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R. ALBERT SMITITS MONT: BLANC, Including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON, EVENING,.ind Every Evening at Eight o',Ciock, (except Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. Stalls, 33. (which can be taken ' at the box ()Inca every day from 11 till 4; area, 2a.; gallery, la.—Mont Blanc will close for the season on Saturday, Sept. 16th.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. riIIIRKISH EXHIBITION and MUSEUM, JIL: ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY, Hyde-park-corner, Piccadilly, OPEN DAILY, from Eleven till Ten, Saturdays excepted, when it closes at Six. Admission, 2s. 6d. ; children, Is. 6d. ; Saturdays, ss. ; children, 2s. 6d. Fainly Tickets for five, 10s. schools admitted at Half-price. Berr Kalozdy and his Band are engaged, and will per form Daily, from Twelve till five. Mr. J. Osborne Williams will preside at the Grand Pianoforte during the evening. • LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road), The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR TILE SEASON. end will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CF.LERRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by Laurent, the following Waltzes —La belie Frangaise, Leonora, Villi kinslnd his Dinah. Admission, is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. PATRON—TLII.H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MAN GEMENT. COURSE of MONDAY LECTURES, specially addressed to the IN IAL CLASSES, to which they and their t, males will be adnlitted, Morning or Evening, on payment of SIXPENCE each, on producing a ticket signed by the Foreman or Superintendent of the - Works to which they may belong. Tlie HETI' LECTURE of this COURSE will be delivered on Monday Evening, the 11th inst., by Dr. SCOFFERN, N 1.8., &c., on the MANUFACTURE of SUGAR. Also, during this week. LEC TURES by Dr. SCOFFERN, on the DESTRUCTIVE CHEMICAL RESOURCES of MODERN WARFARE, with startling and brilliant experiments. NATURE PRINTING, by Dr. BACHTIOFFNER. EXHIBITIDN of DUItOSCQ'S ILLUMINATED CASCADE, in addition to all the Daily LECTURES, OPTICAL EXHIBITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERY, &c.,&c., &c. A BAND of MUSIC under the direction of Mr. WARD of the Royal Italian Opera. The Gas-lighting by Jorm LESLIE, Esq. GUILDHALL, STEI SEPT 1854. • rIPHE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S ' LANDS will meet at Guildhall, on Wednesday. the 13th Sept, inst., at One o'Clock precisely, to receive 'fenders for Letting on Vases. for 13 years (less 3 days), from Michaelmas next, the following premises, in lots, viz., No. 12, on the north side of Hill stre , t, and •Nos. 1. 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, it, and a Workshop in F:van's plsce, Finsbury; No. 27, on the ncrth side of Banner- Street, and Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5, 6,7, 8, and 9, on the north side of York- Place, Banner-street, Finshury ; Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, 10, 11, 12, 13. 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20, North-place, Banner-street, Finsbury. Further particulars and Plans may be seen, and Forms of Tender obtained, at the Architect's Office, Guildhall. FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—THREE ell!! DAYS' FXCURsION to CIRENCESTER, STROUD, GLOU rEIt, and CHELTENII AM.—On SATURDAY, S• pternuer 9, a Tram will leave Paddington at 6.30 p.m., returning on the following Tuesday aY evening from Cheltenham, 6.30; Gloucester, 6.45; Stroud, 7.15; and Cirencester, 7.30. Fares there and back— . Cirencester and Stroud. Gloucester and Cheltenham ..•.. 12s. -• • Ba. Children under 12 years of age hal f-pTice. One package of lugzaze allowed to each passenger. Tickets may be previously obtained at the Paddington station, or at 27, King-street, Cheapside ; 269, Strand; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth ; and 351, Oxford.street, 'HE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, October 4, 1854.—The Gene; al Screw Steam-shipping Corn anY's screw steam-ship " ARGO," 1,850 tons, 300-horse power, o _eorwe Hyde, Commander, will sail from South a mp ton with her Majesty' , Mails for Adelaide, Port -Philip, and , 3dney, on vVednesday the 4th October, 1854, at Two o'clock p m. punctually. The " Argo," one of the fastest ships afloat, is justly celebrated for her last passage to Australia, having made the run cut in 14 days, and home within the same period. She is also the first steam-ship that returned to England via Cape Horn, thus accomplishing a voyage round the world in 128 days. The vessels forming the superb fl e et of screw s.teamers of this Company, of which this ship is one , are wel l known the punctuality and speed with which their voyages are performed. ° expense has been spared in their construction, and the accommo dations which they fifer to the pudic are wnsurpas ed. if equalled bY any ship s afloat. Rates of Passage Money vary, according t o the accommodatio n as to Freight and Passage may be had at the Company's Offices, 7, Cannon -street, London. TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A. RETIRED CLERGYMAN having been restored to health in a few days, after many years of great nervous suffering. is anxious to make known to others the means of cure. He will, therefore, send free, on receiving a stamped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre scription used. Direct the Rev. E. Douglass, 18, Holland-street, Brixton, London DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OlL.—The most effectual remedy for CONSUMP TION, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, GOU r, RHEUMATISM, and all CROFULOUS COMPLAINTS. Pure and unadulterated, contain ing all its most active and evential principles— effecting a cure much More rapidly than any other kind. Piescribed by the most eminent Inedicta men, and supplied to the leading hospitals of Europe. Half- Pint bottles,2s. 6d. ; pints, 4s. Pd., IMPERIAL ME 4SURE. Wholesale and Retail depot, ANSAR, HARFORD, and CO., 77, Strand. '.' Four Half-pint Bottles sent (carriage paid) to any part of England on receipt of a remittance of Ten Shillings. CHOLERA. —TRIUMPH of the PURGATIVE SYSTEM. To THE Enixott.—Sir,—lt appears that out of thirteen cases of cholera lately treated in King's College Hospital under Dr. George Johnson, six were treated on the old plan of atte pting to check or stop the diarrhoea, and they all p,ved fatal ; the other seven cases were treated on the purgative system, and the patients all recovered. We have only to say that tit - public at large ought to be thankful to pr. Ge , rge Johnson for his impartiality in thus proclaiming the truth ; and perhaps this will do more to open thl eyes of the world than 5,000 cases cured out of the hospitals. We have ourseives dur. ing the la. t 20 years proved the truth of the purgative system, al; hough the" Times" of the 2Gth of August, which announce; the stmet•s of Dr. Johnson, calls it a " new treatment of cholera." It may be new to doctors, t ut is certainly not so to Hygeists • We are, Sir, your o'‘edient servants, THE MEMBEIt•c or THE BRITHEI COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New.road, London, August 30, 1854. N.15.-We hope the new President of the Board of Health will Institute a full Inquiry as regards the cases treated by Dr. George 'doh +son. This Aclvert'sement, People of England, has been refused by the " Times"newspaper. Oh loh I TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacle de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TREESEMAR, No. 1, is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhcea, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a Vast portion of the Population. TRIESEMAR, No. 3, Is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the "rsaParllla In the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAII, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table Without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into S eparate doses, as administered by Va l p eau, Lallemand, Roux, &t.—To he had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John ' ton 68, Cornhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-streo. G R AVESEND STAR PACKETS• - _ No other Packets call at the Oreenhithe, and Purlfeet Piers. 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'Twit Published, price 25., illustrated with cases ; free by post for 30 IN stamps, Env ous DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper matorrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more "en esshil mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative ~)' stem, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and d m lstin guishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of exvariety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, —ne "es, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded ,twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, s Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhosa, &c. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary leaf; on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and On the dange rou s remedies advocated by various writers on there important disorders. ily SAUEL . 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Burst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough street, GALIGNANI'S PARIS GUIDE, 1854.—N0w Ready, an entirely New and t'orrected Edition of the above, compiled from the best authorities, revised and verified by personal inspection, and arranged on an entirely new plan, with Maps and Plates. 18mo., 10s. 6d. bound. May be had without Plates, 7s. 6d. bound. " Galignani's Paris Guide appears so good as to relieve the Editor of this work from the necessity of entering into any description, at present, of the French Capital."—lturray's Hand-book of France. London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. • MEETING OF PRINCE ALBERT AND THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH AT BOULOGNE, THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, next Saturday, the 9th September, and alSo Saturday, the 16th September, will contain beautiful Engravi ga of this important Meeting of the French and with full particulars. Price 6d. Office. 198, Strand. Orders received by all Booksellers. " T OUCHSTONE'S" WINNER of the ST. LEGER will appear in the " ERA" of next Saturday, with Programme of the Glorious Meeting at Doncaster, Latest Betting, Arrivals, Starters, Riders, &c.—Order of any News Agent, or send six postage stamps to "Era" Office, Catherine-street, Strand. BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Established ♦.D. 1844. PARTIES desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the Plan of tit's Institution, by which a nigh rate of Interest may be obtained with perfect security. Interest payable in January and July. PETE it MORRISov, Managing Director. Prospectuses and Forms fur opening Accounts sent free on application „ LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1854. OPENING OF ThE FIRST PARLIAMENT OF THE CAPE COLONY. The opening of the first Parliament of the Cape Colony, which we announced yesterday, may seem a small matter to some whose imaginations are daz zled by the pomp and circumstance of Eastern war. Others, whose imaginations are more under the oontrol of their judgments, may estimate the event differently. The contests of old Europe are the contests of mature and full-grown powers, which, even on the assumption that they do not verge to their decline, touch at least upon their utmost limits of development. The young efforts of South Africa are the experimental trials of its strength by an infant power with ample elbow-room about it for growth and exertion. The interest of most European states lies in their past history : as for the Cape Colony—" the vast, unbolnded future lies before it." The United States are a sample of what English colonies may grow to, left to their own resources, with a wide field for their exercise. The indomitable and enterprising spirit of English men is as fully alive in South Africa as ever it was in New England or Virginia ; the position of the Cape is as favourable to the development of a great, prosperous, and powerful community as that of any part of the western continent. Let us take a hasty glance at the local position of the Cape Colony. The first settlement made at the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch was intended to serve as a " half-way house" for their fleets, between Holland and its Eastern possessions. Cape Town has continued to be the " half-way house" of the Indian trade of Europe since that trade has grown tomorecolossal proportions than the most sanguine Dutchman could anticipate when the first foundation stone of Cape Town was laid. But henceforth the Cape Colony—the communityoccupy ing the southern extremity of the African conti nent—will be placed midway in the great highway of trade, not between the maritime states of Europe and a few dependencies, but of many wealthy in dependent nations. On the east it has the Ameri can states of Oregon and California, with their out post of the Sandwich Islands : the English settle ments in Australia and New Zealand panting to run the same career of independence with their kins men of the North American Union ; China, with its yet problematical destinies, and the Asiatic Archipelago • the empire founded by the Anglican race in Hindostan. On the west it has the Argen tine republic—Buenos Ayres and Monte Video be ing, in point of fact, European colonies ; Brazil— the United States of the southern American con- FOR SEPTEMBER AND FOLLOWING MONTHS.—The newly-invented PALETOT, which owes Its exist , nce exclusively to the Establishment of E. MOSES and SON, is the most suitable Article of Drew for September and following months. _ . . THE WAR. This Paletot has removed all previous deficiencies which may have appeared in every description of Paletot which has hitherto been pre sented. By a vei y peculiar cut it unites ease in wear with the most correct and artistic fit ; it is the most elegant and gentlemsnly article of the season. The materials, workmanship, and finish at once show how entirely impossible it is for any Establt-hment to imitate it at the price for which it is offered by E. Moses and Son —viz., twenty-five shillings. For September and following months sportsmen require necessary equipment for the shooting season. The Fultabillty of the Sporting Attire manufactured by E. Moses and Son has gained it universal c-lebrity with all classes ; their long experience, vast transactions, and the unrivalled Latent they employ in designing and making up every fashionable and usef .1 article of Dress, and the very economi cal prices they charge, insure it such patronage that the stock though immense Is always new. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Royal Albert, 121.—Mr. Elibank Harley Murray, serving in the Royal Abert, has been promoted to the rank, of lieutenant. He has left this ship. Her engines are ordered to be tried in the basin on Monday next, which will be done in the presence of the authorities and the manufacturers, Messrs. Penn and Co., preparatory to the machinery department being duly delivered over to the Admiralty authorities. • The Andromache is now the floating powder magazine, in lieu of the Mule,rave, which is to be broken up. For geptember the Hosiery and Ladles' and Children's Dress De partments are revlenished with the most elegant articles of the first order of fashion, and at the most economical prices The Boot and Shoe Branch offers opportunities of selecting the best and cheapest Goods. pecial arrangements are made for sportsmen. _ _ tinent ; the Antilles and the North American Union and Europe. The Cape of Good Hope pre sents to the traders of these countries a convenient midway place of rendezvous between those of the east and those of the west ; and not to them only, but to the whalers who sweep the southern seas. The Care, too, has natural products—raw materials —of its own with which to supply the markets of all these countries. At present it has, and for along time to come it will have, the peltries and feathers of the wild denizens of its deserts ; but it has also wools which already rival in quality, and may soon be made to rival in quantity, those of Australia ; with a due ap plication of skill and enterprise it may be made a fertile granary and rich wine-growing country ; and it appears to be now placed beyond a doubt that immense mineral treasures lie hid beneath its soil. We may be told of the periodical droughts to which it is liable ; but the numerous deep and narrow ravines of which the country is full seem prepared by nature to be dammed across in order that the surplus moisture of rainy years may he stored up for the needs of the dry years which alternate with them. THE SCREW GUN-BOATS. The new screw gub-boat Pelter was removed yesterday from Messrs. Penn's establishment in Deptford, to Wool wich, to he completed. In the short space of 10 days h'er machinery has been fitted, and bids fair to render these little vessels all that can be expected of them— a class, as we have before remarked, unquestionably superior to the paddle-wheel "Prussian gun-boats ;" for with the small draft of about six feet water, all the machinery is under the water-line, and, being propelled by the screw, they have no paddle-boxes like the Prussian gun-boats for an enemy's target. THE VACANCIES DT THE BLACK SEA FLEET. We are sorry to hear that the vacancies - of seamen and marines in the Black Sea fleet are greater than antici pated ; but not so rainy from a large proportion of fatal cases, as from the great numbers that - the medical officers are compelled to invalid. Tinder these circumstances it is imperative to make good the complements of Admiral Dundas's ships at onoN smid with this view the best men of the Indefatigable, 50, Captain live, are to be sent out, and other seamen from hone ships will be drafted at once, much to their satisfaction. Me , chants, Captains, and Emigrants should select from the Wholesa , e Clothing, Shirt, and Boot and Shoe Department. The Goods are made in accordance with the latest advlces trom the Colonies, will instantly sell at large profits, and are therefore the best freight which can he embarked. Full Lists of Outfits for ladies and gentlemen, with ship-sailing information (gratis) on app ication, or post free. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, Writ': learned that the untradesman-like falielt. 01 of " Being connected with their Establishment," or It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER. HOUSE IN ON OUT 01 LONDON, The local position, and the natural resources of the Cape of Good Hope, mark it out for a place destined to be the scene of important events in coming ages, when the mercantile enterprise and ambitious struggles, which in the earlier ages of our race's history were confined to the Mediter ranean, and which in less remote times have ex tended to the Atlantic, shall have the universal ocean and its shores for their theatre. And the race which inhabit the Cape have that sturdy, daring, dogged character which augurs well for their acting up to the importance of their situa tion. The English colonisation of the Cape dates only from the earlier years of the present century, and its progress was for a long time slow and feeble. The first vigorous impulse given to it was no further back than thirty years ago, when the first settlers were sent out from this country to Albany. But this English colonisation was en grafted upon a kindred stem—the earlier Dutch settlements ; from which they have inherited not only many valuable members, but also a certain sturdy tone of independence, and not a few valu able hints for their local governmental insti tutions. Among the names of the mem bers of the first Colonial Parliament we find Stockenstroms and Cloetes, of Dutch lineage,_ mingling with the Barrys and Fairbu rn s, o f B ri ti s h parentage. In the noble struggle--characterised alike by self-control and fearlessness waged against Earl Grey on the convict question, we re cognise the best features of those Dutch heroes who maintained an unequal contest against the tyranny of the Second Philip, and of the English Puritans who were the contemporaries of the emigrants in the Mayflower. Nor is it in their resistance of oppression alone that the Cape Colonists evince the characteristics of their Dutch and English ances tors ; the industrial enterprise of their double country also survives in them, and has already made Cape Town a prosperous manufacturing and commercial city, and stocked the pastures of Al bany with rich herds and flocks. It is pleasant to pause for a moment in the midst of the fierce and anxious struggle which now .con vulses Europe, and dwell upon the long vista of an active, honourable career which is opening upon our countrymen at the southern extremity of Africa. The Cape long retained that dark and mysterious character which the toil-worn comrades of Vasco di Gallia attributed to it. It is within the memory of men now living that it was first discovered to be an eligible residence for mankind. We were much interested in turning over, a few days ago, the pages of a book on South Africa, by S poor Pringle, so long the zealous and disinterested of the Anti-slavery Society, by stumbling on an extract of a letter from a college friend, who was about to join him at the Cape. The writer, in a strain of youthful enthusiasm, speaks of the pos sibility of their becoming the Franklins of the colony. This letter was written only thirty years ago ; the writer is still in the prime of life, and he F h as i r b b e a c i r o i m l e th th e e p F a t r r a i n o kt n ic and of sagaciousthe co l ony . an ti- c onvict struggle, the proprietor and editor of leader It is of M t the one of our best colonial newspapers, and a member of the first Parliament of the Cape Colony.--Daily News. INCENDIARY FIRE IN SUFFOLK.—On Sunday evening a stack of wheat standing in a field in the parish of Newbourne was discovered to be on fire. Thereobeing no water in the neighbourhood the stack was entirely consumed ; it was the property of Mr. Wm. Kersey, of Waldringfield, whose loss is covered by insurance. On Thursday last a miserably tattered-looking tramp, who gave his name Henry Kiug, describing himself as being from Calcutta, and a land-surveyor, was examined before the magistrates at Woodbridge, charged with having set fire to the stack. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was seen in the vicinity of the field where the stack stood a few minutes before the fire was discovered, and, being suspected, search was made for him, and he was found sitting in a dark place in a hedge about two hundred yards from the fire. On being asked if he knew what was the matter, he replied, "No ;" but was immediately taken to the fire, and afterwards handed over to the charge of Mr. Fitzgerald, who asked bins if he had any lucifer matches, to which he replied "No ;' but upon being searched lucifer matches were found in his pocket. On the following morning police constable Lushington, on searching near the fire, found a considerable quantity of lucifer matches wrapped in two pieces of newspaper. The matches found by him corresponded with those found on the prisoner's person, and the paper in which they were wrapped also corres ponded with the paper found in the prisoner's hat, and formed portions of the same newspaper. The prisoner was committed for trial at the next assizes. CONSUMPTION OP BREAD.—Estimating that there are 24,000,000 of bread consumers in Great Britain and Ire land (leaving out 4,000,000 of potato eaters), and allow ing each person one-and-a-half loaves per week, it is 3(3,000,000 of loaves. Admitting that each quarter of wheat makes 136 loves of bread, it requires 168,656 qrs. of wheat per week. To this add 10 per cent. for flour used in other articles, and it gives 295,521 quarters as the weekly consumption of wheat, or 15,3(37,092 quarters annually. London and suburbs, with its 2,000,000 of population, consume 3,000,000 loaves weekly, and, with flour, require 24,626 quarters of wheat. A quarter of wheat will give 501bs. of flour per bushel, of the quality which makes best seconds bread-4001bs. altogether ; and the quantity of flour will make 134 quartern loaves. A quartern of wheat ground into flour, and taking out only the rough bran, say about 51bs. to the bushel, make 141 loaves the quarter. A quarter of wheat ground down into rough meal, without taking any bran, will give 621bs. of meal, and that will make about 166 l oaves pf healthy brown bread.--LU;rl 3 O4 acut4ord. ' ( 4 ' 8 1: ‘ 2 . ' ' ' --. ' \\'' '. ' ---- 1 1 .-- r 1 / 4 : . P / .4 r - ' ‘.. r : r - , -, T f!of ( 7 '4 il ._ - 1 ' 7e r ICr P 5! . IT II T ‘ .i. v„_ '- ' c , . ....._ .. .;,,,. ,—„,..,...,.. ~...... . ..,.....-.., . 4 - AI, - :,, A ... , 4? :_,, - , ,,,T,„., -------.., ) -- . , , , 41 . 1 ., , ' N l y. , ' avE.41, 14- ;,..„:;- 4" if 1k..., . , ~", f p.• , ..,-, ' 4 4 ' ' ' _ ‘ ' ,: ‘ l! ' Ailgt,t M&- 111417;4" %. - ' : , 4,,, , ' 'r7 I . ' '.\ i , • ' - - a ,-,t., il , , 0 ' 4; 44 11 : j ', si _. ... . hi 1. , • ~,,,, -. .... ;. . . 5 „, wi .:4l, e it CI , ;%.7,,t,4111('' Au - 01 , t:+. 1 %il ' ° ; 1 9 ' /,; . : 3 :: . ';;),- --, I t '.. S-I‘' )_ tl ' Q l: -, rai t - . D. . \ 4. , A 1 . C. .K. ,, . ..2 4 '-' - ' ), I li, / N s _ 20 1 '. ." At i Nir:4*o+ii '—... riP ., . , ,- • • 'IVS- - 4 ' ' )Rort ',.•''' 4! I = - 4 . -.... ''', ‘: ......,- ... ', 7 1 ~~ / [PRICE SD. WOIWESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. WORCESTER, WEDNESDAY. Before proceeding with our narrative of the progress of the festival of the three choirs we have to correct an c t itt he morning, doors of t W he e erroneous impr ess i on received as to the financial results f the o n first a csatathteeddryalesotnerrduaeysdthayatmthoreneionlg lefor the benefit of the charity for the relief of the widows and orphans of clergyinen was about 2501., and it was currently stated th at this sum exceeded by 401. the amount received on the first mornin g of the last Wor cester festival in 1851. The actual results h , )wever, were as foll ow on e receipts at th e d oor T uesday were 2551. 10 s . 11d ., and the amount receiv ed the first day i n 1851 was 3021., showing a present defic i" of 471., i ns t ea d of an increase. The stewards, h 0 we e n c r y appear to ent er t a i n no doubt that this deficiency "lirelo' made up bef ore t h e end of the week, and that the receipts for the charity will exceed the general average. -We nosy proceed with our narrative. On Tuesday evening the first concert was held at the College Hall, a fine open-roofed building, formerly the refectory of the monks, and placed on the south side of the cloisters. Until the present meeting the only ap proach to the College Hall was through the cloisters, but recently a fresh entrance has been made. out of the College-green into the building at the west end. The attendance at the first concert was highly satisfactory, being nearly double the attendance at the first concert in 1851, the numbers being 465 against 238. Conside rable inconvenience and unpleasantness was occasioned by an alteration in the numbering of the seats from the original plan. In other respects the principle of economy appears to have been carried to the extreme, to the inoon venience and discomfort of some of the guests. The light ing was very good. Miss Dolby was again absent, but the secretary, the Rev. R. Sergeant, in stating the cause of her absence, hoped she would be sufficiently recovered to take her part in the .E/ijole next day. Viardot Garcia took her place in to-night's boncert. The following is the programme :-- PART I. Overture—" Midsummer Night's Dream") Scherzo Duo—Mdme. Castellan et Mdme. Viardot Notturno Mendelssohn. Wedding March Finale... Recit. and a#—Miss Dolby, " 0 mem'ry, cease to grieve me" (Brides of Venice) Benedict. Recit. and air —Madame Clara Novello, " Dove sono" (Figaro) Mozart. Concert Stuck, Flute—Mr. R. S. Pratten (performed on his newly-perfected flute) R. S. Pratten. Recit. and air—Herr Formes, " 0 ruddier than the cherry" (Acis and Galatea) Rondo and chorus —Madame Viardot, " Ah! non giunge" (Sonnambula) Song and chorus- Mr. Sims Reeves, " Come if you dare" (King Arthur) PART 11. Grand concertante (No. 2), two violins— M. Swinton and M. Blagrove Aria—Madame Castellan, piacer" (La Gazza Ladra) Romance—Signor Gardoni, " Le Chemin du Paradis" Cavatina—Madame Clara Novello se giunge" Cagnoni. Quartetto—Madame Weiss, Miss Dolby, Signor Gardoni, and Mr. Weiss, "Un di, se ben rarnmentorni" (Rigoletto) Verdi. Scene—Mr. Sims Reeves, "To the ocean now I fly" (Conlin) Song—Mr. Weiss, "I'm a roamer" (Son and Stran ger ) Mendelssohn. Terzetto—Mesdames C. Novello, Castel lan, and Viardot, " Le faccio sin inchino" (II Matrimonio Segreto) Cimarosa. Finale—" Rule Britannia" The recitative and air from Benedict's Bride of Venice, set down for Miss Dolby, was omitted. The music to Midsummer Night's Dream, by Mendelssohn, proved a great treat. The overture was deliciously played, and seemed in truth what it was intended to portray—fairy like music ; the brilliancy of the " wedding march" could , not have been exceeded, and the " notturno" (almost entirely by wind instruments) was a delicious treat. The choral portions of the composition were well exe cuted. The other instrumental gems of the evening were Mr. Pratten's "Concert Stuck," a wonderful perform ance ; and the violin concertante, by Bainton and Bla grove, of which much was expected, but which rather disappointed the audience. No doubt the performance, replete as it was with difficulties and intricacies, was very clever, b u t it did not zonerally please. Herr Formes made his first appearance in the favourite song of Polyphemus, from A cis and Galatea, " 0 ruddier than the cherry," in which he was as great as ever ; and Viardot Garcia, in the air from Sonnambula, " Ah, non giunge," displayed the brilliancy and wonderful control which she has obtained over her voice. Purcell's noble chorus, " Come if you dare," came .as fresh as ever at the close of the first part of the concert. An interval of a quarter of ai hour was allowed for refreshment, the second part of the concert consisting of operatic odds and ends, with two exceptions. Madame Castellan sang Rossini's air from La Gazza Ladra with her accustomed sweetness, and the quartette from Rigoletto (Verdi) by Mrs. Weiss, Viardot Garcia,`Gardoni, and Mr. Weiss went capitally. A very pretty French romance, "Le Chemin du Paradis," by Blu men th a l , came to the share of Signor Gardoni, and in it he displayed to the greatest advantage the delicious musical qualities of his fine voice. The ballad is an affecting story, and it was most touchingly told by Gardoni. The pianoforte accompaniment, by Mr. To wnshend Smith, of Hereford, was nicely managed. The piece was. unanimously encored. Clara Novelle gave her old favourite cavatina by Cagnoni, "Ah, se potessi," and displayed in it that brilliancy and flexibility of voice which render her performances so universally welcome. It was encored, and so also were one or two other things in the course of the evening. Mr. Weiss sang Mendelssohn's " I'm a roamer" with all that spirit and point which characterises his execution of music in the bravura style ; but he was completely overpowered by the instruments, which seemed to vie with each other in the effort to make the most noise. The concert con cluded shortly after eleven o'clock with "Rule Britan nia," selected apparently in deference to the national spirit evoked by our present position with Russia. Clara Novello sang the opening verse, but of the rest the least that is said the better. Formerly it was customary— and it is at Gloucester still—to hold a ball after the first concert, but this custom has for a long time been unob served at Worcester, and in another half-hour the com pany had departed. This morning the dullness of yesterday had disap peared—clouds had given way to sunshine, and the cathedral was filled at eight o'clock by early risers anxious to be present at a real meeting of the three choirs at morning service. The choir was quite filled, and many persons had to stand during the whole of the service. The members of the three choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester, took their places in the stalls, and wore their surplices. The bishop, the dean, and the canons in residence, were also present. The Rev. R. Sanders, who possesses a beautiful mellow voice, and is a good musician, chanted the prayers, and the service was got through with a grand and imposing effect. Tallis's preces and response were employed, Venit and Psalms were sung to single chants, and the anthem was Farrant's " Lord for thy tender mercies' sake," which was given in true cathedral style. It being Litany-day the service occupied until after half-past nine, so that there was not much time to spare between breakfast and the oratorio. A small collection was made after morning service. We should be using a trite every-day form of expres sion were we to say that the noble nave of the cathedral presented this morning a brilliant appearance, filled as it was nearly from end to end with a gaily dressed audience. All the art of the milliner appeared to have been employed in decorating the belles who mustered on this occasion ; and when we say that Worcestershire fully maintained its fame for beauty in this instance, it will at once be understood that the scene was of no ordi nary character. With regard to the attendance, the best test is a comparison of the numbers attending to day with that of the corresponding day of the last Wor cester Festival. This shows the following result : Total attendance second morning 1854 motto ditto 1851 Rossini. " ..Ah .... .. Blumenthal. • Increase on last festival Of the 1189 there were only 208 in the aisle (the third icnl ass the s e w a e t s s ) t , e r w n while l l a e about T 67 h o e r w e e w r e a n h t o h w e e fi v o e o r r , , r a o n o d i n 3 f l o 2 r 290 more in the gallery. On the assembling of the orchestra, Miss Dolby, who was announced to sing her favourite pieces in the Elijah, was anxiously looked for, and her appearance was a great relief to those who feared she would not be sufficiently recovered to take part in the oratorio. She sang with her accustomed perfection and clearness. Herr Formes, however, much disappointed the audience ; his singing was coarser then ever, and the band must have been not a little annoyed now and then by the liberties which he took with the score. This was much to be regretted, seeing that the great burden of the solo music falls Upon the representative of the Prophet. His declamation was the best part of his performance. We need not . enter into a critical notice of the execution of this oratorio, seeing that it has been so frequently done of late, and that it has become a regular standard at these festivals. The " cast," if we may use the term, was an exceedingly good one ; Gardoni and Sims Reeve's divided the tenor solos, the former taking them in the first part, and the latter in the second. Gardoni san the " with all you r h earts g fine air, If ," in a very chaste al.d effective manner. The beautiful quartet, " Cast thy burden upon the Lord," was given to Madame Castellan, Miss Dolby, Signor Gardoni, and Mr. Weiss, and was repeated by desire of the stewards. Madame Viardot sang, first song in oratorio here, " Woe unto them that for- sake him," and she gave a somewhat different reading to what we have been accustomed. Instead of tone of denouncing vengeance on erring sinners In laintive as her of indignation, she gave to the strain a _!) said expression, as if wailing over the lost.thelt rs Birming that, on her first delivery of this solo at d her reason ham Festival in 1852, she was for giving this . reading, and that her"erelElYanwalsiett and effect that the annnouncement was m that it was likely pity would min In the declamatory solo of the Queen, tie effect into t heard," ehe throw great energy and _ if H w a i v th e justice. ti n c o e t . gleaditse, THE VALOROUS. The Valorous was taken We No. 1 dry dock, at Sheer ness, yesterday afternoon, ant, on the dock being pumped out, it was found that the foregripe, main stem, and fore end of the foremost length of Train keel Were carried away. Her stem was cat through up t 3 her seven feet mark. Her stemson and stepping-piece of the heels of her cant timbers were also canted up, and several of the cant timbers broken on her starboard side, she hay.ng taken the rocks on her port bow. On cutting away th 3 lashings which secured the smoke sail, the said sail havi3g been strongly stabbed, and large long thrums rove through, there was the greatest difficulty in drawing the thrums out of the seams and butts, which had, with the in-drift of the water, perfectly caulked every aperture by which the water entered : over the smoke sail the storm trysail was placed, also being thrummed. The whole was firm'y secured by lashings upon every angle, to counteract the effect of the sea on the ship rising and pitching. A large number of naval officers, among whom wore the Commander•in-Chief, Commodore C. Wyvill, Captain Superintendent J. J. Tucker were present, most of whom expressed their opinion that the highest credit was due to the of this ship, for the seamanlike manner in which this had been designed and carried into effect by the boatswain and crew. Her damage will require a great portion of her imernal fitment, water ways, shelf sperketing, and ceiling, lie be cleared away to replace her cant timbers in her fore lody. The crew and officers are sent off to the Shannon(alias St. Lawrence) hulk during her repairs. The Dauntless completed coaling lab last evening, and came down to harbour moorings. THE RUSSIAN PRISOIcERS. The Russian officers sent on board the Devonshire on the sth have been permitted to come onshore, and negotiations are going on with the proper authorities for their residing on shore with their wives, These have been two deaths from cholera on board the Devonshire since the prisoners were sent on board, and 12 more fresh cases. The greatest attention is being paid there by the medical officer of the ship. The doad will bo buried in the Stand. gate-creek quarantine consecrated burying -ground. ANOTHER SCREW MAN-OF-WAR. It has been decided that the Brunswick, 80 guns, in Pembroke Dockyard, is to be altered, and fitted with the screw propeller. Should she be required, the Brunswick could be got ready for launching in a very short time. THE ROYAL YACHT WINDSOR CASTLE. A swarm of men are now employed upon the Windsor Castle, in order to get her ready for launching by March next. THE SIMOOM'S DEATH VACANCY. Commander Tatham, of the Fury, al l owed. t o the com mand of the Simoom, and is posted. Lieutenant E n ni s Chambers, Admiral Dundas'a flag lieutenant, becomes a commander. Captain Tatham has distinguished himself while commanding the Fury, and has several times been closo into Sebastopol for the purpose of observation. THE LATE CAPTAIN MANSELL, S.H. The sudden death of this officer on board the ship St. Vincent, 101, will be much regretted throughout the ser vice. The loss of Captain ➢lansell is a public one, for he was ono of the few that linked personal remembrances of the old war with the experience of modern warfare and active powers of mind and body to take a prominent posi tion in the threatening stirring affairs. Captain Mansell will be remembered of late years as the second in command of the Powerful, 80, when Sir Charles Napier was captain of that ship—subsequently he com manded the Actaeon, 20, and was for some time senior officer on the coast of Africa, and a few months since was appointed to the command of the Powerful, and from that ship turned over to the St. Vincent, to convey French troops to the Baltic. The regret for Capt. Mansell's death is increased at this moment by the fact that ho was so much respected by the French on account of his having carried a knapsack and served as a volunteer with the French army in Algeria. MORE SAPPERS FOR THE WAR. The Ist Company of the Royal Sappers and Minors are to be forthwith made up to the war establishment in rea diness for removal to the East, for which purpose it is expected that they will be removed from Chatham to Woolwich the beginning of next month. MORE TRANSPORTS WANTED. Notices wore posted yesterday in the Exchange and LTD. derwriters' Rooms of Liverpool, inviting tenders to be sent to the Transport-office, Somerset-house, London, on or before Tuesday, the 12th instant, for the hire of one or two steamers, from 700 to 800 tons (new measurement), to convey biscuits to the Black Sea, from Deptford, Ports. mouth, or Plymouth, to be paid for at a rate per ton for the quantity idelivered. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM-NIGHT ATTACK. The Royal Sappers and Miners, together with those in the East India Company's service, are progressing with the lines is fast drawing to a terminati on, when the crown i ng of the glade will bo commenced with . Thi s, no d ou bt , works for the siege. The attack o n th e l e ft of Ch at h am will be effected by a lodgment, i n which the single and 'flying sap will be employed, when b reac hi ng an d coun t er batteries will be constructed. When these works aro com pleted a night attack and defenc e of a citadel will take of the garrison will take part. a in rt which the troops of all arms RAILWAY PASSENGERS',ireAaeue Paul,taorr tt: which ASSUR ANCE , 4 OsEp COMPANY,. —The stated tenth half-yearly meeting of the shareh o ld ers of this com r pany was held yesterday, at the offices, 3, l in tdheßcrhoaaidr-. Thest r street, e t Secretary, City read SirJ theohn D l that the amount received for premiums during the half year ending 30th June last, was 4 ,119/. 10s. 4d., and with the balance from last half-year, and the interest on investments, completed the sum of 7,527/. 17s. 4d. to the credit of revenue account. The disbursement s , in cluding th e sum of 1,802/. lls. for compensation, and 150/. in replacement of preliminary expenses, amotnted to 4,769/. 12s. 5d., leaving a balance invested in hand and due from agents, of 3,7331. Ss. 4d., from which the direc tors recommended the payment of interest on the paid-up capital for the half-year at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum free of income tax. The directors expressed their regret that this statement did not show an increase in the com pany's business compared with the corresponding period last year, although a considerable increase over the previous year was still maintained. This circumstance they accounted for by the great number of accidents of an alarming character that occurred in the spring of last year, in one of which a director of the Great Western Railway, insured with this office for 1 ,0001., lost his life. Tho advantages offered by the company were thus brought more prominently under the notice of the pub lic, and a great increase in the number of tickets issued was the result. The report concluded by announcing that the South-Eastern Railway Company, which was up to June last the only railway not connected with the company, had consented to the issue of the company's i insurance at stations on that line, and that now the Pas sengers' Assurance Company embraced all the lines in the country. The Chairman moved the adoption of the report, and the declaration of a dividend of 4 per cent., which was agreed to, and the meeting terminated. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR 111.1N"CHESTER.— An inquest was held on Tuesday b e f ore M r. W. S. Rutten, on the bodies of the two men who were killed. on Saturday, by an explosion of firedamp, at Messrs. Knowles and Sons' colliery, at Clifton, near Manchester and on the body of another man who had died since. The particulars of the occurrrenco have already appeared. in The Sint. The verdict was " Accidental Death," the jury censuring Croft, who was himself much hart, for the careless wit) of his lamp or candle. Just published, New and Improved Edition, price Is., THE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION ; being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCIS IL RAMA DGE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, Price 10s. 6d. A TREATISE on ASTHMA and on DISEASES of the HEART, Loudon: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. APPETITE AND DIGESrION IMPROVED. y EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE 1.4 SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly dige.t the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and GS, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons. Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minortes, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. 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A qua sa habla N 'pant) A SOURCE BF CHOLERA. Last evening a crowded meeting of the inhabitants of the district was held, at the Town-hall, Poplar, in compliance with a numerously signed requisition, for the purpose of considering the most .efficient measures by which a dangerous nuisance, arising from a neigh bouring sewer, under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Court of Sewers, may be abated. The sewer comes from Bow-common, and passes along North street and King street in the parish, emptying itself into the Thames near Limehouse. Mr. Churchwarden COLEMAN was called to the chair, and said that it behoved them now that the health of the metropolis was so seriously threatened, to see that every precaution was taken cgainst the outbreak of cholera. There could be no doubt that the character of the sewer was of the most obnoxious kind. The discoloration of utensils which were exposed to its influence, and the im possibility of a light burning in close dwellings into which the gases from the sewer entered, bore strong proof of the extent of the nuisance. The course they had to pursue was quite clear—they must make a proper representation of the whole facts to the properly consti tuted authorities, and he had no doubt, by the ample evi dence which they had of the dangerous character of the sewer, that the evil which so much perilled the health of that part of the metropolis would be removed. Mr. EwsoN, a medical gentleman, moved a resolu tion in favour of calling upon the metropolitan Commis• sioners of Sewers to take immediate steps to remedy the evil complained of, and for making a representation of the facts to the Board of Health. .—.—... The resolution was adopted by the meeting, and it was also resolved to wait on Lord Palmerston for the same purpose. EARLY CLOSING. Last evening an aggregate meeting of the friends of early closing was held at Exeter-hall, as a commence ment of the campaign for the ensuing winter. Mr. G. WILLIAms, of tht firm of Hitchcock and Wil liams, St. Paul's-churchyard, took the chair, and con gratulated the meeting that thousands of young men, and employers, were enabled to retire from their labours an hour or two earlier than formerly, in consequence of the success of the Early Closing Association. He impressed upon the meeting the necessity of union, in order to in sure their future success, and the importance of profit ably employing the time that may be conceded to them by their employers. Mr. LILWAL, the secretary, read a voluminous report of the progress of the movement during the past year, which was highly satisfactory, and the announcement of the concessions made by different employers in the me tropolis called f or th great c h eer i ng . Among other things, it stated that Messrs. Shoulbred and Co. had greatly in creased the library which they have established as a pro vision for the young men in their employ. The move ment on behalf of the chemists was progressing favour ably. He (Mr. Lilwal) would take that opportunity of returning thanks to the press fur the great service they had rendered the cause, both by reporting its proceed ings and by leading articles in its favour, and also to the clergy for the part they had taken. Mr. BURT moved the adoption of the report, which was unanimously agreed to, and other gentlemen hav ing addressed the meeting several resolutions in favour of the movement were adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. SERIOUS CHARGES. —A n r correspondent S h p a O s i ld been e causedat Dorking in that writes that a most painful feel neighbourhood by some disclosures of appalling profli gacy, committed under the roof of the lion and Rev. A. Sugden (son of Lo r d St. L eonards), rector of Newdi gate. The facts have been under magisterial investiga tion, and three persons, vi z ., G eorge E lton, 17 years of a ge, a connexion of the rev, gentleman by marriage, George Elphick, aged 21, a groom, res idi ng i n the house, , and Maria Fen, the cook, are under remand. The evi dence of the prosecutrix, Elizabeth Cowley, aged 16, which is to a large extent supported by the admission of Elphick, shows that on Sunday night, the 13th ult., while the girl, who is housemaid, was in bed with the cook, and presumedly under her protection, the apart ment Was entered by the two male defendants, the younger of whom committed a capital offence on the girl, with the concurrence and active Aid of her fellow servants, the cook and the groom. Elphick then took the cook to his own room, and afterwards returning to the girl's chamber repeated Elton's crime. The two young men and the cook are remanded, charged, the two first as principals, and the third as accessory to the came. Itting). OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM SIR CHARLES NAPIER. [FROM A SUPPLEMENT TO TUESDAY'S GAZETTE.] ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 6. Despatches, of which th e f o ll ow i ng aro copies or ex tracts, have been received from Vice-Admiral Sir Charles N.tpier, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels in the Baltic : RECONNAISSANCE OF THE ENEMY'S GIIN-BOATS AND STEAMERS AT Al3O. No. 410. Duke of Wellington, Led Sund, Aug. 27. SlR,—Having received information that Russian troops and gun-boats were amongst the islands, I sent Captain Scott with a small squadron, as per m&rgin*, to find them out, and I beg to enclose his very able report. 2. Captain Scott threaded his way through the islands in a must persevering manner, as their lordships will see by the chart I send; his ships were repeatedly on shore, and the Odin no less than nine times, before they disco vered the enemy's gun-boats and steamers lying behind a floating boom, supported on each side by batteries and a number of troops, covering the town of Abo, where they have collected a large force. 3. I take this opportunity of bringing under their lord ships' notice the very great exertions of the surveying offi cers, Captain Sulivan, assisted by Mr. E vans , master of the Lightning, and Commander Otter of the Alban ; and I have no hesitation in saying, that it is owing to their exertions this fleet have found their way, with compara tively little damage, into creeks and corners, never in tended for ships-of-the-line; day and night have they worked successfully. Commander 9tter an old offi cer , and well worthy of promotion, an Captain Sulivan and his assisting surveyor deserve the protection of their lord ships.—l have, &c., - CHAS. NAPIER, Vice. Admiral and Commander-in-Chiefs The Secretary of the Admiralty, London. Enclosure No. 1 in Sir Charles Napier's Letter , No. 410. Her Majesty's ship Odin, Led Sand, August 25, 1854. Sir,—l have the honour to state that in pursuance of your orders, dated the 18th of August, I proceeded with her Majesty's ships Odin, Alban, Gorgon, and Driver, un der my command, towards Kumblinge, and the islands east of it. 2. Having procured a pilot at Dagerby, we f e lt our way on with boats, and leads throug a most difficult and intricate navigation, in the course of which every ship has been on shore (Gorgon and Odin frequently), but we hope with no further injury than that done to the cop per in various places. 3. At Kumblinge and the adjacent islands I was unab:e to obtain any information of troops or gun-boats, but learnt on Sunday, at Asterholm, that a small fast steam-boat from Abo was in our immediate vicinity. 4. Rather than return to your flag without intelligence, I resolved to attempt a passage to Abo, and on Monday at daylight, leaving the larger ships at anchor, I took all the masters in the Alban, surveyed and buoyed off a passage for ten miles to Bergham, and then returned for the other ships, but the Gorgon grounding delayed us for that night. 5. On Tuesday we made our way in safety into the com paratively open track to Abo, beyond Bergham ; at two p.m., observed a small steamer watching us, and at three p.m., several gun-boats moving a body of troops from the point (one and a half miles to the north-west) up to the chain across the narrow entrance to the harbour. 6. Having approached to within 3,000 yards the Alban stood in to sound. The entrance of the harbour was closed by two impediments, the one in front appeared to be a chain laid on a floating platform, the other of stakes and booms, between which the gun-boats were stationed at regular intervals, and the steam-vessels (four in number) were under the shelter of the points. 7. About 4 p.m. the Alban fired the first shell, which burst over one of the gun-boats. I then commenced firing, and was followed at intervals by Gorgon and Driver, but with little or no effect that we cou ld di scover, except that of fully answering my purpose in drawing a return from the masked batteries and gun-boats. Only one of the for mer at the end of the boom mounted a gun or guns of large calibre and long range, but which was concealed from our view by a point of land. The others, three in number, about one mile to the west of the boom, as far as we could judge, did not in any one case mount more than five, or less than three small guns. A fort, of apparently eight or nine large guns, at a distance, constructed to en filade both passages, fired repeatedly, but the shot invaria bly fell a very short distance beyond the south end of Little Beckholm. 8. As my object was not to attack Abo, but to examine its defences, I contented myself with firing a shot occa sionally at the gun boats, or whatever looked like a masked battery. In the meantime Commander Otter, in the most zealous and gallant manner, after going as close as it was prudent in the Alban, pulled in with his gig, sounding just within range of the gun boats and batteries, which were all the time keeping up a constant fire. 9. The sum of the information I have been able to obtain with his assistance, and that of Commanders Cracroft and Hobart amount to this—seventeen row boats, two guns each, and about twenty oars on each side, four steam ves sels (all small), twa having the flag with cross anchors in it, and another was observed steaming away through the Chafnnel to the eastward of Beckholm. Three (if not four) masked batteries, and another I think in course of construction, for the pogiticrn of which I refer yon to the very clear delineation executed by Commander Otter. 10. The Channel appears to be very narrow, and the thick woods were evidently full of soldiers. We learnt that our arrival had been anticipated (as we expected, knowing that we had been watched by a steamer for some days), and that four thousand additional troops had been sent on the previous day, and five thousand more were ex pected to arrive on the following day ; that th ere were six steamers, five small and one large (the latter we did not see), and eighteen boats and two guns, and eighty men, besides soldiers in each. The weather was so bad on Thursday, that I was de tained under Bergo, and went into Bomarsund this morn ing; when, having communi ca t e d w ith C ap t a i n Warden, and received his despatches, I proceeded to join your flag. I have only to add my very anxious hope that my pro. ceedings may meet with the approbation of the Com mander-in-Chief.--I have, &c., FRANCIS SCOTT, Captain. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief, &c. &o. Enclosure No. 2 in Sir Charles Napier's Letter, No. 410. Her Majesty's. ship Odin, Led Sund, Aug. 25, 1854. Sin,—ln returning to your flag from detached service with the squadron you did me the honour to place under my orders, it is my gratifying duty to express to you how well and ably I have been supported by Commanders Otter, Cracroft, and Hobart, in their respective ships, during my late examination of Abo and its defences, and engagement with the batteries and gun-boats at that place ; and I bog to offer my humble testimony to their ability, zeal, and great exertions during a week of very difficult and harassing duties. I desire most particularly to call your attention to the services performed by Commander Otter during that time. Nothing but the most unceasing and labo rious efforts of a clever, indefatigable, and zealous officer could have performed the duties I required of him, and which alone enabled me to obtaii the information here with enclosed, and to examine a place so difficult of access and so little known as Abo, in the limited time to which I was restricted by you. Under the above circumstances, upon public grounds, and for the advantage of the naval service, which I know you have so much at heart, I beg to urge your recommen dation of that officer and Lieutenant William Mould, senior and gunnery lieutenant of this ship to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for that promotion their constant and valuable services have so long entitled them to expect and hope for.—l have, &c. fRANCIS SCOTT, Captain. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 5.C.8., &c. * Odin, Alban, Gorgon, Driver. THE TENTH HUSSARS.—Although it was contem piatedto withdraw the 10th Royal Hussars from the East Indies for service in Turkey, the idea is abandoned, and the corps will remain its due time in the East Indies. The draft of this and other regiments are waiting ready to embark for Bombay, per the Earl of Balcarras. TRIALS IN THE SUPERIOR COURTS.—The following important provision appears in the Second Common Law Procedure Act, which will take effect on the 24th of next month :—" It shall be lawful for the court or judge at the trial of any cause, where they or he may deem it right for the purposes of justice, to order an adjourn ment, for such time and subject to such terms and con ditions, as to costs and otherwise, as they or he may think fit." PLAGUE OF LOOIISTS.—A letter from New York says : —" Recent advices from Central America announce the visitation of the langosta, a species of flying locusts, throughout the States. This has resulted in as total a destruction of the crop of this season as occurred to that, by a similar calamity, of the last. The conse quence of this has been the threatened starvation of the inhabitants of many of the States. The district of St. Barbara has been particularly the scene of great suffer ing. This, however, has been in a great measure re lieved by the assistance of the Honduras Railway Com pany, who had caused to be sent out from New Orleans a cargo of corn to be gratuitously distributed among the inhabitants. With the ravages of famine, the political dis turbances of these distracted States seemed to keep pace. The political " langosta" oontinue their devastations in the the states of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala. Honduras has sent aid to the assistance of the liberal party in Nicaragua, which, by its recent success, has been enabled to defeat a contemplated conspiracy be tween the ex-dictator of that state and the dictator of Guatemala, to subject the liberal Government of Hon duras." THE BEST WINE.—It may be said that beer contains much saline matter, wines contain very little, and spirits contain none at all. Each year our knowledge of the chemical composition of these fluids will increase, and with advancing knowledge we shall obtain more clearness regarding the dietetic and medicinal pro perties of all fermented liquids. At present the an swer to the question—Which is the best wine ?—cannot be given, because of the imperfect knowledge which we possess of the chemical composition of different wines. But, even when full knowledge is ob tained, no universal answer can be given ; for that wine which is best in one state, or for one person, may be the worst in a different state, or for another person. Generally, however, it may be said that that wine is beat which contains least alcohol, least acid, least sugar, and highest flavour. This is the best for a person in health. —Dr. B. Jones, in the Medical Times and Gazette.] But for the " highest flavour," ow might have thought th e doctor meant to recommend Adam's Wine," C_ f 2 ! l"-~ r r the short passages, and especially the concluding one; "The gods do so to me, and more." Madame Clara Novello sang the opening air in the 'second part of,tbe oratorio, " Hear, ye Israel," with all that perfection of modulation for which she is so justly celebrated. The ravishing, angel trio, " Lift up thine eyes," rendered 1 Clara Novello, Dolby, and Garcia, was beyond nuasuri beautiful, and a n a l most irrepressible murmur of adisatti• tion ran , through the cathedr a l. It was o f course repeated, , as also was Mi ss D o lb y ' s " 0 rest in the Lord. ' The ' ' ohorusses—and there are many difficult ones in the ore. 1 torio—were given with great accuracy, and Am wed that they had been well st u di e d and praetised. The biatoriej was concluded shortly after three o'clock. Only a few places are left for the 1.4 . 4 'ib w Thursday night, and the Messiah on Friday is a certain card. All the reserved places have long ago bcet*eza. _.. There is a miscellaneous concert at the College Hill I to- .` night. -, . ' I The collection at the doors of the cathedral this nigiii- ing amounted to 3301. ILLEGALLY ENTERING MEN ON 130.48 D MERCHANT SHIPS. as was also Captain Hay, of 11.Motoeingoirw:ata::.ilL18:. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 6.—A case of same importauce to the commercial and Royal navies - was heard by the - borough magistrates here to-day. The Commander-in. Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, was present during its hearing, Victory. The circumstances of the case were as follows. James Clark, a waterman, belonging to Gosport, ap. peared to answer to an information, laid under ale 8 and 9 Vic., chapter 116, intituled an "Act fo r the protection of seamen entering on board merchant ships ,".. bent "provided and supplied a seaman named John Oram, laer a nt:khcseo , eoe a rhu epmcnac absence e A dom a : r u t hr e ikoi ap h t p ordinaryp hehe Illustrious,n ot seaman, ha v in g deposed e belonging- license p oe d o o d ht ooa theon.g da f.ollowing. day. On the following Saturday, about th ree na fromnacloeo dot ri F emd r : rwm n d i ot h ke t rd , ,oe t auf h ent e nood ; er th yt u uswea lt. thwm , oo to i.anmi t t: lio 4o: : Lou . ld get you . ," .Be also said, "Do you want a ship 1" zeitlsesstreipadliediarnthalatnrw'ke'fa.he didn't know that he did—he abwaeloynnkt: etta.S,ea, B aPntu ie b n iti h eh : enh i: u . inse:{ B t : .id ::: ire t t y y e'n g 'ihnot ! dlla g n o OetB u ' ' qtht3 :o "rt n t ee t e:n. t rin o af;e m :slii ß h e ede Pi t ed''s t t h t h j'h e a d we 'u f eml: e st c H jwuhstensuCiltarykosua.Ld, p"hHeercaepatraeintvraosskmedeayrtitymng seamen. They replied they were ordinary seyamen ableh captain replied that. he had plenty of ordinary se . e Clark had some private conversation with the cap am t after which he t oo k t h em on shore to the Qne3:o Hotel, where they met the captain of the Blenheim and the owner. Witness and his companion then put down their names. They shortly afterwards parted with de. fendant, who said, "Be sure, you are down in the morn ing, as I want you to see the owner." Clark also told them to look out for some more chaps. They did eo, and found out another man, named Mason. The three went together on Sunday morning with Clark to the Quebec, when the owner told them they must call again on the Monday morning, as he could give them no answer then. On Monday morning Clark, who was always looking out for them, again took them to the Quebec Hotel, two more men having by this time joined them. The owner was not, however, at the Quebec Hotel, and they went over to a beer-house, where they stopped two hours. They then met with the owner in the street, when Clark asked him if he had heard from London ; the owner said he had not • on which Clark said, "Do you mean to take these• three chaps ?" The owner replied "He did, but he could say nothing abotit the other two." Clark afterwards borrowed is., to give them something to eat, which they had opposite Victoria pier. They stopped there till late at night, and before leaving arranged with Clark to be at the Victoria pier on the following morning at 7 o'clock, the latter telling them to be sure to be there, or he should be money out of pocket. Witness did meet him, and went with him to the Custom-house ; the other seamen were with them. They there signed there names to go on board the Blenheim Indiaman. A person gave them an advance note for 11. 15s. each. They took the note to Messrs. Pierce, in High-street, the agents of the owner, who gave the full amount fur their notes. They then bought some blankets and clothes, and went to two beer-houses, after which they went straight on board the Blenheim. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Low, for the defendant, said he could not gainsay the evidence or the charge ; but he thought the Government might be satisfied with a conviction on this information, without pressing the other five informations that had been taken out against his client. The Admiralty did not, he pre sumed, wish to inflict a vindictive punishment. On the suggestion of Mr. Swainson, the Admiralty' solicitor, defendant pleaded guilty to the other five in formations. Two of these were the same as the above stated.case, viz., for having illegally provided and sup plied two other men, Mason and Gardiner, to the Blen heim, the penalty in each case being 201., or six months' hard labour. The three other informations charged de fendant with having received 15s. for shipping from Mason and Gardiner,, the penalty for each of these of fences being 51. The bench fined defendant 151. with costa on the first information, or four months' hard labour ; and ls., or one day's hard lab our , on th e ot h ers. He went below. The proceedings then terminated. • ALARMING RIOTS AT KIDDERMINSTER. THE MILITARY CALLED OUT. ( From the Wolverhampton Chnonicle.) On Friday evening last a number of turn-outs made an attack on the factory of Messrs. Pardoe, Hoonan, and Pardoe, at Kidderminster, dernoli , hing about two hun dred panes of glass, and were only prevented from doing further mischief by the activity of the police. On the ensuing evening the congregations of malcontents in the streets were so numerous and threatening that the Riot Act was read, and it was with great difficulty that the peace of the town could be preserved. The magistrates having communicated with Lord Lyttleton, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, portions of six troops of the Worcestershire Yeomanry entered the town on Sunday. This display of power in support of law and order had the desired effect, the men came to an arrangement with their masters, agreed on Monday night to return to their work, and so relieved the town from all peril and anxiety, Six weeks ago a new " fabric," called 5-Bth; was put on the looms, for which the masters would only pay a price proportionate, as to size, to that for which they paid for the 3-4ths. Against this the workmen in the employ of Messrs. Pardoe, Hoonan, and Pardoe struck, on Mon day, the 21st ultimo, alleging that though the 5-Bths was less in size than the 3.4ths, it was more troublesome, and required more time to work, and demanding that the same price, 2d. per yard, should be paid for the 5-Bths as for the 3-4ths. The Messrs. Pardoe and Hoonan, after some consideration, admitted the claim, but the men, emboldened by the inch conceded to them, refused to go to work until the half of the halfpenny which had been taken off was restored, and they received 2}d. a yard both for 3-4ths and 5 Bths. Matters went on till Wed. nesday last, when a number of men were brought from Halifax by Messrs. Pardoe and noonan, and, to prevent their being interfered with, were lodged in the factory. This brought matters to a crisis, and about nin e o ' c l oc k on F r id ay even i ng, after an excited meeting of the turn-outs, at the George Inn, they twoadjoining hun dred panes of glass, an d h a d near l y succeeded in forcing Messrs. went dov ‘ p r d t o o e a and pl a c H e 0 c o a n l a l e n d s factory, l b in r g oke the door, when th e b oroug h po li ce were brought in a body to the spot, and, after great trouble and exertion, they succeeded in inducing the mob to disperse. The next morning, at a meeting of the magistrates, it was resolved to send for a reinforcement of the county police —which arrived in the course of the day—and to send to the lord-lieutenant of the county. On Saturday evening about a dozen more men from Halifax arrived, and were escorted from the railway station by the police to the factory. This was the signal for fresh disturb. ances ; the riot act was read, and two of the more active rioters were apprehended ; but beyond the terror which the disturbances excited they did no mischief. The em ployers decided they would pay Crossly's prices —those paid by Mr. Crossly, who is, we understand, the paten. tee of the tapestry iprocesses at which the men work— and no other, and that they were some of the men 'who had struck whom they would not receive back under any circumstances. About eighty went in when the bell rung on Monday, at nine and two o'clock, but did no work. Several deputations waited on the employers during the day to endeavour to induce them to receive tinuren%ocoutnasaetn athteeilrnfneiloinw.twheorekvetnneinngthe resuming`in w a r o k r e k d i, all the m en b ac k , but in vain ; and at a meeting of the P te a d rk to g in the hope that by doing so their employers might ex• tend mercy to all. With these sixteen exceptions, the whole of the tapestry weavers resumed work yesterday (Tuesday) morning at Crossly's prices, viz., one penny and seven-eighths of a penny per yard, instead of two pence, farthing, for Which they had struck, or of two pence, which the masters at first agreed to give- The two men arrested on Saturday were brought before tite m agistrates on M on d ay, and dismissed with a „repri mand. O n M onday evening there were only about 1,06°1 of the y eomanry remaining in the town, which aa' almost entirely restored to its wonted quietu d e. GAMBLING ON RA.ILWAYEL—A London solicitor was travelling the other day between Edinburgh and Glen. gow, when he was joined at or about the Falkirk station by three gentlemanly-looking men, who, by and by, pro. -di cect.three cards, -and induced the solicitor to take part in the game. In a verrshert period he had lost, or wag done out of, 121. As they wensf,,abeut to leave at the ICampsie Junction, he gave informatioF_to the guard, when they were brought back to the train, find handed p y o w s t e eh s r e , e ifL abouto not ud o Isomething o so l icit or, dema nd over to the police on their arrival in Glasgow, to whom they were perfectly well known as fellows who frequent worse. The fiscal, after investigating the case, was of opinion that there was not su ffi cient legal proof to con the railways for gambli ng vict the men of swindling, and they were accord i n gly anmg lost hpleur b re e ee g n and which, meanwhile, had been retained t d h is e m it e . d v; hie v h h rad th b g ow police, they found that the Rev. mr. by the Ghia minister of Falkirk, had raised an actio n . Legg, the before , the sheriff, contending, under an old ment, for the half of the money t hus S cotch act of Parlia for behoof of the poor of his . won by gambling on is, we believe, that of 1621arish. The act founded explicit, and was onerativr, ch. 14, and it is quite speaking, as 1774 and 1775 so recently, oompar,stiv6ls , well provided with legal . These fellows are always chances are decidedly ' assistance ; but in this case the in fav our the half of th e s t a k es of the mini s t er ge tting with him. ; and assuredly he has public feeling Time 7% 8% 11►% 1% 3% , - !r= ;. 8