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CRYSTAL PALACE.—The DIRECTORS of the CRYSTAL PALACE -COMPANY havine 'resolved to appropriate one day's receipts from the admission to the building to the Fund for the Relief of the S.CK. and WOUNDED, and the WIDOWS and ORPHANS of the Army in the-East, have appointed SATURDAYgthe 2Sth instant, for that purpose. Further particulars will be announced on au early day. By order. Crystal P4soe, October; 14, 18M. G. GROVE, Secretary. . _ GREAT WES . TERN RA,ILWAY.-' - ONE or TWO DAYS' EXCURRION to CIRENCESTER, STROUD, GLOUCESTER, and. CBE LTENIIAIII.—On SUNDAY, the 27c1 October; a Train will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., return ing the same evening, from Cheltenham, at 6.10, Gloucester, 6.50, Stroud, 7.20,, and Cirencester, 7.30 ; or o T nTuesday morning, Oct. 24th, tram Cheltenham,- at 7.30, Gloucester, 7.45, Stroud, 8.15, and Oblenester, 4.11. PAIN TUTU AID Bacg. First Class. Closed Carriages. Cirencester acid Stroud Gloucester and Cheltenham Tickets may be previously obtained at the Paddington Station; at 27, King-street, CheaPside ; 269, Strand; 63; Bridge-road, Lambeth and 351, Oxford-street. Only one small article of luggage allowed. ANNUITIES granted by the UNIVERSAL PROVIDENT LIFE ASSOCIATION (Established A. D. 1849 ), on a sole of unequalled liberality.—Ferms sent free of charge. Raid Ofilc; 52, King WKllain-street, City. E. P. ROWSELL, Secretary. SCOTTISH' WIDOWS' FUND and LIFE ASSTJEANCE SOCIETY. Constituted by Act of Parliament. The Figuresrontained in the subjoined Tabular View are.given as an illustration of the progressive success which has attended the ope rations of this Institution frcm its establishment in the year 1815 to 31st December, 1 862, when the Fifth P eriodical Investigation of its affairs was made lb* 411./all• rg ....,...,• . AM.Unt of C Annual .lecumulatee Assurane , s • Revenue. Fund. • Subsisting. ... _-_-_ -___ _.----- ------ JLz Ist Jantiary, 1815, the/ 0 0 0 date of Mind ation..... • 1 , At 31st Del., 1824, the Ist/ of investigation.. £17,454 XI 7,539 £ 392,808 Period At 31st Dec„ 1831, the 2d do. 54,653 264,818 1, 280 , 033 At 31st Dee, 1838;the 3d de. 142, 646 794,943 3, 145,842 At 31st Dee.,1845, the 4th do. 248,929 1,701,633 5,7A1,038 54 At 31st Dee., 502. the btb do. 338,3 6 2 2,581,109 7,449, The Invested Fund, arising solely from the accumulation of Pre miums, an belonging excluaively to the members, now amounts to upwards of Two blillions, Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds. The Annual Revenue now exceeds Three Hundred and Sixty-five 6. 1 .4 Thousand Pounds. The Sums already paid by the Society to the Families or other Representatives of deceased Members, including Bonus Additions (which in various instances haire been more than the sums originally fissured), amount to nearly Two Millions Sterling. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. WM. LLNDESAY, Secretary. 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An entirely new and original DUBOSCQ'S CASCADE MUM SATED by Electric Light, throwing Three Jets of Water instead of One, and displaying a variety of beautiful colours. Also, DUBOSCQ'S NEW SUBMARINE ELECTRIC LAMP, by which the operations of the Diver can be seen under water. MODEL of SEBASTOPOL, by two of the Royal Sappers and inners. DICSOLVING VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR In the B 4.LTIC and BLACK SEA, including SEBASTOPOL and CRONSTADT. The COSMORAMA ROOMS will shortly be opened with forty 'views of the chief places in Russia, and the Costumes of the people. Exhibition of the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE daily, at half-past one. LECTURES by J. H.PErrzs, Esq., Dr. BACHHOFFNIR, and Mr. Joan. - • Opp from twelve o'clock daily. ------- TO. NERVOUS SUFFERERS. -A RETIRRD 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. lie will, therefore, send free, on receiving a stamped envelope, proper l y addressed, a copy of the pre scription used. Direct the Rev. E. Douglass, 18, Efdlland-street, Brixton, London. MORISON'S PILLS. —The VEGETABLE UNLVERSAL MEDICINE of the BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, New-road, London. Read the MORISONI ANA and ether Hygelan publications, to be bad gratis of all the agents. No chemist or druggist is allowed to sell Morison's Pills. TETLEY'S EAST INDIA PALE ALE. SEASON 1854-5. ORDERS for the OCTOBER BREW.INGS are now being regis tered. THE BREWERY,-• LEEDS. BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS. 1 . 0 " 014 ...... ••••• • • • . • 169, Upper Thames•street. DliaLtsr ...... ..... . 6O, Middle Abbey-street. Toss ........ • Swlnegate. MANCHESTES APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. 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Os.; Ihree Months, Os. •to be had of the Collectors on board the r ac kets ; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Oct. 9. 1884. Tun SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. l u st pablLshed, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, ERVOUS DEBILITY; Nlts Causes, Symptoms, and Care.—An Essay on Sper raatOrrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative System, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary. examination, the real rause and effect of from solitary habits, every variety of complaint, whether arising excesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded esperis nee in the treatment of Impuissance, on twenty years' Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcea & c. To which are added, Commentarles nt he en r ia l? , - e si f o io lo g gy fr o o f m l em lar ' p ri iri ag e . e . , l with pre cautionary hints on the evils practice, And on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important y orders. IftrL LA.r.MERT, M.D. B SAM V. -. i ., uA RE, LONDON, 37, BEDFORD -5 ‘4 Merqber oi the University of Edin- Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated - burgh, Honorary Member of the Londoo Hospital Stedical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, fee., &C. con- The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful aritio, and excesses, shamences resulting from certain habits,V,l,l degradation in Man which have proauced more misery habits Youth, , hood, and premature decay at all stages ot Life, than, perhpaepms,saalnlye other class of disease known to modern p tholog lsts • It 4 Particularly recom mended to persons entaertainionfg secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious very human being is the' health, happiness, and privileges to which e entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should itnnwvi,othianfte thereare Principles of personal management wh i c h cannot be d regret succeed incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom an penalties the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these maybe m iti gate d , h ow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, end how th e ev il an d its consequences may be avoided, and above onal all, that there is scarcely any degree of phy sical infirmity or fiuncti at A e nsl. v yx Mire. d erangement to which the timely aid of science cannot P e The Author has for a series of years been engaged in the treatment of these delica te complaints, which ht i n a a n P ev e Untbrtunately teen too generally confi ded to the care of ignor er aPiriesi , who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. _ NERVOUS DEBILITY may be hail, price 2e, smill.T , , and Co., 23, Paternostnr-row; Hannay, 63, th i rord-strert of Messrs. Piper, t i t tr'e , 19 , i.eiQcster-sql.to•ei Ma ;o. 39, Corabill : e , r tree !..)' Post '''' ' rtY ' " "" P3 t'' • di •- •,-, , i , . 1. ,- +1 -r* . ' rt-ii letw=!, ;'7, lice , an) L. l rt..a.S 1... an ..,.. .i. le , .. . - ford-squire. . At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, anti from Ma till Eights I -~ P.~C~~ ~., LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1854*. N . 19,3651 NAVAL AND MIL ITA R Y INTELLIGENCE. and 10 ammunition waggons and other carriages. Another field battery of the same strength is to occupy the barracks at Norwich. • - _ • PUBLICATIONS. SIR GEORGE LA ' S . NEW' WORE. Now reedy, in 2 , vols, Bvo., with Illustrations, 30s. bound,. TURKEY; ITS HISTORY AND PROGRESS: from the Journals and Correspondence of Sir JAMES POILTER, Fifteen Years Ambassador at'Constantinople ; continued to the Pre sent Time ; with a Memoir of Sir James Porter. By his Grandson, Fir GEORGE LARPENT, Bart. " This highly interesting work gives a fuller and more life-like picture of the present state of the Ottoman Empire, than any other w ork with which we are acquainted."—John Bull. " No work on the subject could have been better timed, while the information which it contains is not only accurate, butivaluable.”— Morning Chronicle . Ilurs and Blackett, Pub lishers, successors to Henry Colburn. The Royal Albert has completed her coaling, and is re ceiving her armament of lower, middle, and upper deck guns in. The Duke of Wellington, 131, on her return from the Baltic, is to come to Plymouth to be docked at Keyham. It, is reported that the Exmouth, 91, new screw steam ship, fitting at Plymouth with engines of 400-horse power, will be very soon commissioned by Captain the Hon. F. Pelham, of the Blenheim, 60, screw, and that Captain (Nemesis) Hall, of the Hecla, 8, steam-vessel, will succeed Captain Pelham in the command of the Blenheim. The Constance, 60, is ordered to be fitted as an advance ship at Plymouth. The Thetis, 40, is to bedocked at Plymouth on Saturday next, and repaired, after which she will be jury rigged, and, it, is confidently reported, exchanged for two Prussian gun-boats, fully equipped for immediate service. The Tartar, 21, screw steam-corvette, was taken out of Woolwich basin yesterday , and proceeded in charge of Mr. Pym, additional master of the Black Eagle, to Chatham, to be rigged and completed at that fort for sea. She draws in her present state 10 feet 11 inches forward and 14 feet 3 inches aft. The Monkey accompanied her to Chatham.to, bring Mr. Pym and the men who navigated her. The Miranda, 15, Capt. Lyons, left Portsmouth yester day for the Black Sea, calling at Plymouth, to take in a mail which is to arrive there for her to-morrow. The Horatio has been put out of dry dock, and remains under fitting in the basin. The Cossack remains in harbour still, her captain being engaged on the courts-martial, now sitting on board the Waterloo. E 504.11 OF DESERTERS.—On Monday morning four pri vates of lie Royal Artillery made their escape •from the lock-up at Balling° . ROYALI AUTUMN, —Captain Huskinson, Second Lieute nant Bares, two serjeants, two corporals, one drummer, and 63 p ivates, of the Chatham division, have embarked on board the Nankin. Brevet •Major F. Campbell - , of the same division, has joined the Hannibal, vice Varlti, sent to sick quarters. A subaltern of the artillery companies of the corps has been ordered to embark in the Dauntless to relieve First Lieutenant Knight, recently triad by a court-m4rtial, and who has been ordered to rejoin his own division at Chatham. ' - Now ready, in 2 vols., with Portraits, 21s. bound, T" QUEENS BEFORE THE CONQUEST. •By Mrs. MATTHEW HALL. " There TOIUMCS open up a new and interesting page of history to the majority of readers. What Miss Strickland has achieved for English Queens s nee the Norman era has been accomplished by Mrs. Ball on behalf of the Royal Lades who, as wives of Saxon kings, have influenced the destinies of Britain, and the pleasure and in struction which the work will afford will be enhanced by its being in a great measure uneXpt.cted."---Sanday Published for H. Colburn, by his Successors, Hurst and Blackett. 'THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. COURT-MARTIAL ON SIR EDWARD BELCHER. SHREANEss, Wednesday Night.—The court-martial re assembled this mornin g on board the Waterloo, flag-ship of Admiral the Hon. W. Gordon, at Sheerness, to proceed with the trial .of Captain Sir E. Belcher, •commander of the late Arctic squadron, for the loss of her Majesty's ship Assistance, and also for having recommended the abandon ment of her Majesty's ships Investigator, Resolute, and Pioneer. .Admiral Gordon presided, and the other mem bers of the court were the same as on the previous day. The court was much crowded by officers throughout the day, and the greatest attention was paid to the proceedings. Sir Edward Belcher appeared as a prisoner, guarded by the master at arms, but was allowed to bo seated during the day.. The following evidence was then taken : Commander Richards, sworn. The Deputy Judge Advocate—Do you command her Ma jesty's ship Assistance ?—I do, and did so in August last. • Was Sir Edward Belcher the captain of that ship ?—He was 113 in the month of August last. State to the court the circumstances connec Led with the abandonment of her .ISl.,kiesty's ships Assistance and Pioneer. —The Assistance broke out of her winter quarters in Dis aster Bay, Sir Edward Belcher having left for Beechey Island. The'Assistance was at Cape Osborne on the 25th of August. We got about half a mile further by blasting of gunpowder, and she was then docked in the floe. The Assistance sailed and steamed down, towed by the Pioneer. There was no chance of moving her after that, and I in formed Sir Edward Belcher of it by letter. On the 10th of August Sir Edward Belcher returned with some officers of the Resolute and Investigator. On the 21th I gave orders for preparing the ship for withdrawing from the ice. On the morning of the 25th we left. From the position the ships were in, was there any chance of getting through the ice that summer?—The i chances were very small. Was there any water seen beyond the ice ?—No. Did you express any opinion to Sir Edward. Belcher on• receiving the order to abandon the ship ?—I had a conver sation the evening before, and expressed my opinon that heavy gales could release the ships. Did you give any opinion on the propriety of the aban donment of the ships ?—No. Or make any observation ?—I knew it was Sir E. Bel cher's iuteation, if the ships did not break out, or.he re ceived intelligence from England, to abandon them. How long had you been in the ice?—Since August, 1852, except the time occupied in navigating the Wellington ChannbL The President—You navigated the Wellington Channel from 1852, did you remain stationary all that time ?—No, we remained stationary from August. 1852, till July, 1853. We were frozen in again about Sept. 1, 1853. We were blown out of winter quarters by a heavy gale in 1853, and we regained it on the 13th or 14th. We were then frozen in again until Aug. 6, 1854. Then there was no possibility of moving her from August, 1852, to July, 1853 ?—Not in the least. Do you know what distance you had to go from winter quarters to open water ?—The distance was from 20 to 30 miles the day we left the ship. yo W s ; er b e y a b n l y as e t ff in o g rt . s made to extricate her f rom the ice ? Had that any effect ?—lt g ot her a certain distance — half a mile—but we could get her no further. thed ton 2 laBtse Channel ?—lt was of your entering WellingtonBr What T. P w a a s C s l e hn Y t a b — n e W s s l ? t h at a e t I n of wa August, s w then almost clear of ice. Welling HoW far did you go up Wellington Channel before you were stopped by the ice that year?—To Northumberland Sound, at the head of it. Was that in the Assistance ?—ln the Assistance and Pioneer. Were those your winter quarters that year ?—They were. diff ln er re en t t u f— ni y ng es n . next yereearw, was w s a sc s ar th ce e ly s a t n ate y w o a f te th r e to i b ce e s v e e e r n y . Was the state of the ice in 1854 such as to render it im practicable and hopeless in getting through Wellington Channel to the southward ?—ln 1854 it was as bad as 1853. Captain Wyvill—What condition was the ship ; in when you left her on the 25th of August?—She was ready for sea, but not very tight. Had she received any injury from the ice ?—She had received some pressure, and had been forced on shore by the ice. She made more water than she did the first year. Had the Pioneer received any injury or accident ?—She was cast on shore in 1853. Did you consider a serious damage arose from that? —No. Captain Tucker—You have stated that you knew it was the intention of the captain to abandon the ships if they did not break out by a certain day. Can you state what Y o u have stated that you got half a mile through the ice d A a o y g ?—Wit . Awns—lt was between the 20th and 25th of in 1854 by blasting ; how long were you doing it ?—About 16 hours, but we were favoured by circumstances, as the ice was detached about half a mile from the shore, the current helping us to clear the ice. About 7or 8 cwt. of powder were used. What was the state of the ship's company ?—I should say the greater part of them were suffering fro m the effects of the two preceding winters ? Captain Stewart—Had you provisions for an other y ear if you had remained ?—We had for more than another year, with the exception of preserved meat, of which we had none. What intelligence had been received of Capt. Colli nson's movements at the time Sou left?—That a notice had been found at Princess Royal Island , stating that he had gone southward. Then, if he had continued in that course might he have reached you ?—Very possibly. Captain Fanehawe—You have stated that there was little chance of getting through the ice that summer; yon had 12 mouths' provisions on board, and the damage was not serious. Do you consider it, would have been consis tent with security to have remained another winter, con sidering the state the ship was in ?—I consider she was in a very insecure position, and I think remaining another winter would have proyed fatal to a great number of the crew. The chances of securing a place for the next winter would have been very small, or of getting to Beechey Island. Do you allude to the health of the crew when you say it would have been fatal 7—Yes. If you had cut into a place of safety for the winter, would the ship have been in the ensuing summer in a worse place fur abandoning her if you had desired to aban don her ?—Certainly not. Was there anything to prevent you from receiving in telligence from Captain Collinson, or the missing expedi tions ?—No. Sir Edward Belcher—l think you have seen the effect of the gales at the place where you left the ship. I mean such a gale as blew on the sth of August, 1853. Do you think the Assistance in a similar gale, with such masses as we found when the Halkett's boat was discovered, could have lived in that position 7—lf the Assistance had got among such masses of ice it would, probably, have been des tro y ed. Was it near the place where M. Ballot perished from the sudden disruption of the ice ? It was about four miles from where we left the ship. What was the greatest thickness of ice near the Assist ance when last left in August ?—About 48 feet. You have stated 20 or 30 miles to be the probable dis tance of open water from the ship, was the distance be tween our first anchorage and Beechey Island 52 miles dif ference in latitude ?—lt was. Do you consider the last position in you r own chart to be a difference of 42 mil es in latitude from Beechey Island ? —Yes. Are you aware that the ice on the 26th of August, 1861, was computed to be 36 miles north of Beechey Island, which would give 36 miles from the ship to the water ?—I took it to be 15 miles from the floe. it not considered Ibelieve e lieve t s h h a e t w th a e s. 26th of August was the latest date at which it w ou ld b e sa f e to remain at Beechey Island, and was the Ph oen i x h ar d p re ssed to escape at that date 1s 8 n Do yea. not know that I was commanded toreturn when ever my provisions should be reduced to twelve months ? The question was requested to be postponed. With respect to Captain Collinson, do you know whether Peel's Channel is navigable ?—I do not. What reason have you for supposing that Captain Col linson would desert his ship, and come up that channel ? I think it probable he would have sent some of his crew that way. If he had found another ship, he would not have come to Beechey Island. Was not the depot at Beechey Island 7—The North Star was there, and also a house. By cutting or docking in, I suppose, you allude to tem porary security, and not from the ice breaking up ?—To have remained would have been possible with much labour to cut into a place fer security. Even if such a gale as Aug. 18, or Oct. 11, 1853, de stroyed all the ice on that shore ?—lt might have been blown out, as every ship might be, unless land-locked. Can you point out any land-lock position near the ship ? —There is no place not open to the width of the strait. Did we not consider the ships safe and firmly froze in, and no signs of open water on the 10th of October, 1853, when the ships were blown out 7—The ships were hie very exposed position, but I do not think any one fancied they u over for the winter ?—They were per fectlyown prepared. What reason have you to suppose that Capt. Collinson, having more provisions than the Investigator on board, would desert his ship, and seek for provisions at Beechey Island ?—I think most likely that he deserted his ship in 1854, and he might have done so. Has an unreserved communication taken place every day on the affairs of the expedition?-Yea, there was neces sarily every day a conversation about travelling. Was it in consequence of such discussion that I changed my orders, aid sent you to Captain Kellett ?—lt was. I considered that it , was my privilege, in consequence of being senior commander, to have the command of the ex pedition to the west, and I told Sir Edward Belcher so. Mr. John F. Loney, master of the Assistance, was sworn. The Deputy Judge-Advonte—Are you master of the Assistance ?—I am. Is the log of that ship now produced kept by you?—lt is, a nd the greater part of it is in my handwriting. Is it correct in every particular 7—As far as I know. If it were incorrect, must it have come to your know. ledge ?—I think it must, Were you on board the Assistance just before the time she was abandoned 7-1 was. state to the Court tto circumstances of her abandon- THE SUPERINTENDENT OF WOOLWICH DOCKYARD. - - Sir James Graham has selected Capt. Horatio Thomas Austin, C.B. (18:38), to succeed the late Cap tain Martin as superintendent of Deptford dock and victualling establish ments. Captain Austin will be recognised as an officer of great energy and extensive experience. As a captain he is known as the commander of the Cyclops, steam-frigate, in the operations on the coast of Syria and at Acre_; as the officer who mainly assisted to get off the Sphinx from the rocks at the Isle of Wight . ; .who acted for some time as super intendent of Woolwich Dockyard ; who commanded the Blenheim as superintendent of the steam-reserve at Ports mouth ; then as the chief of the Arctic Expedition in search of Sr John Franklin ; and latterly as superintend ent of the packet Perri ce at Southampton. APPOINTMENTS. Master Charles C. Scott (1854), to be a chief officer in the Coast Guard. Masters'-Assistants —Frederick Hunter, to the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich; Michael S. Gray, to the Rodney, 90, on the Mediterranean and Black Sea station. romoted Second Master — W. B. Calver (1846), has been p to the rank of master. _ MEDICAL OFFICERS FOR THE EAST. A reinforcement of medical officers being required for the Feat of war, the following have been selected from the medical staff at Chatham to procee. l immediately to Con stantinople and Sebastopol Newton, J. Summers, and F. Rutter, se cond-class staff surgeons at the Invalid Hospital Fort 'Pitt, Chatham. The above gentlemen are ordered to proceed to Constantinople, and Assistant•Sur goon Johnstone. 65th Regiment, has proceeded from Chat ham to Portsmouth, to embark with a reinforcement of Artillery for Sebastopol. It is expected that another draught of medical men will be required from the hospitals at Chatham for the seat of war. During the week 12 additional surgeons have been de spatched from Ireland to the East to attend on the wounded. ARRIVALS FROM THE BALTIC. The cutter Sparrowhawk arrived at Portsmouth during the gale of last night, from the Baltic. She was despatched to the Baltic fleet by Messrs. Edwin Galt and Co., wine merchants, of this port, and joined the fleet at Baro Sound in July, was taken in tow by her Majesty's ship Arrogant to Ledsund, and thence to Bomarsund by the Termagant ; left Bomarsund three days after the siege, touching at Stockholm and Copenhagen. On the coast of Norway there has been a succession of heavy westerly gales. The Sparrowhawk was windbound at Christiansand for three weeks. At least 300 vessels remained in the ports of Aran dal, Christiansand, Gamla, Hellesund, and Mundal, from stress of weather. Among these were eight Russian prizes, in charge of Lieutenant Bathurst, of the Archer, Lieut. Hall, of the Conflict, and Mr. Curtis, mate of the Cruiser. The Sparrowhawk has brought home many (interesting trophies from Bomarsund, the keys of Fort Nottich being among them. Mr. Edwin Galt and Mr. Baldock have re turned in her. The Lightning steam-vessel, Captain B. J. Sulivan, re turned from the Baltic on Tuesday evening to Woolwich, in charge of Lieut. Cndlip, Captain Sulivan haring been ordered by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier to remain on board the Duke of Wellington flag-ship until the return of the fleet from that sea. The Lightning accomplished her duties as a surveying vessel in a highly satisfactory man ner, and, having run in close to Cronstadt, had a good op portunity of reconnoitring the strength of that fortress. The month of the harbour is narrow, and one ship only could enter at a time, which she would have to do under the concentrated firing of 104 guns, and if she passed the outer entrance she would receive, before entering the inner harbour, the concentrated firing from 280 guns on a double tier battery erected at its entrance, and in which 14 ships of the line are now lying. The walls are of solid granite, 18 feet thick, and it would require a considerable land force to aid a p o werful fleet when a ttempting to destroy the fortifications. The Leopard, 18, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain George Giffard, whose arrival at Spithead from the Baltic we announced yesterday, left Oregrund, Gulf of Bothnia, on the Bth inst., Faro the 10th, and Copenhagen the 13th. At Oregrund she left the Od in, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Scott, and at Baro Sound, the Cruiser, 14, screw, Commander the Hon. G. Douglas, and the Gorgon, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander P. Cracoft ; the Heels, 6, paddle, Capt. Hall, and the Driver, 6, Commander Rice, were at Elsinore ob taining supplies for Rear-Admiral Plumridge's squadron at Kiel. The Leopard has been and is extremely healthy. She passed two French line-of-battle ships and three steamers off Wingo Sound, homeward bound. She has brought home Lieutenant Magrath, of the Odin, on pro motion, and, as trophies, a 13-inch mortar and a long 24- pounder, captured at Bomarsund The Sprightly, port tender, had been in the Channel all night, on the look-out for the Leopard, to inform Admiral Martin of the illness of his father (the Admiral of the fleet), and to hasten him to his bedside ; and, immediately on arriving in the Leo pard, the Sprightly took him out at Spithead, and con veyed him into Portsmouth harbour, towing his barge astern to land him without delay at the dockyard. No. 118 transport, Lieutenant Robinson in charge, has returned from the Baltic to Deptford, and has brought home several trophies of the attack on Bomarsund, among which are two helmet-shaped caps of the Ist Regiment, remarkably well made, of black polished leather, with pieces for defending the head from the blow o 1 a sword, in addition to the front plate. They are lighter and much softer, and sit easier on the head than the shako of the British service. The spike rising from the top is admira bly adapted for ventilation, and-the strong tinning inside has the name of the owner upon it in Roman and Greek ,otters each an inch long. . LIVE SHELLS AND ROCKETS FROM THE BLACK SEA. The Palmyra, transport, which brought invalids and stores from the Black Sea and Malta, has completed the time for which she was hired. When her stores were dis charged at the dockyard great consternation was pro duced from several cases being found to contain live shells and Congreve rockets. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. ,It is most currently reported that after the present court-martial now sitting on Captain Sir Edward Belcher is finished, three othor courts-martial will sit on officers connected with the expedition for drunkenness. Friday is named for the first of them to take place, as, under present circumstances, Sir Edward Beleher's case is not expected to be concluded till to-day. ROYAL ARTILLERY. Four pinnaces of the Fisgard, flag-ship at Woolwich, in charge of Mr. Bean, master, serving on board, proceeded to the Royal Arsenal on Tuesday morning, and towed the right half battery of 9-pounder guns of Captain Gibbon's company, 12th battalion, across the Thames, in barges, to North Woolwich, on the Essex side, and the half battery marched thence to Norwich, where the entire battery is to be stationed. The pinnaces proceeded to the acro ssy nal, on Wednesday morning, and towed the left half battery, on its way io Norwich. THE SCREW STEAMER JURA. The large iron screw steamer Jura, to which we referred yesterday, will leave Liverpool on Saturday for Cork, where she will embark about 1,200 troops, composed of detachments of various regiments for Constantinople. She has on board upwards of 500 tons of Ordnance stores and other supplies, received from the Tower and Chester Castle. MISCELLANEOUS. Captain Smyth's field battery, Royal Artillery, leaves the garrison at Woolwich this morning for Ipswich. Two more Russian vessels, one called the Elise Wilhel mina, Peterson late master, and the other the Esse, Sanders, master, have been seized as Crown droits by the officers of Customs at Leith. yesterday the baggage of the detachment of the 23d Foot, on duty at the Tower, left for the dep6t at Win chester ; the men march this day to be ready toe mbark for the Crimea. The Russian schooner Volga, prize to the Miranda, laden with rye meal, under pilot charge of, and as prize -master, Mr. Ireland, late pilot of the Eurydice, left part of the prize crew at Sheerness, on board the Waterloo, only taking sufficient men to navigate her to London. This prize is said to be valued at 1,4001., ship and cargo. She arrived at Sheerness on Tuesday, and proceeded for the West India Docks the same day. Colonel Sir Cha rles Hamilton, of the Guards, arrived at the War Department with despatches from Lord Raglan. in Smyth's field battery Royal Artillery leaves t he Captain garrison at Woolwich, this day morning, for Ipswich. MILITARY. The newly-appointed com mander-in-chief for this dis trict, Major• General Eden, nerarrived here ted on Saturday On Monday the gallant general was visi at G House by the commanding-officers of regiments and corps, and the heads of departments in his district. He has since left the ,arrison, having been granted leave till the 31st inst., th n e command of the district again devolving on Col. Ward, R.E., until General Eden's return.—Plumouth Mail. , after having A draft of the 3il Buffs is now in Cork. This draft, with those of the 9th and 14th, will shortly depart for Malta, in the Poicticrs. 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'‘'•,' ~...; . ."'rg i ' rY• !,.; Xo ' ' ' 4 ‘o9{( II : '- rO' e, - - _. ,_ 4.L.,e,_ ment.—Sir Edward Belcher rrived on the 23d of August, accompanied by several offioers of the North Star and Resolute. On the following morning orders were given for her abandonment. The hatches were battened down, anchors were reticle fast, and the ship prepared for leaving. At four o'clock the next morning the ship was abandoned. The Ship Was then lying in lat. 75 23 and long. 92 30. The ship was then in a very unsafe position,, being about half a mile fidm shore. How far was s h e f ro m open water ?—She might have been 20 or 25 miles. s f t o p ; t s o e w a. as the ship and her tend er ?—ln ever y respect . s i le at all damaged, or her tender damaged ?—They were both slightly damage d from getting on shore. ,Hoiv long had you been in Wellington Channel ?—Since August, 1852. Was there, in your opinion, any probability of her getting out of the ice that summer ?—There was a possi bility, not a probability. - Would it have been safe to }rave remained in or near the place where the ship was during the winter months ? Certainly. And in that case could you- have left in the ensuing sum mer ?--Certainly. The President.—How lcng was the ship in the position you mention,biLlf a mile from the shore ?—Witness--About 15 days. What was her position before?--about half a mile to the westward. had you been driven that half mile from the weather? —No. Daring the time we were in that position the ice opened from the shore, and, by blasting, we succeeded in getting down half a mile. The dista n c e blasted, however, was not more than 400 yards. What amount of provisions had you on board 2—About one year's supply of the principal articles. Captain Pasley—Was the ship on her way down Wel lington Channel when she was beset?—She was. Was the ice thick ?—About 11 feet thick, Had you any previous experience of the ice in Welling ton Channel ?—Not before the expedition of 1852. When you went up Wellington Chanel Wal , it deer of ice?—Yes. • Did it appear to you probable from the lateness of the season that the ship would be able to make a passage to L Beechey Island in the state of the ice?—My opinion is she could not, but it is impossible to say. Captain Fanshawe—You say the ship was in an unsafe position. Was it temporary ? — I mean that it was tempo . i r hhspnh a oea r osrrh y irieteersi f :ebo r ucane o , evon m dnentswsidh t taf h eeoirirf e rct:icy ..teag h hßd:r e eaeo a iol:n t ioni r it y he: leasieo nature tmo suddenly d the enl y ice,brokenbeing u p closeshe might o th e n ehacol w rfme h aas a s. et mile T s i tl o heo u ew n adl fromrei soundings s tlwvh haewaswas going oo t lir h ne e fg. ship utnde her ?—The ship in her first position was 31 fathoms, and in ono spot we had as little as four fathoms, and in her last whole time. • Before you were secure in your first position, was she in 75 fathoms by the log ?—I think it probable she may have been. Have you any reason to know an official report to that effect was made to me in writing ?—I find 58 fathoms from the log, and it is quite possible it might have been more. Was it not possible that another half-mile would have places the ship high and dry from the steep nature of the •beach?—l think half-a-mile would have placed her ashore. Are you aware, from the report of the officers who found the bay open in October, 1853, near the spot where Lieut. Bellot perished, they considered that it would not be a safe place to take the Assistance to when the gale of October, 1853, left me that option ?—I believe Commander Pullen told me so. How long have you served with me ?—Seven years. Have my conversations with you in the service con nected with the proceedings been op - en and unreserved ? During my service with you in the Samarang you were in the habit of conversing with me ; but during my service in the Arctic regions you did not do so, which I attribute to my not having had any previous experience in the ice. During our sledge journeys were you my companion for 52 days in tent, and were not these matters unreservedly and privately canvassed ?—They were. Mr. David Lyall, surgeon, sworn. The Deputy Judge Advocate—Were you surgeon of the Assistance in August last ?—I was borne on her books, but was not acting as surgeon. When did you leave the Assistance ?—ln May, 1854. Where did you go to then ?—The North Star. With Sir E. Belcher?—No. Did you, previous to leaving in May, make any survey of the crew ?—I did. Can you state the result of the survey, and when it was made ?—lt was made a few days before I left, and from what I saw I considered the lives of several and health of many of the ship's company would have been endangered by another winter in the ice, in the circumstances in which the Pioneer and Assistance were placed. Did you so report to Sir Edward Belcher ?—I did. The President—Had you any previous experience in the Arctic seas ?—I had previous experience in the ice, hating been with Sir Jas. Ross in his Antarctic voyages as assist ant surgeon. Were the crew generally healthy during the time they were on board the Assistance?—Until the last winter they s 8 0 5 r 2, a nliBmsa3l! andbee n l p B r m e s e ? rd — v n were. quartersauSriirszTt.hPeawsleinyt—erHad a y game o f 1 the autumn of 1851 some walrue were killed, and during that winter several bears were also killed. No game of any kind was obtained. That was all that was killed in the winters of 1852 and 1853. No bears or walrus were killed in 1854. There was no fresh meat of any kind dur ing the two last winters, and very few of the men would eat either walrus or bears. Was any game seen in the neighbourhood of Cape Os borne or Beechey Island?—One deer was seen near Cape Osborne ; a few hares and some ptarmigan were also seen, but none shot. Captain Wyvill You say the ships' crews were in danger from the position in which the Pioneer and Assist ance were placed. Do you mean from the exertion they would have to make or the food they would have to live upon?—From both. Captain Stewart—Did you see any natives ?-37e saw none after leaving Uppernavik, in Greenland. Sir E. Belcher—Before the arrival of the Phoenix, on Ang. 24, 1851, were you aware that no preserved meats could be spared from the depot placed for Captain Collin son's support at Beechey Island, and were the crew of the Assistance endangered by the total absence of preserved meats, should she be compelled to winter ?—I understood none could be spared from the depot. The want of pre served meats would have had a serious and prejudicial ef fect on the health of the crew. Independent of the health and comfort of the crew, are you not personally aware that the officers had no remain ing stock to render their winter comfortable ?—I am. Sir T. Pasley.—How many men could have been found sufficiently healthy to have stayed in the ship if she had re mained another winter ?—Out of the two ships' companies of the Pioneer and Assistance not more than 45 or 50. If there was a sufficient crew to remain, was there a suf ficient number of officers to command them, or winter with them ?-- -I think neither Sir E. Belcher nor Commander Richards could have remained with safety another winter. Was your own health or that of the master sufficient to warrant Sir E. Belcher in leaving you behind with a total want of comforts ?—I consider our health would have suf fered, but I should have had no fear for our lives. Mr. John Rickards, acting surgeon of the North Star, sworn. . The Deputy Judge-Advocate.—Are you acting surgeon of the North Star ?—I am. Were you lent to do duty on board the Assistance, in the spring of this year ?—Yes. When did you join ?—ln May, and I continued till she was abandoned. During that time did you make any survey of the men on board?—Yes; an inspection and survey took place every fortnight, and a report of it was given to Sir E. Belcher. What was the general state of the health of the ship's company ?—lt was such that 20 or 30 of them were sent to Beechey Island, to insure their passage to England this autumn, should any vessel arrive. Can you state how many officers were fit to remain another winter, under the circumstances in which the As sistance and Pioneer were placed ? All except Sir Edward Belcher, Commander Richards, Mr. Lewis, clerk in charge, and Mr. Harwood, officer of the Pioneer. How many of the crew were fit to remain another win ter ?—I should say, in the Assistance, not more than ten or twelve. There were other men who were obtained from the North Star. Who was left to navigate the North Star ?—The ships' companies of the Investigator, Intrepid, and Resolute. We sent the men to Beechey Island. The President —How many men did you get from the North Star tn-I cannot recollect exactly, but I think 14 or 15. Those you considered fit to remain another winter? — Yes. Have you had any previous experience of the Arctic Seas ?—None. Sir E. Belcher—Of the increased crew sent from the North Star, are you aware that the total number assem bled to extricate her Majesty's ship Assistance were lent, and only amounted to 106 men, and of this number that not more than three were of the new men exchanged from her Majesty's ship Phoenix in 18532—There was such a sacceion of arrivals and departures during the spring and s u mmer that I cannot positively recollect the exact number. Were not the North Star men exchanged down to three? —I cannot say. Were not their names Warne, Glass, and Hall ?—They were of the North Star. I was under the impression there were more men from time to time. Mr. James Lewis, clerk in charge of the Assistance, was sworn. The Deputy Judge-Advocate—Were you clerk in c harge of the Assistance in August last ?—Witness, I was. Were you with her when she was abandoned ?—Yes. What was the state of the provisions ?—They were in a good state of preservation generally. How many months' provisions ? There was a survey in July, when the remains were found to be equal on the scale of victualling then in force to about one year of the full complement. What was the scale of victualling then in force ?—lt was a special scale, established by Sir E. Belcher on the Bth December, 1853. What do you mean by a special scale—was it a reduced scale ?—lt was established upon the recommendation of the surgeon and the assistant-surgeon. Was it a scale in reference to the health of the men or the reduced state of the provisions?—lt was in respect to the health of the men and also the state of the provi siong. Had you a year's provisions ?—Yea ; but no preserved meat: We had sufficient salt meat to serve for one year. The President —Was the established scale for provision generally more or less than the ordinary allowance ?—I think it was less. How much less ?—About ilb. of meat per day less, and Vb. of flour less on the days for the issue of flour, suet, currants, and salt beef. How long had that been established ?—For the whole commission after December, 1853. Before that were they on full allowance ?—No, on the reduced allowance from May, 1852. On that day they coalmencati a special seale of victualling established by Sir 'Edward .Belcher that had reference to the total quantity of provisions with which the Arctic squadron was provided. That continued to the Anal departure from the ship, On the ship ?—I had no alternative. I SAW Captain Kellett on the matter. You have no doubt of the propriety of the orders you received !—None whatever. Did you receive orders from Sir E. Belcher relative to the abandonment of the ship ?—None. The President-Was the ship abandoned in consequence of the scurvy on board ?—lt was. It was abandoned. b 7 order of Captain Kellett, but that had no reference to Sir E. Belcher. H a d you a written order to that effect ?—I had; and gave it to the court yesterday. Sir B. Belcher—You stated that you wintered in the peek in 3850 and 1851, did you experience any" i,xtraor , dinary danger between that point and Point Barrow, and would Captain Collinson, in returning by that route, incur any extraordinary risk I—Between the position where we wintered and Point Borrow, we experienced nothing more than the ordinary difficulties of ice navigation, and with reference to CaptaiwCollinson. should he pursue the course alongthelmerienn continent by which T came, there is little danger to be apprehended of her safety. Whet Provisions did you believe her to have remaining in August, 1853 ?—I cannot answer that questinei, but am . convinced Captain Collinson would have had more than Throe years' provisions, as the Enterprise was considerably larger than the Investigator, with the same complement of men, and I knew it was his determination to fill her with provisions, and he had 25,000 lb. of flour from the Investi gator on board, and he -would have completed from the whalers, as he directed me to do, on entering the ice llinson Having seen the papers deposited by Captain Co in August, 1852, have you any reason to suppose there was any doubt of his safety, or• cause him to desert his ship, when he stated he had lost no men, an d were all well? — I cannot tell what difficulties would beset him, but I am aura Ceptain.Collinson would not desert his ship without being reduced to the utmost necessity, or wreck. In either of which cases, I think we shouldhave heard of him at Port Leopold this year. If Captain Collinson fails back on the notices which have been deposited at Princess Royal Island and is assured of your safety, -he will return by Behring's Straits?—lf he is still in his ship I think he certainly will - b e i n g convinced and apprised that I have not been able to get the Investi gator through. The President—Bat has he been apprised?—The docu ments deposited will apprise him. Captain Kellet called in, and sworn. , e p u u n tdye under certain rlgtaeinAdesiroccuarates—taDniedes,ytoou leave M . ' T C h I e u r D e th C e a s p hi tai p n ? —I did. Did you do so without reference to any positive orders froin Sir Edward Belcher?—l did. I did it on my own responsibility. Was Sir E. Belcher beyond communication ?—He was. He was at his winter quarters in Wellington Channel, and I was at 'etelville Island. How far are they apart ?ea r ,ctile. ice, about 500 miles. .(e ..Was the - Bay of Me rc y ?7,7sTes ;About 176 mils. further. Sir E. Belcher declined to put Rey questions. Captain Kellett wished to put in a report from the sur geons of the Investigator on the state of the crew. It-was dated from her Majesty's s hip Investigator, Ba of ercy, May 23,1853. It said—" In obedience to your y order con veyed. to us through Commander M'Clure, directing a sur vey to be held on the.officers and men remaining on board this ship with a view of ascertaining their general state of health and efficiency for further service in the Polar Seas, we have the honour to inform you that we have this day held a strict and careful survey accordingly, and beg to state as the result thereof that their present state of health is such as renders them entirely unfit to undergo the rigours of another winter without entertaining the most serious apprehensions for the consequences." What was the object of your expedition?—There were two objects, one a search for Sir John Franklin, and the other to deposit a supply of provisions at Melville Island. How far did you accompany Sir E. Belcher?—To Beechey Island. I arrived there about the 9th of August. I was ordered to pursue a course up Barrow Straits for Melville leland, N% here I was to piece.% depot of provisions, • clothing, and fuel for the ships under Captain Collinson. I r eached Winter Harbour on the 7th of September. Finding I could not winter there, I returned to the east ward to a harbour I examined, but fortunately did not get into. I returned to the westward, where I cut into the floe, and completed the first portion of my order from Sir E. Belcher, where I wintered. Commander M'Clin tear immediately started overland towards Melville Island, to see if the route was precticable for sledges. He found that it was practicable for sledges, and traced the coast along Bank's Land to Melville Island. All the officers and men left in September, 1852. We broke out, August 18, 18;13, in a heavy gale, and endeavoured to get easterly, in the direction of Beechey Island with the whole of the Investigator's crew on board, with the exception of Lieutenant Cresawell and Mr. Wynyatt, being the only two persons who were considered capable of undertaking a journey .to Beechey Island . with the despatches for Captain M'Clure. In two days the ships arrived at Port Griffiths ' on the south-east of Mel ville Island. From that time till September 10 we were endeavouring to get to the eastward, but failed, and got beset, drifting about in the rick until we were finally beset on the 12th of November, 28 miles SW by S true of Cap* Cockburn, where the ship was abandoned on the 15th of May, 1851, by order of Sir Edward Belcher. What was the state of the ships when abandoned?—ln a perfect condition, except the false keel was off the Reso lute, which was rather an improvement. She wasbattened down, and provisions and stores were left on board. She was in a state for re-occupation, according to order. The state of the health of the officers and crew was very good.l How much provisions had you on board 7—With the ex ception of preserved meat, I had a supply for 50 men for twelve months.- I had also a large proportion of comforts provided by the Lords of the Admiralty. What induced you to abandon the ships 7—The order I received from Sir Edward Belcher. Did he confer or consult with you before giving the order 7—No. Do you think it would have been practicable to have got through the ice this summer 7—l think it was very pro bable. From your knowledge of Arctic navigation, if there was a more than ordinary quantity of ice, do you consider you could have got through the ice in the summer?—Yes, in the autumn. Do you think, from the state of the ships and crew, if you had not got through this mummer, that you could have remained another winter without incurring more than or dinary risk ?—I think we might. Do you think if you had remained you could have as. sisted Captain Collinson ?—I think Captain Collinson will never come up to the northward. A document was depo sited at Ramsey Island by me, in which I advised him rot to return by that route ; that is, if he was obliged to desert his ship ; but I think that parties would have been use fully employed next spring in following his traces, which cannot now be done. The President—Did you advise Captain Collinson to re trace his steps to the westward 7—Witness : Sir Edward Belcher had a copy of the record I left, and I advised him to return by Behring's Straits, as all had been done to the westward that could be done. In fact, no more land could be seen to the westward of my travelling parties. Had he found my record I could have been no assistance to him by remaining if his ships were intact. . Do you consider Captain Collinson would find your re cord ?—No ; Captain Collinson states it to be his intention to follow a supposed strait which one of his travelling par ties had already gone up more than 100 miles. That I think he will pursue as far as practicable. Failing there I con sider he would attempt to get easterly, as Capt. M'Clure had already coasted along the western shores of Baring Island, where Captain Collinson followed him, and found his record stating he had gone on. Were you aware of Capt. Collinson's intention when you abandoned the ship ?—Ne ; I obtained that information by the unparalleled journey made by Lieut. Meacham. Where were you when you received that information 7 —At Beechey Island, after I had abandoned the ship. That information was sent to Sir Edward Belcher by M. Dupre, the French mate, by dogs, in two hours after I re ceived it. The officer informed use that he reached Sir E. Belcher in a few hours. If it had been thought desirable that the ships should remain another season, with the view of affording assist ance to Captain Collinson, do you think there is ann reason why they should not have remained for that purpose ? No, the ships and crews were quite equal to it: Sir Thomas Pasley—Was it too late to make other ar rangements after the receipt of this intelligence 7—My opinion is that it would have been improper to have de tained the North Star a single moment to endanger her wintering another season with the Investigator's crew on PRICE SD. L the 15th of Decembeir the quAntity of meat was reduced, but it was afterwards increased on the recommendation of the medical otcers. Was any flour served on salt-meat days I—None. Two days a week lib of biscuit, was substituted for lib of flour. The biscuit wass.,iisued on salt-beef 'days, There are' two sorts of flour iu,..the Arctic service—one for biscuit, and one for puddings, and the proportions supplied of biscuit and flour Adrniaod of flour being issued on five days, and biscuit two days a week, at the rate of : 11h per man per. day. Captain Tucker —Can you give- the totalivictualled•iu. August, 185/..—G-tmerally about 100. It varied with the, arrival and d epartAare "of sledges: It was' continually . varied. Sir E. Belch er—ls the scale adopted by Capt. Austin-as nearly as possible that adopted by myself throughout the Arctic squacbta us;_ and _recommended by Mr. Brooman to the Arctic corn ...mittee, not sufficient? And are the extra comforts not ei tumerated in the list at the : discretion of the captain to ware - . the same . ?—The quantity of preserved meats was less th an in the expedition of 1851 and 1852, but soups and -,regetables were issued in additiot. Do you consi'.e , er that I consulted the comforts - of my crew, and did frequently consult you how I could do so without &Antrim:lt to th© public; service? What'clothit ig remained for another Winter,' or to clothe any new men a Nat ?—There was no clothing, with the ex ception of one mit that remained, that was intended for a man who died.. Was there any Arctic clothing similar to that gratui tously supplied. by Government—skin-dresses, fishing boots, and opther H and' o f clothing ?—There were four or five pair of t boobs, and a very small quantity of other articles. The Presideest- —What quantity of fuel remained in the ship ?—As near at 3 I can judge, and it coußbe ascertained for the time, tilers" were coals in the Assistance for two or three months of the winter consumption. Were there any means of getting an additional supply —There were some in the tender, and I had beard that there were scum) at. Cape Riley, near Beechey Island, de , posited there ,;ey the Phoenix, in 1853. Is not Cape Riley_ beyond Beeeltey Island ?—About three Miles to the ea, rtward. ~• . Did you ever a neet with any driftwood in that part ? During the prose at expedition I have not seen driftwood enough, with tb e exception of a small stump of & tree about three feet :long, to light a large fire. The court was cleared for a short time. On our re-ad- Commander Sherrard Osborne, commander of the As sistance tender, sworn. The Deputy Judge-Advocate.—Were you borne on the books of the .A.ssistance, and for what time?—l was from February, 18: i 2, to the date of my commission as a com mander on th e 13th of October, 1852, and subsequently to that period as commander up to the 30th of May, 1851. State the po eition of the ship when you left her on the 30th cf . May.- -She was about five miles NNW from the pitch of Cape C'sborne, to the best of my belief. What was the state of the ice?—l can only answer for the Pioneer. She was pressed on shore in the autumn of 1853, but receive.i. no damage, and was in as safe a condi tion as the ord ins Sry casualties of Arctic seas will allow. What was the. state of the ice ?—I left on the 20th June, and the ships wer e then frozen in. aye you bee n before in the Arctic service I—Yes, twice. How long had the vessels been in the ice I—They had been in that position from the 15th October, 1853. Was there an unusual quantity of ice in Wellington Channel in 1851 —No ;it was merely frozen over. Could you form 3.‘n opinion of the probability of the ships getting through. the ice that summer?—l was led to believe they would escape early, from thennmerous cracks in the ice I crossed on ivy way to Beechey Island. Did anything occur to induce you to alter your opinion? —Yes, in consequence of this southern gales in Barrow's Straits preventing the escape of the ice, as I believed it would have don.). Could you form an opinion from Beechey Island whe ther the ships could get away that summer 7 No ; I think the officers who last visited the ships on foot in Welling ton Channel can. convey to the court the best idea of it. Do you know the exact position of the ships when they were abandoned. 7—Only from hearsay. Are you aware what quantity of provisions there was at Beechey Island and in the North Star ?---I know, unoffi cially, that 12 months additional provisions were for warded to Beechey Island in 1853. What quantity of fuel 7-800 tons of coal were for warded at the same time. Were the Assistance and her tender, in your opinion, fit to encounter another winter in the Arctic seas 7—Per fectly so, as fat as the ships were concerned. Are you awaxe of any other reasons why they should not have remained 7—The crews would have required fresh arrangements. Are you aware if any arrangements could have been made to allow the ships to remain in safety 7—Having no knowledge of Sir Edward Belcher's orders from England in 1851, I did pot know that the crews of the Talbot and Phcenix would be available. If they were I should have employed them to remain by the ships. How far were the ships from Beechey Island when they were abandoned 7—About 40 miles. Were you discharged from the books of the Assistance in June ?—I was. Into what ship ?—The North Star. Upon whose orders 7—Sir E. Belcher's. Was it possible to transport provisions from the North Star to the Assistance and Pioneer by sledges 7—Yes. Who were the last officers who visited the vessels from Beechey Island 7—Commander M`Clintock, of the Reso lute ; Mr. Cndd, master of the Investigator, and Dr. Lyall, surgeon of the Assistance. Were the crews of the Assistance and Pioneer fit to re main another winter 7—Only a small portion of them, but the ships might be. You speak of the Admiralty sending out one year's pro visions in 1853. Do you mean for the squadron, or for one ship I—For the squadron. They were furnis hed by the Phcenix. You say on or about the 26th of August, when leaving Beechey Island, the Talbot and Phcenix came in; do you know.if they had any provisions ?—I understood the Tal bot came for the use of the Arctic squadron. Sir E. Belcher said he had no questions to put to the witness, who was ordered to withdraw. Commander Leopold M'Clintock was next called. The Deputy Judge-Advocate—You are additional com mander of the Resolute, performing service in the Intre pid ?-1 am. Did you travel with Sir Edward Belcher from .Beechey Island in 1851?—Yea. Was the state of the ice such as to render it doubtful if the Intrepid could get out of the ice that summer 7—Yes. The President—Have you had much experience in the Arctic seas 7-4 served in both the preceding expeditions under Sir James Ross and Captain Austin. Did you find the state of the ice on the latter occasion nearly similar to the former, or was there more or leas ice ? —Within a few miles of the Assistance the ice was of the ordinary floe. More immediately about her it was heavy ice. Did you leave the Pioneer at Beechoy Island when you went to the Assistance?—lt was with us. Had you any previous acquaintance with the Wellington Channel on former expeditions ?-31orely in crossing its mouth. Do you know if it is very rarely free from ice ? —Wel lington Channel is as often as free from ice as Barrow's Straits. . Were you frozen in the pack with Sir James Ross? Yes. Was the position of the Pioneer and Assistance less hazardous in that pack ?—I think less so. If the Pioneer and Assistance had not been abandoned at the time they were, would there not have been great risk of their getting to England this autumn ?—The chances were certainly against their getting home. Was the state of the ice in Wellington Channel such as to render it probable that the ice would break up and let them through ?—lt was possible, but not probable. Sir E. Belcher—Are you aware of the object for which you accompanied me to her Majesty's ship Assistance ?—I understood it was for the purpose of remaining out in com mand of her. 'Was it from my positive knowledge of the ice in Wel lington Channel for two years that if I deemed it possible to rescue the ship to leave you in command ?—I was not aware that it was limited to one season. Did you understand that you were to be left if I consi dered that any chance of escape offered, or in the event of the vessel being besot by the ice you might remain, if my instructions of 1851 warranted such a measure 7—l was not aware of the circumstances as to the limitation stated. Captain M'Clure was then c lied and sworn. The Deputy Judge-Advocate —Did you leave England in 1850 in command of the Investigator 7—l did. For what purpose ?—For the purpose of preceedingd through Behring's Straits in search of the missing expedi tion of Sir John Franklin. Did Captain Collinson accompany you 7—He did. Was he your senior officer?—He was. When did you part company with him ?—Two or three days atter leaving Plymouth. I afterwards met him in the Straits of Magellan. We steamed out in tow of the Gorgon, and parted company the same day, and I have not seen him since. The only communication I have since had from him was left at Oahu, in the Sandwich Islands. Where did you then go 7—To Behring's Straits, where I met the Plover, Captain Moore, and the Herald, Captain Kellett. That war in July, 1850. State the course you took up to the loss of the ship. — After parting company with the Herald we rounded Point Barrow on the 6th of August, and proceeded to the Prince of 'Wales' Straits, where we were.frozen in till the 10th of September, where we wintered. We broke out on July 14 in the following year, and endeavoured to get into Barrow's Straits. On the 17th of August bore up and rounded the western side of Baring Island, and finally, on the 24th of September, 1851, got frozen in the Bay of Mercy, where the vessel was loft. State to the Court the circumstances of the abandon ment of the ship.—ln April, 1853, Lieut. Pe fain kellett, the Bay of Mercy with intelligence from Captain which I con j. ed in the Resolute, then at Deleay Island, from sidered it necessary to join him, for the os ition—whether ing what should be done in our presentsk se he purpose of arrang "t possibility of at once to abandon the vessel, getting her through Barrow's Sthorraite arscotooroEpnigi.lhanmde,nats ofit wastht my object to effect it, so that t north-west to follow me on the passage might be decided without any possi bility of doubt. Half the crow were sth of April to command the return vessels, so that the remainder might receive the full allowance of rations if it should seem advisable for me to remain. On those men arriving at the Resolute, Captain Kellett ordered a sur vey. From the report h e found so many to be sufferin g fro nt scorbutic affection and general debility that Capt. Kellett thought it advisable that a survey should be also held on those remaining on board the Investigator. If they were not found in bettor condition, he considered it advisable the vessel should be quitted: That report has been already before the court, and on it we came to the determination that the ship should be abandoned. There were not enough men who volunteered to remain to insure the pos sibility of the ship being brought home this summer. How had you been off for provisions ?—Since October, 1851, we had been on two-thirds of the regular service allowance. Had that any visible effect on the men ?—Not in the first year, on account of the quantity of game killed ; but it was perceptiole in the last year on the health and spirits of the men, and they lost flesh considerably. • Do you consider it was the only court* open to 'abandon board. If Captain Collinson got tho Bet in the channel near Victoria Laud, would he have been within the reach of travelling parties?—l am not aware of the distance, but if ho had been within 600 miles they would have reached him, for my officers travelled 1,200 miles—GOO out and 600 back. Should you have come home if it had been left to you ? —Without orders from the Lords of the Admiralty I should have come home. Sir Edward Beleher—Were the orders to withdraw your crew, leaving the ship in a condition for re-occupation , given under the impression that you or Captain 41`Clure had taken the necessary steps in 1853 to ascertain If are? Collinson had come upon the traces of Captain /Velure? —I am not aware of Sir Edward Belcher's impressions. Was it expressed in a private letter to you?—l am un• able to say. If you had exercised the discretionary powe r entrusted of to you, should I not have known o f the safety Captain Collinson a year before ?—No. h n a o a t h P a r Y o ; Were any orders given to Captain rittriorV proceed to the Bay of Mercy to seek for the Investigator If downfa r il r e i d n to foundflehdelsnoytterisdti,gvatoonitta,nhde found the records of Captain Collinson in 1853 . He w ou ld, returned in time for me t o fi A n l d be t rt he 's but would not be able to have send them to you. In your despatch sen t by LieutenanttHantilton of a lat er date, should I not have been apprised_ of Lieut enan t Pi m ' s succ ess had he so proceeded? —You would have been pried by my despatch by Lieutenant Hamilton. The Court then adjourned. A xp:iira FOREIGN CREDITORS.--The lad l'ixWestEliiicd°la. mail brought the first three numbers of the Mexican, Economist, the new periodi ca l s t arte d i n t h e ci ty of Mexico, by Mr. Rickards, th e agent o f t h e Eng lish bondholders. Its chief object is to spread a know ledge of the commercial resources of Mexico, and, at the !mine time, to advocat e th e c l a i ms of the fore i gn creditors. Politics, under the existing dictatorship, are, of course, to be avoided, except in so far as the illusions may be favourable to General Santa Anna, upon whose intentions there is a strong eulogium from a correspondent in the last number. According to this writer, the aim of the General is, that his dictator. ship should merely facilitate a transition to some of the advantages of a constitutional system, by preserving order until an habitual respect for it shall have grown up, " I have the honour of his own words," it is observed, " to the effect that any pledge ever given by him will be honourably fulfilled at the seasonable moment, or when it can be dune with safety to intact national secu rity." It is passible that this may be a true representa tion of Santa Anna's views, a,nd there can be no question as to the necessity of stringent meas ures to repress_ anarchy into which the country had fallen. The pon . L cGiPeanieriamliinstforto when the shall have himself distrustto b lies be the i in sole the judge . circumstanceas that the " seasonable moment" for limiting his power arrived. A GOOD LANDLORD. -The Earl of Erne bite been pay ing a visit to his tenantry in this county, acoompanied n 3 ll t i o s l s o u r e d h s hai as hive b g a o y e e s hinystirliuseatig)eiist,tJo. pßvuthtiliesdgteen, a E n s t q g .fotro warbyominhverhoayseingievlemn ctlhoenehobuystehseamn,dafiaidnntsoiLgi igvoeudproorvdiesrio. this day to Crom Castle, carrying with him the bleesiegs of hie numerous tenantry. — Mayo CoNtitutfott. QUACKS IMMASKEI).. • The Third Illition - .—Just published, price ha., by post, free, ss. 6d. ON TRUE & FALSE SPERVIATORRWEA, with the View of distinguishing thee Imaginary , from the Heal_,offerers under this and• C cg of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Frami ne siermau of Dr.'s'lCKF(stti. With an introit.' lion by the Editor. containing a complete exposure of the systeni of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are credulous enough to seek their aid. :icatorc. 'a known to English readers by his frequent practi- Lial La.atr:lattions to German medical literature. This is the lint time, he Informs as, that ho has addressed himself to the nors-Medi sal reafier. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall . tete:a any other equally flagrant evil which it may be In his ower to cor rect." -Isendon Medical Gazette. "The tribe of ' Quiet Sympathisers,' and McAllen' Friends,' aro mercilessly exposed; and if this book xold find its way Into the hands of those who gaffer from the com plaint of which it treats, wo are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of lsody and mind, and what is of !ess jinportarce,.though it is that which the quacks most prize— amiCh troncy......Thisvolume.is well. qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating . Spermatorrhoea, and to placs the treat ment apon a more rational and physiological basis. It is,.therefore, likey ".o rto much good." London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION 48, Gracechurch-street, London. For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. DIRECTORS. Chairman—SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. Deputy-Chairman—CHAßLES LUSHINGTON, Esq. John Bradbury, Esq. Robert M. Holborn, Esq. Thomas Castle, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. William Miller Christy, Esq. Robert Sh4ppard, Esq. Edward Crowley. Esq. William Tyler, Esq. John Feltham, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. Charles Gilpin, Esq. PHYSICIANS. J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L.S. Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. TILUSTEES. John Feltham; Esq - f Samuel 11. Lucas, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. I Charles Lushington, Esq. BANIERS—Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co. and B tnk of England. S o uctioa —Septimus Davidson, Esq.. CONSULTING ACTT] ARY—Charl.s Ans Esq., F.R.S.' Extracts from the Report of the Directors for 1853 : " The Directori con z ratullte their fellow_-m,mhers on the very grati fying result of the recently completed(Ft En-quer-I:dal Investigation of the assets and liabilities of the Institution, by which it appears that, on the 20th November, 1851, after providing for the present value of all the liabilities in the Life Assurance Department, a surplus re mainel of 242,6271., which ha s been duly Apportioned as heretofore. " The reductions range from 5 to 89 per cent. on the original Annual Premiums, according to the age of the party and the time the Policy has been in force; and the Bonuses vary in like manner, from 50 tve o 75 per cent. on the am ount ' of ' p remiums paid during the last fi years. The total amount of the reductions per annum for the ensuing five years is 33,3481. 17s. 2d. "The Bonuses assigned to those policies on 'which the original pre miums continue to t),.. paid amount to 89,8801. ss. Od. ; this,together with Bonuses apportioned at former divisions, makes an aggregate addition to the sums assured by the Policies in force of 126,5641. „ Notwithstanding the great reduction of Premiums, the net annual income 'arising from 12,326 existing Policies is 163,9121. 7.. Id.; this sum, with the interest on invested capital, viz., 37,2931. 75. shows a total annual income of 201,2101. 145. 4d." The amount of Capital exceeds ONE MILLION STERLING. Members, whose premiums fall due on the Ist July are reminded that they must be paid within 30 days from that date. Prospectuses And all other information may be obtained on appli cation to the Office. Sept. 23, 1854. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. AUTUMN AND WINTER NOVEL TIES in • DR FSS.—It , affords E. MOSES road SON the greatest plea sure to state that all the Novelties for the season in Attndire, Shoes, Hats, Caps. Hosiery, Ladies and Child ren's Clothing, lioots, a lac., &c are now ready for inspection at their Establishment and its West-end Branch. There is not an article of Attire for Autumn so elegant, gentle manly, and comfortable as the new Paletot, which has been designed solely by E. Moses and SON ; it supersedes any previous invention, and, for Autumn and Winter, is a leading article of dress for all class Its price ei , g only 255. renders it a convincing proof a the advantages afforded by the economical prices charged by E. MOSES and Sox. The Autumn and Winte r ented by E. MO9E9 and NOVelties in the Sox, comprise every k of Hats and Caps, now pres new, elegant, and fahionable style, which has beea invented in London and Path; they are the most seasonable fashions, the most dttra".fe articles, and are chat ged the most economical prices. • The Autumn and Winter Novelties in the Hosiery Depa tment at E. Mons and Sox's associate the rchest, most fashionable, and most useful goods, and the section exclusively appropriated to Ladies and Children's Dress and Underclothing displays the most elegant and serviceable articles for the season in unparalleled magnitude of Stock, and at the most economical prices. The Wholesale Clothing. Shirt, and Boot, and Shoe Department offers advantages to Captains, Merchants, Emigrants, and others, in the magnitude, superiority, and suitability of the stock and economy in price, which will render the goods offered by E. Mons and Sox the Jest and most profitable investments which can be made. - • Full Lists of Outfits for Emigrants, Lanes, and Gentlemen, with ship-sailing information, gratis. on application, or post free. CAUTION. —E. MOSES end SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood 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 IQOCoX sexton WITS ANY MIES 1101:10e IN Oa ouT OP LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84, Si, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, I, 2, and 3, Hart-street, all eommuicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch. 36 b'argate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant rano, Cl o thiers, Hatters, Hosiers , Furr iers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and aeneral Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT. —Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the _money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on i6aturdays, when business is resumed ti 11.12 o'clock. A new Book for Autism and Winter. " The Commercial Conan copia," containing full lists of prices, our system et self-measure ment, Sic., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Id Pen parts Francais. Qui at parla Flier apricht man 'Deutsch Aqua sa habil EspanO SLOW COMMMUNICATION WITH THE ARY IN THE CRIMEA. We must again remark, with astonishment and regret. that the Government and the public of this country, at a moment when every thought and feeling of the nation are concentrated on the events of the war, are no less than 15 or 16 days in arrear of the course of events, although ten days at the outside ought to suffice to bring us not only telegraphic messages, but mails of let ters from the Crimea. It is needless for us to enlarge on the inconvenience, of this incredible want of Post office arrangements, for the Ministers of the Crown, whose responsibility is more deeply engaged in these operations than that of any other person, are the first to suffer from the want of a frequent and regular mode of transmitting to this country the official correspon dence of the army. Here, again, we have a striking illustration of the dif ference between the intentions of the Government and the fact. It was intended, we know, as we are informed by the Post-office circular, that there should be a regu lar and prompt communication between England and the head-quarters of the army every five days. But by some means or other, three times five days - have now elaped since the dates of the last mails which have reached England. Some of the French and Austrian boats by which mails are forwarded to Marseilles or Trieste go the round of half-a-dozen ports in the Levant, stopping a day at each ; and it is but seldom that the bags are transmitted direct and at full speed. Even when Lord Burghersh was sent with the despatches re lating to the battle of the Alma, which were expected with such feverish impatience by the whole country, he started in the Fury, a vessel which could never perform more than eight knots an hour, and was beaten by twelve hours between Malta and Marseilles by the ordi nary French packet. At the present time intelligence has frequently arrived, by way of St. Petersburg more rapidly than by the Danube or Marseilles, so that the Emperor of Russia has acquired, by means of the tele graphs now estillished between his capital and the southern provinces of his empire, an advantage of five or six days in the transmission of information over the Western Powers. Circumstances might occur under which that difference of time would be of the utmost consequence, and every means ought to be taken to accelerate to the utmost our correspondence with the seat of war.—Times. iti NURSES FOR THE WOUNDED IN TURKEY. We are authorised to state that Mrs. Nightingale, who has been for some time acting as superintendent of the Ladies' Hospital, at No. 1, Upper Harley-street, has undertaken to organise a staff of female nurses, who will at once proceed with her to Scutari, at the cost of the Government, there to act under her directions in the English Military Hospital, subject, of course, to the autho rity of the chief medical officer of the establishment. Mrs. Nightingale will, herself, select the persons who will ac company her, and will recommend them to the War office for certificates, without which certificates of course no one will be admitted to the hospitals. After her departure arrangements will be made for granting certificates on the recommendation of persons to whom Mrs. Nightingale will have delegated the duty, to such number as may, from time to time, be forwarded to Scutari upon her requisition. By this arrangement it is hoped that much confusion and disappointment may be prevented, it being obviously impossible in any hospital, but especially in a military hospital, to admit as nurses any persons offering themselves, without any proof or p, ) , , Lietitzir.g the knowledge, experience, ° eisi tt for .luti ,o difficult anal So respon and c ' ll. 'd 3 'l l 1 ness to submit implicitly to the regulations. o t f o e n ‘ :cent g ral authority. sible, it ~~ y .~G~~~c- . l l 1.