The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-14 00:00:00

VIZ J. BU.IWO YN et D Tru:ORD-ANCE. __.,,- We had toped that, with the present machinery of GDvertnneut, and with the reforms that are daily made in every department, the acts of favouritism and job bing, which disgraced most Ministers before the passing' of the Reform Bill, and which greatly conduced to its enactment, would have ceased. We had hoped that, with the present Ministry,nie ce than with any. other, all ' a ppointrneits in the military service - a service at pie tent eunboOying every kteeest vita to the welfare of have b€-can made solely wi h regard to -the greater efficiency •of nut. arms, and not with r efrence- to clinShip, Personal or Political influence. Such expectations, unfortunately, have not been ful: filled. An instance to the 'contrary has been painfully forced upon our attention ; and we feel that •we shall of ° 41 3 , be d o i ng our d uty in bringing it before the notice tte public. Our readers have, eoubtless, traced . with intere-t . the progress of the mission to the s4 t of Lieut tnan t-G enera l Si r J o h n Borpyile. The rank of that officer, his well-known services, ,his und ou b te d skill and anilities,. and the position held by him. as Inspector-General of Fortification , , inspired the public with a confidence in his judgment, which has lo ng been felt in the army, and in which the Coalition • inistry seemed to share. Sir John Burgoyne, despite et the advantages —by selecting him as the officer most fitted to prescrMe the o p er tions which are so shortly , t° be carried on— un d er w hi c h l ie l a b oure d, i n l eav i ng his home and the comparative repose to which the ardn- Cus.services in earlier life .had entitled him, accepted, without a moment's hesitation, the difficult task assigned n 'in, and di - . charged, with the r c:ivity which distin guished his early services, those duties which now pre sented thentselveS to him, The hero of Egypt and the Pe ylittliinitivinelrasalhla; been first i n th e -field. His conduct has been appreciated. The British. the French, and the Turkish Go vernments have eagerly listened to his sugges eand availed th emse l ves o f hi s exper i ence. L et us tc te „ to the r ewar d held out to martial ardour—let us see palm offered by Lord Aberdeen to hint who has me rtt-d Tile Ordnance Department comprehends in its dtutieS the r iegulatio n . an d organ i s ati on o f two great The are under Yiz. --the - Royal Engineers and the Artillery. the special superintendence of the f ` lwl>o~s e t.. r i a ,e p 1 1 .4 ; . f FortifieationS ; the ..second are u t v. adjutant-General of Artillery 116'vce ver, are both responsible, and :subject; to Pi'oerg oi the Master-General-Of Dranetice.: The office re '4/.i.utal ' lr Ge"erai - ilie.i.ti been-held up to the present in ornent by Lie utenant-General Sir Hew Ross, junior rank as his functio ns are inferior in consideration to d '' eli a'Ve ll dby Sir John 'urgoyne. Sir Hew Rossou btie" B , a deserving officer, but his talents, mili- Y or administrative have never passed the rank " re ' Ing the absence, however, of Sir John Burgoyne, ew Ross has b een appointed t o th e rev i ve d o ffi ce ' 4)f Lieu tenant-General of Ordnance. and has by thi s tells been placed over the head of Sir John Burgoyne, „ .a s enior in r an k, an d hi s sup er i or i n ex p er i ence . • We We. what ha, been the reason of this appointment? f. Presume that, when Parliament meets, we shall be 'Elap se with an answer. Fifteen days, however, will b' ij ' e ere' the recess is over—fifteen days, in a period It with events which will decide the fate of nations. juste is „ events which a time for the duration of a gross in - lee . Let us h that in answer to the question t h p • jeatyis subject, . which will doubtless be put to her Ma- Ge" Government on the re opening of the session, n eaY be informed that reparation has been made to 1,11:al Burgoyne for the slight so waatonly and ra,hly a tot him, and th a t w a r with R uss i a , so j us t in it s ndations sti.noble in its tendencies, maynot be dis nitrd bY an occurrence which must destroy confidence 4 , 1 _, 0 discretion of a Government, as evince I by hasty .thou 'injudicious; bestowal of patronage on the part of J o ,. se who are responsible to . the Crown and country iu t e h v erY act that, directly or indirectly, may stand hi e • e 174 3' 'if a speedy Solution of the fearful pro /.1„ I ' 9 *h-fore us. .We have pointed out the injustice, late re fore is obvious. Let it-be applied before it is too f et a.graceful.reparatioa have the precedence o forced retri bit tion orAing 'Pod . COURT I aLIIOII,LA R. • WINDSOR, APRIL 13. l the dinner party at the castle yesterd.ty included her b a Y „, al Highness th e Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna M ar i a "s°n, Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady 'Frances Bruce, the Coness de Speth, Sir George Conner, and Colonel 3kyer, c „ tninanding officer of the 97th regiment. i tn _ h e. Queen and Prince walked in the slopes this - 1_ The Princess toyal and Princess Alice rode on horse- • A 't d eputation of the Wesleyan Eliucation Committe_. e, e ;ensisting o f t h e Revs. John - Scott, Dr. Beecham,C re 't, 11 1. C. Tayl or , an d M essrs. J ames Hobe and J. 14 j r iglrt, beer an interview With the Lord President of "ue Council yesterday, at the Cou . ticti.offiee. °n Monday and Tuesday in this week the customary bounties were paid to aged and meritorious poi at the dkelmonry in Whitehall, under the direction of the Lord I„ 4 3lfib p of Oxford.. Lord High Almoner, and the Rev. ' u r. jell, sub-almoner. The aenual charities incidental to Maundy Thursday Were distributed yesterday to 35 aged men and a core . r esponding number of aged women.. with the usual 1 0 • ' • the -revalues, in Royal Chapel at Whitehall.At 2 o'clock in the after noon a p rocession , consisting of a detachment of the Yeomen of the Guard,coinina leanded by an Usher (me of i hem carrying tI ie alms g i ld salv er of the reign of Kin , ' William and Q'ieen b e ll, the Rev. Dr. Jell, the sub-almoner. Mr. J ,, seuh .. ut 1 noy, secretary and yeoman of the alr . nonr . y in or. liirarY, 1 , -I ld his assi-tant, accompanied hy six children it h e r e e t e . e ?Y% arid three girls) from the national schools in W L'il $ er who had beet, selected for . their good conduct Par t' ' in thisprivilege, proceeded to the chapel. Til leil):'t'd liihelac.f 801 ;f m ord w-a t s h j e Rev. Dr. Wesley, sub•dein of the rhehellels Royal, the priests, the gentlemen, and the clue tern - • . t, e 'r ,l'e . precession then advanced to the communion e - h ule, and, having taken their respective stations, the T i service appointed ' for the afternoon commenced .' 1.4 Exhortatioii Confession, Absolutiun, &c. Thee 41et Psalm (the Grand Chant). • first lessen -25th - chapter of St. Matthew, the 14the, he glst verses, p oo t lte first anthem _ " Blessed is he that considereth the li r atid needy." (Nares.) ii h o - -• -ss. were 'then distributed to each woman, and ea and stockin 4to each man. ,Th g' k e second an th em ( a prayer) "H ide not Thou Thy ee l Ir°lll us, 0 Lo r d." (F arran t . ) (Vuoilen and linen clothes were then distributed. l' e third anthem—" a Lord, grant the Queen a long q t ', u_ a (hares.) t ng a special Th ee li r "I contein: coinage, ted to the and w o men. men were then die. pi itl, :" sec ond lesson -25th chapter. of St. Matthew, be el ,p h g at the 31 st veree. fekr,:dide.rth anthem, " Who is this cometh from Elm?" I N the followed a prayer composed for this occasion, 1104_ following prayer, also composed for this occa tee, e,_ _ . telt 4°4 Memel God , who art good and clod good, and . - eat pie ' • Thee au,t ruirLaue iaY gool te _ %Aura in those that tett. np o , 4s, look Ilse from heaven, the thronef thy glory, thelikefe• The rvants. here prostrate befor e . Thee, who Re 1,4"4117 a ck - owledee that we have nothing but what hote l v e received from Thee, and therefore can give Tn . e e e . s eeee i n g Len whet is Thine own. Fill our hearts, we_ n b ini *LiehTliee, with ri, lively sense of Th fatherly_ g t ho v 4 f l e are boti::,ltath bestowed so many benefits upon us th t a ste e ele to um her them, and like eke given us oduatiert tkie".• t it fie ppi Dens of doing good with them ; f aitiFf "I' , Ousizeir of Thy Holy Spirit, that a e n mey • be te le itth Ptewards of Thy manifold gi ft sand graces, following ' h f 4 at I '' S t'l our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, whom Them e eeeeeet into the world to be a pattern to us of h h nmbl e estuPle;-unto which we pray Thee to quicken us. yeChas all ,„_((eraton that we are but strangers and sojourner _ a. flo w 'r fathers were, our days on the earth being a ! , a I s n h ay teti, pt and there is no abiding ; that so nothing jibes, I le to be high-minded, nor to trust :in uncertain givest us but in Thee, the living God, who dogood, a • things richly to enjoy ; that we may ) 4gt„ ) "" rich in good works, ready to distribute, will et , e°o:irntudeate laying up in store for ourselve . s o e ., goo o d iteritliation for the time to come, that we mala i h n a l i a p e n . qal ' il li fe. And we must humbly beseech Thee h lis iL l i t c lal llter to bless her Majesty, Wheel Thou a to endeee 1( 0 4 'el) this over in the thoughts of herheart, st set over v e _ to do is 'good with the power whichThoo last lia per, arid thereby magnify Thee exceedingly in the , t4th ti t all tb.e eel Peeele of these realms, and bestowupon her host blessed Iler ; a ( 1 ) 1 . ' wlll eats hath not been on any prince-before eur beg for the sake of Jesus Christ _ Lord .4 aoly Ghost b -Ilk Amen." ' and Saviour, to whom with Thee and e all honour and glory, world without ,4.fter which the Beryl e proceeded to its conclusion. the Lord, 1,0•1211 e clergy present weere w'r. Dr. Wesley, 14 111 R igb Almoner, the ''Rev. Dr. Jeff, sub-almoner. Bishop of Oxford, II: ' l ey. Messrs Had i b Pack, Hall, Helumre, BUl). an thu Rev. Dr. Vivian, and Ote e 4 • en, ova , The and Balfour. It ~ gentlemen of the Chan 1 Royal, St. James's, were to e rr ' }Lillis, Bradbury, Bareby, Macbin, Chapman, !‘eY, and Gr a ' - Sir lid y ar ' t presided at the organ. e lz , ~ ( t • Right nee. Sydney 11 .. ' i i ,,' i 8 Rea, W iltoreHouse, Wiles. 11, : q v r. j°lll l Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland ( %lre, ul3 '/ , end Mr. Pressly, hod an interview with th e Itailicellor of t h e Exche quer yesterday, w. his official D " ne e in Downing -street. t Vetches 'were received at the Colonial - office and 6, d Ng. eY Ir k , i Kong, -.al n the .Governors of Ceylon, Hong t '. _. e 41,,,"a ,AT THE DOCKYARD, DEVONPORT.- fromTn hi,, - ., u ". h fine frigate of fifty guile, wee launched .n thethe uockyard .at half-past four yesterday aftermion, re. l of a numerous body of srctators. Tireol , v .‘sEi Itil lu S a ( _)f eh. rieteriine the veeser . was per , foi7ncd . , by zfl tika ',1:: 'laughter of .I,:,dY iii,tyar, of Tor point, and ason ti orilT‘ f erni,i-ii front, of the Pi eel's _:le(‘Y -0 ---e" ere .. ' lie ~,', er-lee oim-.ia: ra:o!e .numbee.Ufethe'ettite of the- neieh e 1 . 4t 1 ;• ''ed- 'The Pteel,e - is a sister ship •to • the Intlee of I :4 `de, arid is of the folloeine dimensions :-;:- Length ex t: ,;" 1 1 , 1 74 ft. 8 3 / 4 io. ; b etween ' perpendi,•nlar., 180 . ft. .; 41,, lle.breadth, 51 ft. 6 in. ; depth of told, 16ft.. 6 in.. tif tl ;eo in tens, 2,043 82•94ths. She west off in beau -41 ' style, amid the plaudits of those in the dockyard, 4 8 wel l es a, considerable number in vessels afloat, and ti e'libled on the teepoeite he ghts. On the completion „ th e. launch she was tak en i n charge by the Pike, e ;, d, 841 (5, and Avon stertnetuge, arid conveyed aln-g rtet th,, li.iik, wriere she will e e fittrel. It is o il tor jett,4ll.Y lauuched vessels to be taken aletigsi. e the but at thie will be required during the einbarka teol,'.4 Illd troops here, the general ruie was depaoed ' 7 " ' 4 4( !_ke 'NW 11 ccispObeci with . **opt*. , 'I , i ,r 7 f ---- is, and t bodi , there y, and of NO nflueir iatione• ese wee ceived• tied bi before i n d ig• pi~ilir 60 06 portico ; otos pr* repe al s i av erf )oses to uts. a g se ti )fide°;;, „ger v u the NAVAL AND MIL rTA RY INTELIZGVCE. The '[i•'l)hcr, the Otter, the Minx, and a number iii small steam-vessets, are to be converted into gun-lioat-, and the Vivid and Princess Alice, formerly Dover mail packets, are, to be paid . off and immediately recommis sioned for service, as gun or despatch vessels, to serve with the Baltic fleet. The Adeliralty have ordered an o increased supply of Dr. M. Thotuson'N coloured signal lights from a house in Birmingham, - for the use of the Baltic and Back Sea fleets. A new night-signal book, published by the authority of the Admiralty, has been ordered to accom pany these lights, so that now all ships may communicate as freely by night as by day. Lighters have been toned from Sheerness to recover the anchor and chain of the Hannibal. She has been masted at Folly Point, and, proceeded to Chatham for • litment. • The Tartarus, 4, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander Richard- H. Risk, wqs taken into the fitting nmin on Wednesday, to snake good her ritfeAs and pre par.,, far service in the Baltic. Wiler makers and engineers are to be sent to her from Woolwich to expe dite the work. The Cuckoo steam vessel is to be fitted with three traversing plan ,t guns of large calibre, and is to join Capt. Ommanney's squadron for the Baltic. Tile Cuckoo left Sheerness yesterday for Hull, to bring seamen volun teers from the Horatio attant-frigate for the Majestic. The Miranda, 15, screw steam-ship, Captain Edmond M. LyOns, is put . out of dry dock and moored in the fitting basin. In consequence of the defects in her beil era being more extensive than was at first discovered, boilermakers front Woolwich factory are now engaged upon her, who are working extra hours. She will in future be steered by a powerful iron yoke, to increase the steerage leverage, which is at .present too small. Admiral Percy has left Sheerness on 14 days' sick leave, and Captain Richards, of Chatham yard, takes command during his absence. The following letter from an officer of one of the ves• sels_composing the fleet, dated Kioge Bay, April 8, gives some interesting particulars of the progress of opera- tions : . " Since I last wrote to you we have received a great ad dition to our fledt. "The Casslr arrived on the sth ' • the Conflict, the Magicienne, the Driver, and the Cruiser have also arrived. The Desperate arrived on the morning of the 6th, bringing a mail and several cases of Colt's revolvers ; she made a very quick passage, having left the Downs on the 2,1 inst. She came through the Sound, not being able to co , .tain a local pilot for the Great Belt. Colt's revolvers are to be distributed to the officers and boats' crews. and I have no doubt will be fouad very acceptable. "This bay is well chosen for the safety of the fleet; there is sufficient space for the ships to work out with ease, but water is scarce, and Grant's distilling gslley will be found of great use. Several of the large ships have steam up in one boiler, from which is a pipe leading into Grant's con denser, by which sufficient water is made in a few hours to supply the ship for fOur or five days. • We had bid weather yesteulay. The Cressy parted from her anchors,. and was driven about four miles from the anchorage. Site got her steam up, proceeded inside the fleet, and brOught up with her sheet anchor; being then nearer the shore, she,ode more easily. "I hear from a good source this morning that we leave here for more active service in a few days. " Sir Charles is at Copenhagen, in the Odin. _ _ "Rear-Akhniral Pitnridge - is away with a scinadron, on special service. The Arro,ant and Hecla left on Thurs day night, I believe, to join him. "I shall endeavo.ir to write by the next mail, when I hope to be able to tell you man our movements" Liec.tenant William F. Ruston (1851) is re-appointed to the Penelope, stearnitrigate, for service with the Baltic fleet ; Lieutenant George A. W. Welch (1851) has also been re-apt inted to the Penelope. Commander Wil:iam Hoseason (1846) and Lieutenant Griffith G. Philips (1838) have been appointed agents fur trans ports. Master Joseph K Martyr (1831), is appointed to the Royal William, 120, guard ship of ordinary at Devonport. George F. Grignr (1851), Clerk to the Victory, flagship, at .Portsmouth'; and Philip J. Barry, Clerk's-Assistant to the Scourge, steam-sloop, at Ports mouth, for service.;ou the West Coast of Africa station. , The depot of the 71st Hi _hlatiders at Chatham re ceived orders on the 19th Wt. to hold themselves in readiness for foreign service, and will join the head quarters of the Ist battalion at Corfu. No 2 company of the Royal Sappers and Miners will leave Chathr►ni on Saturday or Monday inext for Woolwich, preparatory to embarking for service in the East. The depot companies .of the 88th Regiment, from Burnley Barracks, passed through Manchester yesterday morning by 'railway. and were joined there by the depot companies of the 7th Fusiliers. They pr•)ceeded by London and North-Western Railway to Birmingham, Ca route t , ) Winchester and Basingstoke. There were in all 7 officers and 464 rank - and file (259 of the 88th Regi ment and 205 of the 7th Fusiliers). The regiments, each 850 strong, have already sailed for Turkey. The destination of V •;e troops was not known. The Ist Royal Dragoons h tve not yet left Manche ter, but have received orders and counter-orders several times. The first division of the 18th Regiment (Royal Irish) has landed at Gravesend, on their return from service in India, and new occupy the barracks at St. Mary's, Chatham, where the other division with invalids from India will join them on arrival. The 18th left the 29th Regiment at Calcutta, daily expecting orders to pro- ceed to Burmah. The troops stationed at Rangoon have cleared and drained it, and the soldiers assert that it is not nearly so unhealthy as it was, and that by a little more trouble and expels° Burmah will become as healthy as any other part of India. A private letter from Gibraltar states that Lieutenant- Ct.lonel Dacres, commanding one of the divisions of the field batteries for service in tiie East. has left Gibraltar for Turkey, and has taken the acting adjutant with him as his aide•de-camp. Captain Levinge's troop of Royal Horse Artilhlry called at Gibraltar for water, and landed their holies for a few hours' quiet exercise. The 92d Highlanders. stationed at Gibraltar, are reduced -to the staff and colours, the others living volunteered into regiments for aii'ive serriaa. Captain M'Coy has taken the command of the Royal Artillery, vacated by Lieutenant-Colonel Dacres. The Mangerton, of London, No. 17, horse transport-ship, was taken into the basin at . Woolwich yesterday, and 59 horses of Captain Anderson's small arm ammunition brigade swung on board, and the men embarked in the alter noon, _There is only one other horse transport-ship, No. 18, to -come down from Deptford, to enpiete the embarkation of the whole of the first divi.ion of Royal Artillery for the East. The siege battery is ready for embarkation. No, 20 horse transport ship was towed down the river yesteldaj from Deptford, and held on for Portsmouth, to embark cavalry. Nine transports were hourly expected )estertlay at Portsmouth from the eastward, five of which are to convey the 17th Lancers to the seat of war, and four to receive stores and provi sions from the Clateriee-yard for cooveyance to the fleets. It is reported that the Peninsuhr and Oriental steam ship Euxine is g to Portsiti..u , h to einbArk 70 of the 17th Lancers, horses,. ba.Nage, &c. The route of the 91st from Dublin Limerick has been cancelled, and the depot of the '3d Buffs is to re place the 14 , 11 Regiment in the I,tter garrison. The ervice companies of the .14th Regiment, under Lieut.- Colonel Barlow, were inspected on Mon4lay, instead of Tuesday, as originall intended, in the square of the new barracks, by Major-General Fleming, C B. accompanied by Colonel C rx, K H. and his aide-de-camp, Captain Fleming, 63(1 Regiment. Majoe-General Fleming con gratulated Colonel Barlow on the effectiveness of the regiment, and excellent di , cipline of the men. The artillery guns in Limerick are to be moved to Wool wich. Tile 11th Hussars, now in readiness, and hourly expecting orders f , r-iintnediate embarkation, have had their swords sharpened within the last few days at Mr. Lamprey's. Westrniirelarel-street. Tee workmen of the same establishment are now actively engaged in shar pening t m sabres of the 4th Dragoon Guards, also under orders for service. • ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, April,l3.—At the monthly examination for candidatew for promotion and entry into the service, completed this day, the following passed Mates for Lie . utenatit—Me;srs. J. F. Pro;ri;e and W. H. Wilberforce. Second-Masters for Masters—Messrs. J. T. C. Webb, G. Batt, and R. S. Dyer. For Naval Masters-Assistants—Messrs. J. W. Graody, H. Lindgnist,. J. C. Chevalier, G. G. Brown, and H. B. R. Rowlandson. For Naval Cadets—Messrs. J. Buchanan, J. E. Bruce, W. Allen, H.-G. Fitzgerald, 1). G. Tandy, W, J. Lees, W. W. M. Molyneux, A. E Kay, J. Hamil ton, and T. Carpenter (all from Mr. Eastman's naval academy) ; also G. R: Donkiii,• C. T. Shute, W. C. Beamea, J. S. Eaton, C. R. Daniel, W. H. F. Pen golly, C. King, and P. C. M. de Vismes. For Marine Cadets,--Messrs C. D. H. Rabilliard, G. R. Rodney, J. D. Broughton, R. L. Price, C. Mac donald, T. M. Hewett, A. A. Pascal, A. Mackintosh, - Parry, and C. G. N. Colomb. For Clerks-Assistants-..-Messts. J. G. Sullivan and H. Knight. LAUNCH OF A SCREW ' STIISI-BHIP BUILT FOR THE A lISTRIAN GoViRNMENT.--',SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. — To-day, a screw 31-gun frigate was launched from the yard of Messrs: Wigram; Northam. The launch was a • of the finest which we have ever witnese , l, and had it n it been for the breaking of a large cable chain, which wag intended' as .a, check to the vessel when afloat, the affair would have. passed if %h it!' admirable success. Unfortunately, however, 'roan the breaking of the chain LI question, the ship ran aground on the other side of the river Itchen, aryl 'it was not•until the flowing of the second tide, which bielc place about an hour after the launch, that she eas rt. aft , at. The fora-. of christening wgs entrusted to Mrs. Archnes,con W.gram, and most a .13, performed b•.• tit la-ly from a platform, which was erected - fein d bee - einb the bows of the vessel. The vessel was christened the fiedi:zglgy. She is wood built, and is of 1;826 tons burthen, old measurement, and capable of carrying 31 guns of heavy calibre Her length is 250 feet over all ; extreme breadth, 43 feet ; depth of hoi . d,, 27 feet 5 inches. Her wigin;ll, which are constructed by Messrs. Maud-lay, S Fiel:l, are of 300 horPe-power. As, soon as the ship fl•etted she W is, by the aisistunoe nCtWo steam-tugs, towed round to the Southampton Me t : I:.r . the pTirpoSe be. , .nit rl4 , eed. . She wi Ithrel when sic Wil! be properly et - pipped fo- the duties for which she is built. She is a fine vessel ie appearance, and is doubtless capable of di i tg great sere ce in whatever cause she _may be engaged. Her ultimate destination for the pre sent, of con se, remain; enveloped in doubt. • THREATENED STRIKE AT STOCKPORT.—WO regret that there exists at pi' sent a rupture between a pettier' of the factory operatives of St ckport and their employers, which may probably lead to a second partial turn -out. The employers 'announce their lute. Om to withdraw the advance of 10 per neat. conc ded at the conclusion of -tileUrike some months ago, mid to retWO to tilO rate 1•-at woo paid is 2V WO. , . r , e THE SUN LONDON, FRIDAt I'd ' :I/ENING. APRIL 14 , 1 54, TIM MOTT MENT IN TIIE DA BIEN EXPLORATION. •_• The following interesting letter is froth the naval officer whocfe communications from the Chinese ports have before appeared in our columns "Hongkong. Jana 11). "I sent yoti a North China Herald because of a letter of some interest, descriptive of the habits and uaag of the insurgents, - knowing that it came from a reliable source. " Its statements, as well apt the information brought down by the EL-Tinei, have been fully confirmed by the return of the French war steamer Cassini, with M. Bon balon, the French Minister, and, indeed, even much enlarged. Thus they found a million or more in Nankin, while the insurgents claimed to have but that number in all China at the time - of the Hermes's visit to that centre of all-important interest, and only not all-absorb ing because of its disfince and the imperfect information concerning what iS being enacted or originated there. " To my mind, unable to enter into the cavils of, per- haps, goal men in thafuliest sense, it is a scene of deeper interest, ;and involves -vastly greater consequences than those about which the -western world seems stirred. " Events are fast finding an issue here that in their reaction will influence not simply the two or three hun dred millions immediately within the limits of the Chinese empire, but the whole habitable globe. "The French, as we, found them more frank, honest, truthful, and brave than any Chinese they had previ viously met, and animated by a confidence (the .prime element of success) that . could only proceed from their sense of the justness of their cause, or 'from a motive whoLy foreign to the ordinary Chinese mind. "A Chinaman seldOm goes straight for his object; these men always do. - • " Whence comes the difference ? The answer I will leave to those who impute their motives. " The Fiench say they found much ignorance of Christianity and much superstition among the masses ; but in what country of. Christendom is this not the case I will venture to say that there is ten times as much in Catholic Spain ; but who shall determine where Chris tianity .ends•and superstition begins? I fear that there might be a cross-action between them if this came to be discussed ; and yet how little compAratively, is there of superstition in fi it writings, taken as a whole. I say not that these superstitions are unimportant, but surely in estimating these men or their writings the amount and character of the good in them should not be ignored, and the faulty only dwelt upon. " Since the Hermes was at Nankin they have pub lished only a few unimportant and not erroneous tracts, but, on the other hand, they have published the re minder of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, and Matthew, and it is by these they should be judged and the cha racter of their motives estimated, fur it is palpable that it is these they mean to be guided by, and that they really mean to make the Holy Book,' as they term it their, rule of life ; ,and doubtless, as they have put for ward statements and opinions at variance with it, it is because they have not as yet learnt their incompatibility therewith. " Let those who object take one fact, and then say if the man that could conceive the idea and honestly set himself at such a time i;o carry it out be a common man, or a ma❑ only under the influence of nonillion motives. It is this—that he keeps 400 men constantly employed upon the Bill and his army are c Iporteurs of the 'W rd-of "I say, rather. must not he be inspired in a high sense to have found out what few, even in England, have arr►ved at, though the history of Christendom uniformly shows that nations can only be civilized, christianized, and regenerated by the incorruptible Word ? " flow su►all a field he had wherein to learn the truth of that Scripture—' Them that honour me I will honour ;' and yet how truly has he learnt it. "They give themselves 12 months from the time of the northern army leaving Nankai to win the empire. and have agreed to a separation of the sexes for that time "This is a trial to Chinese, who are very jealous, and shows they do not care to have any hall-hearted among them. "The women are organized and armed for the de fence of Nankin, and a..e employed in many out-door employments, but are a:so under religious instruction. "For the present no one is allowed to have property, all belonging to the Stite, which finds them in every thing necessary. "They had riot had any'specific intelligence from their rrmy, but they had intercepted a letter from the old Emperor, in which he stated that two-thirds of Pekin was in a state of siege by the insurgents. " Our authentic news of their movements is that they are encamped seven miles from .Tien-sing, at the mouth of the. Pi-ho. This will stop the main channel of supply to Pekin, and is the next most important acquisition after Nankin. Reinforcements, said to amount to 40,000, were going by the Grand Canal to join the nor thern army when the French were at Nankin. " Whatever may happen t.) Tae ping, who is still at Nankin, or to his party, the Tartar dynasty must cease to reign in China Proper at least ; -they are very unpo pular with all except those whose immediate interests are bound up with them, arid even these, if they could see an opening to get out of it, would also manifest their national exclusiveness, for the Tartars are not incorpo rated, and their struggle to extricate themselves from their difficulties only sinks them deeper and increases their unpopularity. "No one continues under their standard without large pay, and this has exhausted nearly all their re sources, any. involved them in liabilities which they can never meet. "As I had anticipated, the obtaining possession of Amoy has been a sad loss: to thA Imoeri2li.t., both in c1ia,..06c,- and pock t. " Flushed wit:,• their success, they committed atro cities whicii fully showed that the Chinese character for civilisation was at best but lacker. "They violated pledges, and, in fact, acted as men visited with judicial blindness. "Their pirate allies-bullied the mandarins and robbed their friends, and obtained an amount of funds that left them unable to pay their troops, who are now disaf fected. "They hive now only 3,000 troops, not to be de pended on, and the whole country is in a state only short of rebelli6n ; and notice is given by the insurgents that they mean to return immediately ; and who shall answer for what. will be the result of a recapture, except that Europeans, especially Englishmen, will be secure, since th% insurgents who .acted with such moderation have been ttugHt bow little dependence can be placed upon the tender mercies oi the mandarins ? " If attacked it cannot fad to be taken, as the man darins, &c., are such cowards. When Amoy fell into their hands this time they we, e aware that the insur gents were about to evacuate it,—that they had no friends, no ammunition,—and yet they were allowed to depart in open day without . molestation nunestation ; not a man of the 20.000 besiegers venturing to plant a ladder, till al had left, and the main column, advancing too early, was di lye!, back by ti.e fir, of :oily two met). " Wi e r the in: urvents aereatl gone they comtnenced a massacre of the a:.ed, the helple-s, and the friendleQs. " Our men-of-war an I the missionaries saved 400 wilt , were in the process of being decapitated or drowned, 250 of 'whom were wounded, besides many who were saved' by the:merchants by giving them shelter in their hongs ; and bur countrymen Are proportionably popular and better protected in-consequence than they could be by men-oi-war. It may be that the masses are apathetic to an extent that pievents them from taking active measures ; this rather at ises from their not knowing the respective merits of the cases ; but this apathy is fast passing away, and a spirit of ioquiry is abroad that will result in their deter mieing suddenly. Depend upon it the nation will be born to a measure of civil liberty almost in a day. They certainly give •no assistance now to the Mantchoo ; let them but determine, even in comparatively small numbers, and their municipal and other organisation will be made available for bringing in and establish ing the Government they elect ; and it is most import ant, when considering the probable of China, to bear this in mind, and - this further fact, that Ciiinamen' have such a keen sense of - their own interests, and are so practical that they are not likely to elect as a Go vernment a set of men without power or prospects of success. Let, then, Tae-ping take Pekin and China will become his, and not in a state of disorganisation as many suppose ; the effort of the masses in China is conserva tive of local government- and order. _ _ "Jan. 25. "Our latest news is, that they are fighting near Pekin, but do not expect to take it till they get the reinforce ments seen by the Cassini's people at the entrance of the Grand Canal. - " The French authorities satisfied themselves that the stories of the massacre of Roman Catholic Christians were without foundation ; that the insurgents had not killed any as such; but they have killed some for breach of their laws. "The last news from Shanghai is, that the insurgents of that place had been unable to communicate with N an ki n , and were rather in difficulties ; that the French and English authorities weta trying to arrange an eva cuation without bloodshed ; this will be difficult, as the Imperialists are so treacherous, and have a strong feeling of their right to decapitate freely, and, indeed, perhaps, feel that it would be acceptable to their court ; if they do so, it cannot fail to add to their unpopularity, and tend much to hasten the final settlement of the question against the Mantchoo. - "The exports from China have been enormous, and no doubt will continue to be so, as all are desirous to realge 'or place their property, in foreign keeping, lest the chiefs of either party should take it. "The emigration to California and Australia is im mense. lam told Enulisksovereigns are at a premium of 25 per cent. in California ; they are shipping them from here. ACCIDENT TO TEE SCREW STEAMER GLARIOw:- GLASGOW, Wednesday.—We regret to state that a rAthr serious accident befe l l this fine steam-ship this morning. - Sue left thißroomielaw yesterday afternoon f( r N e • York with a bumper cArg , ), and ii, arty 400 p ass e nger% including deck and stea.:. ( ge. Oa act rant of th e l owne ; s of the Ctyde she grounded with the recedin g tide a miort way below the harbour, bat lay quite easily. Al out 1 ', .o'clock - this . morning, when the tide again l'ad', th e ( - 41a, , g0w floated, ii . ,,d, started on her voyage ; h ut : she had not proceeded alore . :: , _11? 1 !'.! ' ai , d 'a - liait :do Nn th e , river when she came in cone.i:ct with a large boulder stone, or small ledge of rock,- on N% h' at., in spite of every effort, she became fixed fur tie time. As the tide r 3: ceded the immerse mace htmg by this point of rock, which lay right under the beilers. By-and-by these were forced upwards, and the ship began to make water. The pa-sengers vk e,.e removed abort 7 in the morning The Glasgow was got, off - by this after.oo / ' E; tide. Ai i El , i , 1 Wi soon as possible be placed on the sip. It is to b e rs hoped that the ii,jury th both ship and cargo is not 'great, but still the loss tou,,t_bwo nsiderabie ; and great town veiliepoe tuu:it result,tathe tiquierom body 0, passeng e , ' - . 1 ., t.4e ifaiiglalioit siki to -0414 y for sea tvr Nara we,:kf LOSS OF LIEUTENANT STRAIN AND PARTY. The following interesting account of this expedition, showing the impracticability of the ronte, and the fright ful results to which it has led, are detailed in a letter to the elitor of the New York Tribune, by Mr. T. Win throp, one of the exploring party. SIR,—As much anxiety is felt with regard to the Darien expedition, and for the safety of Lieu. Strain and his party, I feel called upon to make a general statement of what has happened. Ido not, however, presu me , as a volunteer to the expediti on , to anticipate the official report, which the Secretary of the Navy will no doubt make public. The facts connected with the despatch of the party are well known —the story of Dr. Cullen, the sending of Mr. Gisborne to verify it—his official report, with its maps, plans, profiles, and estimates—all pl ac i ng th e project of a line of communication across the Isthmus of Darien in the most favourable light. The h,sghly respectable character of Mr. Gisborne's constituents caused the public to overlook certain assumptions in his statements ; and though it was evident that his estimates were incorrect, yet it was impos sible to regard the whole scheme as a bubble, and when our Government, in its character of protector of thelsthmus and patron of inter-oceanic communication, was approached by an agent of the com p any, th ere was no hesitation in extend ing the cruise of the Cyane to Caledonia Bay, and in placing 'a small appropriation in the hands of Lieut. Strain, to form a party for the reconnaissance of the proposed route. Little difficulty was anticipated, and the resources of a man-of war were supposed to be nearly sufficient for the survey. It can hardly be believed that nearly all the representa tions with regard, to the Isthmus by the canal projectors have been proved false ; that. the main features of the country were totally misconceived, and that a scheme which was only au astounding fraud, has become a most criminal one, as involving the safety of Lieut. Strain and his party of 21 officers and men. The Uyane touched first at Carthagena for information with regard to the Isthmus, and to secure the co operation of the Government of New Granada. While there, intel ligence was received that a British and a French man-of war had been detailed for the same service, and that the Cyane was expected to join them. Her instructions took no cognisance of this, and after waiti ng 10 d a ys for Col. Codazzi, sup e rintendent of the General Survey of New Granada, she sailed for Caledonia Bay, where she arrived Jan. 17. Little information had been obtained at Cartha gene, but that little was unfavourable. Two gentlemen had been sent by the governor to see the Indians and pre pare the way for the survey. Caledonia Bay, extends into the channel of Sasardi, in a fine harbour, perfectly protected by a range of coral keys and rocky islands. The western entrance is shallow and exposed ; the eastern, though narrow, carries abundant depth of water. A complete chart of this bay has been made by the Cyane's offi cers . Th e genera l aspect of the country from the water is most unpropitious--ranges of hill above hill rise back to a lofty chain of mountains, all densely wooded. Immediately upon the arrival of the ship, the Indians from the neighbouring villages came on board and re quested that, no one should land until the chief had been consulted. Several of them speak imperfect English, pinked up among the coast traders. Next day a grand council was held on board the Cyane. The principal men of the coun try, for 50 miles up and down, assisted. They showed, as we hail expected, great jealousy of any attempt to enter their territory. They represented the hills and forests as barriers placed by the Almighty against any canal ; they spoke of the danger s from wild blasts, from swamps and forests. At last, full permission was given to traverse peacefully the country, and this was confirmed some days afterward by an envoy from the head of the nation at Mandingo Bay. These Indians are a diminutive but active race, skilled in the use of firearms and the bow and arrow. They cultivate the cocoa to a considerable extent, the pro duct of this coast being much esteemed. Capt. Hollins took all possible precautions against hos tility on the part of the Indians, aid there has never been reason to suspect them of treachery. At this time we were not informed of the murder of Capt. Prevost's men ; afterwards, when the natives were charged with it, they said that the people of the interior, seeing these intruders, treated, them as enemies, as they had entered the country without permission. I merely mention this to show that they pretended, at least, to consider their permission as a guarantee against attack. The mouth of the Caledonia River, whose course the pro posed canal route follows, is not accessible, on account of the heavy surf; the only safe landiag is about two miles and a half distant, in shallow water. The action' of the waves has raised a dyke at the mouth of the river, forming a deep pool above ; the water flows rapidly over this dyke about 10 feet wide, and waist deep. The other streams flowing into the bay are much smaller. A mile above its mouth the Caledonia becomes a shallow rapid stream, run ning over a pebbly bottom. When Mr. Gisborne went up with his party, he pointed out the ppint where the Indians f t r u o rn m e th h e i b m ea b c a h c . k on his previous trip, about three miles Our course lay along this stream, sometimes wading in its bed, sometimes cutting in the thick jungle on its banks. Six miles up by the windings of the stream, about four in a straight line, the river divides ; both • its branches have been traced up, and found to have their sources 1,500 to 2,000 feet high in the Cordilleras. The descent of the river up to this point was about 60 feet. The party which left the Cyane consisted of 27 persons— Lieut. Strain, Messrs. Puxton, Maury, and Garland, of the navy ; Dr. Bird, Messrs. Boggs, Kettlewell, Mayo, and Hollins, o f the Survey; L enous , C as tillo, and Pdanco, despatched by the Governor of Carthagena ; Messrs. Holcomb and Avery, volunteers at Carthagena, and my self, with 13 picked men from the Cyane. Every man car ried his own provisions for 10 days, blanket, arms, ammu nition, &c. The object was to make a run across the coun try, determine its general character, and return for the regular survey. Had Lieut. Strain anticipated the kind of work we found, his preparations would have been different. Mr. Gisbornes official report led him to expect e plain country, divided by a ridge of hills 150 feet in height, and on the other side of this the valley of the River Savana flowing direct to the Pacific. In following up the west branch of the Caldeonia, on the third day, and having already attained an elevation of about 200 feet, we came to a gorge in the reeuntea;-s* '"`"" the perplivritie eeeks, preeileeams on each side, formed a pool mu the stream, too deep to pass without wetting everything. The order was given by Lieut. Strain to pass over the slope above this gorge, and rejoin the river be yond. We clambered up, and in about twenty minutes five of the party found their way separately into the bed of the stream above. was a bad bit of hill, covered with a tangled tropical forest growth. After waiting a sufficient time, it was supposed that the remainder of the party had, in pursuance of the order, reached the stream higher up, ;old we proceeded slowly along, firing shots, as concerted; we heard shots iniiiswer apparently from above, and, con ermed in our previous belief, continued on, leaving notes of p; ogress. We encamped that night on a few square feet of rock, having*ched an elevation of about 700 feet in the midst of impracticable mountains, the stream, a mere torrent, falling' in successiv e caeca, es. The next inei'iiing we cut to the top of a hill 800 or I,OOD feet above us ( 1 SJO feet a bove the sea), nothing was to bo seen except an tut tiroken mass of densely wooded mountains. Vs we had no compass, progress was impossible in the .woods. We'returned, and finding no traces of the party, made our way to the ship for a new attempt. We were gill on the Atlantic side of the Cordillera. No anxiety .ee s felt for the main body ; our party consisted of Messrs. Jolcombs,Bird, Hollins (son of the captain of the Cyane), myself and one of the crew. Mr. Holcomb, an engineer ,f experidnce in South America and the Isthmus, and my ‘vera.the only ones among the original party who had Ley kn o'ledge of the country. During our absence, the British brig Espiegle, schooner eceepied, and the French steamer Chimera), had arrived mist landed a joint party of 60 under the guidance of Mr. 3esborne. I anticipate to say that they returned, after a fortnight, entirely baffled. They had found the same range of lofty mountains everywhere. Mr. Gisborne said that he hail been entirely mistaken. Dr. Cullen was of the same party. There was but one opinion with regard to those persons; the representations of both were proved totally false. Two parties were now despatched from the Cyane ; one to examine still further the mountain to the eastward, the other, consisting of those separated from Mr. Strain, with a reinforcement, was to join him if possible ; if not, to continue the expl o ration o f th e i n t er i or. Th e first party returned after a few days, having reached the summits of the chain in their direction, and found the mountains equally impracticable. Little anxiety was felt for Mr. Strain ; it was not sup posed that he would cut off his communications. We were this time provided with compass and cutting tools, and by their aid, on reaching our point of separation, were able to find traces of our party. As they were proceeding dispersedly over the mountain, they had fallen in with a faint Indian trail leading westerly, and without sufficient consideration of the face that some of the party would, in pursuance of orders, proceed along the stream, they had hastily followed this trail, leaving scanty marks of their way. On arriving at their first station we found a note from Lieut. Strain, specifying the missing, and recom mending that if any should reach this point, after a certain period, that they should reture to the ship, as he would be too far in advance. Before reaching this station we had crossed several ridges, the highest near 1,500 feet. From this place Lieut. Strain had followed a small stream flow ing north-westerly, under the impression, derived from Mr. Gisborne's account, that it must be a tributary of the Sevens, the river whose course the proposed canal was to follow. But this person, who had overlooked entirely the existence of the Cordillera, had also failed to discover that between the valley of the Savana and the mountains is the valley of the main river of the Darien, the Chuqunaque, which flows for a long distance nearly parallel to the coast, draining the greater part of the Pacific slope of the range. He had mistaken the low hills to the westward of this river for the dividing ridge between the two oceans, and supposed that this was the same stream upon which, a few miles from the Atlantic, he had been turned back by the Indians. What must be said of mistakes like these by an engineer, and what portion of the responsibility rests upon hi m if Lieut. Strain, still trusting to his map, has perished in the forests and swamps of the river? The necessary condensation of a communication like the present obliges me to omit much that can make the sub ject clearer. This humbug upon the three great maritime nations cannot be fully expressed in a paragraph. We proceeded on a direct course by compass, hoping to intersect the route of our companions. On the third day we crossed a range of the Cordillera, more than 2,500 feet high, and thence, by cutting away the trees, had a cle ar view of Caledonia Bay, distant from 12 to 14 miles. The ships were just visible. Descending this range, we s oun d a river flowing in a favourable direction. anti followed it, constantly expecting to find traces of our party. W e passed but one Indian lint, recently left by its three in habitants, and several stations for drying game ; we also saw three light canoes. Nothing, however, indicated a numerous population, and we have since ascertain e d th at the principal villages are to the westward. . As we proceede I, the stream became too deep to wad e i n and the vegetation more impenetrable. The scenery was exquisite—a New England mountain stream overhung by a tropical forest. We kept on until on l y j us t enough pro visions remained to enable us to reach the ship. The river had already diverged from the proper course , and we had determined it to be come tributary o f the Chuquaque. . At our extreme point we ascended a bill 600 feet high, an d het a view of hilt ranges anal forest country extending f ons 12 to 15 miles westerly. We ret raced o ur steps to ti • ship by the way we had carefully cut , eking out our provi ms by some plantains found in the deserted hut. Our return journey was a very exhausting one. I have seen much rough travel in the wilds of our own and other coun tries, but none so severe as this. On our return, we of course placed ourselves at the dis position of Captain Hollins, should he dispatch other par ties. There was as yet little apprehension for the safety of Lieut. Strain. It was supposetr:Chat he had crossed the country, and, if not finding it c onvenient to'recross, would be returning via Panama. Letters were dispatched for him through ,a tratling_lndian, at the village of Sasardi, Slit 'tit* werelionglAt bank, with the intelligence that the party had been seen in the interior, but had gone on. The broken English of these people was difficult to understand, and they generally answered a. leading question according to what they supposed the wish of the interlocutor. A force of 60 New Grenadian soldiers and ha d convicts been for some time encamped o n th e b each to aid in the survey, had there been one. Meanti me M r. Gisborne, dis appointed in his original plans, h a d hi re d an influential Indian from the Rio Diablo, who kn ew th e value of money, to accompany and procure him guide s across t h e country St. John, of the English E ng i neer C orps, w f e r ti S t s w °4: i ) t . h 8 As time went on, the only hope for the safety of our party was through Panama, and the Cyane sailed for Aspinwall for intelligence, leaving the Chimere and Scorpion at Cale donia. The Espiegle had gone to Carthagena for provi sions. The steamer Devastation had looked in and sailed. Nothing had been heard of our party at Panama, though communication was constant with the Gulf of San Miguel, the Savana and the Chuqunaque. On the sth of March they had been absent 45 days. It was next to impossible that they should have survived and not found their way to the coast in this time. At the moment of sailing in the George Law I met Lieut. St. John, on his' way back to England from San Miguel. In his journey across the Isthmus he had found no traces of Strain's party; but the Indians reported that they had gone down the Chuqunaque, and were lost. I had no time to obtain from Mr. St. John a full account of his trip. They had been guided by the Indian through a devious path, ranging along the Isthmus to the west of the village of Sucubti, on the river Sucubti, a branch of the Chttqu nage°, thence to Morti, similarly situated, and down the Morti, across the Chuqunaque, to the path cut by Captain Prevost over the comparatively level country west of the Cordillera. While Mr. Gisborne and Lieut. St. John were in the interior, letters were received from them at Cale donia Bay, stating that the Indians were assembled in force at the villages above-mentioned, and had taken a hostile attitude, owing to a rumour that three of their people had been carried off prisoners by the Chi mere to Carthagena. They were with difficulty pro tected by their g uide until those stori es were p rove d in correct. Lieut. Strain depended upon the good faith of the Indians, and should they have proved treacherous, our national experience of Indian warfare, particularly in the semi-tropical regions of Florida, shows how little chance a small body of men, even when on their guard, have against savages on their own ground. If the Indians, however, have attacked Mr. Strain's party, why did they not our own much smaller one? We have reason to suppose that every step of our progress was watched by them. Just before we left Caledonia Bay, the principal chief of the coast, in talk with the New Grenadian commander, re peated the old assertion that God never intended a canal there, and added, " God will take care that no one who goes to seek a passage shall escape." The Indians may consider themselves the agen ts of Providence in carrying out his will. Lieut. Strain 's ammunition was entirely in cartridges; our experience proved that these would soon be unserviceable from the constant showers and dampness of the interior. As merely a volunteer to the expedition, I offer no opi nion as to its outfit or management. Lieut. Strain had no personal knowledge of the Isthmus, and trusting to the reports and maps of Mr. Gisborne, anticipated little diffi culty in his preliminary reconnaissance. He wished to get a general idea of trio country, and afterwards to carry a line of levels across would have been merely a question of time and bush whacking. I have taken the narrative form in this statement that the facts might appear as they came to us. From Capt. Hollins and the officers of the Cyane the enterprise met with hearty co-operation ; two of those gentlemen went with parties into the interior, and all were ready to take any steps for the relief of the missing. The officers were occupied in a complete survey of the bay and channel. I refer to their chart for details. The harbour is a fine one, the trades blow home, making a leading wind for entering; it is not difficult to beat out, nor always necessary. On review, the principal points determined, with regard to the proposed canal route are these. The Caledonia River is a rapid, shallow stream of clear, abundant water, falling about 60 feet in the first six miles. At this point is the large village of Naga, with considerable level ground, where are the Indian plantations. A furlong below the village the river divides ; its several branches have been traced up, as above stated, to mere torrents. Parallell to the coast, and directly across the route, is the main dividingridge of theisthmus—a massive rugged range of porphyritic mountains, densely wooded, broken into gorges, wild and impracticable. The summits of this range, concealed often by cloud and mist, rise in full sight from the bay, from 3,000 to 4,000 feet high. No passage was found by any of our parties lower than 1,200 feet to 1,500 feet, and this not a single ridge, but after crossing the terraces of hills which are the " Appius" of the chain on both sides. Crossing the Cordillera, you find streams flowing into the valley of the Chuqunaque, a large river draining the Pacific slope, and winding in a long -circuit to the Gulf of San Miguel. Between this river and the Savana, is a long range of hills, mistaken by Mr. Gisbor ne f or th e Cor dillera; except these, a level marshy country e x t en d s t o boat navigation on the Sevens. This plain was traversed by Captain Prevost, about 12 miles to the westward of Mr. Gisborne's proposed route. Entertaining a high per sonal respect for this gentleman and his officers, I look with interest for their authentic report. The Savaua, in its lower course, becomes a broad estuary. The former error in longitude being corrected by Captain Kellett's ob servations, the width of the Isthmus, from ocean to ocean, becomes 52 to 53 miles. The whole country is densely wooded, and on the Pacific side, in the low ground, almost impassable. It showered constantly among the mountains, and when the Cyan() sailed, there were signs of the approaching rainy season. As an elevated country, this part of the Isthmus is healthy; there was no sickness either on board the ships' or among the parties on shore. Theie is game, though not very abundant, especially on the Pa,cidc side—deer, taper, monkeys, turkeys, ducks, iguana, conejo, &c. ; alligators in the rivers, the so-called tiger of the country, serpents of various kinds ; some fish in the rivers. I cannot dwell upon the natural history of the Isthmus, as this communication has already grown to a considerable length. With regard to the missing party—there is no proof, _though sant, nrounds for suspicion, of treachery on the part of the Indians, If not, Llicry have prenanly followed down the Chuqunaque, under the impression of arriving speedily at tide-water. Deceived in this, they may have had no other resource but to push on, and the great length of their absence makes it almost conclusive that in this solitary region, their previsions exhaused, and unable to procure game or food, they have perished. There is a pos sibility, however, that some news may be had from the mouth of the river, and Capt. Hollins will do everything in his power to succour the survivors. The probable loss of 22 persons, with several of whom I had been connected in the intimacy of a voyage and a brief companion lifo, is a melancholy subject of thought to me. My indignation at the fraud practised by the canal pro jectors is increased tenfold when I remember that, besides leading expeditions of the three maritime powers on a fool's errand, it was their representations and their maps that misled our party. I can hardly believe the evidence of my own senses in contradiction of all the published reports. It was supposed by Lieut. Strain that Mr. Gisborne would be in Carthagena and join his party with his own, but meantime the British and French ships had been de tailed, and he joined them at Jamaica. Though this statement may have reached a tedious length, I have been obliged to omit many things bearing upon the subject. The facts have all been submitted to Capt. Hollins, and approved by him and the officers. Mr. R. E. Holcomb, civil engineer, who had direction of our second party, and Dr. Bird, both of whom returned in the George Law, entirely concur with these statements. Should you desire further information, I shall be happy to communicate it.—l have the honour to be your obe dient servant, , THEO. WINTHROP. No. 51, William-street, New York, March 17, 1854. ARCTIC EXPEDITICN. The following instruetions have been addressed to Captain Maguire, of the Plover, now engaged in the Arctic Regions in the search for Sir John Franklin's expedition : "Admiralty, Jan. 11, 1854. " Sir,—My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by their instructions to you, dated the 15th of February, 1853, and transmitted to Behring's Strait by her Ma jesty's ship Amphitrite, directed the return of her Ma jesty's ship Plover, under your command, from the winter quarters at Point Barrow to Grantley Harbour so soon as the season of 1854 would permit. lam now commanded by their lordships to acquaint you that Captain Maclure, in her Majesty's ship Investigator, arrived at a harbour on the north-east shore of Banks' Land, on the 24th of September, 1851, and subsequently communicated with Melville Island, thereby insuring the safety of the crew of that ship. "By your letter of the 21st of August last it appears that her Majesty's ship Enterprise had been seen by the natives of the northern shore of America, near the Col ville River, i n A ugus t, 1851 . If Captain Collinson should have found the same extent of open water along that shore as was experienced by Captain Maclure, and if he pursued the same tract, their lordships have rea son to expect that he may have been enabled to reach a position to the eastward of Cape Bathurst, and thence, by means of travelling parties, to have obtained, from the records left by the officers of the Investigator, in formation of the pro cee di ngs o f th at s hi p as a guide to his future plans. " In whatever position the Enterprise ee may at this time be placed, it i s o b v i ous th at i n (1854) Captain Colli nson , f rom th e reduced state spring f ri h n i g s supplies, p will be c om p e ll e d t o a b an d on his ship. It may be presum e d th a t, if t o t h e eastwar d of Mackenziethe River, and having found the records of Captain M'Clure, he will push on with his crew to the north-eastward, withivdi the view of reachi ng M e l v ill e I s l an d, or h e ma y e his ship's co m p an y, an d sen d one p or ti on by dth e Mackenzie River, with the intention of reaching the Hudson's-bay posts. " If, however, by any unfortunate accident the En terprise has been lost, it is by no means improbable that Captain Collinson may have returned to the Plover. If such should have bean the case, there will exist no further necessity for the detention of the Plover and Rattlesnake at Behring's Strait, and my Lords desire you will accordingly proceed to San Francisco and Val paraiso to wait their further orders. " But should no further information have reached you respecting the Enterpr:s! since she was reported off the Colville, it will be necessary for you to consider the expediency of remaining for another season at Point Barrow, with the view of affording assistance to Cap tain Collinson and his crew, should he still be com pelled to fall heck on the Plover. On this point we are unable, from want of information relative to your proceedings since August last, and the further sidings you may have gained respecting the Enterprise, to give you any • definite instructions ; their Lordships en tirely rely on your judgment as to the necessity of your remaining another year. They desire me to ac• quaint you that the Plover and Rattlesnake are now detained solely on account of and to afford assistance to Captain Collinson and the crew of the Enterprise. if you feel certain that the crew of that ship is safe, you are hereby directed to discontinua your present service and to return to Valparaiso. If you should, however, after full deliberation, deem it to be essentially necessary to extend the services of the Plover to another winter, it is their lordships', directions that you should c:zchange any of your officers or men, revictual the ship, and again proceed to Point Barrow, provided the ship and your l e crew are efficient ; but so soon as the season .of 1855 will admit, that you proceed to Grai t l e y Harhur , and. thence to San Francisco and Valparaiso, for further orders. You are distinctly to understand that it is not their lordships' intentica to send up a ship from the Pacific station to communicate with Grantley Harbour in. 1855, and you are therefore positively to leave Beh ring's Strait in that year, as directed. " In case of your not being able to place the Plover in the harbour at Point Barrow, or in any other safe position north of Grantley Harbour, you may return to that port (Grantley Harbour), and, having deposited all spare provisions and stores with her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, you may at once proceed to Valparaiso as before directed, as there does not exist any necessity for retaining two ships at that port, Commander Trol lope having been directed to continue there until the summer of 1855, as, per copy of the enclosed orders. " In the event of any accident having occurred to the Plover, rendering her unseaworthy, or of her having been, on survey, found unfit for further service, my lords desire that the ship be placed in some safe position as a depot, to afford shelter to any travelling or other party, and that you proceed, with the officers and crew, on board .Rattlesnake, or whatever ship which may have been sent from Valparaiso, and consider yourself as a passenger in that ship. " In - the event of England brain t!' at any time involved in hostiliti es w i th any other‘ Power during your employ ment on the above service, you :Ire clearly to understand that you are not to commit any hostile act whatever, the ship under your command being fitted out for the sole purpose of aiding in scientific discoveries, and it being the established practice of all civilised nations to consider vessels so employed as exempt from the operations of war. "1 atii, &c., " W. A. B. IlimiLTON.* " To Commander Maguire, her Majesty's Sloop Plover." ROYAL WEST INDIA MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. At a meeting of the Royal West India Mail Steam-packet Company held yesterday a di v i dend of 2/. per share was declared. Previously to the adoption of the report a lengthened discussion took place with regard to the general position of the undertaking. Several of the shareholders urged that the management was defective, and that the accounts showed a large amount of outstanding liability. The ill success attending the construc tion of new vessels, and the enormous expense in curred through repairing the Parana, were also topics of complaint, and it was questioned if the board were justified in recommending the pay- mint of a dividend. The chairman (Mr. Colville) explained that the construction of the vessels had been intrusted to the most competent parties, and that, although the Parana had not originally answered the expectations formed of her, the re pairs would, it was thought, place her in a satis factory condition. With regard to finances, the directors considered there was nothing to excite apprehension. An important addition having been made to the fleet without any demand, upon the proprietors, they had, of course, been obliged to avail themselves largely of their credit. In any other circumstances they must have made a heavy call. The repairs of the old and new vessels had ab sorbed the whole of the fund appropriated to that purpose, leaving, besides, an adverse balance ; but in future this would be gradually diminishd. The resources of the company had been interfered with by the great advance in the price of coal and the rates of freight and labour. In the course of the debate au amend ment for the appointment of a committee of inves tigation was brought forward and warmly sup ported, the conduct of the engineering department at Southampton encountering severe animadver sion. Upon being put to the vote, however, it was lost by a large majority. There was subse quently a contest for a vacant seat in the direc tion, bet the new candidate was defeated. The following is an abstract of the report:— "The company's existing contract with her Majesty's Government for the conveyance of mails for 11 years from the Ist of January, 1851, was entered into upon an under standing that, as complaints had been previously made of the speed of the class of ships constructed for the company's packet service in the first instance, a superior description of vessels, built upon principles which intervening experience bad proved to be preferable, had been brought into opera tion as speedily as possible. Accordingly, since that date 10 new ships have been contracted for, and three others purchased, making in these 13 ships a total of 23,662 tons, and 6,580-horse, power added to the company's floating. stock, the expenditure for which may be estimated at about 800,000/. within the last three years, accomplished without any call upon the proprietary body, but with assistance from loans. With only one exception, all these new ships have been launched and completed for service, and during the last six months there have been no complaints on the part of the Government or the public as regards the speed with which the mails are now conveyed, the company pos sessing a fleet of steam-ships adequate to the due perform ance of every branch of the contract service. It should be noticed that, while the new ships were in course of prepa ration, the Avon, Dee, Clyde, Teviot, Trent, and Thames were thoroughly repaired, their manchinery improved, and the two first named lengthened, to give increased speed for iutercolonial service. When the decision was takers to build vessels of greater size for the Transatlantic commu ' nication, the tonnage and power alone being fixed by the directors, the shape of the hulls was left to the unfettered inclement of the contractors, being some of the most. emi nent shipbuilders in the kingdom ; and the manufacture of the steam machinery wes intrusted to equally first rate engineers, the only stipulation being for the highest amount of speed which their united skill uould accomplish; and the directors regret to add that, in the case of the Parana, though built upon the same specification as the other ships, after a careful and minute survey, it has been deemed expedient to strengthen her, and, with a view of improving her capacity and speed, to lengthen her 25 feet in the fore body. As the whole of the rice- ships will shortly be in operation, the directors had made prenara tion for the sale of several of their original vessels. In fact, proposals had been received from parties desirous of be coming purchasers, but these offers were declined as inade prate ; and, means of transport being much required by the Government, the directors deemed it their duty to use' every exertion in order to place as many ships as possible at the disposal of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty. The Orinoco, Trent, and Medway aro accordingly now on their way to Gallipoli ' each with a compl e te regi ment on beau!, the Orinoco having previously conveyed the Ist battalion of the Coldstream Guards in nine days from Southampton to Malta, and the 44th Rosemont in four days from Gibraltar to the same place. Looking to the impediments created by strikes among the workmen, the directors congratulate the proprietors on their possess ing a foundry at Southampton for the repair of steam• eagines and the construction of new boilers, as others ise the service must have been completely disorganised for want of sufficient ai tisans, and a seasonable assistance was also affierded by the company's Southampton establishment in completing for service the Atrat and Wye at a moment when few or no workmen could be 11;r el to finish those ships at Greenock. As stated in the report at the last general meeting, the principal increase in the working ac count is for, coal, wages, and stores ; the causes then as signed for such additional expenditure continuing in ope ration to an equal if not !Water extent at the present mo ment. Upon coters alone th4re is an augmentation of charge as compared with the previous yetir amounting to 54,3386., and to prove beyond question that this increase is due solely to first cost, freight, and labour, and not to any greater consumption, the quantity used in 1853 is actually less than that consumed in the year 1852. So also with wages, for while the number of officers and men employed does not materially differ in the two years, the payment for wages is 14,1611. in excess, occasioned by the great demand for seamen in every part of the world, and the consequent rise in the rate of wages. The recent ad vance in the price of all articles of general consumption also is sufficient to account, in a great measure, for the additional charge of 6,5891. for stores. Although the receipts on the working account exhibit, as anticipated, an increase compared with the half-year ending the 30th of June last, and also over those of the correspond ing six months of 1852, there is a diminution on the whole year 1853, as compared with 1852, amounting to 19,7911., occasioned, as stated at the last meeting, by the ravages of • fever and cholera in St. Thomas's, Jamaica, and other West India islands, interrupting, to a serious extent, the inter ' course with those places. The balance of profit and loss, after the usual debits, is 71,1181. to provide for repairs, de terioration, and dividend. Reserving 29,6801. for dividend at the usual rate, the amount retbaining would be 41,4381. —equal to 5 per cent. on the value of the ships on the Ist of January, 1853; and, although this state of the accounts would not justify the directors in proposing a continuance in the usual rate of dividend, yet, looking to the gradual but certain cessation of many heavy sources of expense. the increase of passengers arising from the disappearance of sickness abroad, and that some addition will accrue to the receipts of the company from the hire or sale of surplus ships, the directors feel warranted in recommending the payment of a dividend as before, at the rate of 26. per share, free of income tax." SCHOOL. —Yesterday Roy..tr, REEMASONS7 the quarterly general court of th s e all :,f Tavern, Great ,overnors of this charity was held at the Freemasons' Brother Richard Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn n -fi the chair. Brother Herv6 Geraud, Crew, the secretarBy.,Gr.fad l the minutes o :Abe last quar terly court, which were unanim ously confirmed. O n th e motion that a sum of 54 01. 18s. ticl. be drawn out of the bank fur the payment of the tradesmen of the institution the secretary mentioned that Mr. Labouchere, o f t h e firm of Will i ams , Deacon, and Co., had said th a t h e and his partners were so pleased with the excellence of the new s chool-honse lately erected at Wands worth, that they would be at all times willing to advance a few hundred pounds free of interest, for the use of the charity. Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabell, M.P., was then r e-elected treasurer, after which the general com mittee was nominated for the ensuing year. A short d:scussion then occurred, in which Brothers White, G. S., Patten, Do Veaux, G. 5.8., Dawson, Rev. Mr. CJx. S.C., and Warren took part, ith respect to one of the by,:-law, at the conclusion of which a poll took place. and three children were electtd to the benefits of the institution from a list of five candidates. A. vote of taanks to the wohipful chairman terminated the pro ceelings. El§ . l HGusE......_vesterday a Court of Directors was held at the Ea.st Ind 3;.llcose,when, Major James Oliphant was chosen chairman, and Elliot Ma.cnaghten, li' q., deputy chairman of the East-India. Company. THE .b.I.LTIO 'LEFT.—A. young officer on board the Vulture, writing home to his friends at Plymouth, under date of Copenhagen, April 5, says !--" We expect to be ordered over to Revel. Three ships were sent there a day or two ago to capture three American shipj, which are supposed to be there waiting for the ice to break up, in order to discharge their cargo of. powder, shot, &c for the Russians. So our ships-are gone down to ' nobble' them a 5 just and lawful prizes, and I hope that this affair will turn up a little prize money. The Con flict. hasjust. arrived from the fleet. The-weather, , up -here veer blows like 4.44 . ." This yoj gerit4l2llA al,pure to fricq : . .. 0 0.•••••••ibegi • " • SPORTING INTELT,IGENCE. :4 * ....) - TATTE RSALL'S.—YESTERDAT. • 4 ,:ef A thin attendance, and very little progress =kin S business. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. --Virago was backed for 100/. at evens, and 3 to 1 offered against Bracken: GREAT NORTHERN.—Virag o was also in the ascendant for this event-100 to 40 was taken. , - CHESTER CHP.—Baalbec was backed for 501. at 12 t o • 1; but the Star of Surrey,'. w h o was on a par with .. him' last Monday, fell to XOO to 30 offered. Marc Antony was nominally at 12 to' 1 ; in all probability higher odds might have been obtained. DERBY.— Some fresh investments were made on Aii• tocrat at 5 to 1 and 9 to 2--tht! latter odds were taken to " 100 sovereigns ;' 6 to 1 taken about King Tom, who was backed at the Club for 1,000 even agst Dervish, about whom 13 to 2 was wanted. 1,000 to jo• an a 2,200 to 100 t a k en a b out A n d over , an d 7 00 to 94vabOnt- Eessua. ) New Warrior was in the onward niirch after 40 to 1 had been taken to upwards of 200 t.; Ll)6 to 30 was bookel twice. In the early part of the after noon 1,000 to 95 was taken aboat the Kuight of' St. George, but at tio eiose L 0 to 1 wa;t offered. LATEST PRICES. NEwmAuxEr HANDICAP. Even on Mr. Howard's 'Virago. 3to 1 agst Mr. Newland's Bracken (offersl). GIIEAT NOM:TIERS. sto 2 ag,it Mr. Howard's Virago (taken). CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Mr. F. Knowles's Baalbec (12 to 1 taken). 12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Powney's Marc Antony (t). 16 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Star of Surrey (ofd). 0 0 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Duchiis of Lorraine colt (taken). 25 to 1 agst Mr. Meikiam's Peggy (taken). 50 to 1 agst Mr. F. Knowles's Talfourd (taken), • THE DERRY. 9to 2 aget Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat (t). 6to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's King Tom (t)., 6to 1 aget Lord Derby's Dervish (take 13 to 2) 1 / 2 22 to 1 agat Mr. Gully's Andover (taken). 33 to 1 agat Mr. Shepherdson's New Warrior (t). 35 to 1 aget Mr. Greville's Bessns (taken). •50 to 1 eget Mr. Morris's Knight of St. George. 13ET PORT STSICRI3.- 6 IT t o o 4 and 7 TING to . 4 betted on West Australian, to upwards of 500/. ; 4 to 1 laid agst Sitting. bourn e to 1001., an d 6to 1 agst O res t es t o a s i m i lar sum. ONN TEOUSAND GfINZAS STAXII3.-200 eyes oa Virago apt the field. NEWTON RACES.-THIIESDAY. COLBORNE V.A.RE STEEPLECHASE. The Kaffir Nancy Martinson ............................................. 1 Labyrinth ................ Thsodine refused. Four ran . . ............. 3 THE LOADSTONE HANDICAP. Donskoy Andromache Cassio ................. 1 4 .. 3 Eight ran. SCURRY STASES. Dead heat with Hyacinth and Wild Deer. SALE O 1 HUNTERS. The following, well known with the Pytchley Runt, the property of Colonel Wheatley, were sold on Mon day last at Tattersall's :-- Swell B6 guineas. Corah... 79 „ Champion 7l „ Three Corners 63 Charley Boy 62 guinea& Skidder 6O ~ Chilcon Nelson HER MAJESTY'S STAG HOUNDS. We have authority to state that her Majesty's stag hounds will not hunt again this season. MANCHESTER RACES.-JUNE 7. WEIGHTS for the MANCHESTER TRADESMEN'S CUP. Forfeits to be declared by the 18th of April. Two miles and a quarter. Eighty-four subs. Age st lb The Nabob 5 8 7 Daniel O'Rourke 5 8 7 Little Harry 5 8 5 Rataplan Adine 5 8 2: Chief Justice a S 0 Torment 4 8 0 Balrownie 4 S 0 Leopold 5 7 12 Chaseaway 6 7 Umbriel 4 7 6 Barbatas Cobnnt Joa Miller 5 7 5 Little Fawn 6 7 4 Lancashire Lass 4 7 4 Audubon Lough Dawn 6 7 2 Mr. Sykes 4 7 2 Crusader Captain Cornish - 7 2 Revolver Grey T unity 5 7 0 The Deformed Cariboo Pantomime Ireland's Eye 4 6 13 Jouvence Annic Sutherland 4 6 13 Morning Star Dove Heapy Sandhurst Dear Polly 4 6 10 Ammonia Valour Pr volt Marshal 4 .6 8 Janey 4 6 8j Black Doctor 6 6 6 Peggy 4 6 6 St. Andrew Brother to Grey Age st lb Cabin Boy 3 6 4 Charley 4 6 4 Lady Vernon 4 6 4 Bracken 3 6 4 Elope (h b) Richard Primmer 5 i 0 Lanscape La Belle 4 6 0 Miss Peddie I Rosalba 4 6 0 Angelo Barrel Whittington Orson 3 5 12 Corin 3 5 12 C by Tearaway, out of Balling , sloe's dam Ossifrag,c Seducer 3 5 8 Surgeon General 3 5 6 Empresseatherine 3 5 6 Sarstield 3 5 6 Swiftsure El Dorado 3 5 5 Sir James Graham 3 5 Ham Sir Mark Roebuck Lamprocles Cestna Royalist 3 4 12 Phcemx 3 4 12 3 1131 am 4 12 I Kittle Cockle filly 3 4 12 Amos 3 4 12 Sampson (h b) Jujube Communist Erycina 3 4 10 Kennyside Hero 4 4 7 Professor Buck 3 4 7 Honeydew 4 paid. Tommy 4 6 6 Eugland's Glory 6 6 4 WEIGHTS for the SALFORD BOROUGH OUP, Forfeits to I.bs deehred by the 18th of April. One mile and a half. Eight ) -two subs. Age st lb Red Lind Daniel O'Rourke 5 8 8 Adine 5 8 5 Kohinoor Orestes Joe Miller 5 7 9 Indian Warrior 5 7 9 Evadne Latnbton Captain Cornish 4 7 6 Lough Bawn 6 7 6 War Hawk Calot St. Michael Eulogist 4 7 5 Lancashire Lass 4 7 5 Mentmore Lass 4 7 5 Mr. Sykes ...... 4 7 5 Octavia Jacqueline 4 7 2 The Deformed Le Juif Typee 4 7 2 Annie Sutherland 4 7 2 Odiham 6 7 0 Heapy Llanforda .Hobby Horse Vanderdecken ••• 4 7 0 The Hatchet 4 7 0 M orn i ng star Itch ........... . Braxey Bit of Blue 5 6 12 Prince Leopold 4 6 12 Candlewick England's Glory 6 6 10 The Tempest 5 6 10 Brother to Grey A g e st lb Peggy 4 6 10 Aliford Whalebone La Belle 4 6 5 Hope (11 b) 4 6 5 Helena (h. b) 4 6 5 The Event 5 6 5 Voucher.... 4 6 3 Light of the Harem 4 6 3 Gaslight 4 6 3 Domino 3. 6 3 Corin 3 6 3 Merry Monk 8 6 0 Sine-qua-Non Thessallan 3 5 10 Jack Frost 3 5 10 Monimia Ossifrage c. by Tearaway, out of Ballinas- loes dam •••••• 3 5 10 Empress Catherine S 5 9 El Dorado 3 5 9 Twinkle 3 5 8 Swiftsnre St. Clair 3 .5 8 Falcon Ariadne 3 5 8 Ham Toggery 3 5 6 Pyrois 3 5 6 Cestria, Blame. Jetty Treffz Syvagee 3 S 4 Maid of Mouton filly .. 3 5 Amos 3 5 2 Conspiracy Erycina Daphne 3 4 12 Andromache .- 3 4 10 Professor Buck 3 4 10 - Tommy 4 6 10 Jack the Giant- Killer 4 6 10 St. Andrew Miss Agnes Daniel O'Rourke and Seugstress were struck out of all their engagements on the 3d inst., at ten a.m. Lord Englinton's Glaucopis, Integrity, and Bispeth, were struck out of all their engagements on the 6th inst., at nine a.m. YORK SPRING MEETING.—The Fast Day being ap pointed for Wednesday, April 26, the races fixed for that day are postponed to the following day, and in con sequence of this alteration Malton races will commence on Friday, the 28th of April, instead of on Thursday, the 27th. - RES FOR 1864. IL. York Spring 25 Malton 27 Y. Lothians and EdinburgblB Lewes lt Bath 2 R............. Li verpool Hunt Spring _2/ Epsom E. BiLury &le Stockbridge ........ Ludlow :30 Winchastor 2,o` Sto;trbridg• ............... 17 Stamford .„ ........... Nottingham ..... .20 Goodwood .................. 25 Ripon ....................... 113} - ,rt. RACING AP. Newmarket Craven 17 Catterick Bridge 19 Abergavenny 2O M. Newmarket F S Chester Spring 9 Lothians& Edinburgh 11 Newmarket S S 2hrewsbury l3 Manchester Ascot Heath 13 Nevroastle-on•Tyne Hampton Carlisle Newmarket Worcester Lancaster ..... Mansfield ..... . ll Liverpool l2 INwich . . .. ... . . 13 OCT( Cheater Autumn Yorkslairenaionllunt Wrexham 5 Few= Warwick Autumn 17 Caledonian Hunt 17 Newra:rket H • • 23 .. WW l ,* ilkiroUgr • t.:!,•,44 "' --.~ .~=- .~