ports mouth, from Hull, where she had been in attendance on her Majesty. The ships in Portsmouth harbour made preparations yes terday to strike lower yards and topmasts for the winter. DEAL, OCT. 19. In Downs—The French lino-of-battle ship Tage, from the Baltic. APPOINTMENTS. Clerk in Charge—John Freshfield (1847), to the Rhada manthus, paddle-wheel steam store-vessel, at Deptford. Second Master—Adolphe E. Parks (1853 ), from the Mi randa, screw steam corvette, to the Wrangler, screw steam despatch gunboat, on her return from the Baltic. Clerk—Edward W. M. Millman (paymaster of 1854), to the Ajax, 60, screw steam-ship, at Cork ; David L. Mind (1851), to the Nankin, 50, at Chatham. • Clerk's Assistant — Arthur 11 . Gore, to the Cura c oa, 30, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. PROMO rioNs, Commanders—Frederick B. P. Seymour (1847), at present counandiAg; the Brisk, 14, screw steam-sloop, employed on particular service ; George Wodehouse (1844), in command of the Rosamond, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, serving in the Baltic ; Hon. John W. S. Spencer (1847), and Reginald J. J. G. INl'Donald (1848), in command of.the Ferret, 8, sloop, on the west coast of Africa station, have been promoted to the rank of cap tain. The Wrangler, screw gun-boat, arrived at daylight yesterday morning at Portsmouth from the Baltic. She came into harbour, and is expected to be sent to the Black Sea. TRIAL OF THE TARTAR. WOOLWICH, Oct. 19.—The Tartar, 21, screw steam corvette, in charge of Mr. Pym, additional master of the Black Eagle, steam-vessel, was taken out of the basin at Woolwich on Wednesday morning, and started for Chat ham at 10.30 a.m., having Mr. Henry Maudslay on board, to superintend the working of the engines on their fist trial. In consequence of her light draught, 10 feet 3 inches forward, and 14 feet 3 inches aft, the number of revolutions (sixty-five) she ought to make when at the deep load line were increased and made sixty-eight to seventy-One per minute, and no hot bear: ings occurred, the engines, of 250 horse power, work ing smoothly and satisfactorily, and producing an ave rage speed of ten-and-a-half knots per hour. The engines, by Maudslay, Sons, and Field, are on the hori zontal cylinder double piston rod direct acting principle, the cylinders being fifty-one inches diameter, and the stroke two feet three inches. She ran down nearly as far as the Mouse Light, and then turned and went up to Chatham, where she arrived at four o'clock p.m. When rounding the Nore, the Monkey, in attendance upon her, was about six or seven miles astern. The Rhidamanthus paddle-wheel steam store ♦essel, Master-Commander John Bolan*, has now completed taking on board a cargo of provisions, and has been placed under orders to proceed to the Baltic with a sup ply for the fleet. THE BALTIC. The French ship of the line La Tage, and the corvette Licorne, arrived and anchored in the Downs at seven a.m. yesterday. La Tags, accompanied by Cocyte, steamer, proceeded for Cherbourg at 10.45 a.m. MISCELLANEOUS. A oourt•martial will shortly be holden on Mr. West, the assistant surgeon of the Rolla, at Portsmouth. Sprightly, tender to Victory, Master Commander Allen, having a party of engineering officers on board, went down yesterday morning to inspect the defences at the entrance of the Needles passage. The following is an extract from a letter dated Con stantine Bay. September 26, 1854. The writer is a non commissioned officer of the Royal Artillery, who went to the East in one of the recently despatched transports. He says, " I was never landed after leaving Woolwich until I arrived at Eupatoria, where• the artillery were put on shore, with the non-commissioned officers who had volunteered for service in the commissariat depart ment, so that I just landed in time for the thick of it." The account he gives of the battle of Alma agrees with those which have already appeared. He adds, "All I want at present is soap and tobacco, for I have not had a wash during the last five days. No wonder the cholera is amongst us. I suppose you have heard that Sergeant Cook died of cholera at Varna. I picked up an old chew of tobacco this morning, and had a splendid smoke, but I expect plenty to-morrow, as we have just been ordered to strike tents—it is supposed, to make a dash at Sebastopol." MILITARY. DUBLIN, OCT. 19.—The Evening Post says :—"We understand that orders have been received for drafts of the 30th, 33d, 49th, 50th, and 68th Regiments to pro ceed this day (Thursday) from Fermoy to Cork, and to embark on Friday and Saturday, on board th• Jura steamer at Queenstown, and proceed at once to the Crimea." GALWAY, Oct. 18.—The third dvision, No. 8 com pany 40th Regiment, under command of Lientenan Fitzsimons, arrived here to-day, at three o'clock p.m., from Limerick. The last division leaves Limerick of Friday next for Galway. MILITIA. The following regulations, it is said, will be carried out in the Irish militia : " All old captains and subalterns in the Irish militia are to retire, but are to have the privilege of retaining their regimental rank and of wearing their uniform. " Lieutenants and ensigns who served in the militia when they were last embodied, and have been receiving half-pay, are to have the same continued to them on their retiring. " No captains or subalterns to be appointed in future who are not active youg men. " Adjutants of militia regiments are not to be more than thirty-six years of age, and must have served in the army for some years." TRIAL TRIP OF THE STEAM-SHIP PACIFIC . The Pacific steam-vessel, launched on the 25th ult at Mi Hymn, and guaranteed by the constructors to attain a speed of 16 statute miles an hour, has since been tried, both in the open sea and at the measured mile, and the following is the report of Captain Thompson, her commander, who tried the vessel on behalf of him self and owners : First trial at sea under steam alone, distance from headland to headland named in nautical miles :—Ar rived at the North Foreland at 3.37, and made the South Foreland at 4.47, a distance of 17 miles, in one hour and ten minutes, against tide running at the rate of 2i knots per hour, giving an average speed of 14k knots, the engines making 25 revolutions per minute. with a pressure of 161bs. to the square inch of the boilers, and a consumption of 32 cwt. of coals per hour. Arrived at Dungeness at 6.22, or a distance of 21 miles from the South Foreland, in 1 hour and 25 minutes, against the tide running 2 knots per hour, increasing her speed to 1 4 1 knot s, and makin g the number: of revo lutions 241 per minute, the pressure being 161bs. the square inch of the boilers, and the consumption of coals 32 cwt. per hour. Arrived at Beachy Head at 8.35, or a distance of 31 miles from Dungeness, in 2 hours and 13 minutes, with the tido in favour at the rate of 1 knot an hour, making an average speed of 14 knots, with 26 revolutions per minute, a pressure of 191bs. to the square inch, and consumption of 32 cwt. of coals per hour. Arrived at the Overs light-vessel at 11.0, or a distance of 36 miles front Beachy Head, in 2 hours 25 minutes, with the tide ru nnin g against at the rate of 2 knots per hour, the revolutions being 251 per minute, with a pressure of 181bs. to the square inch, and a col samption of 32 cwt. of coals per hour. Second trial at the measured mile in Stoke's Bay.— The first mile run is 4 min. 30 fifth seeds. ; second, ia .3 4.10 the third, in 4.23; fourth , in 4.8; , 4.19; sixth, 4; two latter runs giving a speed of 14.34 knots or 16.51 statute miles per hour, and the mean average speed of the six runs was 14.11 knots or 16.24 statute miles per hour. Third trial for economy of fuel, with two boilers only, working expansively, engines with half steam.—Started from Brighton at 5.30 a.m., and arrived at the Tongue light-vessel at 6.47 p.m., making a distance of 89 miles in 13 hours 17 min., making 15 revolutions per minute, with half steam, and 121bs. pressure on the square inch, consuming 12 cwt. of coals per hour, or 14 tons 8 cwt. per day. From Owe data it will be seen that both at sea and at the measured mile the speed of the Pacific has exceeded the contract speed, and that she is consequently the fastest ocean steamer now afloat. Her exact tonnage, as mea sured by the Custom-house officers, is 1,469 2892-3500 tons, and the nominal power of her engines is 500 horse ower, aho has evidestlY meter Pined ut proportion to morning, Mr. George Frederic M'Dougall sworn—l was master of the Resolute. I left England in her. I was with her when she and the Intrepid were abandoned. I produce the log of the Resolute. It was kept by me, and I have every reason to believe it is correct in every particular. The ships (the Resolute and her tender Intrepid) were abandoned on the. 15th of May, 1854. They were in latitude 74.41 s north, and 101.22 west longitude. They were south-west by south, true 28 miles off Cape Cock burn, Bathurst Land. They were frozen in. Hal you ever been in the Arctic seas before ac companied Captain Austen in his ship to the Arctic re gions during the years 1850 and 1851. From your experience do you. think it probable the ships might have got through this autumn ?—From our great distance from land, and the existence of a chain of islands extending across Barrow Strait to the eastward of our position, I think the chances of our getting out were considerably lessened, but on the whole I think it probable the ships would have got out. What state were the ships in ?—They were quite ready for re-occupation. Were they at all damaged ?—With the exception of the loss of the false keel of the Resolute she had sus tained no damage, and I believe that the Intrepid was sound. _ _ Were you in a dangerous position in case you had been compelled to pass another winter where you were? —I do not think we should have run more than the usual risk always attendant upon an Arctic voyage. At what time in your former voyage had the ice bro ken up to admit navigation ?—ln 1851 we were extri cated from our Winter quarters, near Griffiths Island on the 11th or 12th of August, and in the year 1853 we were blown from our winter quarters, near Dealy Island, on the 18th of August. By Sir E. Belcher—The drawing produced is mine, and I believe it to be correct. and one, the tracing pro duced, was ma-le by me, and I believe it to be a fac e mile of the original. Do you know the object of sending this drawing to me ?—lt was sent, as I understood, as a track-chart, as is the custom of the service. What is the distance between Point Griffiths and Beechey Island 7—About 230 miles. If with this chart before me the Resolute made good not more than 76 :miles from August to the 12th No vember, 1853, and was driven to the southward of the range of hill] in Barrow Strait, so as not to recover the northern lead until late in the season, what special ground have you for imagining you would recover that lead, or that the Resolute and Intrepid could be extri cated in time to obey the commands of the Lords of the Admiralty, before the end of August, 1854 ? The Deputy Judge Advocate—Has he seen the orders? —Yes, they were distributed in the squadron. Witness (in answer) —During the present season southerly winds prevailed to the time of our departure from Beechey Island, materially assisting in pushing the vessels to the northward, and I believe it is considered an established fact that the body of ice near our last winter quarters finds an exit through Lancaster Sound. Is that your belief, or do you know it to be a fact ! From my experience I believe it to be the case. With the wind at south-east and no space of water for the ice to be blown into, explain how it could escape ? I form my opinion from the voyage of Sir Edward Parry, who cast south of Lowther Island on his outward pas sage, and returned without any difficulty the following year. Were you blockaded in 1853 l—We were. Captain Francis Leopold M'Clintock sworn. Were you commander of the Resolute for service in the Intrepid ?—I was. Did you leave England with tho Resolute ?—Yes. And accompanied her to Dealy Island 7—Yes. State the position the ships were in when : abandoned in May, 1854.—Twenty-eight miles S.W. by S., true, off Cape Cockburn. Were they in a good condition 7—Yes. Have you had any experience of Arctic voyages 7—l served in both the preceding expeditions, under Sir Jas. Ross and Capt. Austen. From your experience do you consider the vessels could have got through the ice this autumn ?—I beg to draw attention to the chart, showing our line of drift in the ice after the navigable season of 1853 bad closed. Before the closing in of the present navigable season I think it probable they would be drifted nearly as far east as Griffith Island, and if so I have but little doubt that hheiv srpyvhowahwde Was i t seiti you hute l niepaoderssuat besetbbl remember been ehgei have brought them home this autumn. From the position the ships were in would there have t been any danger to them or to the crew from their re maining another winter 7—Not more, I think, than w e had experienced from the previous winter spent in the pack. Should you have felt it your duty to have remained with the ships if you had received no orders to the con trary 7—As an officer I certainly would. What was the general health of the officers and crew ? —Compared with the previous expeditions with which I have served it was good. D n m nhe the gint b nyte e yoht r nohurtureoi rieepgxl ay we re ci ebL s kr t ei a a sseun n eonnte c mcda e eaees trowlefthhri that the :an r teoe S uet i ironcomer command mai breaking7np m —at oon e yi s dnßaw Ross's fff n.h Leo poldeuwhen ?—Yes, it was about 240 miles. Bay 7—Yes. in ao r f l ( t ) B r sL m le e ow r voyages peolwdeirne lfrBe74e-2:0( thet l h e e f t 2lBl o tt i hh i r oo winter h q oo f t i f aArAtuengrgeuns s i t t. u ; in n v lB h s a 3 t , o i e n t t h h e e a l eBetrhaogf eperiod August. the time they are f ree d t ill t h e again?—From about th e 15 t h of August to abo ut the 1 8th of September. that time ships they are sre f f r r e o e ze from the By Sir E. Belcher —Are you aware that the copies of all previous Arctic voyages were supplied for my in formation, as well as that of Captain Kellett, and that by the experience of Sir Edward Parry he never found the barrier of ice removed from the mouth of Barrow Strait before the 22d of August, and that that period is assumed by Sir E. Parry as the only safe guide in his communication to the Arctic committee of 1849 ?—Yes, they have always been supplied to the ships for general information. I ant not aware of what is stated, as to the experience of Sir E. Parry. On the contrary, I be lieve that Sir E. Parry entered Barrow Strait very early in August, 1819. I am not aware that Sir E. Parry assumed the 22d of August to be the only safe guide. Have you read the o pi n i on of Sir E. Parry, p r inted by order of the Hous e o f C ommons on the 20 t h April, 1849, and dated Bth of J anuary in that year ?--I think it probable I may h ave read it at the t i me. I can not now recollect. The opinion w as rea d f rom the blue-book, and was as follows :—" Judging, however, from what the skips under my command were enabled to effect in that year I should hope the Enterprise would be able during the season of 1848 to get as far westward as Melville Island, as I find that, independently of our discovery and exa mination of Prince Regent's Inlet, and notwithstanding the disadvantages of a navigation then entirely unknown, the Elecla and Griper were only 19 days actually en gaged in making their way from the entrance of Lancas ter Sound to the longitude of Winter Harbour : that Is, front the Ist to the sth of August, and front the 21st of August to the sth of September." Mr. William Thomas Demville, M.D., examined— Were you surgeon of the Resolute I—l was, Did you leave England in her ?—I did. And oeconapanied her to her winter quarters did. 'What was the state of the health of the officers and crew when the ships were abandoned I—Good, but there were some exceptions. How many of the officers could you have recommended as fit to remain another winter in the ice ?—There were no exceptions to the officers. How many of tie crew were fit to remain ?—A certain number had been named, amounting to fifty, bnt as a matter of necessity more 'might have been obtained. By Sir E. Belcher—Did the difference of health as compared with the crew of the Assistance result from the liberal supply of [beef and venison, at the rate of lilb. per man per day, as well as small game killed I—Such a ration as that was never issued le my knowledge. It was issued on Christmas-day ; the state of health of the crew was superior to that of the Investigator and As sistance. Do you speak that from positive knowledge as to the allowance, and are you sure that such information was given roe by Captain Kellett I—l believe the ration was 11b. a day. Mr. W. H. Richards sworn—Were you clerk in charze of the Resolute I—l was. Were you with her at the time she was abandoned ? —Yes. What quantity of provisions had you in her and th e Intrepid ?—We had on board provisions to last fifty men until August, 1855, except preserved meats, of which, previous to receiving ordera-to abandon the ship, we should have required about 750 lbs. from the depot at Dealy Island to have completed us to that time. We should also have required 1001bs of tea. On abandoning the ship there were no preserved meats left on board. There were also several articles not generally used on board the ship. What sort of articles I... Fruits, driecl_apples, a 413A11. tity of salt meat above what would be required, and suet, and several other artioles of minor importance. This closed thecase for the prosecution. Deputy Judge Advocate—Would you like to have any time to consider your defence ? Sir E. Belcher—About an hour. The court then adjourned for an hour, and on re-as sembling Sir E. Belcher proceeded to read his defence. Sir E. Belcher then read a lo'ng written defence, in the course of which be read extracts from various orders issued by the Lords of the Admiralty for his guidance in the conduct of the expedition. By instructions dated the 16;1 of April, 1852, Sir Edward was directed to proceed with the Assistance, Resolute, Pioneer, Intre pid, and North Star to Beechy Island, which was to be considered as the grand rendezvous of the expedition, and on arriving at that point his attention was directed to two great objects—first, endeavouring to pees up Wellington Channel with one sailing vessel and one steamer ; and secondly the advance of a similar force towards Melville Island. The following is the last para graph of the instructions : "You are distinctly to understand our directions to be, that the several ships under your orders shall each be o❑ its way horse, and to the eastward of Barrow Strait, whenever their stock of 1. revisione shall have been re duced to twelve months' full allowance." In the instructions dated the 12th of May, 1853, the following paragraph appears : "2. In communicating with you on the subject of your former orders and the service on which you are employed, we are aware how impossible it is for us to send out any definite instructions with reference to your future proceedings, when we are ignorant of the position in which you may now he placed, or whether any traces of Sir John Franklin's expedition may have been found during last autumn o; the spring of this year, and what steps you may have considered it most expedient to adopt. But if no trace of the missing ships have been found beyond the Wellington Channel, and if it should appear that by the extended search you may have been en abled to make in that quarter, that the missing ships did not proceed in that direction, and if Capt. Kellett should have reached Melville Island, as directed by his instruc tions, ,! and his land expeditions should also have failed in finding any such trace, it does not appear to us that there is any o ther direction in which a prospect of their discovery can be expected. Every accessible part of the shores of the Polar Seas, west of Lancaster Sound, will have been visited without finding a trace of the missing ships, except their former station at Beeehey Island in 1845 and 1846 In such a contingency as this, and if such should likewise be your opinion, after mature con sideration with the senior off►cers under your command, there appears no other course left but to abandon all further search. • "3. But in case you should have found any trace of the expedition, it will be your duty to follow up that trace. In doing this you must exerc►se extreme caution, so as not to lose your means of communication with Beechy Island ; nor are you to incur any hopeless risk by proceeding beyond reasonable limits, for the safety of your crews must be your first care. We place every con fidence in your zeal and intelligence, and feel assured that you will act with sound judgment in whatever situ ation you may be placed. We therefore leave it to you either to abandon the expedition altogether if you are of opinion that no further steps can be practicably taken, or to send such of the ships to England as you may not require, transmitting by them to our secretary, not only a full account of all your proceedings, but charts of all your discoveries, and keeping us informed of your views and intentions, so that if it should be necessary every requisite aid may be given you in the summer of 1854. " 4. Before your final departure from the Polar Seas, should you think proper to adopt that course, there ap pears one very important subject which will require your serious censideratien ; and that is, the present position of the ships under the command of Captain Collinson and Commander M'Clure, which entered the ice to the north-east of Point Barrow (Behring Straits), the latter in August, 1850, and the former in July, 1851. These officers, with their respective crews, may have been com pelled by circumstances to abandon their ships. If such should be the case, they may probably attempt to reach Melville Island, and having had this in view when you left England, we directed in your instructions that a de pot of provisions and ether stores should be formed itt that island. From this position they will no doubt en deavour to make their way to Beechy Island or Port Leo pold. It will therefore be your duty before returning to England to be fully satisfied that a proper depot of coals, provisions, &c., had been formed at Melville Island by Captain Kellett, and that clear information had also been left there that similar supplies would be found at Beechey Island. " 5. This depot on Beecbeylsland is to consist of a full store of coal, provisions, clothes, aid other stores, and you will take care to have it most carefully secured against the depredatiens of bears or other animals ; you are also to leave one of your ships there, with or with out a crew, as you may deem most advisable, so that Captain Collinson or Commander M'Clure's party may find every possible assistance which they may require, and have the means at their command of returning to England; but should you find it practicable to place the ship or a depot of stores, in a mere advanced position, between Melville Bay and Beechy Island, it might be expedient to do so. This is a point on which you can form R. better judgment than we can. Our most anxious wish is to establish the best possible arrangement with the view of giving succour and support to the crews of those ships, should they be compelled to seek refuge in the direction we have pointed out. "6. Having expressed these general views, which will require your careful consideration, we leave it to you to take such steps as you may consider most expe dient for meeting the circumstances of the ease." The following document, which was read by Sir E. Belcher, contains the latest instruction which lie re ceived from the Admiralty " Admiralty, April 28, 1854. " Sir,—My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have directed her Majesty's ships Phoenix and Talbot, under the orders of Captain Inglefield, to proceed with provisions and stores to Beeohy Island, for the purpose of replenishing the ships and depots ; and Imn com missioned by their lordships to acquaint you that on the return of the Phcenix from Beechy Island last year, they had the satisfaction of hearing of the safe arrival of her Majesty's ship Investigator, under the command of Captain M'Clure, at Banks Land, having completed the discovery of the north-west pas sage, though, unhappily, without discovering traces of Sir John Franklin, and that part of the crew bad been enabled to reach Captain Kellett's station at Melville Island. By de.Tatelies which they received from Belirtriz's Straits they have information that in August, 1851, Captain Collinson, in her Majesty's ship Enter prise, passed the entrance of the Colville river ; and their lordelips trast by the reports he may have obtained from the natives of Prince Albert's Land, as well as from the records deposited by Captain M'Clure on his passage along; that shore, that he may also have been en abled to reach some harbour on Banks Land, whence he has made known his position either to Captain M'Clure or Captain Kellett. " Their lordships have desired me to direet your spe cial attention to the measures they now require to be adopted at once for withdrawing, if possible, the whole of the force now employed in the search of Sir J. Frank lin, from the Polar seas ; for effecting this object they refrain from issuing any positive instructions how you are to act, or what steps you are to take, as they are aware you must be entirely guided by the position of the ships, and these varying circumstances which in that region must influence our operations ; but their lord ships' views may be stated generally as follows : "If the crews of the Enterprise and Investigator are at Banks Land they must abandon thelr ships, and every endeavour should be made to get them to Beechy Island, that they may return to England. If this has already been effected, and Capt. Kellett, with his ships had returned from Melville Island, you are immediately to proceed to England with the whole of the ships and their crews, abandoning all further search for the missing expedition, unless any circumstances (on consultation with the senior officers of her Majesty's ships) should induce you to be lieve that your remaining out another year world tend to clear up the fate of our missing countrymen. But if Captain` Kellett has been unable to move from his posi tion at Melville Island, it may be necessary to give orders to him to abandon the Resolute and Intrepid, and secure his retreat to Beechey Island ; but as this cannot be accomplished this year, you need not detain any officers or men who may have .already reached Beeche Island, but send them to England forthwith. "2. hould no tidings have been heard of Captain Collins oin in her Majesty's ship Enterprise, it becomes absolutdly necessary to provide for her safety. For this purpose!the Melville Island depot must be replenished with previsions and stores ; and it will be necessary for a ship and steam tender to remain there, also the North Star, or Talbot, with a tender, at Beechey Island, and at those stations everything which can add to the health and comfort of the crews should be deposited ; and, having done this, it does not appear to their lord ships to be necessary that any of the ships should remain another year in the Polar sea, unless, as before stated, you consider further search prudent and necessary. "These are the views of their lordships, their great object being to recal, with the least possible delay, the whole of the ships or crews named in the margin (As sistance, Pioneer, Resolute, Intrepid, Enterprise, In vestigator, North Star, Phcenix, Talbot), if it can be done ; if possible to do so, they leave it to your judg ment and discretion to send home such of them as may not be required, and to adopt those measures which you consider most necessary to insure the safety of Captain Collinson and his crew, and their speedy return to Eng land. This, their lordships are aware, must depend on the information you may have received from Melville Island, the position of the respective ships under your orders, the state of the depots, &c. ; all their lordships can do is to confide in your judgment, and they autho rise you to take such steps, and give such orders, and to make such exchange of officers and men as you may deem necessary for carrying their wishes into effect. " They trust, however, Captain Collinson is safe ; and if so it will be a source of much satisfaction to them if during the approaching autumn the whole of our ships and crews shall arrive in England. "On the return of any of the ships to England from Beechey Island, it is desirable that the coast to the southward of Ponds' say, namely, from the iiyer Clyde In reply to the Deputy-Judge Advocate, Sir E. Belcher said he had no witnesses to call. The court was then cleared, and in about an hour and a half was re-opened. The Deputy-Judge Advocate then read tho finding of the court, which was to the following effect :—The court is of opinion that the abandonment of H.M.S. Investi gator was directed by Captain Kellett, who WAR justified in giving such orders. The court is further of opinion that from the great' confidence repos7d in Captain Sir Edward Belcher by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the ample discretionary powers given to him, he was auth,rised, and did not act beyond his powers, in abandoning the Assistance and her tender, the Pioneer ; and in authorising• the abandonment of the Resolute and her tender, the Intrepid. Although if circum•tances had permitted, it would have beedadvisa ble that he should have consulted with Captain Kellett previously. And the court adjudges the said Sir Edward Belcher to be acquitted, and lie is hereby acquitted ac cordingly. The President then restored Sir E. Belcher his sword, but without making any observation, and the court broke up. THE HORRORS OF WAR. The further particulars that have reached us of the Battle of the Alma, the march across the promontory, and the operations of Balaklava, will be read with in terest even by those whose attention is fixed on the walls of Sebastopol. The details will pain and they will amuse, but, beside these conflicting impression?, if we mistake not, they will excite another, and that is a sort of surprise. The narrative is, indeed, as strange and as full of incident as the story of any war we ever read, however dressed up by historians or novelists. But there is one illusion which the columns before us utterly dispet. Of late years there has been a growing belief that, should war unhappily return,—and even that was doubted,— it would not visit us in tie rude guise under which it has ever been known to our ancestors. There e as so much progress and improvement in every thing, in the science of war, in the comforts of the sol dier, in all kinds of mechanical inventions, in the mutual courtesy of nations, and everything else, that people fancied battles would be fought as cleanly and as smoothly as a game of chess or a sham fig - ht on Wool wich common. The only difficulty was to sec how war would be decided in future. Some thought it would be an affair of tactics, others that it would be a question of rifles, and there have not been wanting- those who feared that in the universal diffusion of science and manufac tures the hardy habits of the less civilised nation might turn the scale against those bred in comparative comfort and ease. These speculations are disposed of for the present. War has reappeared—war between civilised, scientific, mechanical nations— between States that have immense war establishments, national debts, and all the rest of it. And war turns out to be just the Fame as ever—the same uncouth, disagreeable, savage, in human thing, that it ever was since the beginning of history. It is still reckless, malicious, wanton, and absolutely envious of happiness and peace ; it still' produces the most miserable scenes, the wildest adventures, the most perilous situation, the most horrid calamities, and those large masses of misery that men had thought too vast and too hideous for these snug and quiet tmes. We knew what the expedition to the Crimea was to be—we know what it has been so far, if, indeed, we do know the worst. Putting aside the question of substantial success and the glory that attends it, and looking only to the manner and circumstance of the affair, what a difference between the anticipation and the fact ! Quantum, mutatus ab illo Rectore I we may say. How splendid the warrior as he buckled on his harness ! How gory, how dusty, how pallid he re turns from the fight! Not to go further back, take the expedition as it arrives off the coast of the Crimea. The soldiers and sailors are falling by scores under the stroke of an inscrutable pest. The army lands, and, after all our rehearsals at Chobham, it bivouacs in the mud and in rain. For several days it suffers an actual plague of thirst. Then comes the march, on the very first, day of which baggage is sacrificed and the rear is left bet-ind. At last comes the battle, tardy to those who had expected it, though only the beginning of the end. It is no paper fight. The carnage, confusion, feats of daring, the collision of thousands with thousands, the medley of the victors and the vanquished are those of the old battles. Then, after a night of triumph and horrid suffering, the sun rises on thousands groaning, writhing, and in worse agonies of thirst, over the bloody field. The writer, himself wracked with fever, describes the melancholy burying of the dead, and the slow pro cession of the wounded, borne on the shoulders of the survivors, or the rude carts of ,the country, to the dis tant shore. One by one they die on the field, on the journey, on the beach, in the boats, on board the float ing hospitals. They that escaped the battle, and were its most conspicuous heroes, do not escape the pest. One by one they, too, fall. The march is renewed in the doubtful morning twilight. On the one side is heard the solemn hymn of triumph, raised by the victors from the heights they had gained, and on the other side, stretched over the field, is seen a dark mass, half living, half dead. They are the Russian wounded left behind, and in the midst of them, like " the last man," a solitary surgeon, left to do what he could with that world of misery, his only hope of success, and 'even of his own life, being the chance that his' mission would be under stood and recognised by the rude enemy certain Kiel to surround him. Follow the advancing columns. Few comforts and little rest have they gained by their victory. They suffer in rapid succession the burning sun, the nightly chill, and the morning dew. They enter vil lages and find desolation, for the Cossacks have been before them. What is spared they lay waste them selves, as it were, in rivalry. Surprised to find splendid mansions, furnished with every elegance and luxury, in a country which they had heard was ri pestilential desert, they admire and destroy. Weary and thirsty, they rush into gardens, orcl.ards, and vine yards, and devour till they sicken and die. The scene in which Englishmen act this part is just such as we should witness if cur enemies should find themselves in the suburbs of this metropolis. In this mirror we see what we should have to endure. But to proceed. In this well-appointed army we have a day's work of seven teen hours, a night march in which whole regiments lost their way. Even in the day a portion of the army finds itself almost within the fire of Sebastopol, and the Com mander-in-Chief with his staff comes suddenly on a numerous Russian division, which, fancying itself sur prised, flies, and is routed with slaughter and loss of bag gage. Then the scene changes to the quiet landlocked bay, or "mountain tarn" of Balaklava, filled with huge ships, got there no one knows how, delivering ponde rous cannon and mountains of shot. But still the pur suing, indefatigable pest. It attacks new regiments, and does not cease the work of death in the pauses of the campaign. Has war changed its character ? There is not a cir cumstance in these narratives that is not common to all wars, arid, unfortunately, all that we read of in our youth, when wars had ceased through all the world, re appears with sad fidelity. It is impossible to restrain the license of soldiery, especially when the foe himself sets the example of destruction. Yet this last is un avoidable, for self-preservation compels a retreating army to leave a desert behind it. A desert it does leave. Germany has not even yet recovered from the effects of the Thirty Years' War and the armies that have passed over the land. War is not a gamsi, nor yet is it like the cheap and easy vengeance of the wealthy against the poor, or the many against the few. It is a work of risk. One thing alone is certain about it, and that is a com munity of danger and hardship. The officer and the private are alike exposed to the bullet and the pest ; and happily for us, if war is in all respects unchanged, so also is that courage and endurance, both of officer and soldier, which have won for us so many triumphs, and on which and on our good cause we may still trust hilly rely.— Times. A NEW RAILWAY.—A preliminary survey has been made, with a view of fixing upon the most eligible course to be taken for a new railway to Finchley, which will open out the country to the north of .Highgate for the purpose of building residences for persons engages in business in town. It is proposed that the line shall commence at the Highbury station of the North Lon don Railway, and proceed in a western dire c tion till iti t approaches the back of the Mo del Prison, it turn to the right, and proceed along the back of the Holloway-road till it reaches Highgate, when it will pass underneath the hill by a tunnel near to the junction of Maiden-lane and Yornsey-lane, and proceed on to Finchley, where it will terminate in the first instance near to the Bald Faced Stag, but it is intended ulti mately to continue it further. TEE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL CoMP.AII7. —Thi s Company have now four steamers engaged on Peninsular line , fo ur en the Southa mpton and Alexan drian line, two on the Marseilles and Malta line, six on the Calcutta and Sue z line , seven on the Bombay and China line, four on the Calcutta and China line, two on the Singapore and Australian line, four on the China local service, two building, seven store and coal ships, and five engaged in the Government transport service t o and from the Crimea. The Himalaya is still enumerated in the published lists of the company's ships, but it is stated a jest i y n ,s those company's lists that sh e h as b een purc h ased b y her Government. Thepaddle-wheel steamer lia,ddi ng t on h as b een ship, and the paddle-wheel steamer Sultan i n isn to a being sailingc on h verted ipto a screw steamer. It may not be uninteresting to state how the crew of this vessel is Composed. In the first place, the captain is a German gentleman of great affluence, and has been 35 years in the service, for, besides serving on the seas, he is colonel' in the Austrian army on land, and wears two crosses, showing that he has done seine service for his country. The crew is composed of an equal number of Austrians, Italians, and Illyrians. Th e sys t em em ployed in selecting them in that country is by lot, with out distinction to rank or fortune, so that the p resen t ship's company consis ts of—even tne common sailors— members of families of hig h distinction. Those who are drawn for tare obliged to continue for four years in continuethe s ervi caes, volunteersae w hic same in the are service.aloed to The r eu effectri or f this is that although a strict discipline is maintained among the crew and officers, the most friendly feeling exists between both. The vessel is fitted up with all the recent improve ments, 'and the engines were manufactured by Messrs. Maudslay, of Lambeth. The cabins and saloons of the vessel are most gorgeously fitted up and appointed, and are, in point of elegance, equal to any ship that has ever left the port of London. It having been ordered that a set of the petent fire annihilating machine's should be placed in the ship incase of the outbreak of fi re d ur ing the voyage, it appears a private trial of the machines took place at Erith previous to the vessel taking her departure, principally for in structing the crew i n a pplyi ng th e mac hines in case of an accident by fire occurring. The trial took place in the experimental grounds of the Annihilator Company, near the railway station. A tank, 50 feet long and 5 feet wide, was fill e d w ith t ar an d i n t h e presence o f Captain Schmidt, two of his officers, and 12 of the crew, the whole of the infla mma bl e contents o f t h e tank was set on fire. Eor a second or AO, nothing but one im mense volume of black smoke could be seen, which shoWed that no small body cf fire was bane:eh. In less than a minute a huge sheet of flame rose through the smoke .considerably higher than any housetop the neighbourhood, whica appeared to astonish th e 'Captain: and all who belonged to his ship, and every one appeared t') doubt that the machines, however powerful, would be able to subdue so vast a body of fire. The firemen bee bilging to the Annihilator Company went forward with a single machine, and instantaneously discharg e d th e vapour upon the flames, and at once extinguished them. The tar was relighted. when the flame rose as high as before, when two machines were used, handled by one of the sailors and an eugeneer, under the direction of Vie company's men, and the flame was quickly subdued. The fire was lighted a third lime, and the crew of the ship, by means of a single machine, extinguished the flames in as brief a space as on the first occasion. At the conclusion Of the experiments, Capt. Schmidt expressed to Mr. Curti:, the secretary of the company, his cheeks for the trouble he had taken, and in conclu sion remarked that he should never fear having the com mend oF any vessel at sea, even if on fire, with such powerful appliances at hand. THE CLIPPER SHIP REO JACKET. Much interest and curiosity were manifested last May, it wi 1 be remembered, as to the relative sailing merits of tl e clipper-ships Red Jacket and Lightning, a n d numerous wagers were made by the friends of the re spective " crack " ships, that they would go out in less than 70 days. The Red Jacket has performed her task admirably, having arrived at her anchor age at Melbourne in 69 days 11 hours and 15 minutes. of which she was under sail only 67 days 13 hours, and we feel assured that the homeward passage would have been made in the same, or even less time, had she not, unfortunately, fallen in with large masses of ice off Cape Horn, which materially interfered with her progress. The qualities of the Lightning have yet to be ascertained, her run out not offer ing a fair comparison, and we feel confident that she will recover her prestige for speed on the trip home. A brief review of the log of the Red Jacket mei not prove uninteresting to our nautical readers. The Red Jacket left the Meisey on the 4th of May, at un p.m., in tow off a steara-tog, which accompanied her as far as the Old Head of Kinsale, ,when she cast off, and all sail was put on the vessel, the wind blowing strong ; from the 9th of May to the same time the ensuing month easterly winds generally prevailed, the weather being sultry and calm ; on the 10th of June the wind veered round to the southward and westward, fresh breeze, which continued until the 19th, when it again changed to the eastward, with light and moderate weather, ivhich con tinued until the 25th, when the weather, which had. hitherto been very agreeable and fine, became the reverse, the wind being strong from the with alternately rain, hail, anti sleet, the fore part of the ship at one time, on the 29th of June, being covered with ice, and the thermometer at 19 degrees, with very strong gales, wind strong, and heavy squalls ; from the 3d of July to the 12th, N.N.W. winds were encountered, the ship during that time making wonderful progress, ave raging about 350 miles per diem ; at 10.50 p.m., on the 12th, King's Island was made, and at 10.50 a.m., on the 13th she crossed the bar in charge of Captain Reed, there being no pilots out, though he obtained one shortly afterwards inside the heads, and at 12.25 p.m. came to an anchor. From the time the steam tug left her until noon on the 12th, she ran 1507 miles, average 150 2-10; during the ensuing ten days, namely, to the 22d, she made 1,619 miles, average 161 9-10 ; from the 23d May to the sth June she accomplished 1,677 miles, average 167 7-10 ; from the 6th to the 15th June 1,809 miles, average 180 9-10; from the 16th to the 25th 2,236 miles, average 223 6-10 ; from the 26th June to the sth July, she ran 2,662 mles, average 266 2-10 ; and from the 6th of July until the 12th, 2,285 miles, average 326 3-7 miles. On the 3d of July she ran 312 miles during the 24 hours ; 4th, 300 miles ; sth, 288 miles ; 6th, 400 miles ; 7th, 299 miles ; Bth, 350 miles ; 9th, 357 miles; 10th, 334 miles; 11th, 245 miles ; and en the 12th she covered 300 miles • the passage from the Rock Light house to Port Philip Heads having occupied the brief space of 69 days, 11 hours, and 15... minutes, sail being on the ship only 67 days, 13 hours. The total dis tance logged was 13,880 miles, which gives an average of 205 1 miles per day during the whole of the passage. From Y 17.45 E. to Pert Philip Heads, a distance of 5,679 miles, she was only 19 days, 15 hours, giving an average per diem of 2841 miles. ,The above astonish ing passage is, beyond doubt, the speediest ever made between this country and the Antipodes, and exalts the Red Jacket to the first place on the list of clipper-ships sailing between this country and Australia. On the homeward trip the Red Jacket has again eclipsed everything, though scarcely equalling her run out, which may be easily accounted for in this manner— having lost some time in the ice, and being compelled to shnrteu sail and heave to to insure her safety. She weighed at anchor at 1 p.m. on the let of August, and at 1 45 p.m.. was towed from Hobson's Bay by the steamers Washington and lic-rculo-, in charge of a pilot, but came to anchor again at 6 p.m. above the lightship, where she remained until 6 a rn. on the 2d, when slie\a,gain tripped anchor and proceeded ; crossed the bar at 10.30 a.m., and discharged steamer and pilot at 11.30 a.m., set all sail, and passed between Custis Island and Kent's Group ; and at 3.30 a in. on the 3d, was clear of all, with a stiff south-west breeze. From that time until the 17th, alts encountered variable weather, with southerly and westerly winds, and hail, snow, and sleet ; at 11 a.m. on the 18th saw a large island, about three miles and a-half long, high in the centre, and gra dually sloping to the east and west ends, covered with snow, and, from its formation and the absence of ice islands, concluded it was land ; during the ensuing six days, bad fresh and steady north-west winds, the ship carrying all sail ; on the 24th, at 5 a.m., fell in with closely packed field of ice, and, after great diffi culty, got through at noon, with considerable damage to stem and copper ; at 7.40 pan. next day she again fell in with the ice, and hove to for daylight, and at 11 a.m. on the 26th cleared it ; at 9 p.m. same day short ened sail, and proceeded under easy canvas, w ith every indication of ice ; at 7 a.m. on th e 27th fell in with large masses of broken icebergs, and cleared them at 11 a.m. ; at 8 p.m. same day shortened sail for the night, in the course of which and following day passed a large number of icebergs ; from that time from ith calms, furpeshto winds, ship thshiopf carrying September al l senxiple;rieneed tghennerla6llti: of September the wind was variable, w 2 r d esn th lt e s t w h i e nd ship were obtained each day; on the 9th2n .. .. eeze r st they fortunatelyand on the improved, ahir'g and very t a h ar a P N r 7E ; r . es . b s ; fell in with a cheering stiff d east ; theon 13th, she passed several vessels . b INT E. 30 . 1 gale and high sea, following day the wind continnuninng,rawi lees, t c h l ' e e a w r i w nd ea b th ei e n et 7 a.m. Cape Clear bore esterd passed Holy light and S.W. ; at 5 aj le ' o ' ar y doff O ay, Holy head, and took pilot on r.rnhead at 8 a.m. Her greatest distance run was 376 miles on the 14th ; 2 f 3 o l ur l th -7 , th l 4 m n iles woa d, 2,171 miles, average 310 1-7th ; thi p rd and dAillogwusets't withon th a e NtliBffthWo•Nf tember, when she on ly logged 31 miles. During the first seven days she rael,7nnBll3,;6mliBl e miles, s, e average e s averaging 2s4 5t average 205 3-7th ; fifth, 1,655 miles, miles, e: sixth, 1,560 miles, average 221 I.ith average 237 6 7 ; m il es , average 106 5-7th ; eiodith ; seventh,. 747 998 miles, average 142 4-7th ; ninth, 472 milesl 342 , average 106 ; tenth, ,miles, average 191 5-7th • and fr Friday last om until her arrival, 791 miles, average 226. The passage from Port Philip Heads to average of 14,863 miles, was thus Rock Light, a distance made in 73i days, giving an average of 202 i miles per day. From the Heads to Cape Horn, 5 ,572 miles, the run only occupied 21 days, averaging 2651 miles per day ; and from the Heads to this side of the Equator, 10,248 miles, 42 days, an average of 244 miles. The Red Jacket cireumnavi gated the globe in 62 days 22 hours ; thus, on June 11, breeze, better results she was in long. 26 25 W. and on September 2 , at noon, attained the l ong , o f 26 W., having run, by observation, the total distance of 15,991 miles, and averaging fully 10i knots per hour, or 253 miles per day. LIEUT. PEERY OF THE 46TH.-A petition, entrusted to Mr. J. 11. Parrett, of 1, King-street, Dover, is now . in course of signature here, having for it s ob j ect a morn* . nabbing. of the Queen that the wh ole of the proceedings connected with the court-martial on Lieut. Perry ma y be laid before the judges, with a view to the restoration of that officer to his former position. We observe that the names of the Mayor of Dover and two of the zn.agi nded a trates are attached to the petition, and w e are rem i nded that Thursday next is the day fixed for . despatching the memorial, so that those concurring in the step must avail themselves of an early o pportunity of attaching their signatures.--Dover Teleirolgt.