The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-20 00:00:00

/ , , - ~2 ~' C, //„_ SEVEN PER CENT. COTTON LOAN o f th© CONFEDER AT P: STATES of A3IERICA for £3,000,000 sterling at ninety per cent. annumond to bear int crest at the rate of seven per cent. per un 1- terling from lst March, 1863, payable half yearly in London, Paris, Amsterdam, or Frankfort. The Bonds exchangeable fir cotton on api lication. at the option of the holder, or redeemable at par in sterling in twenty years, by half yearly drawings, commencing lst M arch, / s 64. AGENTS FOR THE CONTRACTORS IN LONDON. 3 TeSSrm. J. Henry S giro+•r and Co., P 5, Leadenhall-street. This Loan has been contracted with Messrs. Emile Erlan::er WA Co. Bankers, cf Paris, ty tree Government of t• e Confe derate States of America, and is specially secured by an un deraking of the Government to deliver cotton to ha holders of the Bonds, on application after sixty days' notice, on the tOotino aftermentioned. The natur of the arrangement is fully set forth in Article ay. of the Contract made with Messrs. E. Erlanger and Co., Width is as follows " Each Bond shall, at th option ef the holder, be conver tible at ifs nominal amou e nt into cotton at the rate of six- Pence sterlino - for each pound of cotton, say 4,0001ba. of cotton for each Bond of £lOO, or francs 2,500, and this at any time not later than six months at'er the ratification of a treaty of Peace between the pres en t b e lli geren t s. N ot i ce o f t h e inten tion f convert.ng Bonds into cotton has to be glvr n to the r epresent .tive of the Government in Paris or London, and "PY days after such notice the cotton will be delivered ; if Peace, at the pmts of Charlei-ton, Savannah, Mobile, or STew Orleans : if war, IA points in the interior of the co entry, Within ten miles of a railroad, or stream navigable to the ocean. The delivery will be made free of all charges and duties, excepting the existing, export uty f on—eigh hof one cent. per pound. The qualit• of the cotton to be the standard of New Orleans middling. if any cotton is of supe , or or inferior qualify, the dlfre•ence in v rue shall be setted 0 3' two Brekers, one to be anpoin , ed by the Government, the o her by !he bondholder; v henever these two Brok• ra cannot s hall agree on the value, an umpire is to be chosen, who se d ec i s i on be fina;," It o is at the same timrovided teat !,olders wh do not convert thei Bonds into e co provided teat olders who do not nvert tb! Bonds into cotto shall be entitled to retain the Bonds, and receive interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum in sterling, payable half yearly in London, Paris, A nisterd•im, or Frankfort, at the option of the holder, until t epayrnent of the nrincipa at par. An Annual Sinking Fund of 5 per c nt. is pro v id e d f or , !;rhereby n by lot 24 per cent. of the Bonds unredeemed by cotton shall 0 e draw half yearly ; the firat drawing' to take effect on the Ist March, 1851, an to be continued on the Ist Sep tember followino-, and on theist,March and Ist S4ptembel in !very succeeding year, so as finally to extinguish the Loan in from the date of the lst drawincr. T hßolds to be issued at 90 per cent., which is to be paid ai follows z•-- per cent. on Application. 103 on Allotment. 10 lst May. 10 let June. 10 „ lat July. 15 „ let August. „ 1-t September, less dividend 31 per cent. 15 „ Ist October. £9O Subscribers will h , ve the option of paying the instalments advanc o allotment, or on any of the above dates, under ft discount of seven per -ent per annum on such prepayment ; Old in default of due payment of the respective instalments, a ll previous payments will be lab e to forfeiture. LBy payment under discount, the price of the cotton is re duced to about 51 per pound.) ~.After allotment scrip certificates will be issued to bearer. .I.'hetle certificates, after payment of the last instalment, will De exchanged for Bonds, to " Bearer" in sums of £loo—£.oo M£ -00 —X1,000 each, with cou p ons a tt ac h e d , paya bl e Is t arch, Ist September, as stated ,hove. Arrangements have been made for the exe uti on o f the Bond s in Paris. „Pr, m the ll proceeds of the subscription, the Contractors and atilt. agents are authorised to retain sufficient funds to pay Ee first two coupons. I he drawings for the operation of the sinking fund will be 'llly advertised previous to the half y, arly redemption. An authenticated copyected of the Act of Ratification of the Con- iract ma be insp either at t e office of Messrs.resh tifids and Newman, the Solicitors to the s Contractors For of mesers. Crowder, Maynard, and Co., Solicitors to the Aents 01 the C ontractors in London. g 11 Applications for allotment to be addressed to Messrs. J. B e nry Schroder and Co., 145, L ea d en h a ll- s t ree t ; and to the rokers, Messrs. L aurence, S on, and Pearce, Auction Mart, o rn whom forms of applicati• n may be obtained. I [l . l the event of no allotment bein; made, the deposits will " se ,immediately returned. Po Paris, as Public Subscription is simultaneously opened in Liver ,Amsterdam. and Frankfort. J. HENRY SCHRODER and CO, 14 5, Leadenhall-sAts to the Contractors. teet, 19th Marcch, 1863. COTTON LOAN OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. m of Ap --- 11 - c, TO be fo rwar d e d to Ni For essrs. J. Henry ation S hroder and Co., after ,opayment of the preliminary deposit to the bankers. ..... Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., Agents for the Con tractors of the Cotton Loan of the Confederate States of America. thentlemen,—Havinz paid to Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co. e aUm of £ , hereby request you will allot X Of the Cotton Loan of t! e Confederate States of America, and hereby agree to accept the -ame, or any smaller amount that May be alloted to , and to pay the further sum of £lO Per cent, on the same when allotted. Gentlemen. Your obedient servant , Sig - nature Address in full Date SAWYER'S FAMOUS T.ONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY, At 25. ed. each Person. SOUPS. Lobster and Claremont. FISH Salmon and Parsley Sauce. Fried Soles. ENTREES. Compote of Pigeon. Saute of Beef, sauce Corichon. JOINTS. Cabobs of Mutton. Roast Beef. SW EETS. Pudding ala Royal. Apple Tartlets. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, 411 ENISH, MO , ELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for The London Dinner. _ THE LONDON, 19', FLEET-STREET. MR. and MRS GERMAN REED, with MR. x JOHN PARRY, will give their highly successful nt ertainment T , IE FAMILY LEGEND ; to conclude / 07t 11 MRS. ROSELFAF'- LITTLE EVENING PARTY . 4 Y Mr. John Parry), EVERY EVENING (e xce pt Saturday), lustre' 8 Satrday egent-street. Morning, at 3 o Unreserved'cloc k—Roy eats, Is e . anal Gallry o d f 2s. : s talls, 3e 14, R Q "alls, 3s. ; stall chairs, 55., secured in advance, at the gallery, Wi thout fee, and at Cramer and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. Last week but one of The Family Legend. .....,___ CANTERBURY H A LL._ GR AND SE LECLIONS frrln popular OPERAS, con ;feted by Mr. Jonohmans. Artb-te - Miss Russell. daThe Cilnic by Unsworth, the modern Deraosthene, in his owned stump speech; Eueene's burlesque sones and 4" 08 ; Prank Hall, Arthur Lloyd, and Miss Laura Sanders, d a variety of other attractions. Pir H E 0 XFOIt D, , OXFORD STREET. " TYP+' ROSE OF DENMARK," Sling every Evening by Miss Russell and the entire Company, also The New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz, "HERNE THE II UNTER," 8 Gluck's ALCESTE, and other Operatic Selections, Z.Pl>orted by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, and Miss Oesten, '`r• Green, Mr. Bernardi, Mr. J B. Finish, and Mr. Albert, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. JonE,rhmans. Ban Drew Dean's Flute Solos. ad -s by Master Edw;n Sanders, thejuvenile vocalist, aged 3 years. George Hodson's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial Entertainment. I T lisworth's great Stump Speech, " Or any other man." Eugene's burlesque Scenes and Dances. M iss W Randall's New Comicalities. Caroline Parkes' Vocal and Terpsichorean Sketches, and other varied attractions. trail, and and Stalls, ls.—Private Boxes, lOs. 6d JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. • At the ARGYLL ROOMS, Gre It Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Gr eat success of J. LEVY, the celebrated - Cornet-a-Piston piaye-, of Crystal Palace celebrity. laYs Nightly —Nine o clock, "Whirlwind Polka "—Ten s•C,Clock, Valse, " La Prima Donna "—Eleven o'clock, arlations, "The Carnival de Venise." ittevival of the Scotch and Irish Quairilles, by M. Jullien. °l°B by L. Mosea, Tyler, King, Horton, WEle ey, &c. Doors open at Eight o'clock Admission, is. Manager, Mons. GRENET. PARKER'S PATENT TWO-WHEELED CAR I{TAGES. T he Exhibition" CAMBRIDGE CART," 45 guineas. e Sporting " CAMBRIDGE CART," 38 guineas. Th e radesman's " C 1 MB RIDGE ('A It T,' 30 guineas. 'oe Lady's "CAMBRIDGE t ART," 25 guineas. These vehicles, c nett ucted on an entirely new principle, f r us all other two-wheeled e,arriages, for ease and freedom pknee motion, combined with lightness. f re o , B pectus, with drawings and " opinions of the pre,3," 03 , lost, on application to the Inventor ant Patentee, Frederick Parker, Carriage Builder, Cambridge. r " .I EFARMER'S BAROMETER, 50a., a !low Instrumen',, by Neg,retti and Zambra, wiil cor -17 indicate whether the Barometer falls tbr Rain or for is',„ (l . Particulars by enclosing, stap.—l, Hatton-garden ; kmrnhill ; and 122, Regent-street.m rTRETH.—By MR. ESKELL'S INVENTION . (Royal Seal granted 17th •luly, 1860), Sets or partial firs of Teeth, exquisitely enamelled to nature, are made and i rn t , ed in a few hours by means of his patented s oft elastic and Perishable base of the colour of the gum, to which it ad •11„".6 with wonderful tenacity, dispensing* with springs or oi,"htly fastenings, and defying detection by tne closest a: , tOorver. The euliar attibute of Mr. Eskll's invention the readiness p with which r these teeth can be re-adapted to .;, 7 .ehang-e of the mouth (even by tc: wearer); and as they ; 3 ' . ; I ndependently of all distuebing uses which affect teeth tiL' ordinary construction, they are guaranteea tc last a life 0, 1 „, as well as for mastication and articuls Hon. Mr. h' ' III 3,L'S TREATISE, which fully explains hisinvention, ;;Oet fr e , tor seven stamps.—lnspection of specimens and Con ertations free. Terms strictly moderate.—, Grosven?r reet Bond-street, London ; and 3 9, Bennett's-hill, By -4 am. SEOE 1 D 0 N Patent, March 1. 18.(2, No. MO. AMI I EL'S Self-adhesive Patent indestructible MINE p.,AL TEE fit and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, r in a, or wires and without operation. One set lasts a V,; r o and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and te • ICLATIOS, even when all others fail. Purest ma rials on U ly, at half the ustutl usr. Messrs. GA BR I EL, the old-established Dei diets, 27 , HARLEY-STREET, CAV EN DISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, ITIRMINGII AM ; and 134, Dm( i.-STRE ET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. P 'Mc visit only required from country patients. Gabriel' s T actical Treatise ratis. Consultatfpre, free. 1:11 RITLY EFFICACIOUS AND miLD.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre ,§ared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. 2ott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who ;utter from bilious tnd tver complaints, indigestion, wind, c 0 ' 46018 , giddiness, lizziness ot the eyes, &a For habitual _.stiyeness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier the blood, they are truly excellent mild in their opera 2iort and grateful to the stomach, they create appe - ite, pro irte digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. 1, °1(1 bY W. Lambert, 8, Kinc.r, William-street, Charing-cross. tsolidon, and by most druggists, in boxes.ls. lid., and three e n s e the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. `aott'B Bilious and Liver Pills. The Kenuine are a square St 6" PaAbtEce, with " William Lambert." engraved en the b t MR. JEAFFRESON'S NEW NOVEL. This day is published, in 3 vols., LIVE I T D 0 W N. By J. C. JEAFFRESON, Author of "Olive Blake's Good Work," ,ke, Hurt , t and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Immediately, in 2 vols., post Svo., with Illustrations by I'hiz, REMARKABLEADVENTURES AND I KNIZEVEALED AIYSTERIES. By LASCELLES WRAXALL. " The world's mine oyster." R chard Bentley, New Burlington-street. IDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CCXL.— ADVERTISEMENTS intended for insertion cannot be received later than SATU:- DAY text, the Ist i st. London: Longman and Co., 14, Lu 'gate-hill. Now ready, crown Bvo., price 65., ILLUSTRA rioNs of the BEAUTIES of TROPICAL SCENERY, and Sketches of Objects of Interest ; with Notes, Historical and Explanatory. By the Author of " The Nuptials of Barcelona." "The natural splendour of the islands of the Western A , chip laoo and the richness of their productions certainly afford abundant sources of inspiration to the poet, and we very fairly congratulate the author u on the successful man ner in which he has treated the various subjects that he has selected for the outpourings o. his graceful muse."—Ob server. "His illustrations are always happy, and often striking. . . . His work contains many beauties."—Morning Post. " The volume is adorned with a striking portrait of Colum bus."—Dispatch. London : Robert Hardwieke, 192, Piccadilly. On Wednesday, March 25th, at all the Libraries. in 2 vols.. Bvo. with Illustrations, price 265., THE POLISH CAPTIVITY. An Account of the Present Position and Prospects of the Poles in the Kingdom of Poland, and in the Polish Provinces of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. By H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS, Author of "Russians at Home." London : W. H. Allen and Co., 13, Waterloo-place, S.W. OYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. I RESIDENT—ViCe-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos Baring, Faq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—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 Royai National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. During the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution have , ' een instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the follow ing Wrecked Vessels : DEATH, By SLOW-POISON'D GRIEF-SAP. For Church-law riddance of Carib Red Indian Civic right, as Prince Consort to the Time and Tide-law for all. Peter Basquet, with white coadjutor, prays YE! on his knees, to consider their State position—not of his own creation—as the elect of England's Income-tax succession, by medal Badge (as was his uncle, Indian Joseph Brant, of Stamp Act 1775) mark—set by Toll-Zollverein Convention Treaty of 2d March, 1841, by order of Palmerston, 1313L0, and Labouchere, for America's criminal law, as extended to New Zealand, &c, Medal-attested by late King of Prussia at Windsor Castle, as the white and red 'man Taw Prriice Consort'meant on the day of (N. South) WALES' equatorial Christen'ng, 21 years past, received by DOURO, Welling ton's son, when accompanied and paid by police superin tendent Carter, till Lord Ashhurton association on board the Warspite, 74, with my flag union of England's Tower issue, Jan. 31, 1842, under the ' Admiralty Water-course red flag limit Commission of Array.' On this Carib event Ld. Stanley, now DERBY, said "Tis well you came over to England, as this is the headquarters f all Indian rights and claims,' So on arrival in 1851 Earl Grey's official Yov. letter on Fact of felony says, "Justice shall be done to your report of marine stores on premises without license." So his successor, Pakington's letter says, "No money in this office for your constables' mileage money and maintenance." Yet, provided by the Police Act of 10 Geo. 4, cap. 44, to Carter in 1842, under extraordi nary expenses in the execution of orders, and to Mr. Police man Dowling, of Liverpool, in 1851; whence, on refusal, 'Lt' Major Cartwright's successor, with Brant, to the Crown and Colonial Superintendency of the Indian Tribes on £9O per year since 1820 as Governor's Lt. deputy C. H. Acker ley, R.N.—came to his aid, as still 43 yrs, unrelieved. Ile virtuti °fled under antipodean anomaly named in the 4th Geo. 4, chap. 96, sec. 4, 28-for perpetual tax, XL.-as extended across the earth, by 1823-6 Act for duty by naval lieutenants either on full or half-pay as the criminal juries Court-pivot of Crown colony of Newfoundland Bermuda with colleague'd Deputy Commissioner, Chief Justice F. Forbes, as extended to New South Wales Supreme Court, by sec, 40. So Ackerley has spent, in this case, all his savings, £1,700, to aid & support his Indian coadjutor (all parties being dead) and he, the Admiral's-Lt., being made to carry the State word of faith-burden, of 1820-25-Brazils, and '2B in Egypt for the liberties of Greece as conjoint with the Tndian claim guaranteed by Derby and Grey. Thus, if mistake has had place, for God's sake visit not the innocent —or sanction a compromise of Carib birth-right to the tidal law for one and all, never being told that the civil law churches claimed his special' services, therefore pro tests against any breach of the peoples' rights by juggling, self-interested fiends, as MACBETH says— * "That palters with us in a double sense, That keeps the word of promise to the ear .•• : : And breaks it to our hope." PETER BASQUET, ne' Nwl'warr de Brant. 20 years on duty-11f years wait'ng At, 5, Swallow-street. Lond on , M arc h 20 , 1863 . 1 I 1880. Schooner Ann Mitchell, of i l iontrose Schooner Jane Roper, of Inverstone Brig Pallas, of Shields .. .. • • • • •• 3 Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow •• .. .. 9 Smack John Bur, of Yarmouth .. .. .. 5 Schooner Catherine, of Newry .. .. .. 4 Barque Niagara, of Shields .. .. .. .. 11 A Barge of Teignmouth •• •• •• •• 2 Brig George and James, of London Brig Zephyr, of Whitby •• •• •• •• 6 Coble Honour, of Cullercoats •• •• •• 3 Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. .. .. 7 Barque Oberon, of Liverpool •• •• •• 15 Brigantine Nancy, of Teicnmouth .. .. .. a Smack Wonder, of Teig,rnmouth .. .. .. 2 Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .. .. .. .. 6 Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. .. .. 5 Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .• . .. 5 Brig Ann, of Blyth • • •• •• •• •• 8 Sloop Hope, of Dublin Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. .. .. 5 Barque Vermont, of Halifax. U.S. .. .. .. 16 Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. .. 2 Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. .. 3 Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. .. .• .. 9 Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. .. 6 Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. .. 5 Schooner Rose, of Lynn •• .• •• _ Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .. .. .. Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough .. .. Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg • • • • Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn .. .. 7 Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. .. .. 210 Number of lives saved by shore-boats and other means, for which the Institution has granted rewards in 1860 ..245 Total .. .. .. .. ..455 1861. Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seailain 6 Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. .• 5 Schooner Prospect, of Berwick Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives Fishing-boat of Whitburn Brig Arethusa, of Blyth Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoo Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris Schooner William, of Morecambe 6 •• • • •• Smack Gipsy, of Newry Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston .. .. 4 Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven .. • • .. 8 Schooner William, of Liverpool Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown Brig Providence, of Shields ' Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood Barque Guy ina, of Glasgow . 19 Brig Roman Empress, of Shields 10 Brig San Spiridnone, of Galaxide .. 2 Schooner Voadordu Vouga, of Viana .. French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese .. .. 6 Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough 6 . 5 Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover .. .. 4 Ship Danube, of Belfast Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven .. 4 Brig St. Michel, of Marano . 6 . 6 8 Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves sel and one of the crew) • • • • • • .. 1 Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and crew) • • • • • • • • Barque Frederick, of London .. •• • •• • .. 1 Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vesse l and crew) 8 Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and _ _ crew) .. •• Barge Peace, of London •• •• Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft • • • • • • Smalc Adventure, of Harwich.. • • • • • • Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .• • • •• Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen .. • • • • Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone . • • • • Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish .. 1 Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. • • • • • . 6 Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland .. 6 Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. .. 6 Schooner Friends, of Lynn .. • • • • •• 4 Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin • • • • • • 5 Brig Content, of Sunderland 5 Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan • • • • Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew) 4 Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam • • •• 5 288 Number of lives saved by shore-boats and other means, for which the Institution has granted rewards in 1861 ..136 Total —424 1.62. Schooner Bellona, of Red Bay Brig Pioneer, of Carnarvon . 1 Schooner Princess Alice, of Ipswich • • 6 • • •• Brig Minerva, of Workington •• • • .. 4 Schooner Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newburgh .. 6 Brig Sisters, of ‘1 hitby 9 Brigantine Matilda, of Stockholm 4 Ben . Jane, of North Shields .. 10 schooner Liberty, of Dublin .. 3 Sche Sylphiden, of Nakskov (saved vessel and ichoone; crew) • • • • • Brig Trial, of Poole 134 Barque Cedarine, of Bermuda •• •• •• Smack Frodsham, of Liverpool • • • • •• 2 6 Sloop William, of Liverpool .. ••• • • • • Sloop Elizabeth, of Teignmouth • • • • • • Barque Cruz, of Oport o . 1 i . 9 Barque Druid, of Sunderland .. • Smack Merrion Lass, of Aberystwyth (saved yes and crew) .. . 3 Fishing Boats of Whitburn 12 Barque Henry Everest. of Rochester ~ .. 4 Ship nnfe Ic. Hooper. or Baltimore, .. 18 Schooner Rook, of lAverpool 3 Schooner Ceres, of Arbroath (saved ves. and crew) 5 Sloop Loftus, of Padstow „. 4 Schooner Ellen, of Liverpool (saved yes• and crew) 3 Smaci, Mary Elizabeth. of Padstow Smack John, of Teignmoulh Schooner Osprey, of Fraserburgh „. 6 Schooner James Pavell, of Newcastle (saved yes- .. 7 sel and crew) .„ •• .. .. .. Schooncr Champion, of Liverpool .. Galiot Aremana, of Jaffa (assisted to save vessel and orew) .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Ship James Browne, of Philadelphia (assisted to save vessel and crew) •• •• • . 18 Smack Countess of Lisburne, of Aberystwith .. 3 Screw steamer Alice of Leith •• •• •• 12 Barque Brazil, of Liverpool • • • • •. 13 Schooner Little Aggie, of Berwick • • • • 4 Schooner Sisters, of Wick .. • • • • • • 3 ••_,„ Total .. .. •• • 368 Number of lives saved by shore-boats and other means, for which the Institution has granted rewards in 1862 .. .. „ „ „ ..213 Total 571 SUMMARY Or LIVES SAVED. 111(0..455 11861..424 11862..571 I Total 1,150 For these joint numerous services in saving 1,450 lives from shipwreck, the Institution ha,, granted rewards amounting to £3,502 12s. 7d., in addition to 68 Silver Medals. The number of lives saved by the Ltte-boats of the Society 4 nd other means, since its formation, i s 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 £6710 0 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-can iages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generoua 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 or 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensib e, however, of the great responsibility that res's on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and permanent 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 s. d Her Majesty the Queen .. annual 50 0 0 Campbell, the Hon. Dirs. G. .. .. annual 5 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, B.A. .. annual 1 1 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers ~ .. annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm., Esq. 4th don 10 0 0 Erle, Lord Chief Esq., don. 10 10 0 Fanshewe, 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. 30 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, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0 Thom:. s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collectedby her Ladyship • • • • • •• .. 16 16 0 Willoughby d'EresbY, Lord .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Fuhscriptions will be thankfully re ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and 6, Lombard-greet ; Messrs. Ceutts and Co., Aessrs. Berries, Farquhar. and Co., 16, St. Co., 59, Strand; James's-street, London •, by a'l the Collectors of Customs and Bankers i s , the UnitcdKingdom; and by the Secretary Richard Lew i s. Esq., at the Office of ths Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London, Extraordinary Case of Child Stealing. A. novel and romantic case of child-stealing, which has created the greatest interest throughout Wiltshire, engaged the attention of the Salisbury magistrates for three or four hours on Saturday. A woman named Annie Shipsey was charged with stealing an infant from the wife of John Yarlett, a workman employed on the London and South- Western Railway, and her husband, John Shipsey, stood charged as an accessory :tiler the fact. A summons had likewise been issued against Mr. Samuel Pyle, a surgeon of more than 20 years' standing at Amesbury, to show cause why ha should not be similarly charged as an accessory. The Shipseys were not defended, but Mr. Lewis, senior, of Ely-place, London, appeared on behalf of Mr. Pyle. The facts, as they were 'deposed to in evidence, were these :—On Tuesday, the 3d inst., Mrs. Yarlett, the prose cutrix, who had been confined only about five weeks, was on her way to see her mother, who is an inmate of one of the Salisbury almshouses, having her baby in her arms, when she was accosted by the female prisoner, who said that she had taken suddenly ill, and would be glad if Mrs. Yar lett would accompany her into a publichouse hard by, for the purpose of having some peppermint. Mrs. Yarlett agreed, and they had not been more than a few minutes in the house when she was asked by the female prisoner to go to a draper's shop in the town for a parcel which had been left there for a Mrs. Brown, and which she herself was too ill to be able to fetch. Mrs. Yarlett went, leaving her baby in the hands of the prisoner, but when she returned to say that there was no parcel for any Mrs. Brown, the prisoner and the infant had disappeared. Every effort was made by the police to trace the woman, who was a perfect stranger to the prosecutrix, that night, but without the slightest suc cess. On the following Thursday it was ascertained that the female prisoner had accosted a carter, to whom she wee known, on Tuesday evening, a mile from Salisbury, saying, " I wish you were going the other way; you see I've got my bargain: , " When did that happen ?" he inquired, and she replied, " Since I left home this morning." It was further ascer tained that a farmer returning from Salisbury market had given her a lift as far as Amesbury, and that she told him she had three children, including the infanl she then had in her arms. This being known to be untrue, Superinten • dent Caldon, of the Salisbury police, went to her house on a farm at Milston, where her husband was shepherd, and there found an infant being nursed by her sister. The female prisoner, who was in bed upstairs, stated that she was confined immediately after her return from Salisbury on Tuesday evening, and that two women, neighbours, were present. These women, however, did not appear to have been called in until after the little stranger was in the house, and having his suspicions that the said little stranger was considerably more than two or three days old, Mr. Caldon called in Mr. Pyle, and paid him the usual fee to examine the woman. He went upstairs,and in a few minutes gave it as his opinion that she had been recently confined, that sbe had milk, and that the child might be about four or five days old. The statement of John Shipsey, the hus band, who was then sent for, was to the effect that his wife was suddenly taken in labour on her way home from Salis bury, and that he himself had been to the spot which she had pointe i out, and there found certain evidence, which he removed. To this statement he did not afterwards adhere, and consequently further suspicion was excited. On the following day Mrs. Shipsey was examined by Mr. Winzar, surgeon, of Salisbury, who gave it as his opinion that she had not been recently confined, even if she had ever been confined at all, and that the child was at least four or five weeks old. A warrant was accordingly obtained for the ap prehension of Mrs. Shipsey and her husband, but on Satur day Mr. Pyle refused to allow the police to enter the house, on the ground that the woman was suffering from inflam mation of the bowels. Later in the day, Mr. Martin Coates, another surgeon of Salisbury, was taken over to examine her, and while his opinion fully corroborated that of Mr. Winzar, he could discover no traces of inflammation, although the woman complained of pain on pressure, She was very agitated, and Mr. Coates accordingly suggested that she had better not be removed before Sunday. The house was placed in charge of a constable, and Shipsey himself was taken to Salisbury. He then made a written statement tp the effect that his wife came home between six and seven on Tuesday evening, and knocking at the door said, " Oh, dear ; oh, dear ; I have got your bargain." He said, " What in the world have you got ?" and she replied, "Oh, do take hold of it, and let Igo upstairs." The infant, he said, had only a calico bandage round it. He asked her if he should go for a surgeon, and she said " No," he had better call in some of the neighbours, which he did. Mrs. Yarlett was taken to the house, and immediately identified the child, which was given up to her. She likewise iden tified the calico bandage, but none of the other clothes which the infant had on when it was lost could be found, and it is supposed that the prisoner destroyad them on her way home. On Sunday evening Mr. Pyle consented to her removal, and expressed his regret at not having originally made a more minute ememino don. On Monday Shipsey and his wife were taken before the magistrates, and formally re manded until Saturday, the latter still declaring, and call ing Heaven to witness, that the child was her own. On it, Saturday gsgheeds theai d that if i i s f tr s a h t e es s t t o o l e havei t sh i e n e c r o c u y l d u p n o o n t recollect hus band. M r . L ewis, on the part of Mr, Pyle, contended that he had committed no offence. Mere negligence did not render him liable to an indictment as an accessory. The bench, taking this view of the case, dismissed the sum mons. John Shipsey, too, was discharged, but his wife was committed for trial at the Salisbury Borough Sessions. —Western Daily IVews. SUICIDE.—On Wednesday night last a Dian of respectable exterior applied for and obtained lodg ings at the Britannia Tavern, Henry-street, Woolwich ; but as he did not make his appearance at a late hour on the fol lowing morning, the chamber door was forced open, whoa it was found that the stranger had committed suicide by suspending himself to the bedpost. Two bottles contain ing laudanum were found in his possession; and also du plicates of articles, pawned in the name of John Mewett, at the shop of Mr. Charles Jeames,l6, Norfolk-street,Fitzroy square. No. 22.066 PRICE..... STAMPED 16 . . )43/1-A/-4 AT a GENERAL COURT held at the Bank of England, on Thursday, the 19th of March, 1863, Resolved — That the thanks of this Court be given to the Governor, Deputy Governor, and Court of Directors of the Bank of England, for their able management of the affairs of this Cor poration during the last half year. It was further resolved— That the special thanks of this Court be given to Alfred Latham, Esq., the retiring Governor, for the mode iu which he has performed the arduous duties of Isis office at the cult of much anxiety, time, and self-denial. Ordered— That the sail Resolutions be advertised in all the daily morning and evening papers. JAMES STEW A RT, Secretary. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 19. TOBACCO DUTIES BILL. Order for committee read. Motion made and question pro posed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair." Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words "the bill he committed to a select committee," instead thereof. Question put, "That the words proposed to be lett out stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 170; Noes, 87. GLAND.-A COMM of the Undersigned fol FUNDS in AID of POLAND lIT rEE has been form, , d )r the purpose of RAISING at the present crisis : AYES —l7O. Adam,W. P. Ewing- 11. E. C. Morris, D. , Agnew, Sir A. Fellowes, Edward Murray, William Annesley, Col. li. Finlay, A. S. North, F. Atherton, Sir W. Forester, Gen. Packe, Col. Aytoun, It. S. Forster, w. E. Padmore, It. Baines, E. Fortescue, Hon. F. Paget, C. Barbour, J. D. Galiwey, Sir W. P. Paget, Lord A. Baring, 11. B. Gavin, Major Paget, Lord C. E. Baring, Sir F. Gibson, T. M. Palmer, Sir R. Bar ttelot, Col. Gilpin, C. Palmerston, Visct. Baxter, W. E. Gladstone, W. E. Patten, Col. W. Bazley, Thomas Glyn, G. G. Peacocke, G. M. Beale, Samuel Goldsmid, Sir F. Peel, Sir R. Bellew, R. M. Gordon, C. W Peel, F. Bernard, Thos. T. Gower F. L. Pilkington, James Blackburn, P. Gower, G. W. L. Portman, W. H. B. Bonham-Carter, J. Graham, Lord Wm. Potter, E. Botfield, Beriah Greenall, G. Powell, J. Bouverie, E. P. Greenwood, J. Puller, C. W. Bouverie, P. P. Gregory, w, H. Rowley, Hon. R. T. Bovill, Wm. Gregson, S. Russell, Hastings Brady, Dr Gurdon, B. Russell, A. J. E. Bramley-Moore, J. Hadfield, Geo. bcott, Sir W. Bramston, T. W. Hankey, Thomson Scourfield, J. H. Browne, Lord J. T. Hassard, M. D. Seymour, A, Bruce, H. A. . Hayter, Sir Wm. Shelley, Sir J. V. Buchanan, W. Headlam Thos. E. Smith, J. B. J Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Henley, J. Smith, Sir F. "Butt, Isaac Henley, Lord ' Smollett, P. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Hod,gkinson, G. Stansfeld, J. Castlerosse, Viet. Horstall, T. B. Steel, John Cave, S. Howard, Hon. C. Stuart, Col. Childers, H. C. E. Howes, E. Stuart, Col. W. Cholmeley, Sir M. Hutt, W. Talbot, C. R. M. Clay, James Ingham, It. Thompson, H. S. Clifford, C. C. Jackson, W. Tite, Wm. Clifford, Col. Johnstone., Sir J. Tollemache, J. H. Coke, Col. Kendall, N. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Kennard, It. Vernon, H. Crawford, It, W. Ker, D. S. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Cubitt, Ald. King, Hon. P. Walpole, S. H. Dalglish, Robert King, J. K. Walter, John Davey, U. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Watlington, J. Denman, G. Knatchbull-Hugess Weguelin, T. Dent, John Dent Layard, AH. Wemyss, J. Bering, Sir E. Lawson, W. Westhead, J. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Lefroy, A. Whalley, G. H. Dodson, John G. Lennox, L)rd H. G. White, Jas. Douglas, Sir C. Lewis, Sir X. C. Whit e , L. Doulton, F. Lewis, Hovey Wickham, H. W. Duff, M. E. Liddell,.Hoi. H. G. Wi nn i ngton, Si r T . Duff, R. Lysley, W. Woods, Henry Dundee, Sir David Mackie, J. Wynn, C. Egerton, A. F. Mackinnon,W. A. Wyvill, hi. Egerton, E. C. Marjoribankt, D. C. Enfield, Viscount Marsh, M. IL TELLERS. Ewart, William Martin, J. Brand, H. B. Ewart, J. C. Montgomery, Sir G. Dunbar, Sir Wm. The Marquis Towndiend. Colonel Pinney, M.P. I The Earl of Ilchester, John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. The L. , rd Kinnaird, K.T. Edmund Beales, Esq., M.P. The Viscount Itaynham, ALP. I Wm. Lloyd Birkbeck, Esq. Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bt. Subscriptions will be received at the Bankers, Messrs. Hanbury and Lloyd's, 60, Lombard-street, E.C. ; and at the Office of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, 10, Duke-street, St. James's, S.W. The names of other Bankers will shortly be announced. NOES —l7.d C. P ease, H . lk, A A d d d de in r gt ley o , n C , H . 8. 0n.w. HG Glffi g i n h to, , ns C ,i . l.L il icr . Pa Sir L. B. Pauli, H. Bagwell, J. Beecroft, G. S. ii ay, Sir J Powys, L. P. Bentinck, G. C. Henniker, Lord Ridley, Sir M. W. Bowyer, Sir G. Hubbard, J. G. Rolt, J. Bridges, Sir B. Jervis, Captaii Sclater-Booth, G. Bruce, Sir H. Jolliffe, H. Scott, Lord H. Burrell, Sir P. Kekewich, S. Selwyn, C. J. Cartwright, Col. Kelly, Sir F. Sidney, Thomas Cochrane, A. D. Knatchbull, W Smith, S. G. Codrington, Sir W Knox, Lt. -Col. 3. W. Spooner, R. Cole, Hon. H. Lacon, Sir E. Staniland, M. Collins, T. Langton, W. G. Stirling, Wm. Cox, W. Leader, N. Stunt, Col. Cubitt, George Leatham, E. Sullivan, M. Dickson, Col. Lennox, Lord G. G. Sykes, Col. W. H. Duncombe, A. Leslie, W. Tempest, Lord A.V. Dunne, Col. Long R. P. Thynne, Lord E. Elphinstone, Sir J. Longfield, Robert Thynne, Lord H. Fergusson. Sir J. Lyall, G. Torrens, R. Ferrand, W. Macdonogh, F. Trevor, Lord A. Fitzgerald, W. S. Malins, R. Vandeleur, Col. French, Col. Manners, LordJ. Whiteside, J. Gard, R. S. Montagu, Lord R. Whitmore, H. Garnett, W. J. Newdegate, C. Williams, W. George, John Northcote, Sir S. H. Wood, W. Gore, W. R. 0. O'Hara, C. W. TELLERS. Greene, J. Packe, C. Ayrton, A. S. Gray, Capt. Pakington, Sir J. S. Hennessy, J. P. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. LEMBERG, March 19. A telegram received hera from ram ow announces that Langiewicz defeated the Russians under the command of General Schachowsky both yesterday and the day before, and captured considerable quantities of war material. PARIS, March 19. The bulletin of the Ilioniteur to-days contains the following : " The whole of the news from Poland, which attracts so large a Orlre of publin int , q.est, appears to demonstrate that the insurrection is becoming general." DEBATE ON POLAND IN THE FRENCH SENATE. PARIS, March 19. To-day in the Senate, M. de. Tourangis explained why the committee proposed to pass to the order of the day on the petitions in favour of Poland. M. Billault expressed his regret that words had been spoken likely to compromise the cause of Poland, and rendering more difficult the course of the Government. M. Billault said :—" The sym pathies of France for Poland are not new, and are founded upon glorious recollections and the senti ments inspired by the sufferings of a heroic people which have lasted nearly a century." The Minister then stated that he had nothing to retract from the words which he had uttered in another assembly, and continued—' The Polish question is not forgot ten ; but a fresh insurrection can only bring fresh misfortunes, and it is neither good, useful, nor hu mane to encourage it.' The French Government persists in this language. M. Billault recalled that the policy followed by preceding Governments con sisted in many words and little action—" A policy dangerous for Poland, irritating for sovereigns, and without result for anybody." "It is necessary," he said, "to mistrust popular impulses." M. Bil lault observed that aspirations for liberty were manifesting themselves everywhere, and made the Powers more accessible to the voice which has been rained in favour of Poland. " For this reason," he continued, " Russia has replied to the communica tions of France by benevolent words, promising concession and amnesty." " The old distrust of Europe towards France exists no longer." " The policy and conduct of the Emperor has destroyed it for ever." Foreign Powers understand that this pacific and liberal policy responds to the wants and necessities of all pa r ti es . If it should happen that the destiny of Poland m ust b e sett l e d b y a C ongress, there is no doubt that the voice of France would be listened to. M. Billault mentioned the precedents of the Senate on similar occasions, and asked that the order of the day be adopted. He remarked, in conclu sion, that after the speech which the Senate heard yesterday, it could not hesitate between referring the petitions to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, accom panied by its reasons for so doing—a course which perhaps implied the risk of war—and passing to the order of the day, thereby expressing confidence in the wisdom and firmness of the Emperor. Much cheering followed the conclusion of M. Billault's speech, and the Senate passed to the order of the day by 109 against 17 votes. DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS IN FAVOUR OF POLAND. PARIS, March 19. The Patrie of this evening says ; " To-day, at the conclusion of the lecture deli vered by Professor St. Marc de Girardin, a large number of students set out for the Palace of the a manifestation i Senate u w r i o t f h p t o h l e a n o d b . j Sect of making "On arriving at the Place Odeon they were, however, dispersed by several brigades of police. "During the sitting of the Senate the police patrolled the Place Odeon, and the Rue de Vau girard, in order to prevent the people from collect ing together." The T emps of this evening adds— " Some arrests were made in consequence of the demonstration which took place to-day." The latest news from the Polish camp is con tained in a letter from Cracow of the 15th inst., which says— Wheti the dictator, M. Langiewicz, left Cosyca h eproceeded on the road evenin g of the same t o o n i‘ tl i i i e eo l h l o t w h , wi a t o h d hi o s o cor t p h s e day he established his head quarters at Sosnowka, a few miles from Miechow. On the 14th inst. an outpost fight took place n ear the v ill age o f S cz epanowice, in the vicinity of the camp. A party of soldiers, including some frontie r guar d s, a d vance d stea lthily to the Polish lines, and despatched one of the guards; but the Poles who were on duty at the place assembled so quickly, and received the enemy ME SUN, (MINIM )N, FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 20, 1863. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. with so lively a fire, that nine Russians, including one officer, were killed and others were wounded. The Cossacks took to flight, but very soon two coal• panies of infantry, who had also been sent from Mieckow, arrived on the scene. The Poles, how ever, showed so good a front, and seemed so ready to fight, that the Russians retired without waiting for an attack. So far as the position of the Russians in that neighbourhood is concerned, it is known that General Szachowski, who was beaten at Skala, was at Welbrom, two miles from Sosnowka, pnd that ho had received reinforcements by railway. Reinforce ments had also been sent from Kielce to Miechow and Strzemieszyce, but on account of the repeated interruption to the communication by rail vt-ay the progress of the troops was slow and irregular." The Dziennik, of the 15th inst. contains a series of victories over the Poles, and of remarkable im muoity on the part of the Russians, but little reii ance is placed on these accounts, although it is acknowledged that the Poles have suffered serious losses. This has been, however, at the expense of the Russian troops, as is shown by the crowded condition of the hospitals at Warsaw. A report has been in circulation for some time that the Poles torture the Russians who may be at their mercy; and as proofs of this, it has been affirmed that the hands of the captured soldiers have been cut off, or sometimes only the fingers ; but the truth appears to be that the wounds from which the Russians suffer were in many cases inflicted with scythes, which, when wielded by men so skilled in their use as are the Poles, are likely to inflict just the kind of injury mentioned. Au account from Thorn of the 16th inst. says— "'Whilst the Russian reports describe the revolution as nearly extinguished, persons who have arrived from Warsaw report that this is by no means the case. If the revolt does not gain ground, which is allowed by the leaders, it becomes more concentrated, and receives an access of various elements of strength ; and the opinion is generally entertained that towards the end of the month some important events will take place. Young people belonging to the substantial classes of the inhabitants are drawn into the revolt in great numbers, and this gives rise to a system of terrorism from which German sub jects living in Poland, and even those provided with passports from German Governments, are not exempt. Various trustworthy persons who have left Warsaw within a few days state that a printed bill from the revolutionary Government was in cir culation, commanding persons to appear on a cer tain day at a specified place in Warsaw, to take the oath, and then to immediately proceed to join the revolutionary army. To this notice the threat is added that, in case of non-compliance with this de mand, the dagger or the rope awaits them, As neither the Russian Government nor the respective consuls can protect anyone against such a condition of terrorism, foreigners consider it most advisable to absent themselves; and this so many of them have done, that some workshops and places of business are nearly deserted. It is confirmed, however, that but few of the traders and mercantile people, or the well disposed nobles or the peasants of this district, have joined the insurgents. The clergy have also hitherto held aloof from them. The chief contingent for the revolutionary army has been furnished by the smaller nobility and their dependents. Trade is nearly extinct, and foreign credit is almost reduced to a minimum. Some English and French houses have entirely withdrawn from business, and it is greatly feared that the crisis will prove most ruinous to the Polish trade." The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the Admiralty, held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The following officers attended :—Rear- Admiral Sir George Sartorius, Rear-Admiral Chas. Elliot, Capt .T. P. Thompson, Capt. J. C. Bing, Capt. G. 0. Willes, Capt. T. H. A. Brener), R. 111., Capt. J. C. Prevost, Capt. G. T. P. Hornby, Capt. N. B. Bedingfeld, Capt. J. Edye, Capt. G. A. C. Brooker, Capt. W. Armytage, Capt. J. J. B. E. Frere, Capt. S. H. Derriman, Commander W. E. Gordon, Commander W. F. Wilson, Commander J. B. Grove, Commander James Simpson, Commander the Hon. J. Carnegie, Commander J. E. Bingham, Commander E. Hardy, Commander R. Dawkins, Commander H. B. King, Commander E. R. Fre mantle, Lieut. John Nott, Lieut. H. J. Challis, and Lieut. H. T. Boger. The frigate Ocean, 32, an account of which has appeared in The Sun, was safely launched yester day afternoon at Devonport by her builder, Mr. Peake, in the presence of a large concourse of per sons, including the Admiral-Superintendent, Admi ral Tucker, Major-General Hutchinson, Colonel Owen, C.E., &c. The Royal Oak, 34, the first of the squadron of armour.plated steamers yet completed, was floated out of dock at Chatham yesterday afternoon, and immediately after got up steam and proceeded to moorings at Folly Point, some few miles from the harbour, where she will be completed for sea, the depth of water in Chatham harbour being insufficient to allow of her floating without often touching the ground, and thereby straining her. On the water being admitted into the dock yesterday the Royal Oak was found to draw 21ft. 6in. forward, and 22ft. aft, or, in other words, she was on a nearly even keel, to which she had been trimmed by the stowage of her shot, cables, &c., to admit of her passing over the sill of the dock. As it was, however, her keel slightly dragged the bottom of the dock as she floated out. On the occasion of her launch her draught of water was 18ft. aft., and 13ft. bin. forward; since which, how ever, she has had upwards of 1,000 tons of armour plating bolted to her sides, and most of her heavy stores put on board. The Royal Oak was accom panied to Folly Point by the Adder and other steamers, and was navigated by Mr. Blakey, Queen's pilot at Chatham. The engines worked smoothly, and with remarkable ease and regularity, consider ing that steam had only been admitted into the cylinders for the first time- With only two boilers at work, and the screw making but 30 revolutions per minute, a speed of six knots was obtained. After taking up her moorings at Folly Point yester day afternoon two hours were spent in working her engines, under the direction of Mr. Warriner, who represented the firm of Messrs. Maudslay and Co. Capt. Campbell, who has been appointed to the Royal Oak; Mr. Lang, master shipbuilder at Chatham; Mr. Pope, master-attendant; Mr. Baker, engineer, and other officials, accompanied the frigate to Folly Point yesterday. The Royal Oak will to day proceed alongside the coal depot to fill up with coal before commencing a series of trials at the Maplin with a light and heavy draught. viously arrived at Falmouth, proceeded to Ply mouth on the same day in consequence of two cases of smallpox among the crew. . The third dock at Chatham, vacated by the Royal Oak, is being prepared for the reception of the sail ing frigate Active, 40, which is being fitted as a training ship for the Naval Cadet Volunteers at Hartlepool. The Hector iron frigate, in No. 10 dock, at Portsmouth, was officially inspected yesterday by the dockyard officials, prior to her being accepted from the hands of the builders, Messrs. Napier, of Glasgow. There is a considerable body of water in the ship, but only one sign of a " weep" can be seen throughout the entire extent. of the ship's bottom, and it is exceedingly unimpor tant. No iron ship, in fact, has yet been deli vered that represents strength and good workman ship in a higher degree than the Hector. The Go vernment people, nevertheless, seem bound to find some fault, however trifling, and to enable them to fill up the usual schedule have marked some six or seven rivets in the bottom plates for renewal. No fault whatever is apparent in these rivets, and it is doubtful whether they can be disturbed and renewed in as sound a condition as they are at present. The Hector has been six months in the water, and on being docked yesterday her bottom was found to be surprisingly clean. It has been free of all patent compositions and merely coated with ordinary paint and red lead. The screw frigate Leander, 51, 500 horse power, attached to the Chatham steam reserve, is to be docked as soon as the Cossack, 20, 1,296 tons, 250 horse power, now preparing for commission, is out of the hands of the dockyard officials. The ship wrights and mechanics employed on the latter vessel are working extra hours, in order that the Cossack may be ready for undocking early in June. The line-of-battle screw steamer Mors, 81, 400 horse power, recently paid off from the Mediter ranean into the Chatham steam reserve, is to be docked as soon as opportunity occurs, to have her defects made good. She is not to be fitted for the first division of the steam reserve, as previously ordered. The Chinese despatch boat Pekin, Captain Bur goyne, N.C., put into Falmouth on Tuesday after noon from Spithead, bound to China, in order to be supplied with fuel. The China, of the same class, in command of Admiral Osborn, which had pre- A screw steamer, supposed to be the Wyse, Mas ter-Commander Valentine Roberts, anchored at Spithead last evening from the West Coast of Africa. Some important firing at armour plates of French manufacture will take place at Portsmouth to-day, under the supervision of Captain R. S. Hewlett, C.B. It having been in contemplation for some time past to establish a naval police in Woolwich, on the principle of the military police, commanded by Brigade Major Milward, a number of non•commis sioned officers and privates belonging to the local division of Royal Marines were yesterday discharged from the service, and were enrolled in the new force to be commanded by the senior officer of the dock yard. Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam sloop Hydra, paid off at Woolwich in August last, from North America and West Indies, has been taken up by the shipwright department, and is progressing rapidly for service. She will be entirely stripped to the framework, and will be rendered equal to new. The Kite, which it is expected will be ordered to be broken up, will be paid off at Woolwich to-mor row. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—W. C. Beck, engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary ; A. Smart, assist.-engi neer, to the Cumberland, for the Snipe; Peter Thompson, atsist.• engineer, to the Pembroke; J. Edwards, second master, to the Pandora; F. Seaton, second master, to the Sparrow ; J. D. Wiltshire, second master, to the Megoera ; R. F. Bellis, mas ter's assistant, to the Pandora; and Pownal Aplin, master's assistant, to the Sparrow. . m ~..., _.,.. A011 ,„) A - ,, , ,_,... .., 1 ,.. • .. .:=VI-47% , „'. - - 0 ... e . 3 - ~„.._,_-.;,,.4.,., , , . all 1 • 21.4 4 • 1"-- , —k,„. ... -" 1t% , ,T44) -). ~.(' - x,7;4. T;,, - .. - , -. • 1-, : 1 , " , .:. • - -f," 6 , : _. „...,:e:e.,... 1 .4,. ... " ,--' ^ N.. ,...,. 1:- , o..* :"' - ' 1 ' 1 ‘..3 t0 T .:,..j.,,,... ..... 1 , ---,, --- ,...'t rc , .. Ili T .. ' t ''#•' :- I: ' I r —. ' Islis ." ' •-•— - 'I() €* (• 4 ,:,.. ~`-` 1 . ) - 2 . • -' 7 , . '-'4 ' ..6 , 1 c a TYTFI ." • mir,1,.. ., •/,,,W • - AO, , __) L-, ._2_,..21' , t , .., , - , id, ' , --, . DUOIT. A` lio , -V THE ARMY. The 60th Regiment (King's Royal Rifles), sta tioned at Portsmouth, and the 6th Regiment, sta tioned at Gosport, are `both under orders to leave their present quarters for Aldershot. A battery of 40-pounder Armstrong guns yester day left Woolwich for Aldershot. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. ♦ The sixth annal meeting of the shareholders in the Atlantic Telegraph CoMpany was held at the London Tavern yesterday. The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley occupied the chair. Mr. GEORGE SAWARD (the secretary) read the report of the directors, an abstract of which has already appeared in our columns. The CHAIRMAN, in moving _the adoption of the report, said there were two or three points on which be wished to give a brief explanation. Since the last meeting the directors had been exposed to some hostile action, and even to covert attacks and insinu ations ; but that was the fate of all persons who were engaged in a work of such magnitude. It was prompted in some cases by adverse interests, in others by a feeling of rivalry, and in others, again, by the feeling of that sensitive class of persons called inventors, who were apt to get excited if their plans were not adopted. Some blamed them for idleness and inaction ; others thought they were not going to do anything new. In neither case were the complaints well founded. The raising of so much money in the manner men- 1 tioned in the report showed that there had been no inaction, and the result of the effort made was the preservation of the company's rights intact. Up to this time the company had entered into no engage ment with any other company, except the New York and Newfoundland Company. All that had been done was to enter into communication with a company of great eminence, with respect to the lay ing down of the line ; and the board would be glad to receive offers from any other quarter. He then entered into an explanation of the nature and extent of the company's exclu sive rights, which he said embraced the whole coast of Newfoundland. He then quoted legal authori ties on this subject. He added that after the com pany's line had been laid down, the Government was to have the right to give permission to other com panies to lay down a cable, but that that would not prevent them from receiving the 8 per cent. gua ranteed on the £600,000. Moreover, the subsidy of the English Government had been raised since last year from £14,000 to £20,000 a year; so that from their own Government and the American Go vernment the total subsidy would be £34,000. (Cheers.) He then referred to the objections made to the use of gutta percha for the new line, instead of india rubber. The directors were not pledged, he said, to the use of gutta percha, and would be happy to adopt any other material which was proved to be superior; but the cry against gutta percha was raised chiefly by persons who were interested in india rubber. If they could get a light cable to lie on the light, oozy, pillow-like bed of the Atlantic, a capital of £600,000 would be more than sufficient for the purpose. The board were only waiting till the subscription had reached £300,000. They had now come to within a frac tion of three-fourths of that amount ; and oven if they failed to obtain £BO,OOO more, he could not believe the British Government would leave them in the lurch. (Cheers.) Large, subscriptions had been received within a short time from New York, and there was a prospect of additional aid from that source. After entering into some personal expla nations regarding what he had said about the tele graph between Toulon and Majorca, he concluded by urging the shareholders to induce their friends to take up the balance of the shares. He then for mally moved the adoption of the report. Mr. C. M. SAMPSON, the deputy-chairman , seconded the motion, and it was adopted unani mously. The following directors, who retire by rotation, were re-elected : The Right Hon. the Chairman, Mr. C. M. Sampson, Mr. S. Gurney, M.P., and Captain A. T. Hamilton. The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution, rescinding a resolution passed o❑ the Bth of June, 1559, which reduced the number of directors from 18 to 12. Mr. SAMPSON seconded the motion, which was also carried. The CHAIRMAN then said that the board had nominated three gentlemen as directors, in accord ance with the deed of settlement, and he was quite sure the shareholders would be satisfied that so wise a choice had been made. The names of those gentlemen were Mr. E. Cropper, Sir William Brown, and Sir Samuel Cunard. He then proposed the election of George Parker Bidder, Esq. This was seconded and carried unanimously. The honorary directors retiring by rotation, viz., Mr. A. A. Low, of New York, the Hon. G. E. Cartier of Quebec, and the Hon. John Robinson, of St. John's, New Brunswick, was was also Mr. W. H. Blackburn, A cordial vote of thanks was I man for his indefatigable condw separated. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT—MAIDSTONE, March 19. CIVIL SIDE. (Before Lord Chief Jastice Cockburn And a Com mon Jury.) LISTER V. HANSON. This was an action to recover the sum of £l5O from the defendant, under an agreement entcred into, is alleged by the plaintiff, that he should ride a steeple-chase horse for winning purposes, and that the winning should be divided between them. The defendant, his pleas, den i e d h a ving mane such an agreementby as the one suggested ; that he had Ron the stun of £289 with the horse in question, and pleaded a set •off for but he admitted expenses to the amount of £350. Mr. S , rgeant Bollaniine and Mr. Layton were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. G for the defendant. Tti-Y plaintiff in this action was Mr. Lieter, the well-known trainer of racehorses, who has a trhin ini,7 ePtablishment at Ileinieferd Hall, Btelflorl. shire ; and the defendant is a horse dealer at Beverley, in Yorkshire. It seemed that, the plain tiff had purchased a mare at the Birmingham Repository, then known by the name of Echo, for £5O and that he changed her name to Topsy, and that he entered bu th t is as ma h r e e s t a o id m o tt le in several steele-chses ; fortu p nate,” a and only came in second, and at the time the agreement was entered into that was the ground of the action she had only won two or three was hurdle races, but was considered a promising animal. The plaintiff had been on intimate terms with the defendant for several years, and, according to his evidence, the latter came to his establishment in Staffordshire, in the month of July,lB6o, and looked over his stock and informed him that he was about to go to Germany, where he did a considerable trade in his business as a horse dealer, and he wished the plaintiff to let him take a racehorse with him that was likely to win in some of the races in that country, as he said it would place him in a better position in his own business if he were known to be the possessor of such an animal, and he desired to have Topsy. The plaintiff represented that he at first refused to let the mare go, as there were many stakes that she was capable of winning in this country, and the defendant offered to give him the whole of the money that she won, He told him that he knew he could not do that, and he ulti mately offered to let the defendant have the mare, undertaking at the same time to run all the risk of any accident or mischief that might happen to her, upon the understanding that the defendant should pay all expenses, and give him half the winnings. The defendant was repre sented to have consented to this arrangement, and he took the mare away with his own horses, and she ran at several races, and the parties met at York races in August, 1860, and the defendant then stated that the mare had. already won £2OO, but he said he could not give the plaintiff any money at that time, as he should want it to pay the stakes for other races for which the mare was entered, but he handed the plaintiff a silver cup, which he represented was worth £lOO, as his share, and to represent his win nings down to that period. The mare ran at-several other races, but not, as it would seem, with any very great success, the largest stake won by her being at the races at Baden-Baden, where, it ap peared, she was again " unfortunate" in coming in second, but as it appeared that the horse that came in first went on the wrong side of the post at the finish, there was a dispute, and in the result the mare received the stakes, which amounted to 360 louis d'ors. The" gentleman rider," this being a race of that description, however, when he received the stakes, claimed 60 louis d'ors as his share, and his expenses were likewise paid, and the result of all the performances of the mare at the different German race courses was an admission under in terrogatories ordered by the Court, that the sum she had won was £289, but against this there was a set-off for expenses, as above stated, to the amount of £350. This set-off was admitted by the plaintiff to be correct, but it was contended that under his agreement he had nothing to do with the expenses, for which the defendant was alone responsible, and that he was entitled to a clear half of the winnings. The Lord Chief Justice then summed up the case to the jury, and said that really the only question they had to decide was which version of the agree ment between the parties was the true one. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and were absent for nearly two hours. They then re turned into court, and gave a verdict for half the amount of the winnings by the mare, but, upon the application of Mr. Hawkins, his lordship directed that execution should be stayed. NE liV SPA PEIt AY , c• , =- 4 ,4 1 -4 74 511, i •-• --, W 4 Let, an ==. • =. ' • 1 S POLICE INTELLIGENCE--March 19. 11iANSION-HOUSE. INVEIGLING GOVER NESSES TO PARIS.—At the conclusion of the busi ne:s of the d4y, Alderman Sir Robert Carden re ferred to en application made to him on Wednesday on behalf of the London Society for the Protection of Young Women as to certain sysiematic attempts which were being made by a man named Robertson to decoy young women, principally of the class of governesses, to Paris, on the alleged pretence of pro viding them with desirable situations, but in reality, as there was reason to believe, for immoral purposes. He (the Alderman) said he had that morning re ceived a letter from John Blanshard, the manager of extensive premises at 90, Lower Thames-street, stating that letters in the handwriting of ladies had of late been addressed to this Mr. Robertson, to the care of a Mr. Weiman, who had an office there, in answer to an advertisement in the 7intes ; that Weiman requested him to take in letters so ad dressed, and that he did so, suspecting nothing wrong, until he found that a number of young ladies came there to visit Robertson on his arrival from Paris, which aroused his suspicion. Enclosed in that communication were six 'letters, addressed by lathes to Robertson at the office of Weiman ; and, judging from the handwriting, they were evidently from women of superior education. He could not open them, but under the circumstances he would hand them over to the police, to be detained for the present. He remembered, some years ago, being instrumental in punishing a man named Flynn, who was concerned in inveigling young go vernesses over to Paris under circumstances similar to-the present ; and he should like to have Mr. Robertson and Mr. Wieman before him, for in that case he would assist in giving them their deserts. "A Poor Governess" had written to him (Sir Robert) enclosing a letter she had received from this Mr. Robertson, and urging him to use his best exertions " to prevent any of her weak sex being deceived." Sir Robert read the enclosure, which was as follows :—lt was dated "London, March 13,' and in the corner were the words, " Agence de F. Robertson, 32, Rue de Paridis-Poissoniere." " Miss,--In answer to your honoured letter of February the 24th, I herewith inform you that I can introduce you as a governess in a highly respectable French family, where it would be your business to instruct two young ladies about 13 and 15 years old. If you can send me good references you are certain of being accepted upon my introducing you; I therefore send you the conditions, £72 per annum, with your washing put out, and you are privileged to use your employer's carriage (a laugh), and a separate apartment ; your travelling expenses paid in afl st class department; an engagement for three years certain, and you are always expected to speak English to your pupils. (A laugh.) The conditions of our firm are as follows—commission £4, to be paid in four months, or £1 a month; and in order to pay our first advances, and as security for both parties, you are expected to send imme diately with your references the first month's commission of .£1 by a post-office order. It is understood that in case you decline to accept the situation for serious reasons, your first fee will be returned.—l remain, Miss, yours respect fully, "F. ROBERTSON. " Business of importance obliges me to be in London for a few days. Therefore, to avoid all delay, write me Mr. t s s delude were Robertson, Office Weiman, first floor, 90 , Lower Thames street, City, London.' " The services of th e p ublic calculated in exposing schemes unsuspect ing people, and to it he appealed to defeat the one un d er consideration. In the meantime h e would mtioanttser, to an u d se rep their ort press put the letters to which be had allud e d i nto the bheasntdesxoefr exertions s police,to investigate wi th ins t t h r u i s o 1 the result to him. TUE CONDEMNED CONVICTS AT DORCHESTER.— It is stated that the tvvo prisoners left for death at the Dorset Assizes will be executed by Ca'craft on Friday, the 27th inst. Preedy, who murdered the warder at Port, , land Convict Prison, has since his condemnation continued to behave in the most violent and outrageous manner, in sulting almost every one who comes near him, and it was with difficulty he was even persuaded to see his mother and aunt before they left Dorchester after the trial. He is attended by three mon at night and two in the daytime, notwithstanding that he is still in ire ns. Upon being put under further restraint he said he supposed he had letter " draw in his horns," but he has repulsed the clergyman to whom he had previously been very attentive, stating that he does not want to see him any more. lie is, however, perfectly conscious of the nature of his actions, and says the sooner they hang him out of the way the better, as, if he gets back to Portland or anywhere else, he will be sure to murder others. Unless he alters very much, there is every reason to believe it will be necessary to hang him in irons. The other convict, Fooks, condemned for the mur der of his cousin, a neighbouring farmer, at Walditch, near Bridport, appears to be preparing himself for the c.baiD e go I that awaits him. A petiti on i s, however, being got up " a reprieve in hie favour. Xll MI ho ' of of It es 'a 3