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~4' CONTRACTS FOR SUGAR, TEA, AND RAISINS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Scrvic‘ s, Somerset Hw oe, 10th Novem'.er, 1 5 54 . TAE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain And Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 23d instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at GOSPORT and PLYAIOUTLT, the Undermentioned Articles viz.: To be delivered at lien to be delivered. Hosport. Plymouth 5UGAR.............. Tons. Tons. 75 75 lbs. lbs. 15,070 l 5,'00 Tons. One-half of each In three weeks, and the remainder In 3 weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre ferred by the party tendering. TEA (Congou)... .. •• • • RAISINS (Eleme, Va nt ia, Chesme, or any other description). .... Tons. 45 • Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the articles. Their Lordships reserve to themrel•es the power, when the Ten ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or f‘r such part thereof only as they may deem 11t, or for a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any; and also an ttal:mite 1 power of selection. The articles to be exempted from the Customs Duties, and parties tendering are to state where they are respectively lying. Samples of the Sugar (not less than 41hs.), of the Tea (net less than 2lbs.), from the bonded warehousr, and of the Raisins (not less than Gibs.), must be produced by th - party tendering, The Simples produced by persons wit pse Tenders are not accepted are requested to be taken away by them Immediately after the Con tracts have been decided. _ _ _ No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form pro vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained en applicatio❑ at the said Office, at the Victualling 1 - ,rd3 at Gosport and Plymouth, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service at Liver pool, or to ihe Collector of Customs at Bristol. The conditions of the lt,viscd Contracts, t) which particular at tention is called, may be seen at the salt Wile?, at the said Victual ling Y.trds, and at Livcrp of and Bristol. No Tender will he received after One o'clock, on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on kis behalf should attend at the office on the day of contract, as the result of the offer received from each perscn will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties lu writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and hear is the left-hand corner the words " Tender for and must also be delivered at Somerset house. CONTRACTS FOE WHEAT, PEAS, AND SOAP. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset House, ith November, 1854. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on MONDAY, the 20th instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willim;lo contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stares at Deptford the aadermentioned Articles, viz.: When to be delivered. Quarters. Half of each in 3 weeks. WHEAT .... .......... •• 3,000 and the remainder in 3 PEAS 5OO weeks afterwards, or Tons. earlier if preferred by the SOAP party tendering. Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the ten : ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, er for a greater quar.tity, or of not contracting for any ; and also an unlimited powcr of sel,ctfou. A proportional part of the price per bushel of Wheat will be paid or any weight exceeding 60 lbs. per bushel. Tenders tnay be made for the whole, or any portion of any one o' the above articles ; and every Tender must sped y in words, as well as le figures, the prices at which the Articles may be offered. Samples of the Wheat and Yeas (not less than 2 quarts of each), and of the So p (not less than a bar), must be produced by the parties tendering. The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not accepted are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the con tract has been decided. No tender will be received unless mode on the printed form pro- Tided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application a , he said Office, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Servia at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. The conditions of the revised contracts, to which particular atten tion is called, may be seen at the said Office, and at Liverpool and -, Bristol. No tender will he received atter One o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering or an agent - on his b e h a lf s t .ou ld a tt en d a t th e office on the day of contract, a - the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to hirm in writing. Eiety tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty. - and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for .4. 1 114 must also be delivered at S Inerset House. -,:THE.-DIRECTORS OF THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE ..,,COMPANY REQUEST ATTENTION TO THE ADVAN TAGI.: `OF JOINING THE COMPANY BEFORE THE CLOSE 0' TETE BOOKS FOR THE PRESENT YEAR ON 15ru NOVEMBER. •'.WITH „REFERENCE TO THE DIVIiION OF PROFITS IN • .Itiss. 9r4E FUND to bo Divided in 1855 will be derfred from the Profits which have arisen since 1850, and those persons who effect Assurances at this time will secure TWo YEAR•S' Participation in that Fund, while they will rank at th , division in 1860 for seven years' bonus; in 1865, for twelve years bonus ; and ,o on, Increasing their claim at EACH PERIOD. - The principle on which the Profits of the Company are divided 1 Wailer to a TONTINE, and the Directors have been enabled to Con very large benefits on the Policyholders at the former Divisions of Profits in 1835, 1840, 1a45, and 1850 ; some of the earliest Assur ances having been increased at the rate of 871. 6s. for each 1001. assured, thus reeking an original 1,0001. policy equal to 1,8731. The Directors confidently asrert that no Life Assurance Institution bolds out greater advantages than the STANDARD to persons who. looking forward to long life, effect Assurances for the benefit of their arnili es. •„, The Company's large Accumulated Funds are invested on the security of land and in Government securities. The Income is con siderably upwards of Two Hundred Thousand Pounds per annum and for some ye irs the ave-age number of persons who have joiner' the Institution has been 825, and the corresponding annual amount Of New Assurances, 460,0001. LONDON. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. MO /tight Honourable the Earl of Aberdeen. ORDINARY DIRECTORS. F. Le Breton, Esq., 3, •rosby square. John Lindsay, Esq., 26, Laurence Ponntney-lane. Thomas H. Brooking, Esq , 14, New Broad-street. John Griffith Frilh, Esq.. Austin-friars. A'exander Gillespie, Esq., 3, Billiter court. Ales. Macgregor, Esq., Arlington-street. Jchn Scott, Esq., 4, Hyde-park-street. Further information will be supplied at the Company's Offices am' Agencies. WILL. THOS. THOMSON, Manager. 11. JONES WILLIAMS, Resident Secretary. London, 82, King William-street. EDINEURGH• • 3, George-street. LONDON ....82, King Willi m street. DUBLIN.. •• ••66, Upper sackville-street GLASGOW ....35, St. Vincent-place. STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. SPECIAL NOTICE.—WEDNE. -D Y, the 15th of November, is the list day on which Applications for Assurance can be received so as to be included in the list of Policies rarticipatMg in the profits to be divided in 1855, with reference tI the present year's entry. FORM OF APPLICATION. Name of Applicant.... Profession or Occupation .. • • • • • • Residence .. ••••• • .. • •••• • • • • Age next Birth day . Sum to be Assured.. • • • • • • • • Further information can be procured by application at the Head Office or Agencies. By order of the Directoro. WILL. TII0:. TIIOMSON, Manager. GEORGE TODD, Secretary. Edinburgh.. •• .. 3, George Street. 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By SAMUEL LAndERT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD -SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the L ondon Hos p ital Me dical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &e, The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con- Sequences resulting from certain habits, Irregularities, and excesses, which have proauced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, a n y other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is Particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are Principles of personal management whic h cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties n'ay be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, _ .at there is sc arce ly a ny degree of rhysical infirm it y or functional de r angement to which the timely aid of science cannot a pp l y a cure. r 11 .. e Author has for a series of years been eng a g ed in an extensive In the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately „.., teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant e 1 i' , "los , who inflict great Injury on those whe a re indneed to place faith in their pretensicnis. B r t AR e VOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Mes Oxford srs. 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I)ISFRANCHISEMENT OF .-FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY VOT R.S.—Great Meeting at —tread No. 18 of the ritEEIIOLD LAND 'MIES AND BUILD INA. NEWS, published on Wt. DN ESDAY NEXT Fries 4d.; Stamped Copies, So.—Office, 2",', Old ltoswe'l-•^Dort, Temple-bar. STRICTURE OF TILE URETIIR.I. Just rubliql3l, price :is., by post, free, ss. (id., THE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREATMENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA ; with numerous Cases illustrative of every variety of Urethral o,istruction, and their special Modes of Treatment and Cure. By F. B. COURTENAT, Member of the Royal College of surgeons of England. "We know of no man to whose care we could with treater confi dence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the ore thra."—Aledical London : H. Bailli6re, 219, Regent-street. No Iv publishing to Sabser ber3, in 2,620 Imperial O.:lay() paps, Price 30m., the _ POST OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY FOR 1855. The work has been so greatly extended, that the division entitled "Street Directory" contains 152,416 names, being about THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND more than have ever appeared in the corresponding division of any other book. Its distinguishing feature is, that in it all the streets, squares, crescents, &c., &c., of the metropolis and its sub rbs appear in one general alphabetical arrangement ; it is, therefore, the on:y work in which the occupant of ai.y house can he ascertained. The 152,416 names are carried into all the classifications to which the are appropriate, each in its proper alphabetical po-itlon; a'l the members of any profe•sion or trade, whether Id the metropolis or Its suburbs, are (in the •"Trades" division) arranged alphabeticall. in one list. This being the only work in which they aro so, is the only one in which ill the members of any trade can he ascertained. The nobility, gentry, and professional perso-s resident in London and its suburbs, are included in the one general" Court" alphabetical ist, now so greatly extended that it inc udes upwards of Forty-lour thousand names. Au accurately compiled ' Conveyance Directory,' so comprehen sive as to include all the lisilway Stations and Money Order Offices in Great Brhain, is included in the v&ume, which also contains a 'arge amount of miscellaneous information, as—House of Peers, in their ordsr of preced- nce—Provincial Inns, with their holders— irrangem, nts of the Law Courts— s am , P. of all Postmasters in England an 1 Walt s— Yertodi,!al Publications, with their Publishers —not any part of which is to he fund at any ot , ier London Direc tory. It, besides, has (exclusively) that most important adjunct, an Isnosx TO STREETS, PLACES, CHAMBERS, WHARFS, &C &C., with full Money Order information. "The copiousness and accuracy of the Post Office T,ondon Direc tory' are wonderful."-3leriling Chronicle. 3d. Nov., :854. " Its reputation for accuracy and completeness defies the least whisper of suspicion or reproach." Morning Herald, 6th Nov., IS 4. "After carefully examining the book in its several subdivisions, we feel b )und to a knowledge its very great accuracy."—Morning kdvertiscr, Nov. 7th, 1551. " The number for the ensuing year, how:rres, far excels all that have gone before it."—Standard, 7th Nov., 1854. " We believe the book to be, on the whole, as pe-fect as human labour and human ingenuity can make it."—Globe, Nov. 8, 1554. " Like the London the ' post-ofnce Directory' exhibited morethan half a century ago, it has grown out of knowledge."—Spectator, 11th Nov. 1854. "Looking at the two volumes critlcally, and apart from considera tion of their cost, the Post-office Directory appears to us beyond question the test."—Examiner, 1 : th Nov. 1854. 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"Truly we may class the Directory among modern wonders." — Weekly Dispatch, 5111 Nov , 1854. "1 he character of almost official accuracy for which the work has always been dieinguised, and which, of course, constitutes the great desideratum of a Directory, has been not merely maintaned out Increased."—Era, 12th Nov. 1554. " Fully worthy of its unrivalled reputation as a metropolitan directory."—Sunday Times, sth Nov. 1854. " Complete as it appeared to be, the inventive power of the pro prietor has yet devised some further improvements upon the publica tion of last year."—John Bull, 4th Nov., 18 s 4. The work has become not a mere convenience but a down right necessity."—Field, Nov. 11th, 1854. " The accuracy with which it has carried out the idea puts all competing Directories at an immeasurable distance."—Britannia, Nov Ilth, 1854. " For utlity and information, as a class work, it is nnrivalled."- 4ining Journal, 4th Nov., 1854. " Improved at every point where ImprovemeLt is poss'ble."— lerapath's Jour al, 4th Nov., 1854. " It is truly one of the wonders o , the age, anti reflects the highest Ted t on the abl'ity, industry, and punctuality of ita conductors."— ,Veekly Times, sth Nov.. 11151. Keliy S Co , 19, 20, and 21, 011 llovrell-court ; and (shortly) b 7 al Booksellers. pIeLUNDERS : —WATKINS'S DIRECTORY LP FOR 1855. In fight pares Imp rial Octavo, a Review of he March edition or Watkins's London Directory for 1851, .expoiing t large nurnher of blunders, by far the greater part of which ap war d 10 the first edition • f Watkins's Directory publisluni in De •emi>er, Issl, and which have since been reprinted with every sub uluent edition o , the hook. Watkins's Directory for 1555 has been ilready publi lied, and all the identical blunders exposed in the Re clew have been again reprinted int - , it. Persons who have purchased the work should without ielay obtain .he Review, which may be had here gratis, or will be forwarded on •eceipt of one postage stamp. Kelly and Co., I 3, 20, and 21, Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar, London BLUNDERS IN KELLY'S POST-OFFICE DIRECTO ii 1" for 1855.—Extract from a Review of the Post office Directory, which appeared in the " Globe" of the .th instant: -"Naturally the first 'MUe one lo ks for is their own, and , he writer of this finds that the Messrs. Rielly have conferred upon him, in this as we'l as in last year's publication, two christian names which were not those given at his baptism, and whi h he himself has not -ince assumed ; and that two iit his friends and neighbours who have ',eon for some time in pos:ession are omitted altogether."—Messrs. 'icily and Co. having expressed a wish 'hat Di> t.!ommerclal and General London Directory and the Post-office Directory strand be compared a , to their respective meri s and prices, parties forward ing a request to the office will immediately receive a copy of the Com mercial and General London Directory, to enable them to make the de -trod comparison, tree of all charge, unless the work be retained —For the Review from which the above extract is taken, see the "Globe" of the Sth inst.—Watkins's Commerci,tl and General Lon don Directory °Mee, 7, Nelson-place, Southwark, Nov. Pith, 1854. DR. CULTERWELL ON NERVOUSNESS, DEBILITY, AND INDIGESTION. \lso, on Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and Memerrhoids, Is. each, by post is 6,1. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND ATOID. " Abstentia multi curantur morbi " A popular exposition of the principal eattses' (over and careless feeding, &c.) of the above harassing and distreseing complaints, with an equally intelligible and popular e,ptDsition of how we should 'ive to get rid of them ; to which is aide], diet tables for every meal In the day, and full instru.tions for the re:Ai-nen and observance of every hour out of the twenty four. Illustrated by numerous cases, Ece. LIGHTS AND SHADES OF MARRIED LIFE. " He which that bath no wif, I hold him lost, Helpless, and all desolat. Ile that bath no child, Like sun and winde."—Chaucer. Subject : Marriage, its exp^ctations and Necessities—Development of the Affections—Love Matches—Precipitate, impelled, and retarded nions—M Incnngruitles—Mutual Unsu itableness—Mental incompatibility and Physical Defectiveness —Advantages of Inter marriage—theory of Gestation—Hereditary Resemblance—Mode of determining Legitimacy. 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"Jucunde Vivere." "Few words to fair faith "—Shakespere. Sherwood, 23, Patent( ster-row ; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or of DR. RIcHAIII) CULVERWELL, itrother, Successor, and Twenty Years Consulting Colleague of the late Author of the above, 10, Argyll-place, Regont-street, London, who may be advised with on the above matters daily, irons Ten tilt Five, and in the evenings, from Seven till Nine. E• MOSES and SON, Minories and Aldgate, New Oxford-street and Hart-street, offer to all classes the advantages of seasonable attire, essential for every day lire and business, proper dress for this time of the year, comtortable and fashionable clothing at very economical prices. Sporting dress, the most approved of for ease, elegance, and style. Liveries, Uniforms, and Ladies' Habits, magnificent materials and workmanship accord ing with the most novel fashions, and the most recent regulations. 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The immense Stock of Clothing, Shirts , Boo ts and Shoer, &c., in the wholesale Department, secures unequalled advantages to Her chant. , Capta , ns, Emigrants, and others. Full lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen may be had on application, or post free. f of CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to gu a rd the public against Impo s iti on , h av i ng learned that the untradesman -lik e falsehood " Being connected with their Establishment , " or " I t 's the samo concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and f or obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have mien 'L lt e y e No CONNEXIMI WITH ANT OTNER novas IN OR OCT SF LONDON, e p t lt ta he b l i r is o li r nen E t :t i a s b 4 l , isp s m s, en ls ts 6 , , aasnfollows 157, La 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all ticatin 111 — inories, 84, London West-end Branch, 506, emmtu g. 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Bart-street, all Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, ' g. 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Open on SATURDAY EVENINGS from half-past seven till ten, with an Entertainment descriptive of the RISE and PROGRESS of AMERICA, illustrated by a series of Dissolving Views of American Scenery, by G. lleavEr, Esq. GREAT REDUCTION IN:PRICE OF SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID. Gallons, ss. Quarts, 2s. Pints, Is. Half-pints, 6d. This Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFECTANT instantane ‘msly destroys all BAD SMELLS without producing any itself. Its free use as directed, PREVENTS CHOLERA. and all CON TAGIOUS DISEASES. Sold by all Chemists and Druggists, and at the Office, 15, Cannon street, London-bridge. N.B.—Beware of a spurious imitation. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN AND HIS COMPANIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER. Sir,—The letter signed " S. Lichfield, Oct. 31," and be letter of Dr. Rae, quoted by you in answer, deserve from me a few comments. . Dr. Rae deservedly takes rank with the Arctic heroes, and he is a traveller after my own fashion--simple and inexpensive, bold and enduring in his personnel and materiel. I should be sorry, very sorry, therefore, to say anthing to give him pain. Had Dr. Rae " limited his belief," as you, sir, "to the proofs of identity and death," much pain and anxiety would have been spared to us. The intrepid traveller has formed an opinion s lely upon his pantomimic con versation with as Esquimaux—solely upon "the few words which pass between two men who speak co com mon language ;" and is still striving to maintain that opinion, solely and irrespective of all others, of his own knowledge of the country he is dealing with. I believe be cannot, I hope he cannot, establish that opinion. The conclusion, as I understand it, at which Dr. Rae has arrived, is that the white men at the Great Fish River have died the death of starvation and cannibalism. His premises are these. The Esquimaux had no abund ance of wood, and they would have had abundance of wood if they had plundered Franklin's ships. The Great Fish River is deficient of game in the spring, and it was in the spring they were said to have died. Dr. Rie has stated in the Times, he has not read the "Blue Books ;" and a relative of Sir John Franklin states for him in the Times, that he knew not of the 10,0001. prize offered by the Government in 1850 for the traces of the Franklin Expedition. I can scarcely presume, therefore, to think h has ever read the humble narrative of a journey by me to the Polar Sea by the Great Fish River, or a History of the Esquimaux by me in the Journal of the Ethnological Society of London. Further, that he is not acquainted with my "cache " at Montreal Island, notwithstanding constant reference has been made to that cache, not only in the daily press, but within the walls of the Geographical Society ; and notwithstanding Mr. T. Simpson visited it to correct his longitude and raise a memorial of his visit. These are Mr. Simpson's words :—" On the 16th we directed our course, with flags flying, to the Montreal Island. Directed by M`Kay our people soon found a deposit among the rocks, containing two bags of pad can, several pounds of clocolate, two canisters of gun powder, a box of percussion saps, and a japanned tin vasculuna, inclosing three largo fish-hooks. The pemi can, or taureau, as the voyageurs call it, was literally alive ; and it was wittily remarked, L'isle de Montreal sera bientOt, peupl4a de jeunes taureaux.' The minor articles Mr. Deese and I took possession of as memo rials of having breakfasted on the identical spot whore the tent of our less successful precursor (Sir G. Back) stood that very day five years before. Finding it im possible to reconcile Back's longitude, I have ad hered to my own observations the longitude of the island will thus be 90. 24. 15, instead of 95. 18. 15 ; and the extent of our discoveries be diminished by twenty-five miles."—(Narrative of Discoveries on the North Coast of America, by Thomas Simpson, Bth Jan., 1843, p. 370.) I can assure Dr. Rae that he is wrong in all his pre mises. First, the Esquimaux have no use for wood, for they de not use wood for fuel, the sea-oil is their fuel ; for they do not use wood for boat-building, the walrus skin is their boat ; and, as the little wood they use, together with walrus ivory, in the manufacture of im plements of the chase, is so adapted as to return to the owner, we may almost say they do not use wood even for the manufacture of implements of the chase. More over Dr. Rae seems to forget that the Esquimaux do scribe the forty white men as dragging a boat, and of course its complement of oars and masts ; and as forty men could not get into one boat, at least such a boat as Franklin would select to pass up rapids and cascades, there were most likely two boats, aye, and even three boats, enough wood for several generations of the Esqui ' inaux of that locality. There is also the Victory steam- ship left by Sir J. Ross close by. Second, Dr. Rae states :--" That portion of country near to, and on which a portion of Sir J. Franklin's party was seen, is in the spring notoriously the most barren of animal life of any of the Arctic shores, and the few deer that may be seen are generally very shy, from having been hunted during the winter by Indians on the bor ders of the Woodlands." Dr. Rae must excuse my saying this is mere assump tion, and altogether gratuitous on his part. He is not justified in saying any such thing. Dr. Rae, it has to be borne in mind, has never put his foot on a single inch of the ground under consideration. He knows only of. the Great Fish River by hearsay. The only three travellers wh• have visited the Polar coast-line between the Coppermine River and the Great Fish River are Sir G. Back, Mr. T. Simpson, and myself. The three narra tives of these travellers are published, and all show the country to be teeming with animal life, even up to the great human family. The Esquimaux are very numerous in the vicinity of the Great Fish River, and as we know rilthing of their moral and intellectual character they may turn out in the end to be as treacherous as the Esquimaux of the Mackenzie River. There is not a doubt in my mind that the small seal the 40 white men traded from the Esquimaux was for the known beauty of its young skin, and that thirty-five of the forty white men were subsequently murdered by treachery ; that •f the five white men en Montreal Island, one of them was Sir John Franklin himself, and that he had saparated with his four companions from the ether thirty-five for the purpose of depositing in the King cache a memorial of his visit, which had been his practice year after year, as Captain M'Clure visited the Parry Sandstone. The Esquimaux, taking advantage of the separation, fell upon the thirty-five white men at Point Sir Charles Ogle, who were most assuredly withou,' . .. fire-arms, and massacred them—five only escaping—and then sur rounding Montreal Island, starved out Franklin and his four companions.—l have, &e., 17, Savile-row, Nov. Bth, 1854. RICHARD RING. TRH WELSH IRON AND COAL TRADRS.—Theee, the staple trades of South Wales, still continue in full acti vity ; the demand is unabated, and the natural result is that there is ne tendency to decline in prices. The iron market has been firm throughout the autumn, and the usually least active quarter has closed without the least sign of any diminution in the demand. Pig iron is par ticularly firm, the consumers beinc , unable to obtain the least alteration in the rates of this description. The rates for coal are advancing, and there is no doubt that before long the price of this essential article will be materially advanced. An advance of 25 per cent, has been for some time established upon customary prices, and now this will be increased before Christmas. The demand still is larger, if possible, than ever, and enough, it is said, cannot be raised at the pit's month to meet the consumption. DEPUTY-LIEUTENATS FOR CORK.—The Earl of Ban don, Lord-Lieutenant of the county and city, has no minated John Nicholas Murphy, the mayor ; William Fagan, M.P., Francis B. Beamisb, M.P . , Andrew J. Wood, and Thomas Tobin, Esqrs. , deputy - lieutenants for the city of Cork, NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.. Royal Albert, 121, screw, Captain Sir Thomas Pasley, is still at the fairway moorings at Sheerness. On Satur day she got steam up and tried her engines, &c. We bear everything works admirably. Tomorrow morning she will leave her moorings and proceed out on her trial trip. She has, we understand, got' all her ammunition, &c., on board, and sails bent. This splendid screw is now in good sailing trim, and fully ready for sea, with the exception of not being fully Manned. On that point, particularly as far as seamen are concerned, she is very deficient. No doubt, however, many will avail them selves of joining this, almost the finest ship in the world. Hannibal, 91, Captain the Hon. F. W. Grey, arrived at Devonport on Thursday last. She has some defects in her engines, which are being made good. She is re ported to be ready for sea by the 13th (this day). The detachment of Marines, under Lieut. Casey, which arrived from Woolwich for service in the Black Sea, embarked on board the Hannibal on Thursday last. Her complement is to be made up by a draft from the crew of the Cossack. She takes a mail for the Black Sea. Orion, 90, screw, is lying iiiidertieTsheersint,l;e dock yard, Sheerness. The Monkey, arrived on Friday with the main shaft, towing the Beaver, with two of her boilers and other pieces of machinery, which she took in on Saturday. Each boiler weighs something like 25 tons, by John Penn and Son. This ship, although only a two-decker, is six feet longer than the Royal Albert, and with the aid of the caisson will barely (if at all) go into the dry dock. They say she will only take in her machinery there, and go back to Chatham, to get ready for sea. Orders have been received for Mr. Penn's me chanics to work from 6 a.m. till 7.30 p.m., which will forward her very materially these short days. Like most screws upon launching she is six feet by the stern. The Pylades, screw corvette, 20 guns, building at Sheerness, is fast being completed. Her figure-head is being put on,, and ties 23d inst. it the time named, if pos. Bible, for her being 'matched. She is a Jiislentil& model (her planks are of teak), with a long, sharp bow, clipper like. Penn and Sons' men are fixing the tubes, and the Monkey has taken down some of her machinery. Horatio, 22, screw, is lying over on the east side of her Majesty's basin, Sheerness, waiting orders, &c. • She is refitting. Janus, 5, paddle, Lieutenant Commander Kane, is still moored over on the west shoreat Sheerness, waiting orders, &o. Cuckoo, 3, paddle, Lieutenant Commander Augustus Murray, has hauled out of her Majesty's basin at Sheerness, and is lying up the harbour refitting, ice. Porcupine, 3, paddle, Lieutenant Commander Jack son, is lying up the harbour at Sheerness. 'We hear her crew, with few exceptions, have all returned. Drake, mortar vessel, was masted at Portsmouth on Saturday, and the plankings of her docks completed. She will be ready to proceed to the Black Sea in less than ten days, fit for service. We learn by electric telegraph from Plymouth that the Meander, 44, for Lisbon, left that port yesterday at 11 a.m. with a fine breeze from N.N.W. The Curacoa, 31, screw-frigate, Captain the Hon. George F. Hastings, was paid advance at Spithead on Saturday, and a general signal was made to send to her all supernumeraries for the Black Sea and Mediterra nean, for which station she sails day, taking a mail. The Brisk, 14, Commander Curtis, hauled out of the fitting basin at Portsmouth on Saturday, after a refit. A large screw steamer, brig-rigged, with the funnel close to the foremast, passed up Channel off Plymouth at noon. The powder was taken out of the St. George, 120, Captain Eyres, on Thursday, preparatory to her going up Hamoaze. The Diligence transport received a new mainmast and bowsprit from the Devonport Dockyard on Thursday, preparatory to her taking in stores for the Eastern yards. The Prussian barque Condor, Capt. Steffings, 15 d a y s from Dantzic, with timber for the dockyard, arrived at Plymouth on Friday. The barque Alpha, Capt. Tulloch, 16 days from Got tenburg, with deals for Melbourne, put into Plymouth leaky on Saturday. The officers and men of the Davenport Dockyard have subscribed one day's pay each to the Patriotic Fund. It is the intention of the Lords \of the Admiralty to enter 400 men forthwith among the different branches of artisans employed in the Devonport Dockyard. The Avon steam-vessel, from Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Friday. A contract for 2,000 quarters of wheat was taken at the Royal Clarence Victualling establishment, Gosport, on Saturday, at an average of 765. Bd. per quarter. strongest and most seasoned oak, with the sides pre- pared to resist the heaviest shot. She is progressing in a manner truly astonishing, and about June next will make room for another on the Fame stocks. We have also the screw guard-ships Hastings and Pembroke, convert ing rapidly, besides three first-rates, all of which will be fitted with the propeller prior to launching. DEVONPORT. —A. considerable increase is to be made to the mechanical departments of our naval arsenals forthwith. The immediate increase in the establishment . at this port will be nearly 400 men, and a proportionate number of officers. Of the 400 about 150 are to be shipwrights. KETUAIL—A jetty, upwards of 700 feet in length, parallel with Moon's Cove, is to be built forthwith, for the convenience of bringing ships alongside previous to being docked. SHEERNESS.—The greatest possible activity prevails throughout the whole of her Majesty's Dockyard, Sheer ness ; a tram-road is being laid down for carts, &0., and pipes for gas, in lieu of the oil lamps hitherto glim mering throughout the yard. A boiler factory of large dimensions is being built, and progressing fast. The vie• Walling department, or a portion of it, is being got ready for the crews of those ships that are ordered here from the Baltic to winter. We hear the Euryalus frigate, 50, screw, is expected here, and that orders have Leen received respecting her. Mr. T. Hoekings (principal in this depart ment), whose health has been impaired by the duties ne cessarily devolving upon him, is now under medical treatment at Melville Hospital, Chatham. We hear, however, change of air, &c., has much improved him. The out-houses for the sailors' accommodation are built updn improved principles, and rapidly progressing. Great discontent appeared to prevail throughout the artisans in her Majesty's Dockyard on Saturday, in consequence of some alteration in their pay ; they all assembled in a body, and refused to go to work without some satisfaction with reference to their future pay ments ; it was arranged that a deputation of five should wait upon the dockyard authorities on Monday morn ing, to see what arrangements they could come to. ANOTHER AUSTRIAN NOTE. hr 2 ea3ps T ,d Ty h wn e hiti tot subjectedef. with tßa l i at l d o hoed w yera i fe n tluso g sl lcee i thedasxbatio the text Austriano f the Austrian Minister note te ß o r fl theßerlin iin Prussianmn assurance despatch ah t aiexamination that hoatnth o l yie f t the swr erbse whole 13th uoelnotdsfod u u tr t o. communi cations althougho: withd es i r desire, w o h f tehne, consequences l a it e s t. Ifvore remarksawlelwere interested is t ablee r its e sttoe de aplldespatchafrotri parties, shf this examina tion r l 3d t ownhb, big cer tainlyt not be of a nature to cause to be ascribed to our man ner of acting the causes of a scission which we find it difficult to bring ourselves to think as possible. We have always been far from wishing to restrain in any manner the right of Prussia t o d ec id e f ree l y and by her self on the acts which we have ourselves laid down in an independent manner. In the convention of April, and in the negotiations which preceded it, we reserved to ourselves the liberty of adopting independent measures, and acting according to circumstances, in so far as the latter shall be in full accord wit,h the principles of the said convention. Why then oppose to us, with so much persistance, that we have acted indepen dently, if that manner of acting were sufficiently called for ? Why not' rather ask if we never acted otherwise than in a way rigorously consistent with the principles of the treaty, and with the view of assuring the realisation with the object it had in view ? The convention with the Porte was the previous and necessary condition of the execution of the supplementary article of the 20th April ; our present attitude in the principalities is equally the necessary consequence of it. When the treaty of offen sive and defensive alliance was concluded, Prussia did not ask that we should take the engagement of not co-operating with the adversaries of Russia, if that power should refuse to evacuate the princi palities. She must have even foreseen that the con trary would take place. In this case, the operations in the principalities would not have had for their exclusive object the protection of German interests. Why then now lay down this impossible condition ? If we must express the impression which, on the whole the last declarations of Prussia have caused to us, we will say that we find between her and ourselves, less a di versity of principles, less a divergence in the manner of understanding the rights and the duties which result from the treaty of April, than a peculiar man ner of considering the facts. These facts have pre sented themselves in the eyes of the Prussian Govern ment in a manner different to that in which they have pre-ented themselves to us, and we found on that cir cumstance the hope of an early understanding. The Prussian Cabinet appears to give to the fact of the re treat of the Russian army in the Pi incipalities a political signification, which we cannot admit. On the other hand, the Cabinet of Berlin sees in the declaration of Rassia 'to confine herself to the defensive,' a guarantee which we do not find. It finds nothing alarming in the as sembling in Poland of the best troops of Russia, whilst we consider it as a menace of the gravest kind. Every day renders the situation clesrer, and gives a more serious warning. It consequently only remains for us to express anew our confidence in the assurance which has been given to us that H.M. the King under stands, in all their extent, the duties which are imposed on him in all eventualities by his anxiety to assure the security of Germany in the East. We still attach, as we have always done, the greatest weight to a common attitude of Prussia and Austria before the Diet. We have displayed solicitude and perseverance in maintain ing ourselves on a line in which Prussia and the other German States ought to meet us. In the affair of Hol stein, to which the Royal cabinet refers, extraordinary events prevent Prussia from strictly observing the same conduct; but the sole consequence to be deduced from the issue of this affair is precisely to recognise the immense value for all Germany of the union of Austria and Prussia. In the present state of things, we think it right again to propose to Prussia to ce-operate in a completely uniform action of the representatives of the two powers in the Diet. With this view, we communicate to you the eventful instructions which we have drawn up from the Imperial ambassador in the Diet, and we authorise you to communicate them confidentially to Baron de Man teuffel—and to add that we will not make use of this document until the Prussian Cabinet shall have entered •into explanations with us. Your excellency will pre sent a copy of the present despatch to the Minister Pre sident of the Council.—Receive, &c., " DE Bun." RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS. The following letter from the St. Petersburg correspondent of the National Zcitung puts the extensive preparations of Russia in a clear light before us : " OCT. 31.—Since the first manifesto orderincs levies for the present war, and still more since the declaration made by this Government of its intention to confine itself to a defence of Russian territory, the universal conviction has taken root here that Russia will strain every nerve, even up to exhaustion, before she descends from her ori ginal demands to the level of the Four Points. It is tree that a firm and tenacious occupation of the 'pledge' was expected with similar confidence, but on e that has not been justified. It was found impossible to retain possession of the principalities in the presence of Austria's attitude, a n d so, not to be compelled next spring to any more retiring en `strategic grounds,' it has been found desirable not only to form an army of reserve in addition to the active army that has been put on war footing, by calling in all absent on furlough, the reserves, and those who had re tired, but also to make preparations for a second army of reserve, by constructing its cadres, which the levies of next spring are to to fill up. This will be the 13th levy. The ex emption of some Governments from the 12th levy, that has very recently been ordered, will occasion a considerable deficiency. For instance, the Taurian Government was a few days back exempted by the Emperor from this 12th partial levy. The military authorities will therefore be obliged to make up the deficiency out of other Govern ments of thewest, and institute supplementary levies. Be side the active army, the Guards, and the Grenadiers, the two cavalry corps, and the corps of Dragoons, there are to be not only the sth and 6th, but also the 7th and Bth battalions; that is to say, with the exception of the reserve, the entire supplementary force is to be put on war footing. This indicates that preparations are being made to bold out against even au European coalition, and is fact against any possible combination ; and that peace does not enter into the calculations bore. As to the possible duration of the war, it is felt that it depends solely on the length of the attack on Russia's defensive position. There is a strong feeling of hatred here against Austria, dating as far back as from the period of the Hunga rian war, and this feeling has become still mere embittered since the retreat from the Danubian Prin cipalities. It is only respect for the Emperor's will expressed on this head that prevents this feeling from breaking out into open manifestations. For the pre sent the Government organs, by all sorts of extracts from the Russia -loving press in Germany, impress on their readers that Austria is not the champion of German in terests in the present conflict. At the best it is hoped to keep Germany a little longer inactive, but as regards Austria this expectation has already been given up," CRYSTAL PALACE, Nov. 11.—(Fme SHILLING DAY.) —Admission at the doors, 126 ; admission by season tickets, 389 ; total, 515. [AuvEuTisxusNT.J—A Lieutenant of Dragoons Cured of Rheumatism by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.- - This officer, who is in the Dutch army, states that Hol loway's pills and ointment have cured him of rheuma tism, which appeared to be incurable, as neither sea bathing, vapour baths, nor preparations vaunted as sure remedies, did him any good, and the treatment of the doctor, after several months' trial, was without success. At this juncture be commenced taking these pills, and rubbing the ointment into the complaining parts twice a day, which effectually cured him in the course of six weeks. The truth of this statement can be vouched for by Mr. J. B. Stratman, of Bois-le-Due.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and SO, Maiden - lane, York, r ~= [PRICE SD. " LANCASTER'S GUNS" AND "OVAL SHELLS." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Liverpool, Nov. 8, 1854. SIR,—As you are aware, we have recently heard a great deal about certain wonderful things, called " Lancaster's guu ;" also termed an "oval gun" (a sheer impossibility); and likewise of "Lancaster's oval shell." Now, I beg leave to ask —Does anybody know this "Mr. Lancaster" or his "oval gun," or where they are either of them to be found? Or what are the peculiarities of the gun, so celebrated by his name ? Because I have caused inquiries to be made on the subject, and can gain no in formation whatever respecting them ; and where, too, if they exist, they must of necessity be known. But as re gards the "oval shell," I happen to know a great deal, as will presently be seen. You will doubtless remember that in your publication of the beginning and latter end of August, and the end of September last, and also is the daily papers of the same period, there appeared the reports of trials at Shoebury ness and the Isle of Wight, of " Lancaster's oval guns and shells," and of an elongated cannon ball, i.e., oval at one and, and cup-shaped or hollow at the other—so it was de scribed. Now it happens that these " wonderful, things" have made " their first appearance on any stage" during the present year, and, indeed, within the last few months of it; and how is this to be accounted for? Why, sir, I think I can tell you. And, dismissing at once the absurdity of an "oval gun," which it is not possible to bore, I come to the oval, or egg-shaped shell, and the elongated cannon ball (the only actual inventions), and which may be disposed of together. The following are the facts : At the last session of the Society of Arts (1853-4), I ex hibited original models of the aforesaid " oval" or egg shaped shell, and cannon and musket balls, of my own ex clusive invention, of which I had neither seen nor heard of tie like before, nor have I since. At the close of the exhibition in February last, I had to apply several times before the models were re turned, and throe weeks elapsed before they reached me, and then it was minus the•anuaket balls. They were also entirely omitted from the first catalogue I received; and on complaining of the omission they were inserted in the next. I mention these circumstances as having some connection with what follows. On returning back the models (which I still possess) no thing more was heard of them or their merits until " Lan caster's oval gun" suddenly came to light, and, of course, hie " oval shell," at the same time, to fit it. The'experiments above alluded to succeeded, with which all the world is now acquainted ; and upon the strength of these I addressed the Board of Ordnance on the 30th August and 13th September (but without effect); and again by memorial on the 3d October, claiming the inven tion as mine, and the usual consideration in virtue thereof. To the latter I received letters of invitation to meet the select committee at Woolwich (to whom the memorial was referred) on Tuesday, the 17th October, with my models. I accordingly attended at the appointed time ; and what do you think, sir, was the result ? Why, I was actually sent for (for I happen to know that I was expected) from Liverpool to Woolwich, at the sacrifice of so much time, trouble, and expense, only t o b e t o ld th a t " ray nwdels had nothing whatever to do with it." And after a few unimportant questions, which indicated that I knew nothing about it, and had no business with it, the interview ended, and I was left to return home with as much consolation as I could under such circumstances. But this is not all. The select committee had to "report" to the Ordnance office the result of their interview with me and my models; and here it is as I received it : " The committee have stated that they do not consider the projectiles , of which you produc e d m o d e l s b e f ore th em , to be of any value for military purposes; and that in sup posing that experiments have been carried on at Shoebury ness and the Isle of Wight with your projectiles, you have been misled by newspaper paragraphs, there being BO foun dation for such a supposition." (The italics aro my own.) Now, sir, you will see there is abundance of mystifica tion in all this. But, without stopping to discuss it, what are the facts? The shell adopted is an " oval or egg shaped shell:" mine is also an "oval or egg-shaped shell." The oannon-ball tried is " oval at one end and hollow or cup-shaped at the other ;" mine is precisely the same. Be sides which, they were never heard of until after my mo dels had appeared; and yet I am told at first sight, and the only interview, that mine are not "of any value for military purposes," and that I " have been misled by news paper paragiaphs." I confess that lam quite unable to reconcile these statements. But be this as it may, one thing is certain : that no attempt was made, neither then nor since, to prove that soy models had " nothing whatever to do withl it, nor the slightest reference to any other in vention or inventor, and which, had such been the case, nothing could have been more easily done than at the time and on the spot, which they ought to have done. I therefore consider that I may safely challenge a com parison of the projectiles in proof that the inventions ori ginated with me, and that I am entitled to the credit and other advantages properly appertaining thereto. No doubt some more favoured party (but certainly not "Mr. Lancaster") has forestalled me, aud ebtaiuea the benefit of my inventions. But that is no reason why I should be put to the cost, trouble, and annoyance of a journey of nearly SUO miles in order to be told so, and when a letter would have done as well, and been just as satisfactory. However, I could have - suggested some important im provements in the aforesaid shells, which would have been of great service in the coining spring, and which I have now by me ; but I certainly shall not lay myself open to a "second edition" of such consequences, from, home, at all events. Apologising for thai trespassing upon you, I remain, sir, your obedient survant, R B. FEATHER, THE HIGHLAND BRIGADE AT ALMA. //// G -7K V ASSAULTING HIS ROYAL BIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT. - - On Friday evening last his Royal Highness Prince Albert was returning to the Castle, attended by Captain Du Plat, 'after hutting with the Royal harriers in the neighbourhood of Slough and Salt-hill, when just after the Prince had -passed Eton College, and was proceeding through the High-street, a ferocious looking fellow, with a stick in his hand, rushed out of the shop of Mr. Thum woad, where he had been purchasing- some beef, into the road, and made use of some most insulting and abusive language towards his R oyal Highness, following the Prince for some distance up the street, when Captain Pu Plat promptly rode his horse between the fellow and the Prince, and the scoundrel returned, flourishing his stick in a menacing manner, and continuing his offen sive observations towards his Royal Highness. The assault was witnessed by a young lady who was passing at the time, the daughter of Mr. Sanders, who resides near where the disgraceful transaction took place, and Mr. Sanders, on learning the fact, lost no time in communicating the whole of the particulars to Mr. Per kins, tl,-3. intelligent and active superintendent of the Eton police, and to whom much credit is due for the prompt manner in which he caused the fellow to be ap prehended and locked up in the station-house for the night. On the following morning (Saturday), Mr. Perkins waited on the Rev. W. G. Cookesley, the senior assistant master of Eton, and a county magistrate, to determine on what steps should be taken in reference to this disgrace ful outrage, when the worthy magistrate, knowing full well the indignation which would be necessarily created throughout the school on its becoming known that an insult had been offered to Prince Albert, their kind friend and liberal patron, and fearing the consequences which !night ensue by bringing the prisoner to the ma gistrates' chamber at the time the students were out of school, the justices' room being situated nearly oppo site to the college, very wisely deferred the hearing of the case until three o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the whole of the students would be in church. Accordingly the matter was kept as secret as possible, and when the prisoner was brought before the bench In custody of police-constable Simms, there were only pre sent the magistrate, Mr. Sanders, the magistrate's clerk, a correspondent, and a few of the Eton police. Mr. Sanders narrated the facts above stated, and as no parties at this time were present-from the Castle the worthy magistrate went into the charge preferred against the prisoner by Henry Simms, the polioemar b for violence used by the prisoner toward s hi m in attem pting to get out of his custody, and also for obtaining money from the Etonians on the previous Thursday. The prisoner at once acknowledged the truth of the charge, ai=d in reference to his disgraceful conduct to wards the Prince said that as he had not seen any of the Royal family for many years, and hearing that Prince Albert was passing, he merely ran into the road to salute his Royal Highness. He denied having made use of abusive and disgraceful language at the time, but would acknowledge that he had been drinking a little, and he might have flourished his stick, but he meant no harm. He further stated that he came to Windsor with the intention of enlisting into one of the regi ments in garrison there, he did not care which. That he had seen a serjeant of the 18th Loyal Irish, and also a sergeant of the Welsh Fusiliers, who both con sidered his age (38 years) too old for the service. He also said he had served under Lord Gough, and had been in India 21 years in the Ist troop of Bombay Horse Artillery, and had gained three medals, two of which he had pawned, that he got 211. on his discharge, which he spent in a week on a spree. He had got a wife and two children somewhere, but he lid not know where. He was a native of Ireland ; his name was Mislich, and he had three brothers respectably settled in America, where he was anxious to go. The worthy magistrate, after a severe reproof, sen tenced the prisoner to one month's hard labour at Ayles bury gaol as a rogue and vagabond. It is not yet -ascertained what steps will be taken against the prisoner in the meantime, with reference to his assault on the Prince. THE COSSACK. The screw steam-sloop Cossack, Captain Fanshawe, had her main keel completed at Devonport on Friday. Her crew hare been drafted into the Hanibal, 91, Cap tain Gray, to fill the vacancies, and she is to sail to morrow for the Black Sea. THE ROYAL STEAM YACHT. The Fairy _Royal steam-yacht, Master C mimander Welch, was undocked on Saturday at Portsmouth, after a thorough re-embellishment. PROVISIONS FOR THE EAST. Orders have been received at the Royal William Vic tualling-yard, Plymouth, fur the shipment of 150,0001 b. of salt pork and 200,0001 b. of salt beef on board trans ports for the forces in the East. Iu order to expedite the work a party of Royal Marines from the flag-ship Impregnable, attend daily. Yesterday (Sunday) the labourers and others were actively employed in shipping bread on board the transport Chapman, bound for the Black Sea. The rye flour ground at this establishment cannot conveniently be converted into bread there, but will be sent to Millbay, where the Russian prisoners, for whom it was ground, will bake it in the ovens attached to the prisons. COURT-MARTIAL. A court-martial assembled at Plymouth on Saturday morning on board the flagship Impregnable, 104, Captain Wise, to try Mr. James William Peck Foord, paymaster of thesMeander, 44, Captain Bayley, for neglect in not having rendered his cash and victualling accounts when paymaster in the steam sloop Sphinx, to the officers of the Comptroller of th e Vi ctualling D epar t men t. The court consisted of Ad m i ral Eden, Admiral• Superinte ndent of the Devo n p ort D ockyard ; Captain Gray, Han nibal, 91 ; Capt a i n Ki ngcombe, Royal Will i am, 120 ; Captain Eyres, St. G eorge, 120 ; Capta i n St o pl or d, Calcutta, 84 ; Capt a i n B ayley, Meander, 44 ; an d C a pt. Fanehawe, Cossa c k, 20 . The court sat from 9 a . m . to 1 p.m. The p r i soner pleaded guilty, and the cour t, in consequence of his p rev i ous and su b sequen t goo d cha racter, adjudged him only to lose three years' rank as paymaster, and to be severely reprimanded. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Charles B. C. Dent (1852), from the Va lorous, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, has been ap pointed to the Gordon, paddle-wheel steam sloop ; Lieu tenant John G. S. Clarke (1854), promo ted from mate of the Duke of W ellington, 131, screw steam-ship, to the Hanibal, DO, screw steam-ship, at Devonport, under orders for service in the Black Sea. MILITARY. The Lieutenant -General of the Ordnance, Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., has nominated Lieutenant -Colonel Hugh Hanley Tuite, of the Royal Artillery, to the com mand of the Artillery in the Belfast district, in the room of Lieuten an t-C olonel Frederick M. Eardley Wilmot, who has been appointed to a situation at head-quarters, Woolwich. Lieutenant-Colonel Tuite will arrive at Charlemont about the middle of the present month. The steam-ship Cleopatra, having on board detach ments belonging to the 42d and 93d Highlanders, em barked at Birkenhead, arrived in Cork harbour from Liverpool on the 7th inst., to receive on board draughts of the 21st, 30th, 33d, 47th, 50th, 55th, and 68th Regi ments for conveyance to the Crimea ; but, in consequence of some damage sustained by her machinery on the pas sage, she was not ready to receive the troops. Draughts of the 92d, 63d, 9th, 14th, and 3d Buffs left Cork en Thursday in the Prince and Prince Arthur river steamers, for Queenstown, to embark on board the transport Gallipoli, for conveyance to Malta. The men, numbering 392, were under the command of Captain Hood, of the 3d Buffs. The band of the 91st played them to the quay, on leaving which they cheered loudly, and were heartily responded to. A. detachment of the Royal Artillery, under the com mand of Captain H. A. Vernon, with Lieutenant Harris, marched from the garrison at Woolwich en Saturday morning, headed by the band and drums and flutes of the regiment, to the North Kent Railway, en route for Portsmouth, where they will be joined by fifty additional men, under orders to embark in the Curaeoa, 30, screw steam-frigate, as she will leave Portsmouth on the 13th instant for the Crimea. Recruiting for the army is proceeding actively in Nor folk and Suffolk, and with considerable success. During the last month upwards of 100 young men have been drafted from Norwich, Lowestoft, and Yarmouth for the metropolis. KILKENNY, Nov. 11.—The depot of the 17th Regiment in this garrison have received a " letter of readiness." MORE TROOPAI FOR THE CRIMEA. —A draft of the 49th, from the depot battalion at Fermoy, is to proceed to England to embark on board the Adelaide for the Crimea.---Dublin Evening Post. INCREASE OF THE ROYAL DOCKYARDS. PORTSMOUTIL—The pressure of business has been so great at this yard, owing to the repairs and alterations necessary for tha coming spring, that ere long the num bers will be increased to the original war establishment. There will be required upwards of 1,000 additional ship wrights and joiners. The artisans are at the present moment planking•in the largest ship ever built in the Royal naval yards—namely, the Marlborough, screw, 131 guns, of more than 4,000 tons, and which will be ready for launching in the spring of next year—for power and symmetry - she is unequalled. The Marlborough is stronger than the A gamemnon, with every possible mo dern improvement added ; besides which her middle and lower decks will carry 68 and 84-pounders. Next we have the Shannon, 50, screw-frigate, some 20 feet longer than the line:of-battle-ship Friume Royal, built of the ATROCIOUS MURDER. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 11.—In the little village of Clare morris, county Mayo, Ireland, lived a young man, of thrifty habits, named Maurice Prendergast, about 23 years of age. His father and uncle, who were both dead, had occupied the position of collector of tolls and Customs in the village, the duties of which office had devolved upon him. His uncle had also a son, some years the elder of Maurice, small, like him, in stature, but of wild disposition and unsteady habits. When a youth, James lEneas Prendergast in a drunken freak mounted an unbroken horse, which threw him with great violence, causing an injury to his right leg, which left it bending under him as if in a kneeling position, rendering it necessary that he should have a wooden leg. The cousins occupied separate cabins, but they remained on appa rently good terms with each other. There continued, however, to be a marked difference in their modes of life, Maurice being sober and saving, while his cousin was reckless, violent, and dissolute. For some time past it was known that Maurice was saving money with the intention of emigrating to America for the purpose of joining a relative who had gone out, and who was do ing well in the country of his adoption. When, there fore, about a month ago the Prendergasts suddenly dis appeared from the village no surprise was created, the belief being that they bad gone cut together. This be lief had assumed all the force of conviction until a fort night ago, when a sack, containing the trunk of a human body, the head and legs having been severed from it, was found floating in a pond or " a short distance from the prisoner's house. The sack contained several heavy stones, which had no doubt kept the horrible witness under water. The discovery naturally created great excitement in the village, increased to a g reater pitch when the pond was d ragge d an d anoth er bag containing the ghastly head of the deceased, with the skull crushed as if by the blow of a hatchet, was brought to the surface. A further search re sulted in the discovery of the legs, which had been thrown in without being wrapped up. The prisoner's house, the door of which had been left locked, was broken open, and undoubted evidences of the fear ful tragedy were discovered. The wall against the fireplace was freely sprinkled with blood, leading the police to the supposition that the fatal blow had been dealt from behind, as the deceased was sitting by the fire, in all probability smoking his pipe. The floor was stained with blood, and marks of blood were traced from the cottage to the pond. Two other strong circumstan tial evidences, amounting almost to conclusive proof of guilt against the deceased's cousin, were also discovered. In the cottage was found a joint of the vertebrae of a human neck, which, on being compared with the muti lated remains of the deceased, was found to correspond ; while in a neighbouring cottage was founds hatchet marked with clotted hair and blood, which had been left there by the prisoner, who had been known to purchase it a few days before the deceased disappeared. A warrant was immediately obtained against the deceased's cousin, and the inquiries of the police elicited the fact that he had left the neighbourhood about a fortnight previously, accompanied by a single woman, named Mary Connor, whose parents live at Westport, and that their probable destination was Liverpool, whence they intended to emigrate to America. Police-constable Atkinson, who had been for some years stationed at Claremorris, and was therefore well acquainted with the person of Pren dergast, came to Liverpool, and after a close inquiry, in which he was assisted by Head.constahle M`Hale, con nected with the Irish constabulary force, he discovered that persons answering the description of the murderer an his paramour had been staying at the lodging-house of Mrs. Horne, Sawney Pape-street, and afterwards at another lodgin g -house in the same street, passing as man an d wife. Further inquiries furnished them with the infor mation that they had taken berths on board the William Tapscott, which will take her departure hence to-mor row (Sunday) for New York ; that Prendergast, being a cripple, was afraid that he would not be allowed to land in the United States ; and that he had therefore been smuggled on board in a large box, as the luggage of Mary Connor. Armed with this intelligence, M'Hale and Atkin son this morning went on board the William Tapscott, lying in the river, outward bound, where they ascer tained that the man of whom they were in but a short time previously made his appearalcoe theon quest had deck, being unable longer to remain shut up in box, the precaution not having been taken t o andke air-holes. He had been seized as a " stow - away" l y eft the sent ashore in the steam-tug which bad the young woman Conner, who.oow ship. In going through the Atkinso n u ingbitterly in deck, being under the imp compelled to sail alone. rowed to the tug, on boat was manned, and theydwe_ Prendergast, whom they At t h e ra request of the officers a board of which they foun n chargei with the murder.. e maintained the greatest coolness, asserted that knew nothing of the horrible event, and has since m ain tained the utmost indifference. n he custody, and both she and the sent as early as possible to The Suspected forwarded to Castlebar, where the in order to be Ireland, • tion will take place. examine wommauurdierearlswoill be ROTA OF THE JUDGES AT THE CENT.RAL CRIMINAL COURT. The Judges of the several Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer have selected and ar. ranged their rota, in which they will respectively attend at the several sessions at the Central Criminal Court. The following are the arrangements made, viz. :- 1854.—N0v. 27.—The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Sir John Jervis, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Justice Coleridge. Dec. 18.—The Lord Chief Baron, Sir Frederick Pol lock, Mr. Justice Cresswell, and Mr. Justice Crompton. 1855.—Jan. I.—The Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Wightman, And Mr. Justice Williams. Feb. 26.--The Judges appointed to proceed on the Norfolk and North Wales Spring Circuits — Baron Aprilg.—g at. .—Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. Justice E r le , and Mr. May 7. j—uTsthiceeLcorredssClsl,lelieif. Baron,rt.oJupartoicceeeCdoloenridtgbee, and l Mr. July 2.—The Judges appointed Norfolk and South Wales Summer Circuits— Aug.o Crompton, Mr. ie, and Mr. Justice Crowder. Justice 2 .—The andL Lord d M C I Sept. 17.---Loid Campbell, Mr. Justice r I . li ß ef a J ro u n st p ic i e a , tt S f r John Jervis ; Oct. Ar. Baro n 2 l .—Ai m a r. B;rtrt•in. on Alderson,_ . Mr. Justice Williams, an The Dean of Waterford and Miss Hoare have arrived in Dublin, after an absence of iogie Weeks is England ? en route to Waterford. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In a late number of the Examiner appears a letter signed "Au Officer of Hal f a Century's Service,' commenting with groat displeasure at the flattering terms in which the oonduct of the Highland Brigade at Alma has been noticed by the press generally, and states that "le is tired read ing of the gallantry of these kilted warriors," that from his own knowledge these and all such testimonies to the valour of these mountaineers aro mere sham, having no truth except in the imagination, referring the editor s to the small loss they suffered compared with the Guards as a proof that they had no claim to the distinction. There is in the "Officer's" letter so much of jealousy that the most careless reader must detect it, and would of itself bo the best defence the press could offer for granting tribute where it was so justly due. With your permission, I can not resist reminding him that Highland soldiers never yet faced an enemy without carrying off the palm of distinction, and, while the fiery blood of the Celt runs in their veins, will continuo to bo victorious in any con quest with an equal number of any nation in the world. The Highlanders have served in every quarter of the globe, at any rate wherever there was any fighting going ou, and on every occasion where they have took part, they have had the special thauks of the Commander-in Chief. From Assaye to Alma their military prestige has remained untar nished, as their advance has been as irresistible as the tor rents of their own mountains. The " Officer " calls atten tion to the absence of any mention being made of the High land brigade in Lord Raglan's despatch. Such an overlook ou the part of his lordship may be correct, but if the corres pondent of the Morning Herald is to be credited, Lord Raglan is said to have ridden to where they stood, and expressed his admiration of Sir Colin Campbell and his brigade. If the gallant officer is to be bound by despatches, I will refer him to the two last despatches of Wellington—Toulouse and Waterloo—of the three regiments he particularis e d i n th e fi rs t, t wo o f th em (the 42and 79th) were Highlanders—and the last para graph of his despatch from the latter, says, "I must par ticularly notice the gallantry of the 28th and 42d, 79th and 92d, Regiments. Now, of these four, three were High landers, and that an action where almost all the British army were engaged • and this testimony is from one not given to flattery. lam averse to the mentioning invidi ously of one regiment more than another, but where that is done by the representatives of the public press, I cannot admit that a person, because he feels annoyed at the no tice, is justified in impugning the veracity of these gentle men, and, in doing so, cast a sinister reflection at the regi ment so mentioned. lam astonished that an officer of 50 years' service should rest so much opinion in favour of regiments whose loss is greatest as a criterion of their superior gallantry. I believe he will not find many bro ther officals of the same way of thinking ; but if he pins his faith on that fact, he will find that the Highland regi ments will furnish him with mortal rolls that ought to satisfy him ; for instance, at Assaye, the 74th Highlanders had 11 officers and 111 rank killed ; at Toulouse the 70th had 5 officers killed, and at Waterloo the 92d and 42d were reduced to a few hundreds. It would have been more generous of the "officer" to abstain from rushing into print with his rancour. He must be consoled by the fact, that the " Highlanders are still the same savages" when fighting as they were when their English friends first made their acquaintance. It would also appear, from the following paragraph, which I take from the Times, Oct. 12, folio 7, that the Russians did not anticipate their fury at such a rate, and could not believe that they were men :—" The Highlanders behaved with distinguished courage, never firing a shot until close upon the Russian regiments, when they gave them a volley and charged ; the enemy fell back, but at a little distance rallied, and, lowering their bayonets, advanced a few feet as if to charge. With joy the gallant Scots acoepted the challenge , and charged a t them, but their mere aspect was enough; the Russians, throwing off their packs, fled. The High landers' appearance, it is said, was so imposing that they seem to have been t a k en f o r c avalry, as a large squa.f a e ss was formed to receive them." That the Highlanders dash in much in their favour is unquestionable, a well this last engag e ment as at Killiecrankie.s The tlfornin9 Herald's correspondent also says of them !;--enee with ra t l" High landers, by not firing, were enabled to pidity ; the enemy's cannon had hard l y range before they were out of it again; consequently, of theaidme to get their their loss was slight compared with the regiments Lord Mahon in fig his ing is not unlike that given of them same division." This descriptio n of thei mode of byopposed to Sir John r History of of England, when they were f Cope at Proetonp the length I have bedient servant, written at--I am, ans sir . Apo , your logis A HIGHLANDER. our or 14, Upper Islington-terra() , NOV., 1854. —The rectory of St. Maryle bone, in the DEATH or diocese PnSl o 'R f l l4o . ndon, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. D r. John Hume S pry (institute, The benefice, which is worth 1 , 7001. a-y ear , h 1815). in the gift of the Crown. By Dr. Spry's death, a canonry in Canterbury Cathedral also becomes vacant ; it i, worth 1,0001. a-year, and is in the gift of the Crown. ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS, WESTMINSTER-ROAD. —Yesterday, the Rev. M. Anderson, M.A., delivered a most impressive sermon at St. Paul's, Herne-hill, in aid of the funds of this charity. The funds at the present time were very low, and the ordinary receipts last year only amounted to 3,6381., while the expendi ture was 4,1421., thus leaving a large balance against the asylum. At the close of the rev. gentleman's discourse, a collection W 45 made, which amounted to 6V. I ,1 ;;~