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The Directors Hereby Give NotiS, that thy will shortly proceed to SELL certain BAGS, MATS, and oth• r packages of Cotton Picking - 8, which have been warehoused for five years and upwards, and which are suppose 1 to be not worth the chare es which have accrued upon them A list of the packages may be seen at the Dock House. GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, Bil'iter-square, April 8, 1863. CLERICAL, MEDICAL. & GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 13, St. James's-square. London, S.W. Established 1824. FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE SOCIETY'S OPERATIONS. The Annual Income exceeds ...£200,000 The Insurance Fund safely ins , sted is over £1,130.000 New Annual Premiums for the lase year.. £io,ol7 Bonus added to Policies at the list Division .£275,077 Total Claims by death paid £1,73 , ,779 The following are among the distinctive features of the Society : Credit system.—On Policies for the whole of life, one-half of the Annual Premiums during the first five years may re main on credit, and may either continua as a debt on the Policy, or be paid off at any time. Low Rates of Premium for Young Lives, %N ith early parti cipation in Profits. invalid Lives may be assured at Premiums proportioned to the increased risk Prompt Settlement of Claims.—Claims paid THIRTY days after proof of death. The Accounts and Balance Sheets are at all times open to the inspection of the Assured, or of persons proposing to assure. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained from any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. The Reversionery Bonus at the Quinquennial Division in 186 , averaged 48 per Cent., and the Cash Bonus 28per Cent., on the Premiums paid in the five years. The next Division of Profits will take place in January, 1867. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 605., a new Instrumen`,, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden ; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. WALKER'S NEW NEEDLES.—The Patent Ridged-Eyes are easily threaded, and work without the slightest drag.-100 post tree for Twelve Stamps. —H. WALKER, Queen's Works, Akester, and 47, Gresham street, London. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC I. OT lON, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing' in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price :Is. 6d.. ss. 6d., 10s. ed., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch- street. T. E.'s wigs, £1 10s. MOORE BROTHERS' TEAS, Choice SOUCHONG, recommended 3s. 9d. per lb. suitable for superior purposes, full rich Souchong flavour. Mixed ASSAM, i ig,hly recommended 4s. Od. per lb. of very choice quality, and the cheapest Tea sold. id per lb. deduction on 20Th. Bags and 451 b. Chests. Prospectus free. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. TEETH. —By MR. ESKELL'S INVENTION Royal e xqu isit ely nted 17th July, 1860), Sets or partial Sets o f Teeth, enamelled to nature, are made and fitted in a few hours by means of his patented soft elastic and imperishable base of the colour of the gum, to which it ad heres with wonderful tenacity, dispensing with springs or unsightly fastenings, and defying detection by the close s t observer. The peculiar attribute of Mr. Eskell's invention is, the readiness with which these teeth can be re-adapted to any change of the mouth (even by the wearer); and as they act independently of all disturbing causes which affect teeth of ordinary construction, they are guaranteed tc last a life time, as well as for mastication and articulation. Mr. ESRELL'S TREATISE, which fully explains hisinvention, post free for seven stamps.—lnspection of specimens and Con sultations free. Terms strictly moderate.—t, Grosvenor street, Bond-street, London ; and 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. OS TE 0 EID ON: Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEEM and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, plifetime, rings, or and WARRANTED wires, and without operation. O ne se t l as t s a FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION, even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual cost. 'Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dentists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 85, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients. Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Consultations tree. RUPTURES.—By ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND I - EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT xIIIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two I I undred Medical Gentlemen to ' , e the most effective Invention in the curative treatment of El ERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its 7 , ffects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease • Ind closeness that it canno t be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, ind the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. Single Truss, 165., 215., 268. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, Is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT FLASTIC STOCKINGS, A KNEE-CAPS, Arc., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of 'he Legs, Sprains, Ste. They are porous, light in texture, And inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. Bd., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. R.H. THE PRINCE AND THE WALES, , and the Gent y are respectfully OF recommended to the use No OLDtyRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA, established upwards of forty years. It is acknowledged to be the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, strengthening, beautifying, or restoring he hair, whiskers, or m"ustaches, and prevent ing them from turning grey. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and I Is. C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Wellington-street, Strand, London, W.C., and all chemists and perfumers. For children it is in valuable. R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL. Gray's-inn-road in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail. way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of eovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom pulled by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Iliarns, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and C o. ; Messrs. J. Bulled and Co., Liverpool and at the HospitaL STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. -----__ HESTER ME E TING., The following races close and name on Tuesday next, the 17th of March. For conditions see Sheet Calendar and 110 k Calendar. Nomination received by Messrs. Weatherby, London; Mr. R. Johnson, St. Mary's, York ; and Mr. E. W. Topham, Chester. The Palatine Cup Stakes. The Wynnstay Handicap. A Handicap Plate of 50 soya. A Sweepstakes of 5 soya each. The Eton Stakes (Handicap). A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each. Handicap of 70 soya. '1 he Marquis of Westminster's Plate. The Cheshire Welter Cup. Handicap of 5 sovs each. The Cheshire Stakes. The Stewards' Cup. A Handicap Plate of 60 SOVS. In all races, where fewer than three horses start, the added money will be withheld. BERWICKSHIRE STEEPLE CHASES, at Kimmerchame-Maine,vdthinAthteemiles of I wise and R.rigil 29th, 1863. twelve of Berwick, on Wednesday, STEEPLE CHAFE I. THE SCOTTISH GRAND each (in case of 100 Boys, added to a Free Handicap ° A n of acce• tance) ; the winner of any handicap et, the value of 50 soya after the weights are I ti bial: d ebase of 71b extra; the winner to pay 20 sovs towards expense the second to save his rake ; five horses to start, or the ,any money will not be given wit out the consent of the stewarded. about three mil• a and a half over a good hunting country, i sovs entrance, to go to the tund, which must be remitted with the entries, otherwise they will not be received. To close and name with the Clerk of the Course, Dunse, on or before 31st of March, 1863. Top weight, 12st 71b. Handicapper, Mr. R. Johnson, York. ll,—The HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 60 acre., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, 1 forfeit to the tune., open to all } orses that have been regularly hunted in Scotland, and with the Earl of Wemyss's Hounds in Northumberland ; second hor e to save his stakes . lour yr ol&list4lh. five yr olds 12st 21h, six and a ed 12st 71b ; previous winners of any steeple chase or hurdle race value 50 soya 71b extra ; the winner to pay 1 Rove towards expenses : about thre,. miles and a half ; gentlemen riders : professionals, trainers, grooms, or any one who has ridden for pay 71b extra. lll.—The TALLYHO HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 25 soya., a , ded to a 'weepstakes of 2 sous each, 1 forfeit to the fund, for horses that have never won any steeple chase or hurdle yace, nor paid race h orse d uty prev i ous t o 18a3 ; open to all horsesvies that h ave b een regularly hunted in Scotland, or w ith thei Earl of W emyss ' s Hounds in Northumberland ; secon d w o e r b , 4,ehtta and Pave his stak e; a b ou t th ree m il es an d a half; a d riders same No. 2. 1 Nr.-1, each, I forieguNTErts' SELLING STEEPLE CHASE of 2 sovs save his stakety the fund, with 20 soya added ; the second to 21b ; six and a . , four year olds. list 41b ; five year olds, 12st it entered t ) he, 1 12 st 71b ; the winner to be sold for 60 sous: if for 30 soya 211 7 3, d for 50 soya allowed 71b, if for 40 sovs 141 b, sold immediately after it for 20 soya 281 b ; the winner to be race fund; three er the race, and the surplus to go to the horseshr eem t i o start, or the added money will not and a half. be given : about t Nos. 'I and 3 being intended les for bona fide hunters only, cer tificates from the respective masters of hounds must be pro duced before starting, it h r equired, that tney have not only been regularly hunted, -1 stable in 1563. , dden to hounds and must not be have been in a public tralnin Entries for Nos. 2 and 3to made to the Cl e rk of the Course, Dunse, on or before the 21st April, and objections to qualifi , ation of hot.. es to he ma de to hi m in writing no: later than Monday - , 27th April. Colours t o b e declared at time of entry for each race. Sir G. H. BOSWALL, Bart, Sir DAVID BAIRD, Ba r t , Major INNES, Stewards. Major L' AMY, J. B. KELLIE, Clerk of the Course. t, N°. 22,081 NEW STORY OF NAVAL ADVENTURE. Now ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo., 215., T " BRIGANTINE. By JAMES PASCOE. Richard Bentley. New Burlington-street. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Chesterfield. Julienne. FISH. Cod, Maitre d'Hotel. Fried Sol s. ENTREES. Calf's Liver and Bacon. Fricatelle a l'ltalienne. JOINTS. Boiled Mutton. Roast Beef. SWEETS. College Pudding. Jam Tartlets. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, IVIOSF LLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NoncE.—ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT LES FRERES ATHOS. From the Carianan "I heatre, Turin. Master EDWIN SAUNDERS, the Chili of Song. THE NEAPOLITAN MINSTRELS. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, and Sie nor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. The celebrated UNSWOR I H'S NEW St UMP SPEECH, The only Negro Orator of the day. EUGENE and DULEY, with new Eccentricities. ARTHUR LLOYD, Miss SAUNDE It S, and Mr. HILTON, the Comic Ventriloquist and Modern Magician, EVERY EVENING. Admission—Hall, ed. ; stalls and balcony, ls. T H 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET. THIS EVENING, Auber's Grand Opera, MASANIELLO. (First time at this Establishment). Also, the New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz, " HERNE THE IJUNTER," Snpnorted by Miss Russell, Miss Oesten, Miss Townley, &c.; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Finish, Kimberley, &c. with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Ballads by Master Edwin Sanders, aged a years. UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTH R and BERTRAND Hall, 6d.—Balcony and Stalls, ls.—Private Bores, 10s. 6d. ltf JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. 1..T1L • At the ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Continued success of J. LEVY, the celebrated Cornet-a- Piston ! Plays Nightly, at Nine and Ten o'clock, one of his admired Solos, also at Eleven, Variations, " The Carnival de Venise." Revival of the Scotch Fantasia and Irish Quadrille, by M. Jullien. Solos by Tyler, King, Horton, M'Ele'ey, &c. Cavatina, Di Nabuco," on the Euphonium. by L. Mosca. Doors open at Eight o'clock. Admission, is. Manager, Mona. GRENET. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by innumerable Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame ; together with a variety of Natural Preparations, Malformations, monstrosities, ezz. ; also the Moving Ana tomical Dying Zouave, and other life-size figures. Open daily from 11 to 10, for Gentlemen only. Admission, One Shilling. Entrance-44 A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, London, W. Illustrated Catalogue, free by post• for 12 stamps, sealed 20. Explanations throughout the day. Lecture at 4. Address the Secretary, as above. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATnorrEss—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. 'nEsinErvr —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos, Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. cEptrry-CrtmuntAx—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since he beginning of the year 1860, the Royal. National Lifeboat Institution has expended £ 32,000 on variou s Lif e bo a t Estab ishments nn the Coasts of England. Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,800; for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,`o° on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting . -cart lazes, and Boat-houses. The'Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support _which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet o' 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Dreply sensib e, however, of the great responsibility that res. s on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and irs Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and pe manent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions : Her Majesty the Queen Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. Clerk. Colonel, B.A. Coutts and Co. Messrs., Bankers ~ Currie, Wm., Esq. , X a. d annual 50 0 0 annual 5 0 0 annual 1 1 0 annual 10 0 0 4th don 10 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice .. don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriage .. •• 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. don. 3 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. •• don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. .. 3 0 0 Stirling, C,ol. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0 Thom, e s Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Ladyship .• •• 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Ere:by, Lord .. .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Suilicriptions will be thankfully re -eived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Ceutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries Farauhsr. and Co., 16, St. .Tamer's- s t ree t , L ondon ; by a'l' the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the UnitedKlngdom ; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C. LIVERPOOL JULY ME ETING.-, SECOND DAY. — TUESDAY, JULY 14.—The LIVER POOL CUP, in specie, value 2"0 sous. given by the Lessee. added to a H andicap 'weep takes of 25 sovs each, 15 it, and 5 only if declared on a day hereafter to be named, to Messrs. Weatherby, London; or to Mr. W. Tophip* , , Clerk of the Course, Chester; the winner of any sweepstakes, cup, cup stakes, or plate, of the clear value 01500 sov. alter the weights appear 51b, two of such races 101 b extra, but this in an" case to be the extreme penalty; the winner of the Manchester Union or Trades Cup, Ascot Stakes, Northumberland Plate, or Cumberland Plate, 101 b extra ; or of any other handicap race of the value of 200 sous clear 51b, of {no 71b, or of any two of such last mentioned handicaps 81b extra ; the winner to pay 30 soya to the judge, and 20 soya towards expenses of the course ; second to save his stake; two miles. Weights to be published in due time. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Lord Annesley Mr. J. Bennett Mr. Jackson Lord Canterbury Mr. R. Bignell Mr. W. Lynn Lord Hartington Mr. W. G. Craven Mr. J. Merry Lord Sefton Mr. Dawson Mr. W. Owen LordWestmoreland Mr. Dicas Mr. Payne Sir L. Newman Mr. Frail Mr. W. Ralnh Col. Forester Mr. F. Hall Mr. R. Riddell Col. C. P. Leslie Mr. Hargreaves Mr. R. Riddell Capt. Christie Mr. Hart Mr. Saxon Capt. White Mr. F' odgman Mr. J. Scott Mr. G. Angell Mr. T. Hughes Mr. Ff Swiniell tin Barber Mr. T. Hughes If the highest weigh' accepting be under Sst 121 b, it will be raised to that, and the others in proportion. The MERSEY STAKES of 1 5 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 soya added, for two year olds; colts Bst 10th, and fillies Fgt 7th ; second to P ave his stake ; winners of 100 sovs clear 51b, 200 or more 81b extra, but not to be accumulative; 8 subs or no race ; T.Y.C. THIRD DAY.—WEDNESDAY, JULY 15.—The STANLEY STARES of 15 soya each, 5 ft, with 50 soya added, for two and three year olds ; two year olds 7st 41b, three 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 21b ; winners of plates or sweepstakes in the present year amounting to 100 sovs clear to carry 51b, 200 or more 81b extra, handicaps excepted ; the winner to pay 10 sovs to the fund; T.Y.C. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Lord Annesley, Mr. W. G. Craven, I Mr. G. Payne. In all races, at Liverpool, where fewer than three horses start, the added money will be withheld. The Stanley Stales closes on Tuesday, the 17th of March, and names the evening preccdines the race; and the Cup and Mersey Stakes also close and name on Tuesday, the '7th of March, being the Tuesday following the Liverpool Spring Meeting. Nominations received by Messrs. Weatherby, London ; Mr. R. Johnson, St. Mary's, York ; and Mr. E. W. Topham, Chester. STRATFORD-ON-AVON STEEPLR CHASES I 77ifte w y E A l . t ion a rs k i _ ol e yB p c: ace over the Borden Hill Ground, on Wed- TRATrOIIeI)BI7S - _ ar hunting conowtry.; Loner to /PEI./ STEEPLE CHASE 'Han -117:7d(2 only ' if declared d r i n e n aP : t April''.a 1861, with FO sovs added, oveormatoorubteturer 'orsday the winner of any handicap extract Z o g :s a :ri e, after the weights sil t° save t eights are declared, to carry lb Hamilton. his sts Z e S' vs towards expenses, and the day, March 23 , titrZ Z. Stratford' To close and nem. to Capt. the 29th ch i ll Of 141'),;ch/reigilts ion -Avon, on or before Mon colours of der toabe- the . o appear in Bell's Life," on 101 not be received ;encb-,,A, Ova ft, name of horse, and tocrether money will not be addeT ree horses to start or the nomination The HUNTERS' `TARES of it o start or the public sow; added, over about four rtiil - s';74 g e ach , 3 horses that have bet abo u t four 'air hunr. forfeit, with 30 pack of foxhounds in the seasennted with hunting country, for five years 12st 71b, six and ag,,d 118626 .ou y established profess onal riders 71b extra ; th e 3 , :i i, winner s years 12st, to wards expenses. To close and name to to 71b extra • o c , nay 5 sous ShotterY, Stratford -on-Avon, on or before -ant' Hamilto, the 3 sovs ft, nam e of horse, and colours et riderarch 23 1863 • c l os ed together, or th e nomination will not to be en three horses to start , o r the p ublic money win note received ; The WELTER CUP , added to a Sweet,stakes of 10 50,s sae `s; 13st 71b ; about three m iles ; a winner of 100 sovs to car„,„l extra, and of 2 00 sovs 141 b extra ; gentlemen riders : i';,,,,a..' nation, with entrance - mo ne y , name of horse, and colours of rider, to be sent to Capt. Hamilton, on or before Wednesday, April 1,1863. 1 he FARMERS' AND TRADESMEN S STARES of 2 sovs each, with '5 sovs added, for horses bona fide and unconditionally the property of farmers or trade smen residing withi n miles of Stratford-on-Avon, and that have not been in a train ing stable for six months from date of entry ; 12st each ; to be rid len by farmers, tradesmen , or their sons ; winners of any steep'echase or hurdle race 101 b extra. To close and name (with entrance money) to Capt. Hamilton, S 1 ho about ttery, St ra tford-on-Avon, on or before Wednesday, April three miles ; three horses to start, or the public money will not be added. Sir CHARLES MRDATJNT, Bart., Sir ROBERT HAMILTON, Bart., K.C.8., Capt. PEACH. Stewards Hon. W. H. NORTH, Lord CONYERS, F. W. HAMILTON, Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon , * Ho Seoretary and Treasurer. ME SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL 7, 1863. THE CASE OF THE PETERHOFF. The following correspondence on the seizure of the Peterhof' by Admiral Wilkes announces the resolu tion adopted by her Majesty's Government : London, March 26, 1863. My Lord,—A few months back my firm made arrange ments for despatching a line of steamers between this coun try and Matamoras, in Mexico, and advertisements have appeared in the daily papers for freight by such vessels. The first vessel despatched was the Gipsy Queen, which vessel has made the voyage out and home without any in terruption. The second vessel despatched was the ship Peterhoff. She left this port on the 7th day of January last, with a general cargo, containing, however, nothing contraband, and having a regular British and Mexican clearance, and carry ing her Majesty's mail, as well as despatches for the Mexi can Consul. She was to call at St. Thomas for coals. On the 21st of February last, and when within three miles of St. Thomas, the Peterhoff was boarded by an officer from the Federal war steamer Alabama, who, after exa mining the ship's papers, left the vessel, having expressed himself perfectly satisfied. The Peterhoff coaled at St. Thomas, and left on the 25th of February. By advices received by the West India mail, just arrived, I am informed that on the Peterhoff leaving St. Thomas, and when within sight of the port, the Federal war steamer Vanderbilt hove in sight, and, having communicated with Admiral Wilkes, went in chase of and stopped the Peterhoff, putting an armed crew on board. By advices received from the United States to-day I learn that the Peterhoff has been taken to Key West for adjudi cation as a prize. _ _ . I hold myself at your lordship's disposal to submit the manifest of the Peterhoff's cargo and any other documents which your lordship may desire to see in proof of the above facts. A third vessel, the steamer Sea Queen, is nearly loaded and about proceeding to Matamoras, and a fourth vessel will shortly commence loading, cargo having been already engaged. It is scarcely necessary to point out to your lordship the illegality of the capture and the unwarrantable proceedings of the United States officers. I hasten to bring the subject before your lordship, with a view of soliciting the intervention of her Majesty's Go. vernment in taking the requisite steps to ensure the imme diate restoration of the Peterhoff, with such damages as the owners of that vessel have sustained. I also avail myself of this opportunity to ask your lord ship to take whatever measures may be requisite to prevent a repetition of such a proceeding by the United States offi cers, in order that the mercantile community of this country may be assured their property and interests will not be subjected to similar consequences, and as the owner of the Sea Queen, about to sail, having come under engagements with the shippers of cargo, I trust your lordship will not consider I am asking too much in soliciting your lordship's assurance that the ship and cargo will receive due protection from her Majesty's Government.—l have the honour to be, your lordship's obedient servant, JosErg SPENCE, Of the firm of Pile, Spence, and Co. To the Right Hon. the Earl Russell, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Foreign-office, March 25, 1863. Sir,—l am directed by Earl Russell to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day respecting the capture, by the United States steamer Vanderbilt, of your steamer Peterhoff, on her voyage from this country to Matamoras ; and I am to acquaint you that the master will have his lordship's immediate attention, but, as it will be necessary to lay before the law officers of the Crown the fullest details respecting the case of the vessel, I am to request that you will immediately forward to me every document in your possession throwing light upon the destination and cargo of the vessel, her voyage and capture, including any reports or protests made by her master. To save time these documents may bo forwarded to me in original, and I will afterwards request you to furnish me with copies of such of them as it may be necessary to retain for the records of this office.—l am, sir, your moat obedient, humble servant, E. HAMMOND. J. Spence, Esq., 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill. " 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill,E.C., March 27. " Sr, —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday, and in reply I beg to enclose the following documents relating to the Peterhoff steamer, the subject of my communication of yesterday : " 1. Copy agreement, dated the 27th of October, 1882. " 2. Advertisements for cargo which appeared in the Times and "Shipping Gazette. " 3. Certified copy manifest of the cargo of the Peterhoff, "4. File of bills of lading of cargo. " b. F, ur original t.olicies of insurance on Peterhoff from London to Matemoras, and back to Liverpool. " 6. Copy private instructions from myself to Captafn Jarman, master of the Peterhoff. 7. Original letter from Capt. Jarman to Messrs. Pile, Spence, and Co., dated St. Thomas, the 24th of February, 1863. " 8. Extract of a letter from Messrs. Lamb, Ball, and Co., St. Thomas, dated the 2d of March, 1863. " 9. Extract of advice from Lloyd s agent at Key West to Lloyd's, Loudon. " With referents to your inquiry for reports and protest by the master of the Peterhoff, I beg to say that no com munication has been received from him since his above letter of the 24th of February, when he was about leaving St. Thomas, and for the reason that there has not been at present sufficient time for him to communicate with Eng- land. There cannot, however, be any doubt of the fact of the Petcrhofflhaving been captured by the United States' naval officers at St. Thomas, for we learn from Captain Weller, of the West India mail steamer La Plata, recently arrived at Southampton, that he was an eye-witness to the capture, and herewith you will find extract of a private letter from Captain Weller to Captain Wake. " In conclusion, I would add that I have made applica tion to the Mexican Consul for a certificate of the due clear ance by him of the Peterhoff for Matamoras, but owing to his absence from town till Monday I am unable to procure it until then.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obe dient servant, "JOSEPH SPENCE. "E. Hammond, Esq." " 3, Cowper's.court, Cornhill, March 28, 1863. " Sir,—Referring to what passed in the conversation 1 had with you yesterday relating to the Peterhoff tteamer, I now enclose the Liverpool Journal of Commerce of the 24th inst., containing a note of the extraordinary judgment pro nounced by the United States' Prize Court at Key West in the case of the Adela steamer, and which entitles me, I think, to ask the Government to relieve me from the cer tainty of a similar result. _ _ . " in this paper you will also find a statement of the cir cumstances al tending the capture of the Magicienne steamer by the United States' vessel of war Onward, apparently identical with the Peterhoff's capture, and which, in my humble judgment, renders it incumbent on her Majesty's Government to take immediate steps to prevent a conti nuance of the extraordinary course which the United States' naval officers appear determined to adopt in all such cas I have the honour to be, Stc., " E. Hammond, Esq." " JOSEPH SPENCE, "Foreign-office, March 28, 1863. " Sir,--I have laid before Earl Russell your letter of this day's date, enclosing a letter containing a report respecting the decision of the Admiralty Court at Key West, in the case of the Adele, and I am bound to state to you that the same shall be referred to the law officers of the Crown for their consideration, with the other papers now before them in the case of the Peterhoff.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, , " E. HAMMOND, " Joseph Spence, Esq., 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill." "2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill, E.C., March 30, 1863. " My Lord,—Referring to my previous communication on the subject of the Peterhoff (s' earner), I have now the honour of enclosing copies of the following documents : "No. 1. Letter from Captain Jarman, master of the Peterhoff, to Messrs. Pile, Spence, and Co., dated li6y West, March 7, 1863 _ _ _ "No. 2. Copy of letter from Capt Jarman to Mr. Gerard, dated Key West, March 7, 1863 " No. 3. Copy of letter to me from Mr. Gerard, dated New York, March 7, 1863. " No. 4. Letter from Mr. Redgate and Mr. Brandon. pas sengers in the Peterhoff, to Messrs. Hird, Mundella, Smith, and Co., of London, shippers of cargo per Peterhoff " No. 5. Letter from Samuel J. Redgate to Capt. Halsted, secretary of Lloyd's, of London, dated Key West, March 7, 1863. " No. 6. Official report of Mr. Redgate to the secretary of Lloyd's, detailing the circumstances attending the capture of the Peterhoff. "These documents, your Lordship will observe, while they more than confirm the facts already communicated re specting the seizure of the Peterhoff, disclose a conviction on the part of the officer in command of the Vanderbilt (steamer) that his proceedings were altogether unjustiti,ble, and that to Admiral Wilkes is to be attributed the execu tion of a premeditated design to seize and take the Peterhoff to a Prize Court. "Your Lordship will not overlook the conduct of the prize crew towards the officers, crew, and passengers of the Peterhoff in keeping them confined to their cabins for seve ral days in such a climate. " The pretence a ss i gne d f or s e i z i ng the Peterhoff— namely, that she had on p rev i ous occas i ons run th e blo c k a de, is without a particle of foundation; the fact being that the ship left England on her first voyage in the month of July steamers, tan3 oern a s last, wh en she sailed for Bermuda and Nassau, at the latter of which p orts s h e loaded a return cargo direct for Liverpool, where she a rr i ve d i n t h e month of Octo b er last. On the co mpletion of th at voyage she became my property, and the present is h er fi rst voyage since I became the owner, and the second voyage since she was built. "Now that th e facts are before your Lordship, free from any possible contradiction, I venture to renew my request that your Lord s hi p will lose no time in de man di ng th e im mediate restitutio n of the Peterhoff and her cargo, together with damages for th e gross outrage perpetrated by the un warrantable proceedin gs of the United States' naval (Iff cers—and, further, that y our Lordship will convey to me engaged in lawf u l trade between this country and the assurance of her Maje s t y ' s Government that my line of will receive such p rotection as will effectually put an d , to the arbitrary pro cee di ngs of Admiral Wilkes, or any future interference by the United States naval author rities.—l have the honour to be your Lordship's obedient humble servant, " JOSEPH SPENCE. "To the Right Hon. Earl Russell, Her Majesty's Princi pal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs." Foreign-office, March 31, 1863. Sir,—l am directed by Earl Russell to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, enclosing further papers respecting the capture of the Peterhoff, and I am to state to you that your letter has been referred for the con sideration of the law officers of the Crown.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, E. HAMMOND. Joseph Spence, Esq., 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill. Foreign-office, April 3, 1863. Sir,---I am now directed by Earl Russell to make you acquainted with the conclusion,at which,having considered, in communication with the law officers of the Crown, the circumstances attending the capture, by the United States ship of war Vanderbilt, of the British vessel Peterhoff, as set forth in your letters of the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 30th ult,, her Majesty's Government have arrived at in regard to that matter. The Government of the United States has clearly no right to seize British vessels bona fide bound from this country, or from any other British possession, to the ports of Vera Cruz and Matamoras,or either of them,or vice versa, unless such vessels attempt to touch at, or have an inter mediate or contingent destination'to some blockaded port or place, or are carriers of acintrabaithaf war destined for the Confederate:States ; and, in any amitted case of such un• lawful capture, her Majesty's Government would feel it their duty promptly to interfere, with a view to obtain the immediate restitution of the ship and cargo, with full com pensation, and without the delay of proceedings in a Prize Court. Her Majesty's Government, however, cannot, without violating the rules of international law, claim for British vessels navigating between Great Britain and these places any general exemption from the belligerent right of visita tion by the cruisers of the United States, nor can they pro ceed upon any general assumption that such vessels may not so act as to render their capture lawful and justifiable. Nothing is more common than for those who contemplate a breach of blockade, or the carriage of contraband, to dis guise their purpose by a simulated destination and by de ceptive papers, and the situation of the ports on the coast of Mexico, with reference to the Confederate States, is such as to make it not only possible, but in many cases probable, that an ostensible Mexican destination would be resorted to as a cover for objects which would really justify capture. It has already happened in many cases that British vessels have been seized while engaged in voyages apparently law ful, which vessels have been afterwards proved in the Prize Courts to have been really guilty of endeavouring to break the blockade, or of carrying contraband to the Confederates. It is the right of the belligerent to capture all vessels rea sonably suspected of either of these transgressions of inter national law, and whenever any cause of capture is alleged, the case cannot be withdrawn from the consideration of the Prize Court of the captor. After the case has undergone consideration it is the duty of the Prize Court to restore any such prizes, unlawfully made, with costs and damages ; and the proper time for the interference of her Majesty's Government is in general when the Prize Courts have refused redress for a capture which the evidence shows to have been unjustifiable. Her Majesty's Government cannot, upon ex parte state ments, deny the belligerents in this war the exercise of those rights which, in all wars in which Great Britain has been concerned, she has claimed herself to exercise. As regards the allusion which has been made to the case of the Adele, before her Majesty's Government can form any opinion as to the judgment stated to have been given in that case, they must have before them a correct report of that judgment, it being impossible to rely upon the general representation of its effect contained in a newspaper para graph, founded on printed letters, especially as none of the other judgments of the United States Prize Courts, which have been reported to her Majesty's Government during the present war, evince any disregard of the established princi ples of international law. As regards, however, the particular case of the Peterhoff, in which you are more directly interested, her Majesty's Government, having taken into consideration the papers transmitted by you, and being satisfied that those papers disclose no prima fame ground of capture, and that there is every reason to believe the voyage to have been lawful and bona fide, and the seizure of the vessel wholly unjustifiable, they will instruct Loa LyLna_to make an immediate repre sentation of the circumstances'a that case to the Govern ment of Washington, and if no legal ground of capture should be alleged, then to:press for the release of the vessel and her cargo, with compensation and without the delay of proceedings in the Prize Court. But if any legal grounds of capture should be alleged by the Government of the United States, this case, like all others, must unavoidably follow the ordinary course,—l am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, E. HAMMOND. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING — MONDAY H e re, as elsewhere, the all-absorb in g q ues tion among racing men is the best method of en ablin g the p ro per offi cial to control the jockeys at the startin g - p ost ; and the o p e ning day, being almost a blank in point of general inte rest, allowed an unusual amount of discussion on the sub ject. A field of 18, for a plate of 50 sovs, over the Two-yr old Course, allowed Mr. Thomas M`George a good oppor tunity to try what could be done by p atientl y wa iting till the horses could be " walked" up to t he startin g - p ost ; but after several failures he seemed to bec onvinced of t he hope lessness of the task, and, seeing a good o pp ortunit y , he gave up the attempt and dropped his flag while the horse s were jumping off in the usual manner. The starters and the use in the the at tentionm. of the Jockey jockeys have come in for their full share of blame d uring the past season ; but until the me thod is aband one d b y private to get o ff lik e t trainers of teaching horses to jump off the moment they are turned round to face the post, neithe r the one nor th e other can in all cases be held responsible. With the p resen t sys tem of short races a good start is half the battle ; an d unless a horse is quickly on his legs, he is er of for n eo, o call Hence trainers practise their horses in therefore, t u a flash of lightning, and however willinpegrtthenetjopcekienyt m in may h be e to restrain them to a walk at the pub lic startin g - p ost he has not the power to do so, Club W teobtehgie important question just now at issue. We have on many occasions carefully watched the proceedings of both parties, who are now so antagonistic as to alarm the Jockey Club, and we are persuaded that though a model starter and a model light-weight jockey may be both difficult for any of its members to find, yet the matter does not lie entirely be tween them. If the stewards of our chief meetings decide that all horses must walk to the post private lessons would be given to make them do so, and, with very few excep tions, the whole field, whether for short races or long ones, would be quietly walked tip to the post and despatched with comparative ease. There are some few vicious brutes which would give trouble both to their trainers and to their riders, but in the main little difficulty would be experienced if only the education is heartily (ser ried out at home. We see no other means of successfully meeting the growing evil complained of by all the frequen ters of our racecourses, for this is the root of the disease, and however it may be aggravated by other bad habits, while it exists neither starter nor a paid steward to assist him can hope to get off a lot of horses fairly for a short race. It is quite needless to make any remarks upon the run ning to-day, as, with the exception of the renewed trial be tween Fantastic and Livingstone, there was nothing of the slightest general interest, and that was only a repetition of the Northampton running. The Craven Plate of 50 sovs, for 3-yr-olds 6st 101 b, 4-yr olds Bst 81b, 5 yr-olds and upwards 9st 21b. The winner _ _ to t he so ol i d d for for 0 carry 71b extra; and horses Lord Stamford's Romanoff , 3 yrs, ..MO, Get 101 b (Loates) 1 toe s 5 10 0 0 ta s o o v v s o , o allowedr t oc ar nb. A.F. Lord Coventry's Hypermnestra, 3 yrs, £lOO, Est 31b (Wilkinson) 2 Captain Lane's Glance colt, 3 yrs, £5OO, Est 101 b (Marten) 3 Fig, Stanton, Camperdown, The Belle of Yorkshire, and Black Swan colt also ran. Betting-3 to 1 agst Camperdown, sto 1 each agst Ro manoff and Fig, and 6 to 1 agst Hypermnestra. The Belle of Yorkshire, in company with the Glance colt in and Romanoff, came away front immediately the flag was lowered, at a great pace to hallway across the flat, where the field was widely distributed, Romanoff at the same time taking a decided lead, which he retained to the end, and won with lots to spare by a neck. The Glance colt finished a bad third; The Belle of Yorkshire was fourth, close up; and Stanton fifth. Fig and the Black Swan colt were the last two, beaten off a long way. Handicap Plate of 50 sous, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.O. Baron Rothschild's Rest, 3 yrs, Est (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. H. Bird's Fletton, 3 yrs, Get (Cannon) 2 Mr. W. Robinson's Stockowner, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Hunter) 3 Mr. Barne's Oberon, 5 yrs, Bst 91b The following also ran :—Welland, Libellous, Gemma, Blacklock, Revolt, Gem of the Sea, Trumps, Currie, Bed ford (late Peneus), Cadiz, Le 800, Eleanor, Anaticulus, and Edgeworth Bess. Betting-7 to 2 agst Rest, 6to 1 agst Libellous, 7to 1 agst Lee. 800, 10 to 1 agst Welland and Stockowner, and 100 to 8 agst Bedford and Anaticulus. After some slight delay the flag was lowered to an excel lent start, the horses being widely spread across the course, but, after settling into their places, Oberon, with Gemma at his girths on the far side, was the first to show in ad vance, closely attended by Rest on the extreme left, Eleanor and Stockowner; then came Gem of the Sea, Bedford, and Welland, who headed the rear division. In this order they ran for a quarter of a mile, when Rest went to the front, and with Eleanor, Stockowner, and Oberon lying on his right, came on with the running into the bottom, when they cicsed, and finished a close race home, Rest winning cleverly by a neck, a like distance separating the second and third, and half a length between the third and fourth. Gemma was fifth, close up ; then came Currie, Prince Lee 800, and Gem of the Sea, at the head of the ruck, close to gether, the last being Blacklock and Libellous. The latter, having torn off his plate prior to starting, wag pulled up, and walked in. Sweepstakes of 25 s)vs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, 81t 71b; maidens at starting allowed 71b, T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr. G. Bryan's Fan' astic, Bst 101 b.... (Cu+tance) 1 Lord Stamford's Livingstone, Bst 101 b (S, Rogers) 2 Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Leotard, Bst 31b (Norman) 3 Ms. Naylor's Touch-and-go, Bst Betting-3 to lon Fantastic, and 4to 1 agst Livingstone. Livingstone jumped away with a clear lead, but after run ning a few strides he was headed by Fantastic and Leotard, the forming coming with the command into the cords,where Livingstone joined them, the three finishing the race home, Fantastic winning rather cleverly at last by two lengths ; Leotard was a bad third, and Touch-and-go last beaten off. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10ft, for three-yr olds and upwards. D.M. 7 subs. _ Mr. Hodgman's Libellous, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Fordham) 1 Col. Towneley's Cellarius, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (liardcastle) 2 Mr. Payne's Bandage, 4 yrs, 7st (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. G. Bryan'a Douche, 3 yrs. 6st 71b (Crouch) . 4 Lord Glasgow's Beauvale , 3 yrs , 7 s t (Dixon) 5 Baron Rothschild's Spark, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Daley) 6 Betting-3 to 1 agst Bandage, 7to 2 agst Spark, 4to 1 agst Libellous. Bandage, in company with Spark and Douche, made play, with Beauvale, Libellous, and Cellarius lying up on the lower side, in which way they came across the flat into the bottom, where Libellous, and Colonel Towneley's colt, joined Bandage, the three running in company to the end, the former winning very easily by three parts of a length, four lengths separating the second and third; Douche was an indifferent fourth. Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b. R.M. 4 subs. Mr. C. Alexander's Water Kelpie, (41b), Bst (E. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Saxon's Jerry (41b), Bst 31b (fd.idgley) 2 Betting--7 to 4en Jerry. The non.favourite, with a slight lead, made play to the bushes, where the favourite appeared in difficulties, leaving Water Kelpie to trot in the winner by 20 lengths. Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst 51b ; with maiden allowances. R.M. 5 subs. Baron Rothschild's Giraffe colt (Wells) w.o. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft; for colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 51b. D.M. 5 subs. Baron Rothschild's King of the Vale, Bst 101 b.. (Wells) 1 Lord Stamford's Oscar, Bst 101 b (S. Rogers) 2 Mr, Merry's Gladstone, Bst 101 b (G. Fordham) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst King of the Vale, 7to 4 agst Glad stone, and 3 to 1 agst Oscar. The favourite made all the running, and won cleverly by half a length ; a bad third. The Forty-Ninth Riddlesworth Stakes (reduced to a match) of 200 sovs each, h ft, for the produce of mares covered in 1859 ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; mares or stallions that never produced a winner allowed 31b ; if both, 51b. Ab. M. Sir C. Menek's Scamander, (31b) Bst 41b (Fordham) w.o. Match of 100 soya, h ft. Last half of Ab. M. Mr. Brayley's Black Friar, 2 yrs, Est 71b Mr. C. Rayner's Exotic, 2 yrs, Bst 71b DURHAM RACES-YESTERDAY. TRIAL STAKES. Prairie Flower Fete•day 2 Royalty Four ran. ELEMORE STAKES. Theobalda . I Meta's dam Balderstone .. Five ran. DURHAM HANDICAP. Bohemian Lord Dundreary 3 Picco seven ran. HUNT CUP. The Queen 1 White Socks The Monk Eight ran. SELLING STAKES. Netherdale Saltant Two ran. RACING FIXTU RES FOR 1863. Abergavenny Liverpool Hunt C1ub....10 Thirsk Epsom Spring 16 N. Newmarket F. S ..20 Llanboidy York Spring ....28 Salisbury Or. Radcliffe 25 NI anchester 27 Marlborough 29 Chester 5 Bath .. l2 Harpenden l5 Epsom l9 Ascot 2 Newton 10 Hampton lO Odiham 16 Bibury Club l7 Ju: Beverley l7 Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle-on-Tyne 23 Carlisle LY.: Stamford lO Winchester Nottingham 21 Cambridge Southampton.. 22 Goodwood 22 GUST. Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July .. 7 Liverpool... 13 Abingion 14 Hungerford l6 Pontefract ...16 Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes . 7 Wolverhampton lO Reading York August l3 Plymouth 20 Egham 25 Stockton 25 Oxford Lichfield SEPT] Devon and Exeter Derby Summer Warwick Leicester lO Doncaster 15 OCZ Coventry Newmarket S. 0 Brecon Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 Novi Worcester ______3 I BE R. Lincoln Autumn 20 INewmarket Houghton 26 L BER. Shrewsbury Autumn.... 7 IRISH. APRIL. Athlone 2l 1 Curragh 2B JUNE. Wicklow l7 1 Curragh JULY. Bellewstown 9 j Tramoro 3O Down Royal Corporation. 23 I Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always good alike. Sold in packets by 2.280 agents. THE ROUPELL FORGERIES.—It has transpired that three fresh actions, having reference to the Roupell property, would have been sent down for trial at the present Home Circuit, but on account of the defen dants not being prepared with the whole of the evidence they intend to bring forward, they have been postponed to the ensuing summer assizes. One of these actions relates to an estate in the county of Essex, which is said to be of the value of £30,000, and the two where relate to the Roupell-park property at Brixton, in which it is said that a sum of over £lOO,OOO is involved. It will be recollected that at the former trial, when Mr. W. Roupell came forward to acknowledge that he had forged his father's will, and also the deed of gift having reference to the estate of Kingston, which was then the subject of litigation, the action was not tried out, but the de fendant consented to certain terms, In the cases that are now to be brought forward, however, it is understood that the defendants are determined to take the opinion of a jury, and the case they intend to set up is that the deed and the will were really genuine instruments, and that the object of Mr. W. Roupell in coming forward to confess hitnEelf . a forger was to obtain the restitution (~f the property to the family. It appears that it was fully arranged that t s. causes should have come on for trial at the prdeesetno o a ne sizes, but a short time back an application was of the learned judges, on behalf of the femnadants for d c e ertain d'oeu an order upon the plaintiff to Pr()-dueetheir ments that were considerd essential tocase, a ti n m d e, iast w t a h , is order could not be complied with lu found necessary that the trials should be post poned, with the consent of all parties. The form of the actions is precisely the seine as the one already disposed f and Mr. W. Roup ell will again, of course, be the pri nc ip a l witness in support of the claims of the heir-st-law, his bro ther Richard, but on the part of the defendants a mass of evidence will be adduced with a view to show that the instru ments alleged by Mr. Roupell to be forgeries are in truth genuine documents, and it is understood that with regard to the deed of gift a witness will be brought forward who will swear that he saw the d ecease d ac t ua lly s i gn it, If, i n th e result, the jury should be of opinion that the case for the defendants has been established, it will, of course, amount to the expression of their opinion that Mr. W. Roupell is innocent of the crime of which he confessed hiinsalf guilty. STAMPED ....sd. Naval and Military Intelligence, THE NAVY. It will be recollected that the screw steam gun vessel Vigilant, 4, Commander W. R. Hobson, bound from Sheerness for the East India and China station, put back . to Plymouth on the Ist inst, Hav ing on her passage down Channel called in the first instance at Plymouth, she left the Sound on the 15tle ult., experienced heavy south-western gales all the way to Lisbon, and put in there on the 20th. It is understood that a survey of her damages was made while in the Tagus, the result of which was that she wes ordered to return and left on the 20th. On arrival at Plymouth she went immediately into Hamoaze for repairs. The only damages apparent were the loss of her starboard bulwarks, but indis tinct reports were current that she was rotten or defective in other and more vital parts. The atten tion of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having been frequently called of late to the fact that ships leaving the eastern ports in an alleged sea worthy state either put into the Sound unnecessarily when going down channel or put back to Plymouth afterwards for repairs, their Lordships seem de termined to ascertain the true source whence these delays arise. One of the officers of the department of the Controller to the Navy, Mr. Joseph Large, a constructor, has therefore been sent to Devonport to decide on the seaworthiness of the Vigilant, and whether she was defective when she left Sheerness, and, if not, whether there was sufficient cause for her return to England after having arrived at Lisbon. The iron screw steam troopship Megmra, 6, Com mander Samuel H. Henderson, having embarked the right wing and Staff of the 23d Regiment at Plymouth on Saturday, left at 5 o'clock in the after noon for Dublin. We have been requeste d to state that Mr. D'Este Fitzhugh Jerningham, midshipman, had joined the Harrier, from the Orpheus, a short time before the loss of the latter ship. Rear-Admiral Austin, C. 8., was yesterday ap pointed Admiral Superintendent of Malta dockyard, vice Rear• Admiral Codrington. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :--Capt. C. H. May to the Canopus; Commander W. J. H. Grubbe to the Saseur ; Com mander C. Gibbons to be Inspecting Commander of tile Coastguard, vice Cave, promoted; Commander A. R. Owen to be Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard, vice Pechell, appointed to the Geyser; Lieut. G. Borlase, to the Cumberland ; Lieut. C. C. Hassell, to the Hannibal; Lients. Atkinson and F. G. Gambier to the Rattlesnake ; W. H. Cruice, sur geon to the Alecto; R. P. H. Powney, midshipman to the Virago ; T. Waterland, chief engineer to the St. George ; W. J. Ibbett, chief engineer to the Pembroke ; and C. F. Serjeant, chief engineer to the Asia, for the Urgent. THE ARMY. On Good Friday his Royal Highness the Dtike of Cambridge paid an official visit to Exeter, and in spected the cavalry and the artillery barracks. The former is situate near, and the latter about a mile from, the city, on the Topsham-road. His Royal Highness was understood to express himself very warmly in approbation of the manner in which these two barracks are kept. The Duke also attended di vine service in the Cathedral, and afterwards visited the Guildhall, the pictures and various other ancient features in which he inspected with great interest. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was greeted at Plymouth on Saturday morning by a salute from the batteries. The Commander-in-Chief, attended by his staff, Col. Sir R. Airey, Quarter master-General, Col. Bingham, Deputy AOjt.-Gen. of Artillery, and Col. Clifton, A.D.C., and by Major Gen. Hutchinson, Commander of Forces in the West, commenced his duties at 10 o'clock, by an inspection of troops in the Brickfield, Devonport. Toe forces present consisted of Capt. Drake's company of Sip pers, under command of Col, Owen, the sth brigade of Royal Artillery and Capt. Addington's D field battery, Bth brigade, commanded by Col. Shuttle worth ; the left wing of the 32d Regiment, the right wing having just embarked in the Meg era for Dublin, 10 companies of the Plymouth Division of Royal Marines, under Col. G. Lambrick, eight com panies of the 73d Regiment, commanded by Colonel Jones, and eight companies of the 75th, in command of Col. Hadley. With the exception of some slight errors in the movements of the Royal Marines, the inspection gave general satisfaction. Theroyal duke attended by Col. Jervoise, Royal Engineers, one of the inspectors of fortifications, and by Col. Owen, commanding Royal Engineers in the West, was then conveyed in the Port Admiral's barge to the Cornish side of Hamoaze, and proceeded to Tregantle and Screasden forts, which were duly inspected. The Commander-in-Chief returned to Crawsand-bay, and, being received by Port Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, embarked on board the Princess Alice (ten der to the Royal Adelaide), Master Richard C. Dyer. While crossing the Sound he made a cur sory examination of the progress of the works connected with the Shovel fort inside the Break water, and having landed at Boorsand, inspected the forts there and those building on Staddon Heights and at Turnchapel. When the Princess Alice was passing the Royal Adelaide, 26, Captain Charles Vesey, on the Duke's return through Hamoaze, a Royal salute was fired from that ship. His Royal Highness dined on Saturday with Major-General Hutchinson at Government-house. His Royal Hightess the Duke of Cambridge, who slept at Government-house, Mount Wise, Devon port, on Saturday night, went on Sunday morning, attended by his staff and Major-General Hutchin son, Commander of Forces in the West, to the fortifications on the Devonport lines, and to Raglan barracks, which he inspected with the grounds in front of the grand entrance, and the troops in quarters there—viz., the left wing of the 32d Regi ment, three companies of the 73d, and the 75th Light Infantry. It is reported that the grand en trance will be removed from the eastern facing of these barracks to the southern facing in Cumber land-street. The Commander-in-Chief then attended divine service in the military chapel, after which he proceeded to Plymouth Citadel, attended by the Barrackmaster-General, the Quartermaster -0057: ral, and Colonel Jervoise , a nd by Coloneeslt. gis Col commanding Royal Engineers intheonel shuttle- Royal Highness was received by worth, Royal Artillery, an d Coelobnaerolra eke through out. Portions of four batter e l o nes, of the 73d Regiment. He inspectedith o of Royal Artillery, 400 men, and all th ose o 73d off duty, 550 rank a nd file, were exercised fin th presence. The Duke then visited the Bari il o f Mount Edgecumb e , a t Mount Edgec urnb e -house, and Admiral. Superin tendent Thanes M. C. Symonds, at the Devonport dockyard, and inspected the iron screw steamship Res i sta nce, 16, Capt. W. P. Chamberlain, and the iron screw steamship Warrior, 40, Capt. the Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane, in Hamoaze. In the even ing he dined with Port Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief. Yes terday (Monday) mor • thug, having completed his inspection, the Duke of Cambridge left Plymouth, under a Royal salute from the e Cit d a ,by the South Devon and South Western Railway for Portsmouth, in continuation of his tour of inspection. EXECUTION AT WARWlClC.—Yesterday naornit,g, at 10 o'clock, Henry Carter was executed at the county gaol, Warwick, in the presence of an immense as semblage of persons. The culprit was tried at the rtcent assizes on the 28th ult., before Mr. Justice Willes, for the wilful murder of a young woman named Alice Hinkley, to whom he was paying his addresses, at Birmingham. He admitted when taken into custody that he had shot the un happy girl. The execution took place at ten minutes after 10 o'clock, and it is understood that the culprit confessed his crime; but as Warwick is one of the gaols from which the press is rig rously excluded, any details are impossible to be given. The private commercial advices from"NewfitorkS contain the important statement that two well known merchants, one from Boston and one from New York, have been commissioned by the Wash ington Government to proceed to London on finan cial business. The former sailed from Boston by pa t ,, h uoi e stfieui s o t nro e gif a t mer which arrived last week, and the latter to which 2o,o they o o, was to sail in the present steamer, the Australasian. 0 It was understood that they are instructed to dis- O ne o en o g , k o or O t i awt of e tah efSuii further te i p ieu e r per gs tu C hm e a n to t i . f bonds, l:s enli orot oc t h o a , o re . furnished , a d b , au a ryd n d tao t st h ihn a ig t s lie t t h bi e so y rne a dm lo a r h kri a e, v idl e : toward them here and at the . East and West, it is they will rt of the £2,000,000 of which not said, very to e likely mvloy pa Commissioners in question are expected, it is also they are instructed positively to dispose by buying u p "the gunboats now bui!ding in England for the rebels," a device which seemi to have cad. cd great Amiration and cot,fil,nce in the metcAntile curn munity of New York. These circumstances, which had betnassumedalmost as accomplished facts by the ignorant and credulous multitude, will in a great degree account for the fall in the premium of gold, especially as the Government had. made a general effort through the press to strengthen the chances of the proposed loan negotiations by simultaneous representatioes in all parts of the Union that the war is now undoubtedly to be brought to a close forth , with. A late report from Cairo, contradicting the official news received the previous afternoon of the repulse of the Federal fleet at Port Hudson, is thought to have been created as part of this arrange ment jut in time for the present stearnei. iticguilaq predictions were put forth that the premium on gold would decline to 40, and then to 20, if Vicksburg should be captured, but in better informed circles the opinion is evidently prevalent that before July next it will be higher than ever. Very little gold, it is said, is coming into New York,either from the country or from California, so that the shipments to Europe on their present scale will soon absorb all the available stock. That they will continue large is rendered certain by the fact that at the present quotation of exchange every article of produce is too high to ship to Europe at a profit. The total exportation of specie from January 1 had already amounted to £2,820,000 against £1,600,000 in the corresponding period of last year. This is apart from the amounts now sent direct to England from San Francisco, and the recent magnitude of which will help to account for the reaction in the premium on gold at New York, since they lessen the pressure of the demand at that point. The next news will be by the Norwegian and the Edinburgh, which were respectively to leave Portland and New York on March 28, and the latter will probably bring a considerable remittance. GENERAL SUMNER; The New York papers publish the following sketch of the late General Sumner : - - " Major-General Edwin Vose Sumner was born in the year 1796, in Boston. He entered the ser vice of the United States in the Second Infantry, as a second lieutenant, on the 3d of March, 1819. In July, 1823, he was promoted to a first lieutenancy in the same regiment, and after remaining in it abcut four years was appointed an assistant com missary of subsistence. He was transferred to the cavalry service in 1833, with the rank of captain of dragoons, and from this time found a constant field for his fine soldierly qualities in service on the Indian frontier until the breaking out of the Mexican war, except during a brief interval when he commanded the school of cavalry practice at Carlisle. His Mexican career was brilliant indeed. While on his way to the seat of war in 1846 he was assigned the command of the Regiment of Mounted Rifles by General Scott, a position that involved an immense amount of labour, as a larger part of the men were raw recruits. But Major Sumner—such was his rank at this time—worked energetically, and in a short time the corps became distinguished for its profiency. He led them in the celebrated cavalry charge of Cerro Gordo, April 18, 1847, was wounded, and breveted lieu tenant-colonel. At Contreras and Cherubusco he commanded the reserves, and at the battle of 111olino del Rey the entire cavalry, holding in check 5,000 Nlexican lancers who menaced the American left. His valour od this occasion earned him a brevet colonelcy, the rank dating from September 8,1847. In July, 1848, he was made a full lieutenant-colonel and appointed to the First Regiment of United States Dragoons. After the war he was put in command of the Department of New Mexico. The Government despatched him to Europe on a special mission in 1854, in the fulfilment of which he was presented to Napoleon 111., who extended to him unusual courtesies. The next year found him pro moted to the colonelcy of the First Cavalry, then serving in the West against the Indians. After wards, being in command of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he became unpopular with the War De partment, over which Jefferson Davis then pre sided, owing to political affiliations, and, although instrumental in promoting order and happiness in the disturbed territory, was removed from the post and ordered to field service, and again confronted with hostile Indians. The command of the Depart ment of the West was assigned him in 1858, the head-quarters being at St. Louis. General Scott selected him in February, 1861, to accompany Mr. Lincoln from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington. Twelve days after Mr. Lincoln's inauguration Colonel Sumner was appointed brigadier-general in the regular army vice General Twiggs, igno miniously dismissed from the service. Trouble being anticipated in the Department of the Pacific, he was ordered to take command there, but in March, 1862, was recalled to the East and given command of the First Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac. At the siege of Yorktown he co mmanded the left wing, and during the subsequent campaign before Rich mond bore a conspicuous part. His name Savage .y,Fbonrt ser vices tified with the battles of Peach Orchardm, alver Stet:on, Allen's Ford, White Oak . Swamp,.h h m i a ll i 13 1s li t g rict i e appointed was major-general of m ajor-general in the regular been fought in the Chickahozumy ne B4 d e. at hie e poet s wunotuintdaeftdetr7tzhceed.last. battle had. is an fi d eld br b evet volunteersin th was reorganised a ft er G enera l turf pope ' s virgin . lan campaign, a secon d corps was as . signe d Gen. Sumner, and with it h e too k part in the batt l e of Antietam, wh ere h e was wounded. At army the army Fredericksburg he commanded the right grand divi sion of the Army of the Potomac, the brunt of the fight thus falling upon his forces. Later he was under command of Gen. Burnside. On his way west to succeed Gen. Curtis in the command of the De partment of Missouri, General Sumner stopped at Syracuse to visit his eon-in-law, and while there he was seized with the illness which caused his sudden demise on Saturday. General Sumner was noted as a strict disciplinarian, but was none the less esteemed therefore by his officers and men in all the several commands that he has held." Mr. Marcus Stone contributes to the Royal Aca demy a picture of " Napoleon at a Cottage Fire on the Retreat from Waterloo." The baffled Emperor sits moodily on a stool, perhaps reading pictures in the smoul • dering wood ashes. He is wet and travel splashed. Gen.. Bertrand is holding his overcoat — the fa mous reditloto qrts —to dry at the fire. It is the cottage of an old soldier he has taken shelter in—one of the veterans of Aboukir and the Pyramids, as we learn from a Manicluke sabre on the wi, and a rude print of (ne of the Egyptian battles, no u w all o. dust and smoke-stained, and hanging awry. Abe. 7: pottage, peasants—including the ore-armed master a u t . It group points g peasant a scared boy and girl, and two handscaufet yeo women is a sNOw women, asntdancdararpieasrta srpesupdeucitufuhdc)r-. • and n aturally. The the moral of the picture unobtrusive wed old soldier. One only male tiller of the soil is ama husband is in the ranks, perhaps stiffen young woman's corn of La Haye Sainte ; the ing among the trampled. der the sod, and she must lial(Lne oThhis carry the spade even in her mourning. Outside the door, under a heavy rain sky, you . see the escort talking to the crowding peoants• The picture is capitally conceived and painted• i t i. quite a pleasure to see such good work from a m an of Mr. Marcus Stone's age and standing. gh rid rst lot e tit, J. WS, 112, Of