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Those who are retained in this country will be required to undergo a longer term of imprisonment, and hard labour upon public works, varying, according to the terms of the origi nal sentence, from five sixths to two-thirds cf such sentence. armed and regularly organised," said the Russian officers, " no European army could withstand them." The insurgents retreated in good order, after hav ing lost 150 killed and nine wounded. Wengrow was burnt, and, as usual, the unarmed inhabitants were indiscriminately put to death. The official journal of St. Petersburg publishes a despatch from Warsaw announcing that three Rus sian officers, Lieutenants Framcewitch, Grewowski, and Oudywicki, of the regiments of Vitebsk and Polotzk, had deserted to the insurgents. The first two took part in the attack on the sown of Ra dowbkpriu by the insurgents. These officers have been condemned to be shot. The sentence has been confirmed by the Grand Duke Constantine. THIRD EDITION, REVISED. Now ready, in 2 viols., 215., FEMALE LIFE IN PRISON. By A PRISON MATRON. "An interesting and evidently truthful work "—Quarterly Review. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The paddlewheel sloop Alecto, Commander Blake, commissioned for service on the south-east coast of America, on Friday sailed from Woolwich down the river on her trial trip, and returned to the buoy off the Royal Arsenal to ship her powder, prior to lance Hurst and Blackett,l3, Great Marlborough-street. street Now ready, in 3 vols., DAVID EL GINBROD. By GEORGE MACDONALD, M.A. "There are many beautiful passages and descriptions in this book. The characters are extremely well drawn." — A hermum. "t I subjoin a table showing the proportion of the sentence to which it is proposed that in eoch case the remission should be limited. It will, at the same time, be clearly understood that the prisoner will be liable to undergo the whole of nis sentence, and that the proposed remission will not be grouted unless the general conduct of the prisoner while under sentence renders him a fit subject for such indulgence. being adjusted for sea at Greenhithe, where she will be swung to-day for that purpose. Burst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Admiralty orders have been received by Captain Wise, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, directing the masts, yard, and gear to be provided for the line-of- Next week, in 2 vols., with fine Portraits of Dr. WHALLEY, by Sir Joshua Reynolds ; of Mrs. SIDDONS and Miss SAGE, by Cosway ; and Mrs. SAGE, by Romney, HE LIFE , nd CORRESPONDENCE of the Rev. Dr. THOMAS '; EDGWICK WFIALLEY, LL.D., Including letters of Mrs. Piozzi, Mrs. Seward, Mrs. Hannah Moore, Mrs. Siddons, &c. By the Rev. HILL D. WECKIIAM, Rector of Horsington, Somerset. Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. battle steamers Anson. 89, 3,336 tons, 800 horse power, and Atlas, 89, 3,318 tons, 800 horse power, and the screw frigate Undaunted, 51, 3,039 tons, 600 horse power, attached to the third diiision of THE GREEK THRONE. he Chatham steam reserve. The stores for all the vessels comprised in the second division of the re- COMPLETIoN HISTORY EN On Saturd iy next will be published; Vol. 11, in Bvo., T"E CONS I'ITU I'IONAL - HISTORY of ENGLAND, since the Accession of George 111 , 1780- 1860. By I nomAs ERSKINE MAY, C.B. in Two Volumes ; Volume the Second. London : Longman, Green, and Co., 14, Ludgate-hill. *** Of whom may be had the First Volume, in Bvo., price 15s. cloth, serve are to be at once completed. Now that the armour clad frigate Royal Oak, 34, 800 horse power, is, with the exception of a few frifiing operations, out of the hands of the smiths, 'l', at th of treet, boot ) the ed to ed in every exertion will be used to push forward the con• struction of the much larger iron frigate Achilles, now in the adjoining dock at Chatham. The result of the visit of the Controller of the Navy, Admiral Robinson, to the dockyard a few days since has al ready shown itself in the increased exertions which are being used by all persons, from the foremen to the rivet boys, employed on this frigate, in order Now ready, in 1 vol. pc et Bvo., price 7s. 6d. cloth, THE STORY of a SIBERIAN EXILE By A. M. Rum Prvrnowsta. -Followed by a Narrative of Recent Events in Pol ,nd. Translated from the French. ! WSS few I de aing. ;into "No fiction could be stranger or more wonderful, none more absorbingly interesting than the simple record of this exile's varied adventures. The narrative is so attractive that it is impossible. having ohce commenced its perusal, to lay it down till it is finished." --Press. ~.M-~- that she may be completed and afloat some time be- fore the end of the present year. About 200 ft on qitACTS for FUEL and LIGHT. 3d of th e Marcith " will be received at this office until noon on into ~ contrac CANDLES, from persons who may be willimr to enter for the SUPPLY of COALS, COKE, and pee of her in su h quanthies as may be required for the in ikiajesty's Land Forces t , nd Military Departments any r., - t the following places, from Ist April, 1 63, to 31st mlarct, 1864 l Hyde -park, South Kensington, and Kensington-palace il m ew Barracks :. — sso tons Wailsend coals, 3 tons coke, 1,550 A":;•"),..,lnPoaite candles, 650 lbs. dip candles. negent's-ark St. John's-wood, and Portman-st ree t barracks :-1,109 tons Wallsend coals, 11 tons coke, 1,685 lbs. Co mposite candles, 3,488 lbs. dip candles. 3 . Wellington, St. George's, and Buckingham-palace Bar "eka Horse Guards, Infantry Guards, St.. James's-park, and Royal Engineer Office, Buckingham-gate :-1,667 tons Wallsend coals, 200 tons Wylam Moor coals (tor Wellington Barracks), 12 tong coke, 2,20 G lbs. composite candles, 1,214 lbs. dip candles. 4. Military Store establishment, Pimlico:-22? tors Walls end coals, : ) ,64 tons l'owlar's Merthyr coals, 10 tons Tanfleld Moor emir., 4 0 0 chaldrons coke,. 3,0 lbs. composite can dl es, 200 lbs. d'.p candles. 5. The Tower :-823 tons Wallsend coals, 160 tons Howler's Merthv r coals, 10 tons Tanfield Moor coals, 10 tons coke, 920 lbs. cc anposite candles, 200 lbs. dip candles. 6. T, lounslow and Kneller-hall :-740 tons Inland best coals, 2 8 tons coke, 1,000 lbs. cominsite candles, 4,000 lbs. dip Caradles. 7. Hampton-court :-115 tons Inland best coals, 150 lbs. composite candles, 500 lbs. dip candles. 8. Windsor :-1,3' 0 tons Wallsend coals, 6 tons coke, 2,250 lbs. composite candles, :400 lbs. dip crindles 9. Brighton, with Coast F its from Newhaven to Shore ham: --645 ions Wa'lsend coals, 3 tons coke, 1,630 lbs. com- Posite candles, 6,310 lbs. dip candles. TlO. Croydon :-200 tons W , .llsend coals, 3 tons coke, lbs. comppsite candles, 1500 lbs. dip candles. quantitietLabove t-pecified of each article of supply are only approximate estimates of what may probably be required Within the period of the contract, but the contractor will be held liable to deliver such quantities as may be demanded under competent authority, whether more or less than the above. Separate tender sfor fuel and for light must be made for each or the abovementioned stations or barracks as separately grouped and numbered, Forms of tender, and conditions of contract, may be obtained on appli ation at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of Isl, and 4 o'clock. up ...ad , anti no tetider will e noticed unless davered at the under tsidmeentioned' office, under closed envelope (marked on the ou, " Tender for Army Supplies"), before noon on the 3d March next, De W. H. MATURIN, Deputy Commissary-General. Deputy Commissary -General's Office, 5 , New-street, p Spring -gardens., London, S.W., Feb. 10, 1863. ROiAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRON't,E3S—iler Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. i'ntsrDENT- Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. HAIRMAN— Thos Baring, sq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DE PU 7 N - CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since thelle beginning of the year 1860, the Royai National Lifeboat ution has expended M 2,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishruents n the Coasts of Eng and. Scotland, and Ireland. During, the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution have een instrumental in rescuing tie Crews of the follow ing Wrec , ed Vessels : Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose •• Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone • • Brig Pallas, of Shields .. • • • • Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow •• Smack John But], of Yarmouth .. • • Schooner Catherine, of Newry • • Barque Niagara, of Shields • • • • • A Barge of Teignmouth • •• •• Erig George and James, of London • • Brig Zephyr, of Whitby •• • •• Coble Honour, of Cullercoats • • •• Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. • • Barque Oberon, of Liverpool • • • • Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth .. • • Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .. •• • • Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. Sloop Charlotte, of Viroodbridge Brig Ann, of Blyth •• • • • • Sloop Hope, of Dublin •• •• •• Schoener Druid, of Aberystwyth .. Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby • • • • Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. .. • • Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. Schooner Rose, of Lynn •• •• •• Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .. •• • • Brig Eliza, of Middl es b oroug h •• •• Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg .• • Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn •• • Brig Gloucester, of South Shields •• •• .. 1 Number of lives saved by s h ore-boats and other 210 means, for which the Institution ha,s, granted rewards in 1860 Total ..455 1861. Brig, Lovely Nelly, of Seaham Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford 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 .. Smack Gipsy, of Newry . • • • Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven Schooner William, of Liverpool .. Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown •- Brig Providence, of Shields .. Brig Mayflower of Newcastle Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood Barque Guyana, of Glasgow •• Prig Roman Empress, of Shields .. Prig San Spirid one, of Galaxide Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Viana French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover .. Ship Danube, of Belfast Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven . • Brig; St. Michel, of Marans • • Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega(saved ves sel and one of the crew) Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and crew) • • • • • • • • •• .• •• Barque Frederick, of London Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8 Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and crew) • • • • Barge Peace, of London Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft .. Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .. Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen .. Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish coast •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 1 Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. .. • • • • 5 Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland .. 5 Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. 6 Schooner Friends, of Lynn .. 4 Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin .. 5 Brig Content, of Sunderland „ 5 Smack Mien Owens, of Cardigan .• 5 Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew) 4 Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam 5 .. 8 .. 4 .. 19 .. 10 .. 2 .. 8 .. 6 .. 5 .. 4 Number of lives saved by shore-boats and other means, for which the Institution has granted rewards in 1861 .• .• •• •• •.136 Total _ • • —424 schooner Bellona, of Red `62 Bay.. •• •" • Prig Pioneer, of C arnarvon .• • • • • - Schooner Princess Ali ce , o f I pswich .. 5 Prig Minerva, of Working-ton Schooner Elizabeth and llannah, of Newburgh .. 6 Brig Sisters, of ‘t hi tby 9 Brigantine Matilda, of Stockholm 4 Brig Jane, of North Shields .. .. •. 10 Schooner Liberty, of Dublin .. 3 Schooner Sylphiden, of Nakskov (saved vessel and crew) • • • • • • • • • • • • .. 7 Brig Trial, of Poole 7 Barque Cedarine, of Bermuda • • • • ..134 Smack Frodsham, of Liverpool .. 2 Sloop William, of Liverpool .. 5 Sloop Elizabeth, of Teignmouth .. 3 Barque Cruz, of Oporto •• •• •• •• 14 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 ;nnie E. Hooper, of Baltimore, 11.5... •• 18 Schooner Rook, of Liverpool •• •• •• 3 Schooner Ceres, of Arbroath (saved ves. and crew) 5 Sloop Loftus, of Padstow .. 4 Schooner Ellen, of Liverpool (saved yes. and crew) 3 Smack Mary Elizabeth, of Padstow Smack John, of Teignmoulh .. 2 Schooner Osprey, of Fraserburgh 6 Schooner James Pavel], of Newcastle (saved ves sel and crew) •. •• .• •• •• •• 2 Schooner Champion, of Liverpool .. .. 10 Galiot Aremana, of Jaffa (assisted to save vessel and crew) Ship James Browne, of Philadelphia (assisted to save vessel and crew) •• • •• •• 1R Smack Countess of Lisburne, of Aberystwith .. 3 Screw steamer Alice, of Leith ogi NeNocLiverpool Berwick BarqueEB c c 1 t h o o o o n n e e Rr r rL S a l iz a ti t ti reosAf, Total .. .• 358 N u mber of lives saved by shore-boats and other means, for which the Institution has granted rewards in 1862 .. .. • • • • —213 .. ..t7l Total Sr umAnv OF LIVES SAVED. 18E0..455 11861..424 1186'..571 I Total - For these joint num erous services in saving-,4501114° : 1 from shipwreck, the Institution ha. granted rewards .mounting to £3,502 12s. 7d., in ddition to 68 Silver Medals. The num ber of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, .n d other means , since its formation, is 12,800• for which 82 Gold M edals, 718 Silver Medals, and 6 , 4 80 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu ;en has also expended £67, 0 0 on Life-boats, Life-boat 'Tans Porting-cart iv - es, and Boat-houses. th'ne Committee desire to express their grateful sense of gcnerou, •i sip ',ort which they have received from the ttisf, - Public during past few years , a support which has eliab'ed them to teestablish their present magnificent fleet 7) 123 Liteboats on the shores of the United Kingdom re:PIY sensib'e, however, of the (great responsibility that state ° ,l them to maint.iin their fleet in a thoroughly (fficient bZi e ' an d Crews practised in the management of their annual It ea.. only he effecte i by a large and pe manent ` l,l Income, they earn , stly al,peal to all clas ses of their conntryn,con tributions gzeat Committee en to aid them in upholding and perpetu atin g so and truly national a work. The gratefuhy acknowledge the fol lowing con- X S• d Her Majesty the Queen . • • • • Campbell, the lion. Mrs. G. ... .. ** Clerk, Colonel, It.A. • • .. Coutts and Co. Messrs. , Bankers : • • • • Currie, Wm. li•'sq, Erie, Du n n u d annual annual°aa annual 51 1 0;1 0 1 C:001 °oo°- ranshawe, Vice-Admiral gir A , K..C.8. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 l'enwiek, (4. J., Esq , cost of a:Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriage .. .. 250 0 0 'H arvey. Bev. G . G. and Mrs. .... .. don. 30 0 Martin, Sir lic • • • ' rtenry, Bart. 7Thd . . 10 0 0 on Moore, ' Rev. G. B. • • • • • • don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. Geortl-e, Creenlvich • • Stirling, Col. Sir A n t hony. K .C.B. 3 0 o annual 2 0 0 Thorn s Lady, Weston- su p er -M are, eolleetedby her Lady , hip .• • • • • • Willoughby d'Ere • • • • • 16 16 0 by, Lord • • • . • • annual 50 0 Donations and Annual z•u l, scriptions will be thankfu yll re ceived by the Bankers of the inttitutiou, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co. 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co.. 59. Strand; siessrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. Jame.os-street, London ; by a I the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the United Kingdom ; and lay the Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14, q9hu-gtrcet, Adelphi, I.9ndon, W.V, f the had vio- e was rrival ionsly d not fever ie de -1 not have was a could .sated ace ° A i w ow. toted. rates. a still tot be eh are atonal ) 45 6d 3 s O d ck• to bid to 7d told. i stone• Pe r qr. —0 per nese 10 he de• ) sales eb. 18. ?.I) 12. ar 6 ;b. 12. 13. ;b. 10. b 12* :b. 28. !b. 13. rouse, , of 0 11, the aints't Roya l rano° olland f Sun' ;ent'i" 11 16tb. le, the Jesu° ranee , B yvS. No• .. 6 .. 3 .. 9 .. 5 .. 4 .. 11 .. 2 .. 8 .. 6 .. 3 .. 7 .. 5 .. 3 .. 11 .. 7 .. 6 .. 7 - 7 .. 11 London: Longman, Green, and Co., 14, Ludgate-bill. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY, At 2s. Ed. each Person. SOUPS. Purée of Peas. Ala Clermont. FISH Cod and Oyster sauce. Fried Brill. ENTREES. Ris de 'Pm aux Champignons. Minced Beef anti Poached Eggs. JOINTS. Roast Saddles of Mutton. Sirloins of Beef. Haricots Blanc Maitre D'Hotel. SWEETS. College Puddings. Cream Tartlets. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MO I , ]LLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for The London Dinner. THE LONDON, 19', FLEET-STREET. WHERE to DINE comfortably, cheaply, and well. RE-OPENED THIS DAY, enlarged and em bellished, the OLD KENT HOTEL, 1 and 2, Brownlow street (opposite Chancery-lane, Ho burn. Luncheons, Ace., before three o'clock ls. 6d. Dinners, Fish, Joint, or Entrée First-class Wines. W. C. FRITH (from the Rainbow), Manager. CANTERBURY HALL. Great success of the Third Edition of the renowned Pantomimic Entertainment, THE ENCHANTED HASH, thirteen characters, solely sustained by E. Marshall. The Comic by Unsworth, in his celebrated stump speech, "Or any other Man," Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, Frank Hall, and Miss Laura Sanders. GRAND OPERATIC SELECTIONS, as usual, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. T HE 0 X F O R B, 6, OXFORD STREET, Re-appearance of Miss RusselL ALCESTE (the masterpiece of the renowned Composer Gralcx), Supported by the entire company, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Other Operatic Selections, Choruses, four-part Songs, &c. George Hodson's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial Entertainment. Unsworth's great Stump Speech, "Or any other man." Eugene's burlesque Scenas end Dances. Miss Caroline Parkes' Pantomimic Sketch, "Little Red Riding Hood." W. Randall's New Cornicalities, and other varied attractions EVERY EVENING. Hall, 6d.—Balcony and Stalls, 18.—Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. In rehearsal, " HERNE THE HUNTER," a Cantata, composed by W. M. Lutz, Esq., words by 0. Summers, Esq. THE PRINCE of WALES' MARRIAGE will be celebrated the LONDON PAVILION by a MO N STRE ENTERTAINMENT on the Evening of TUESDAY, the 10th of March. Each visitor will be presented with A HANDSOME SOUVENIR in commemoration of the auspicious event ; and no expense or exertion will be spared to characterise the proceedings with that loyalty due to the occasion of the nuptia s of Eng land's future King, The London Pavilion, Tichbourne-street. % RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piceadi/ly. C. Open nightly for Promenade. There is added to the above elegant Establishment a Grand conversation Saloon, Reading Room, and Smoking Lounge. French, German, and English papers taken in. The musical arrangements under the direction of Mons. Jullien. The Band is composed of the best Musicians in the metro• polls. Admission is.—Manager, M. Grenet. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ; containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by innumerable superbly executed Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame, together with a variety of highly interesting Natural Preparations, Malformations, and Mon strosities. t open daily, from 11 to 10 (for Gentlem n only). Admission One Shilling. Entrances 29, George-street, Han over-square, and 41A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, Lon don, W. Explanatory Lecture every Evening at Seven. Illus trated and Descriptive Catalogues sent, post free, for twelve stamps. Address the Secretary, as above. ALLEGED SECOND - HAND SAFES. Any PERSON or PERSONS having recently PUR CHASED from Furniture Brokers or Dealers in SECOND HAND FIRE-PROOF SAFES, any such Safes which WERE STATED To BE OF CHUBB'S MAKE, will oblige by COMMUNICATING with Messrs. Robinson and Hine Haycock, No. 32, Charterhouse-square, solicitors to Messrs. Chubb and Son. TEETH. -By MR. ESKELL'S INVENTION (Royal Seal granted 17th July, 1860), Sets or partial Sets of Teeth, exquisitely 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 tne closest 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 tt. last a life time, as well as for mastication and articulation. Mr. ESKELL'S TREATISE, which fully explains his invention, post free for seven stamps.—lnspection of specimens and Con sultations free. Terms strictly moderate.-8, Grosvenor street, Bond-street, London ; and 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. 0 S TEO EID ON: Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEE and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, springs, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a lifetime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION, even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual coat. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Deutists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUE t:-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients. Gabriel's rractical Treatise gratis. Consultations tree. TRULY EFFICACIOUS AND MILD.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre ared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who uffer from bilious ~ nd .fiver complaints, indigestion, wind. , pasms, giddiness, cizziness of the eyes, &a For habitual ^ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they , re truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to he stomach, they create appe , te, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,is. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine tre a square green package, with " William Lambert." engraved on the stamp. OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA established upwards of thirty years. Is the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, mtreng,thening, beautifying, or restoring he hair, whiskers, or m..ustaches, and preventing' thrm turning grey. Sotd in bottles, 35. 6d., 65., and t Is., by C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Wellington-street. Strand, London, W.C., and all chemists and perfumers. For children• and ladies' hair it is most efficacious and unrivalled. poYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, II) in tit> immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at Ring's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to intro d uce the principle of free and instant admission to the destit ute Fick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—Tiz., that which is accom panied by sicken ss and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate sunport, 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 t h e se tne most wretc h e d of our fellow-creatures. Muver, it gratuitously aflords medical advice and a we medicine to more, On the average, than 1, out-patients ek. The weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to £ &tit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Esq., Nicholas -lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and l c:! 5 ; 'Drrmuamil'mond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and C and Co.;Jones Loyd and ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison Co. ; Prescott, Grote. and Co. Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co.; ' W Maros, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co, ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool; and at the Jaospital. STANFORD S. SMITH, _secretary, both the port and starboard broadsides of the fri- gate is planked with the 18in. of teak timber on which the armour plates will be placed, and as fast as these can be prepared by the hands in the ad joining factory they will be bolted to the sides of the vessel. The whole of the plates received at Chatham Dockyard up to the present time for ar mour plating the Achilles are stacked beneath the shed under which the Reindeer is lying on the stocks, where there is massed close upon 1,000 tons of armour plating, which, at the lowest contract price of £37 per ton, represents a capital of nearly £37,000. Most of the plates are from the "firm of Beale and Co., at the Parkgate Ironworks, Derby shire, and from the Thames Ironworks. Notwith• standing the difficulties which have been encoun tered in plating the sides of the Achilles, owing to the absence of the proper lifting steam cranes, the work of fixing the armour plates is progressing steadily, and in spite of these drawbacks the first tier of plates on both sides are nearly all fixed in their places as far as the teak planking has been laid Workmen are now busily engaged in prepar ng the ground and laying down the tramways for a couple of the largest of Taylor's steam travelling cranes, similar to those used on the Royal Oak, in the plating of which ship they were of immense service. With the aid of these there is nothing now to prevent the work of plating the Achilles being carried on as fast as the slabs of iron can be turned out of the factory, where, with every exertion, about 20 armour plates can be prepared weekly. This is by means an incon siderable number when the nature of the opera tions connected with the smoothing, bending, planing, polishing, and boring slabs of iron, each 15ft in length by 3ft 6in in with, width a thick ness of 44in, and of 4 tons weight, is taken into cal culation. In fact, the principal part of the delay in the construction of the Achilles has hitherto arisen from the want of the requisite machinery for the construction of vessels of this kind. Most of the difficulties have, however, now been surmounted, and nearly the whole of the younger class of ship wrights are already metamorphised into workers of iron. The manner in which they are doing their work on board the Achilles is admitted, even by those unfriendly to this system, to be in no respect inferior to that of regular mechanics. Notwith standing that the Min Asur, a sister to the Achilles, building for the Government by the Thames Iron Company at Blackwall, is already far advanced to wards completion, it is even now stated that the Achilles will be afloat before her. At all events, there is no doubt that before the close of the present year two other splendid iron vessels will be added to the British navy, as much superior to the War rior and Black Prince as the latter were in their turn superior to the Defence, 16, and vessels of that class. The tonnage of the Achilles is slightly in excess of the Warrior, while her horse power will be the same—viz., 1,250. Several improvements, both as regards her hull, rig, and armour, are, however, introduced on the Achilles. Every inch of her sur face above the water-line, and for some feet below it, will be covered with armour plates, the Warrior, as well as her sister ship the Black Prince, being only armour coated for about 220 ft on her broad sides. The following appointments were made on Friday at the Admiralty :—Robert Coen, master, to the Princess Charlotte ; Thomas W. Orwin, assistant surgeon, additional to the Cumberland; Frederick A. Pountney, assist-paymaster, to the Indus; C. L. Brockman, assist.-paymaster, additional to the Cumberland ; Archibald Thomas Miller, second master, to the Euryalus ; F. Brockton, T. Clark, W. Gentles, and J. F. Hughes, en. gineers, to the Vigilant ; J. Knight, engineer, to the Cumberland for the Cochin ; Augustus R. Ring, master's assistant, to the Himalaya ; Richard Drury, clerk, to the Marlborough as supernumerary ; William B. Jennis, clerk, to the Chanticleer as supernumer ry ; and E. M. Ommaney, clerk, ad ditional to the Cumberland. THE ARMY. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur embarked on board the paddlewheel steamer Vivid, tender to the Fisgard, H. W. Allen, master, at Woolwich, on Friday morning at 8, and proceeded to Shoebury ness to witness the gunnery experiments. The Prince was accompanied from Greenwich by Major Elphinstone. A large number of non-commissioned officers and privates of the Woolwich division of Royal Marine Light Infantry were on Friday awarded badges for good shooting during the past year. The badges were of three kinds, and are to be worn by the re cipients during the present year, when others of a similar nature will be competed for. The name of the best shot is private Tomkins, of the 24th com pany, whose badge is a couple of crossed muskets in gold wire, surmounted by a crown, and carries with it a gratuity of 3d. pee day during the 12 months for which he is entitled to wear it. The other first Class badges, 10 in number, are similar to the above, with the exception of the crown, and entitle the bearer to the gratuity of 2A. per day for 12 months. The second class badges distributed were 78, of a similar design, with ld. per day gratuity, The 96th Regiment, under the command of Lieut.- Col. the Hon. A. M. Cathcart, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday, from Shorncliffe, by the South East ern ane South Coast Railways. On arriving at the Landport terminus the train continued its course into the dockyard by the Government line of rail connecting the South Western and South Coast ymaernd: women, o l tn n e l n e: less n than Companies' station at Landport with the dock yard, a great improvement upon the system hitherto pursued of marching troops, on arrival at the ter mthienulsa,stthproorutgiohn tohfethtoewtnraoinf oPortsea to g the dock y - Himalaya and placed ing the regiment in the dockya f rd c , ar a r l i l a th es e c o o ffi n c v e e rs - , energetic supervAisicotninandA ehi a ld n hour from the arrival of children were on board the in their berths, under the Scovell, W. arrangements of Town- General. The following g Major Breton, is e ss t i h stant Quartermaster - M u a tr o C r ol 6.. the Hon. A. Lie e detailed strength of the regiment embarked : M. Cathcart, in command ; Wright, M. A ht y o tou p n, C o ..Brayf Capte. James Briggs, E. J. J Bar nard, J. M. Kirkwood, C. E. and J. Toke; Lieuts. J. Whitley , H. Houghton, 1_ L. G. Gray, Hon. A. F. A. Sandys, A. H. Morse, W, G, Mackie, T. 11.. King, A. G, H. Church, and Mostyn ; Ensigns Townsend, 3.0. Ellis, A. ' F. Lambe, H. K. Gould, D. du M. Gunton, C. Tut hill, C. F. Powell, J. Gillespie, and J. R. Lotthouse; Adjt. E. J. Josselyn, Paymaster W. Thompson, Quartermaster J. Jamieson, Surg. B. Swift, M.D., Assist.-Surg. H. H. Mitchel]. The families of the officers embarked comprised :—Mrs. Major Brsy, one child, and servant ; Mrs. Capt. E. J. Scovell and servant, Mrs. Lieut. Grey and servant, Mrs. Thompson, three children, and servant ; Mrs. Swift, four children, and two servants; Mrs. Jamieson, five children, and one servant. The non-commissioned officers arid men and their families comprised :-44 sergeants, 19 drum mers, 38 corporals, 680 privates, 82 women, and 98 children. Major Grant, Captains Kirk, Hogg, and Reid, and Lieut. Johnstone are absent from the regiment _on leave, pending ex change and retirement. Lieut. E. W. D. Gray is also absent. It had been understood that the ship would not sail before Monday morning; but the embarkation having been effected in such a speedy manner, and the ME , II, women, arid children having at once settled down comfortably into their berths, Capt. Lucy took advantage of the strong fair wind prevailing, it being fresh from the eastward, and sailed at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. On arrival at the Cape of Good Hope the 98th will disembark, and the Himalaya, receiving a7.1. - 4her regiment on board from the Cape, will convey - it to the Mauri tius to relieve a regiment on service there, which will be conveyed in the Himalaya to the Cape, that vessel finally concluding her round of service by bringing to England a regiment from the Cape. Col. Horne, 2d battalion, 13th Regiment, and wife are passengers by the Himalaya, to the Mauritius. The 61st Regiment will arrive at Portsmouth on Thursday, and, embark on board her Majesty's screw troopship Megtera, Commander S. H. Hen derson, for conveyance to the Channel Islands. The Megtera will return to Spithead with the 2d batta lion of the 18th Regiment on board, which regi ment on arrival will be quartered temporarily in the Parkhurst Barracks, Isle of Wight, and will be embarked in hired sailing transports at Spithead for New Zealand about the let proximo. "' As an illustration of the manner in which this rule will operate, the case may be taken of a man sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude. If removed to a colony he will be so removed after undergoing about five years of his sentence in this country, when he may entitle himself at an early period to the qualified liberty of a ticket of leave, and ~übf3eq uewiv to a conditionil pardon ; while if retained in this country he will be required to undergo at le,..st seven years and six months, or three-fourths of his sentence, in imprisonment with hard labour on public woi ks. " ' The case of sentences of life requires to be dealt with separately. They will have to be considered according to the special circumstances of each case. Some convicts on whom a life sentence is passed have been guilty of crimes of such an aggravated character as to exempt them from the operation of ordinary rules, and it may be ncesssary to retain them under restraint during the whole of their sen tence. When, however, circumstances may justify the application to them of the same rules which are applied to other convicts, it is proposed that in the event of their removal to a colony such removal shall not take place until after they have undergone at least eight years of imprisonment and labour upon public works in this country; and that if not re moved to a colony they shall obtain no remission until after they have undergone at least 12 years of their sentence. " Although there may be cases in which it will be expedient, in the exercise of the power created by section 9 of the 16th and 17th of Victoria, c. 99, to qualify the remission of a portion of the sentence, by the grant of a licence to be at large in the United Kingdom or any part thereof, revocable at her Ma jesty's pleasure, it is not intended, generally, to exercise this power in the ease of the remission of a portion of the sentence to which I have referred. " In stating the course which it is proposed to adopt in ordinary cases in giving effect to sentences of penal servitude, I have thought it unnecessary to advert to those exceptional cases which must from time to time occur, in which special circumstances may justify the exercise of the royal prerogative of mercy. " As there is not at this moment any colony open to the reception of female convicts, the course which I have indicated as to the removal to a colony of convicts under sentence of penal servitude is, for the present at least, applicable only to male convicts. "' I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedi ent humble servant, " G. GREY.' " Sentence, Penal Proportion which may be remitted in case of good conduct. Servitude. Proportion to be undergone. One sixth One fifth Do. One fourth Do. Do. Do. Do. One third PENAL SERVITUDE. T on thehe following7 f of a circul ar a dd resse d, i January, s a copylB63, by the S ecre t ar y o f State e to Recorders, and Chairmen o f Quar ter o t gswcit'll r espect to the remi ss i on of rSessions, sen tences of penal servitude in the case of convicts under a second or subsequent sentence of penal servitude : " Whitehall, Jan. 27, 1863. "Sir,—With reference to a circular letter ad dressed to the Judges, Recorders, and Chairmen of Quarter Sessions by Secretary Sir George Grey, on the 27th of June, 1857, a copy of which is enclosed, I am now directed to acquaint you that instructions have been given that the regulations therein set forth as to a remission of a portion of the sentences of penal servitude to be passed under the statute the 20th and 21st Victoria c. 3, shall not apply to per sons sentenced for a second or any subsequent time to that punishment. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " H. WADDINOTON." " (Circular) "'Whitehall, June 27, 1857. " Sir,-1 have the honour to transmit to you the copy of an Aet which received the Royal assent on 26th inst., and which will come into operation on the Ist day of July, entitled " An Act to amend the Act of the 16th and 17th years of her Majesty, to substitute, in certain cases, other punishment in lieu of transportation." " The following are the principal alterations in the law made by this Act : " 4 1. It extends the provisions of the Act above mentioned, of the 16th and 17th years of her Ma jesty, by substituting in all cases the sentence of penal servitude for the sentence of transportation; "' It extends the terms of penal servitude so as to make them correspond in duration with the terms of transportation to which convicts might formerly have been sentenced ; " 3. It gives a power to pass sentences of pena servitude of a shorter duration than the former minimum term of transportion, but of not less than three years; " ' 4. It attaches to the sentence of penal servi tude the liability of the convict to be removed while under sentence from this country to a colony, there to be dealt with in all respects as if he had been sentenced to transportation. " The second and third of these alterations have been made in accordance with the recommendation of a Committee of the House of Commons appointed in 1856 to inquire into the provisions and operation of the Act 16th and 17th of Victoria, c. 99. " The last and most important of them will enable the Government to avail itself to the fullest extent, of facilities which may from time to time exist for removing to a penal settlement abroad convicts sentenced to penal servitude. But although the sentence of penal servitude will here after subject the convict to the liability to removal under such sentence to a penal colony, the number of convicts who can be thus dealt with must depend on the facilities existing at any given period for their employment and absorption in a colony and on the willingness of the colonists to receive them. For this reason, and for the additional reason that those only can be sent to a colony who from age, physical strength, and other circumstances, are fitted for the employment which can be there found for them, it is impossible to determine at the time when the sentence is passed whether a prisoner sentenced to penal servitude can be removed by virtue of such sentence to a colony. " ' As a considerable discretion has therefore been left in the hands of the Executive Government as to the manner in which such sentences are to be car ried into effect, I feel it right to inform you of the general rules which it is proposed to adopt with regard to prisoners on whom the sentence of penal servitude will hereafter be passed. "' In the earlier stages of their sentence all con victs under sentence of penal servitude will, as a general rule, be dealt with alike. They will be sub jected to separate imprisonment for a period of eight or nine months, after which they will be removed to one of the penal establishments created under the sth of George IV., o. 84, there to be employed in hard labour upon public works. From among the prisoners so employed a certain number will be se lected from time to time for removal to a penal colony, such selections being made, as far as pos sible from among these whose sentences are for terms of not less than seven years. " ' The Committee of the House of Commons, in recommending the extensions of terms of penal ser vitude to a duration corresponding with former sen tences of transportation, expressed an opinion that euery punishment by penal servitude should, besides a fixed period of imprisonment, or hard labour on public works, include a further period, capable of being abridged by the good conduct of the convict himself. In accordance with this recommendation, which appeared to meet with the approval of Par liament, it is proposed that, while a certain fixed term of the sentence shall in all cases be inflicted, a remission of the remaining portion of it shall be granted to those convicts whose conduct in prison is such as not to deprive them of this in. dulgence. In carrying this into effect it will be necessary t o make a distinction b etween those w h o are removed to a penal colony an d t h ose w h o are retained in this country. In the case of the former it is proposed that the period of imprisonment and hard labour upon public works here shall be con siderably shorter than in the case of the latter. They will be removed to a colony after having undergone about one-half of their original sentence, and they will become eligible by good conduct, shortly after their arrival, to a ticket of leave, followed, after a certain interval if their conduct continues to be good, 3 years .. 4 years .. 5 years 6 years .. 7 years 8 years 10 years .. 12 years 15 years & upwards. Five sixths =-- 2 yrs, 6 mths. Four fifths = 3 „ 3 „ Do. = 4 „ Three fourths= 4 „ 6 „ Do. = 5 „ 3 „ Do. --= 6 ~ Do. =7 „ 6 „ Do. =9 „ Two thirds THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND. A letter from Posen of the 11th inst., contains the details of a sanguinary action which took place between the Russian troops and the Polish insur- gents under the command of Langiewitch. Two very numerous Russian corps set out from Kielce and Radom to attack the insurgents posted at Wouschock. One of these corps met about 60 in surgents in the village of Sch'edniow, where there are extensive ironworks. After a slight skirmish the Russians occupied the village, where they are accusid of having massacred the unarmed inhabi tants without distinction of old men, women, or children. Their first victim was the landlord of the inn where the insurgents had lodged. The house itself was burnt, and with it a pact of the village. This event took place on the 3d inst. The follow ing day the columns sent from Radom and Kielce formed a junction in front of IVouschoek, which they attacked on two sides. A detachment of in surgents deployed as light infantry from the village of Mielitza, and held their ground courageously for three hours against repeated charges of the Rus sian dragoons, who lost many men. The insur gents, encouraged by their success, abandoned their position in the wood, and scattered themselves over the open plain, where the Russians covered them with a murderous fire of grape-shot. After an heroic effort to capture the cannon, the insurgents, armed only with scythes, were forced to retreat in the direction of the town of Opatow. The Russians lost more than 200 men in killed and wounded- insurgents likewise suffered severely. MM. Pren dewski and Koziechi, two of their chiefs, were killed in this affair. The Russians, masters of Wouschock, committed a frightful butchery, massacring with out distinction the unarmed inhabitants and the wounded insurgents ; they then pillaged the houses and sets them on fire. Wouschock is at present a heap of ruins. A church and a dispensary are the only buildings standing. The Russians likewise burnt five villages in the neighbourhood, to avenge themselves on the peasants who had not informed them of the ambuscade laid for them at Mielitza. Having thus gratified their revenge, the Russian troops returned to their quarters at Kielce and Radom. The writer adds that since this affair nothing is known of the movements of Langiewitch and his companions. A letter from Cracow of the 10th inst. states that on the sth a corps of 1,000 Russians attacked the Polish insurgents in the town of l'omaszow, in the government of Lublin. The latter did not number more than 100 men, and the town was conseqacntly tak,n and burnt, after having been given up to pillage. The insurgents lost five men killed and two prisoners. The following are the names of some of the inhabitants massacred by the Russian soldiers —l. Chinierlewski, cut down at the door of his house; 2. Zarchoki, an old blind man, formerly a schoolmaster ; 3. Brzeski, an officer of the Russian army on half pay, murdered in his bed ; 5. Alechren, an officer of the Russian army on active service on the staff of the Inspector-General of the Engineer department at St. Petersburg, on a visit with his sister, murdered in his bed ; 6. Dabrowski, an army surgeon, dragged out of his house into the street and murdered ; 7. Leukowitcb, a custom house officer, married, and the father of a family ; 8. Czlrtonapki, a custom-house officer; 9. Korow ski, a public functionary, murdered in his house; 10. Z , ,likowski, a physician, burnt ali ve vs ith his servant on a heap of straw in his own house. Seve raln other atrocities are mentioned. The ro Russian corps, corps, which was composed of l nelthen returned , sceo infantry, two sotnias of Cossackso,twod feLPpieces of cannon, and commanded by a '1 he io n i to their quarters at ZAM.O . s Nut , sp r v e v a i d t i h n s g t a . tiding this severity the insurrection In the aff air of Wengrow the insurgents , driven from one position, re-form in a n m o t ed he r.insurgents, only ar with sticks, charged the artillerymen at their guns, and notwithstanding the grape shot and the fire of musketry, they passed right through the Russian ranks. This struggle lasted four hours. The Russian officers, forced to defend themselves with their revolvers, could not but admire the courage of their adversaries. If these men were A letter from Athens says that if the reports of the Government took a long time, the decree of the downfall of King Otho and his dynasty, and the proclamation of Prince Alfred as the result of the popular suffrage, took but very little time the next day. As for the first, there was some danger of its leading to lengthy discussion about the form of the decree, which was calculated to weaken the general effect of the unanimity existing in this respect. More than a dozen different projects of decrees were presented. At the last moment, however, the in convenience of such a proceeding was felt, and it was determined to form into a committee all those who had proposed the different projects. This led to a speedy understanding, and the following short and pithy decree was the result:—" The Second National Assembly of Greece, sitting at Athens: considering the decree of the nation of the 22d of October, 1862, which has pronounced the downfall of King Otho from the throne of Greece, and which has abrogated the rights of Queen Amelia to the regency, as well as those of the Royal House of Bavaria to the above mentioned throne, decrees that the throne of Greece is declared vacant by right and de facto since the 22d of October, 1862." The decree was adopted unanimously, the whole house rising. The decree having passed, Korroneo, the Presi dent of the Commission drawn by lot for the count ing up of the votes of the plebiscite, made its short report, according to which the votes were as fol lows : Prince Alfred Prince Leuchtenberg An Orthodox King . 1,917 Emperor of Russia 1,841 Grand Duke Nicholas A King 1,763 Prince Nicholas of Russia Zeto the Three Powers 482 Grand Duke Constantine ~ Prince Napoleon 345 An Imperial Prince of France.. 246 A Russian Prince A Republic An Imperial Prince of Russia 9 Romanoff Comte de Flandre Prince William of Denmark Prince Ypsilanti •••• 6 General Garibaldi .... 3 The Duke of Aumale The Emperor Napoleon Prince of Sweden Prince Joinville 1 General M'Mahon 1 Eynard the Philhellene Otho I 1 The votes had been counted up before, and had only to be verified—a work which the Commission accomplished in three days. In consequence of the result of the vote, the fol lowing decree was proposed by the Commission : Considering the result of the counting up by the Commission named ad hoc of the votes given by the Greek people in ten departments of the king dom, and in the different consular circumscriptions, for the choice of a Constitutional King ; consider ing that theßoyal Prince of England, second son of the Queen of England and Ireland, has been elected by 230,016 votes out of 241,202, as Constitutional King, by the Greek people ; " Decrees as follows : " His Royal Highness Prince Alfred has been elected Constitutional Sovereign of Greece by the sovereign will of the nation. " This decision of the Greek people will be not' fled by the President to the Provisional Govern ment, which will invite, according to the necessary f orma lities, and without delay , his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, so much desired by the people, to take possession of the Throne of Greece. " Athens, Jan. 3, 1863." The decree was voted by acclamation amid the cheers of the Assembly and audience. Only four or five members remained seated, and taking no part in the proceedings. In consequence of the solemnity of the occasion the President raised the sitting at the early hour of four. At sunset a salute of 101 guns was fired at Athens, the military bands marched through the town at the time of the "retreat," and the President of the As sembly, as well as the Provisional Government, decided to have a 7e Deum next day, at which the National Guard, as well as the garrison, were to be present. All the native shops were closed, and the population readily joined in the festival. A salute of 101 guns at the Piraeus and the pas sage of military bands through the town had an nounced the dawn of the festive day, another salute of 101 guns announced the first prayer for King Alfred. At the end of it the Provisional Govern ment returned from the service, as it hod gone, in a body, and went to the steps of the Palace, where a large crowd had collect ed, listening to different speakers. The prominent feature of the festival was, without a question, the National Gu:,rd of Athens and of the Piraeus, which appeared for the first time in a body. 4,600 stand of arms had been distributed among them by the War Department, and there were quite 4,000 armed Nationals, by voluntary inscrip tion, present. The battalion or " phalanx" of the University led the way, as the best drilled, most com plete in its uniform, and as having been the first in the field after the 22d of October. The other five battalions followed, few of them in their uniform, and only cognizant as yet of the first elements of drill ; yet the short time they had handled the musket had already made a vast difference in the lounging, rather slovenly gait of the lower classes. You could see that this short time had been suffi cient to give them a self-reliance suoh as they never dreamt of before, and the strong muster they made seemed to have impressed them with a conscious ness of their own strength ; so they cheered lust il y when they marched past before the Provision al l 1 Government and the President of the Assemb y, and every one went home at least six inches taller than he had come. THE ODDIST REASON !—England never has had an octogenarian leader of the House of Commons. It w ill b e quite an event in our history if Lord Pal could contrive to hold on till thenrston (now seven t y -six) [i.e., for four years longer I]. it is worth while keep for the curiosity of the thi ng ! Th ere tng him m ogice j ust are many people who would not mind acquiescing in a few eccentricities of policy as the cost of securing so remarkable an historical phenomenon. It attracts more than the mere politicians. It excites the enth us i asm o f those worship pers of the body who pass by the name of Muscular Chris tians, and secures even the notice of students of natural science. The Premier's efforts to live in harness up to eighty are looked upon by ono set of observers as a marvel lous display of pluck, by another as a great scientific expe riment illustrative of the longevity of man. As we near the critical age, the excitement becomes tremendous. (And so on—and so on.)—Saturday Review. CAMBRIDGESHIRE ELECTION.—CAMBRIDGE, Sa turday.—Lord G. J. Manners wns this morning elected without opposition, on the nomination of Major Pember ton, seconded by Major Tryer. , Importing Tea without colour on the l e af pre vents the Chinese p a ssing off inferior leaves as in the usua l kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured/ therefore, alvtarl good alike. Sold in packets by 2,280 agents' - 77 _ "--,--• ,--ff.f '-IT \ Ai(11 ( •' ' ' - ' l .Z , 4k . A`t , •-.,1 " Vi FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. ir - ;‘, 14 0 ‘.._.°• ,ptz . 1 .--....,,-... - ‘„, S i Aj Yesterday morning, shortly before 8 cecloclWerr. greatest confusion was caused in the immediatiel a s neighbourhood of High-street, Vauxhall, in conse quence of the outbreak of a most destructive fire in . some premises immediately facing Messrs. Burnett's distillery, in High-street, Vauxhall. The building in which the disaster occurred belonged to Mr. Poley, of Kennington-road, but was let out in tene ments to sundry poor families, as were several others adjoining. These houses were of great antiquity, and were built, principally of wood, as long since as 1666. The houses on either side—in fact, th© entire clump, comprising several—were built in a similar manner, there bring nothing more than lath and plaster partitions between each, which to a certain extent will account for the extraordinary spread of the fire; and unfortunately with what was still worse, fatal results to a female bordering upon 90 years of age. From the inquiries made upon the spot doting the raging of the fire, it appears that as a police constable of the L, or Lambeth division, was patrol ing his beat, he noticed smoke issuing from one of the upper rooms in the tenure of a Mrs. Perton. An instant alarm was given by the officer, and as soon as assistance arrived, messengers were de spatched to call the engines, and also the Royal Society's fire escapes. In the meantime an E ffort was made to enter the room in which the fire had occurred, it being supposed that Mrs. Perton was in the loom, as she had not been seen to leave the building. The flames, however, spread with such rapidity that no one could get up to the apartment to render the least assistance, and meanwhile the con flagration assumed a fearful aspect, thefiames rushing right and left into the adjoining houses. The Royal Society's escapes and two engines from Barnett's dis tillery promptly attended,as well as that of the parish, another from Hodges' distillery, one from Beaufoy's vinegar works, South Lambeth, and three of the London Brigade, under the superintendence of Mr. Henderson, the chief officer of the D district. Such a formidable appearance, however, did the flames then assume, that the inhabitants of the surround ing houses commenced removing their furniture, and the mob began to pull out the front windows, which caused the inmates to run into the street in a state next to nudity. Mr. John Burnett, the distil ler, seeing the pitiable state of the poor creatures, nearly naked, and exposed to the water flowing down the street and the cold, gave orders that they should be removed to his premises, and he not only kindly sheltered them, but provided a breakfast for them. Fortunately the mains of the Lambeth Company yielded a bountiful supply of water, from which the engineers of the private engines, under the direction of Mr. Pratt, Lieut. Beckerson, and other officials, went to work in an admirable man ner, but the flames could not be conquered until the premises in which they were began were all but destroyed, and the houses numbered respectively 5 and 6, also let out to poor families, severely dam aged by fire and water, and the furniture broken by hasty removal. Mr. Superintendent Webb, of the L division, with a powerful body of police, rendered essential aid by keeping a great crowd out of the way of the firemen. As soon as tke fire was got under a search was made for the unfortunate female missing, and it is to be regretted that she was found by the firemen in one of the upper rooms burned in a shocking manner, and quite dead. At present no clue can be obtained as to the cause of the catastrophe. The buildings were insured in the Royal Fire Office, but none of tie inmates were.in sured. VOYAGE OF AN IRON-CLAD. A letter from Port Royal, South Carolina, of Tan. 19, says :—" The iron-clads have made their debut in South Carolina. The Montauk arrived here this morning at one o'clock, after a rough passage of 40 hours and sailing a cruise of 300 miles. After waiting for a north-east blow to pass off we left anchorage in Beaufort (North Carolina) harbour at four o'clock on the afternoon of last Sunday, Jan. 17. The Passaie, with her consort, the Rhode Island, preceded us, and soon after the Montauk and James Adger followed. Arrived outside the bar we took the Adger's hawsers, and making them fast, steamed out to sea. As we passed the Passaic and Rhode Island we discovered the latter at anchor, and concluded, it being a little rough, that the first attempt to get her hawser to the Passaic failing she had come to anchor for the purpose of accomplishing her object. At dusk we thought we saw them steaming after us, since which time we have seen or heard nathing of either of them. Sunday morning we found a heavy sea, a cloudy sky, with the wind in the north-east, where it re mained till noon, when it veered around into the north. Anxiously we watched the little pennant over our heads, and as anxiously watched and waited for the long low arc of clear sky on the western horizon to get the ma s t er y over the clouds which hung like a leaden pall above us. The Adger had out N fathoms of hawser to us, but has not towed us a mile during our passage, but with the hawsers slack in the sea, merely maintaining with wonderful accuracy the distance between us. This was as intended, for we were making seven knots easily, with 45 revolutions of our en gine, and were anxious to avoid the sudden tightening and relaxing of the hawsers that we experienced off Hatteras, and which would have resulted from a greater speed in the Adger. Fortunately the sea was with us, and the Mon tauk, with peculiar buoyancy, rose and fell as easily and gracefully as a yacht. At 12 o'clock last night it cleared away, but with the wind rising, and point blank north east, and an increasing sea. I was awakened early this morn ing by the steamer's pitching and plunging through the sea; and going up on the turret found a cloudy, stormy sky, a violent north-east wind, and a heavy sea. The light ports through the deck were closed from below, the iron scuttle set in above, the hatches bolted dcwn, and the deck smooth and clear, and most of the time submerged. Around the staunchions on the turret is a broad band of canvas or weather cloth,' a shield from the wind and sea, yet not much shield this morning, for, as the sea dashed against the turret, clouds of spray were thrown over us, not at all agree. able in the cold north-east wind. As we looked from off the turret this morning—our deck entirely out of sight, the sea making over it four and five feet deep ; now plunging head first into the ocean, completely immersed, and then rising from it, the water pouring in torrents from off her :sides, billows ahead of us hiding from our view the Adger to her main yards—it was, indeed, a sight terrific and sublime, sufficiently satisfactory with one experience. At 8 o'clock we made the lifeboat off Port Royal. Soon the pilot steamer came out to us, but, finding we wanted no assistance, ac companied us in." G OETHE'S CORRESPONDENCE.—The private cor respondence between Goethe and Karl August, never published before, will soon appear in print. The pre. sent Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar has entrusted Dr. Vogel with the arrangement and publication of this correspon dence, which, it is said, comprises about 600 letters, and will be ready for print in the course of the season. HOCUSSING AND ROBBERY IN A RAILWA Y RTAGE. t a h o n e atte the n- South- Eastern line at Strood, in Kent, last t w o a respectably —On the arrival of one of the t e r e i ,es CA R tion of the station-master wasf a directedth th i r d-olass carriage, who dressed woman, an ocoupant ? insensibility, and apparently 80n in the carriage was a wo lifeless. The only other was discovered in a state of % P os e % the attention of the t te of her companion, at the ticket collector a. man, who ressing her belief that she was dead. Mr. a had what appeared to be s ame time . exP immediately fi rst t the s the dead body of the woman removed from the carriage and placed in the waiting-room, and in the meantime sent for medical assistance. On the arrival of Dr. W. Brown, that gentleman pronounced the patient to be dead, and, indeed to all appearance she was so, as no motion of the heart could be detected. After applying restoratives without any effect, Dr. Brown advised the removal of the body to the dead house. Notwithstanding the assertion of the medical gen tleman, the porters at the station, assisted by two females, Price, statiew:sB:mgleratefi r continued their efforts to restore animation, and despatched messengers for Mr. Steele and Mr. Langstone, surgeons. The latter gentleman arrived, and after about two hours signs of returning animation began to appear. After some time the woman again breathed, and the same night was sufficiently recovered to be removed to the Stroud Work house. On regaining consciousness she stated that her name was Bell, and that she had but recently arrived tram the United States, on a visit to her father at Glaegol l her answer to further questions, she stated that she soldier. was At way to Chatham to visit her brother , wli° vo w m as an a entered the Gravesend station a respectably dressed rs atia stt with her. Atter carriage, and commenced a the train had left the station s to as ked her to give he r change for a sovereign , on pretence that she had not pur chased her ticket. Ha vin g complied with her request, the s t r anger as ked her to parta ke of some brand y , w hich she at fi rs t decline d doing, but on bein g p ressed she partook of a b ou t half a g l as sful. The instant she had swall owe d th e dig, an d s h e became insensi ble , could remembe r no thing until she found herself in tho infirmary of the workhouse. Th e person who had given her the brandy had robbed her of her purse, containing 305., together with her muff and shawl, the female escaping with the whole during the con fusion which prevailed at the Strood station. Every effort is being used by the police to trace the woman who perpe trated the robbery, stock, Gros .; of $ ikillgf 'born , ridge , 3.