The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-24 00:00:00

_ - _ - EIVS PAP ER d o e f n b e tt y yers ihe fitmuei-inallcct to-d. 40 titi • tl et t i u c r e e . , , ;`li y , c u ll , ..... ai u n t t, o a l iu b e u d s . li., : e , s i s :u a ia s e d z • • sEA. —FELLOWS cmd. CO, Shipbrolzers, 127. ,e•-• Fenehireb-61reet, E.O require 74IDSIT1PMEN and •A, , POUR Firgt-nittss APPRENTICES in an Al elh - per . , a r - employment, niAny hnving orders ot r i :o l2e a:ndc d c 'w. : te i rf ---- 1 ma - a. 1!",0) tong I'remium moderate, returne lin waf.,res. ; ttz. 4 ; 1 / 4 - ?„. , Al , o stout Ladg, without premium, for other ships. Wages or,„ r • 41 , - 4 _ _ - rgt EA.--VACINCIES for AIIDSHIMIEN and ..•;% DTI • , ' 4- at i n l ed l i r i o ; o er l ii s eYe . k s ar l e ll l, l l-1 1 i r:u h v i c s , r :i i ii t i h t i l r i e li n t i n t :::: ls r a (le 41. (..,b London shipping firm. APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping nrm. --- Premium moderate. Ali , o apprentices without premium.- 10 , Apply to SIMIN DS and Co.. 38, St. Mary - at - hill , Eas t- caeap, E.C. Third officers and Stewards wanted. •--e---s-a Tit SUN LO` - 0 , NORTH BRITISH AND I‘I , ERCANTILE . INSUIIANCE COMPANI. Captains Spe Established 18C9. TIIE NEW NOVEL, ke and Grant at the Royal Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of VICISSITUDES OF A GENTLEWOMAN , Institution, l'arliament. Acenimilated and Invested Funds C2,122,28 11l 2 vols.. ' Annual Revenue 422,101 Will be ready at all the Libraries on Friday, June 26. An extra meeting of the Royal Society—the session FIRE DEPARTMENT. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great 111arlborough - having recently terminated — was held yesterday e venin g in Insuran•eS °Tante , both at Home and in Foreign Countr ies street. the lecture-room of the institution, Albemarle street. So on the most liberal term s. far from haying been exhausted or perceptibly diminished -, LIFE DEPARTMENT. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols. , Svo., 2,_5., at the dense gathering at Burlington House on the precee Every facility offered to Insurers. LORD WILLIAM LENNOX' S FIFTY ding evening, the curiosity of the scientific and fashionable N bit v per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers YEARS' BIOGRAPHICAL REMINISCENCES. world seemed to have acquired increased intensity, and the on the partieip i tine . principle. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Grea t Marlborou g h The new Life business transacted in 1 862 as follows : street , rush, though better regulated, was equally vehement with ,- Policies. Amount In=ured. Premiums.at witnessed at the rooms of the Royal Geographical 1,037 .t.:763,33-1 123.6 a 0 oociety. From half-past seven until nine, the hour at Poems of Proposal and every infers,ation will be furnished Now ready at all theri,lßTEookseollerl,l vol.,vo A L, N lo l s ) . Gd.,N NEW 1/1" AN ; OR, which the proceedings of the society always commence,there on application at the Tl_ PHILOSOPHY ; being Notes and Facts for the was a continuous arrival of carriages in Albemarle-street ; Omens : LONDON 5B, Threadneedle-street. Curious, with Especial Ileference to recent Writers on the the Rev. B. W. _ 4 AVILE, by a quarter to 8 the entrance and staircase had become 4, New Bank P,mldings. Lotlibury. I‘ .4 l ll A bj . eet of the Origin of Man. By completely blocked that the barrier, instead of being kept 'W „ 'West-end Office.. S. Waterloo - place , Pall - mall. Thirst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough - street. up till the appointed hour of 8, was prudently lower ed to rpHE GREAT CAPER IDRIS LEAD. ---- make way for fresh corners. The issue of tickets to .I non - COPPER, IRON MINING -, and SLATE COMPANY Ready T his da y , at all the Libraries and Booksellers, members, as well as the exercise of the privilege of members (Limited). 0 P P ()SITE NEIGHBOURS. had, as already intimated, been wisely l imited to the actual This Company being completely registered under the Joint - A NOVEL. In 2 vole. capacity of the room ; but long before 9 o'clock every avail- Stook Companies' Act, 1862, with Limited Liability, no Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. able seat was occupied, the attendanc e of ladies at least Shareholder can, under any circumstances, be made re sponsible for a greater amount than the shares tor which a. equalling that of gentleman. The comfort of ventilation he subscribes. "FRASER'S MAGAZINE FOR JULY. Capital :2405 - 7 , 0. in 40,000 Shares of ,:1, eneh. Price 2e. Gd. was amply provided for. The two African. boys brought by the heroes cf tile Nile from the nei3libc,urbood of the Dep.,,it, as. per share en application, ,and •,".,s. per ..ot,,re oa CONTENTS. • allotment, great Lake Victoria. Nyanzr, the now ::curtained source of lodiaa I'l'Ompect ,, . A Derby - da y among the oraEcToßs. Late Laurels. _'Pate. Chap- Arab s . ' the Nile, were in the theatre au hou r b e fore the ieeetie g Col.'Abbott, 150, Leadenhall-street, and Upper s - pr i ng - s ireet, tern X. and XI. ILife in Death. began, attired, the one in red, and the other i n a blue Portman-square. Ballad. By Sir Edmund Hea d, British Snails and their - - llen suit William Ancrum, Esq. (former:y H.M. Consu l at. Tunis), Bart . I H omes. woo, wearing a fez cap, and seemed to enjoy the Penge, Surrey. s, ' Liberty of Criticism and the Lawrence Bloomfield in Ire- glances directed towards them, apparently regarding them- E../. Bedell, Esq. (AireCtor of the St. David's Mining Cora- Law of Libel. land. Part IX.—The Fair. selves no insignificant part of the evening's entertainment. pally), 34, Beaumont-street. Portland-pace. A Chapter showing how Lord Tacitus and his Times. E. J. Cole, ESq., 7rl, ('lower-street, Bedtora-square. 1' became our Rector. Our Modern Youth. As an aid to the narrative of the discovery of the Eda ards Richards, Esq., Knightsbridge, and Westbourne, Mr. Kinglake and his Re- Patmore's Poems. Nile,large maps were suspended en the walls indicating the Emsworth. Sussex. viewers. i James Young, Esq., 19, Great George-street, Westminster. London: Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand, W.C.With power to add to their number.__ route of the distinguished travellers and the general cha racter of the scenery along the banks of the river. Vivid BANKERS. s th o e t SOURCES Ctais of the d N G TILE t Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-stree!-. 1 / 1 7-Y a L n D d 'S the M R A O P UT o E f ph . o. visited photographs e of m variousanyparts t the scenes witnessed interior were a p n r d ov p id la e c d es . SOLICITOR. G. R. Dodd, Esq., F.S.A. , 20, New Broad-street, F.C. sheet, ls. 6d. .C. and. Professor Faraday, in inviting attention to them after AUDITORS , WYLD'S MAP of POLAND, 1 sheet, 25. Gd.; case, fis. 6d. the close of the meeting, shortly before the proceedings com- Will be appointed by the Shareholders. THEATRE of WAR, POL AND, 1 sheet, 4s. ; case, 7s. 6d. SECRETARY (pro tem.)-Messrs. Letch and Maguire. WYLD'S MAPS of the UNITED STATES, from is. menced, created sonic amusement by naively remarking that to its, the authorities hoped that, for the sake of the character of Temporary Offices—NO. 1, Coleman-street-buildings, Moor gate-street, E.C. James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, 457, Strand, W.C. ; the house, none of them would disappear during the process 2, Thi s Company is formed for the purpose of purchasing an Royal Exchange, E.C. ;11 and 12, Charing-Cross, S.W. of inspection. extrusive and valuable grant of Lead, Cooper, Iron Ore, and - ln accordance with the announcement made by Sir State, en the north side of the noted Cader of Mountain, known as the Cyfannedd-fawr, in the parish of Llanegryn, rriHEA.TRE R OYAL DRURY-LANE, Roderick Murchison at Burlington House on Monday even- Merionethshire, North Wales, held under lease for 21 years, it JUNE 3), 1863. , ing, the Prince of Wales arrived about 9 o'clock, accom at 1-15th Royalty on all minerals (except Iron Ore, at a A Grand MELANGE DRA3IATIQUE will take place in AID of the FUNDS for a NATIONAL METROPOLITAN panied by the Count of Paris. His Royal Highness the Royalty of only 4(1. per ton). The great ,grant includes numerous lodes of Lew?, Zinc, and MONUMENT to SHAKESPEARE, u n d er th e i mm ediate Prince of Wales, on entering the lecture-room, was en- Copper -Iron of the best quality, and blende with traces of Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Pen- thusiastically greeted, the assembly rising to receive him. Gold—also excellent Slate. cess ot Wales, before whom 60 eminent artistes will have the An adit-level intersects several lochs of Silver-lead, or honour of appearing. -Hon. Sec., Mr. Adolphus Francis, 43, His Royal Highness was at once conducted by several Galena. Cumberlana-street, Hyde-park. members of the council to the chair, which he occupied as A Copper lode opened upon, gives promise of' excellent re sults.president of the meeting. An Iron vein runs through the entire grant. T H 0 XF OR D, Captain SPEKE, who was received with loud cheers, then An extensive bed of Slate of good cleavage can be worked 6, ONFORD STItE E T. proceeded to deliver a lecture consisting mainly of a history to great advantage. Wiil b e per f orme d S e l ec tions from the following Operas : of the tribe called "The Wahuma," to which the two The Silver-lead, proved by assay, has yielded 40 ounces of silver to the ton of ore. LA CIRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and African boys before alluded to belong, a tribe to whose as- Lead and Copper from a shaft at the end of the adit have MASANIELLO. reilited £32 per ton. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ellison, sistance he acknowledges himself to be mainly indebted for The Iron vein is estimated to produce 61 per cent. of iron. Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, finish, Kimberley, and having been enabled to discover the source of the Nile. He The Slate is of superior quality, and can be cut into pave- W. Evans, with full band and chorus, traced the history of this nation as a part of the Ethiopic race flooring, chimney pieces, Ac. The streams of water Conducted by Mr. Jon running- through the grant offer great facilities for working, Drew Dean's Flute Solos back to a very remote period, and followed it through its scouring, and cutting the slate. In fact, a Quarry opened Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. various phases down to the present day. Unlike the pure upon the property will pay well for working. Th e fotegoing facts' and the position ot the grant , in a rich UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. negroes they had, he observed, a bridged instead of a br:dge mineral district, warrant the conclusion that, efficiently Eugene, 'IV. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous less nose, and were physically a very fine race. Their cowl ! worked, the mine is capable of yielding returns equal to those ARTHUR and BERTRAND. try had till recently been generally called Kattara—an ap or the most profitable mines in the Principality. I he Hann has been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and' The property being advantageously situated abou t half a is now one of the most Beautiful in the Metro polis. pellation which was now comparatively disappearing. The mile from the Welsh Coast Railway, from which a siding, , can be c o nstructed at moderate cost, ant only 2 miles by raibln , nation was, he believed, sehometic, though it was difficult road from the shipping port of Earmonth, affords a facility - ANTERBURY HALL AND to track it through its successive changes. The lecturer, in of transit which or atly enhances its value. FINE ARTS GALLERY. the course of his narrative, gave a number of genealogical With these a .Vant if. - ;es. and adequate water power for 1..) working machinery, dressing ores, Sr.c , the Directors, after NoTrcE.- ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTATNMENT• and traditionary details, which he enlivened by many ludi careful investigation, confidently anticipate that Vs. per This Evening the Marvellous ART it UR and BERTRAND, crous incidents and sayings derived from native records. On share upon the capital of the Company will be sufficient to the Two FreiLli Clowns. develope the wealth of the mine, and produce profitable re - ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly the occasion of the accession of a new sovereign, all the sons sults without further calls. for him. of some hundreds of royal wives were killed except two, who The Lessee having agreed to take £3,009 in cash, and 5.000 A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH'S new Comicalities, &c, were preserved to provide for cases of accident. (Great paid up shares, assigns all his interest in the mine, inc uding lupwants of 100 acres of mineral ground—the previous out- SAM COLLINS, with new Songs, laughter, in which the Prince of Wales joined.) The mau -1 lay—mining buildings, smith's shop, offices, dressins; floors, TJNSWORTH, the celebrated Stump Orator. meration of the royal officers included first and second-class bucking house, &c., immediate operations can therefore be EUGENE, and G. HUTCHINSON. commenced when, in the judgment of the Directors, sufficient executioners, and men who whistled on their fingers. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and (Laughter.) The present salutations were, the lecturer re capital is subscribed. ! Samples of the different ores taken from the mine, reports, CANTATAS. prospectuses, and forms of application for shares, may ' e Principal Artistes-Miss Russell, Miss Townley; Mr. Green, marked, most laborious, forming at court a great impodi obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company ; and the Signor Bunall, and Signor Tivoli , meat to business. Women attended the sovereign with deposit paid on application will be returned if no allotment Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. be made to the applicant. Admission—Ball, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. lizards on their heads to keep away evil spirits, and messen gers who must never walk were in constant readiness. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. ' There was a commander-in-chief and a high admiral to , To the Directors of the Great Ceder Idris Lead, Copper, Iron }ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Miss carry out the royal orders; and their duties consisted chiefly Minincr, an d Slate Company, (Limited). IVP regor, Messrs. Albert, Vernon, Rigby, &e., &c., G en tl emen ,—Having paid to your credit with Messrs. with Full Chorus and Rand of 60 Performers , in levying duties by war on neighbouring nations, The . dis- Robarte, Lubbock, and Co. , :£ , I hereb y re q uest y ou u , 11 allot me shares in the above Company, and I agree R to accept such shares, or any less number t h a t ma y be allotted OPAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—THIS rior court was far more severe. Should a wife be guilty of to me; and I authorise you to insert my nam e in the re g ister EVENING, and during the Week, at Half-past Ten, any indiscretion she was instantly carried off to execu -01 Shareholders for the same. Name •---the FAIRY FOUNTAIN. "It is indeed a remarkable and tion ; and strong naked women acted as servants. The king beautiful spectac.e."—lllustrated London News. Address ,s•• • • Profession or business Date --- ir t 0Y A L ALHAMBRA PALACE.—Trium ' veiled. The coronation was a matter of great importance, BANKERS' RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT. phant Success of the marvellous RISARELIS and The Great Cader Idris Lead, Copper. Iron Mining, and Slate LES TROIS NICHOLETS. and when it was performed the king took leave of his Company (Limited). London, ,being the ReceivedlB63. .R It A GY L L 00 M S.—JULLIEN'S Spoke then described the progress of himself and his fellow dep , sit of ss. per £ share on shares, to the credit of PROMENADE CONCERTS. . travellers through the equatorial regions, filling up with th e Great Cader Idris Lead, Copper, Iron Mining, and Slate NOTlCE.—During the Week the Selections will be—" Der interesting and amusing details his sketch of the previous Com pany (Limited). l'nieschutz "-" La Forza del Dertino "—"Il Trovatore " evening, which appeared at length in 2he Sun of yesterday. For ROBARTS, LUBBOCK, and CO.. " Don Giovanni," &c. x : : and for- Having spoken about an hour, the gallant explorer concluded The above forms to be filled in by the applicant,LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. amid loud cheers. warded to the Bankers, with the deposit, when the receipt will be returned, signed by the Bankers as a voucher. • Admission, ls. Immediately after the Prince of Wales and the Count of —- - Paris inspected the photographs before referred to, and SALE of INTEREST in MILL PREMISES and LANDS at O'BRIEN'S BRIDGE, in the County of Clare. MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his havin g com p leted their examination, they retired. P ruf and INSOLVENCY. EstaNi Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic The proceedings then terminated. IN THE COURT of BANKRU shment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now It should b e a dd e d t h at C ap t a i n G ran t was p resen t, b u t IN BANKRUPTCY. -11-1- in full operation. In the Matter of William Dig-an and Ilenry Wickham Bird, Cartes V • d e isite, 10 for 10s. 6d; 21 for £l. i Miniatures on did not speak. both of O'Brien's Bridge , in th e C ount y of C l are , Millers, Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base n his former —_ Bankrupts. -..." "my-yrs . , - T, A TrinITITMT styles. Naval and Military Intelligence. In the Matter of William Dig - an and Henry Wickham Bird, both of O'Brien's Bridge, in the County of Clare, Millers, Bankrupts. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, pnr suaßt to the order, and subject to the approbation of the said Court. at Michael Hartigan's Auction Rooms, Cee'l-street, LIMERICK, on WED ESDAY, the Ist day of July, 1863, at the hour of One o'clock in the Afternoon, All the Estate. Right, Title, and interest of the said Bank rupts, and of their Assignees. and of the Mortgagee of, in, and to all that and those, the Dwelling-house, Offices, Stores, and Mills situate, lying, and being at O'Brien's Bridge, in the County of Clare, held under n Indenture of Fee Grant, bearing date the 15th August, 1854, for ever, at the Yearly Rent of £l2O 13s. 10d., with the right of turbery on the Red Bog at O'Brien's Bridge. And also all that and those that part of the lands of O'Brien's Bridge, containing 2 roods, and known by the name of the New Mid Pond, situate, lying, and being at O'Brien's Bridge aforesaid, held under Indenture of Lease dated 19th November, 1828, for the lives therein named, at the Yearly Rent of £2 10s.; and also All that and those, that part of the Lands or Building Ground of O'Brien's Bridge, held under Indenture of Lease, dated 19th November, 1828, for the term of three lives therein named, at the yearly rent of £3; and also All that and those, the Watercourse or Mill Stream run ning through the lands of Moss Bank, part of the said lands of O'Brien's-lodge, t 4.r,e flier with the strip of ground orpath way running alongside said new Watercourse to the 'eft thereof, as it proceeds from the Bride at Bridgetown, con taining in length, from the Bridge at Bridgetown to where said course joins the old Mill stream, 95 perches and 6 feet, or thereabouts, and in breadth 8 feet, held under 'ewe of 25th November, 1828, for lives renewable for ever, and subject to no rent. CHEYNE BRADY,.Chiet Registrar. For particulars of Title and conditions of Sale, see Abstract or Title posted for inspection at the Court of Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Four Courts. Dublin ; at the Auctioneer's Rooms, Cecil-street. in the City of Limerick; or at the office of Joseph Murphy, Solicitor for the Mortgagee, baying car riage of the Sal., No. 11, Bachelor's-Walk, Dublin, and 55, George-street, Limerick. Michael Murphy, Esq., Official Assignee, No. 33, Upper Ormond-quay, Dublin. DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS. These Mills are within seven miles of Limerick, in the centre of an extensive corn-growing country, embracing pan of the counties of Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary, are situate on the banks of the River Shannon, with water carriage al most to the Mill door, and having the same communication with Dublin, Athlone, (Ix., (tc., and are in every possible re spect about the best circumstanced in the South of Ireland. They are nearly quite new, and have been erected with all the new and modern improvements, and have cost, from time to time, over £20,000, and consist of No. I—A Steam Mill, driven by a powerful Steam Engine, by Caird and Company, of Glasgow, with three very large Boilers, which work up to 100-horsepower, and for the supply Of which there is abundance of fuel in the immediate neih bourhood. This Mill is in the most perfect order, is fitted up with 9 pair of first-class 4-feet Belgian stones, with Bovill's patent exhaust, 4 Sibc-dressing Machines, 1 Wire Machine (Ameri can) another patent Cleaning and Screening Machine, all on the new, st and most approved principles, and are capable of Grinding and Dressing 1.200 Barrels of Wheat per week. No. 2—A Warr Mill, fitted up comnlete, with four pair of new 4 feet 6 inch French Burr Stones, two Silk-dressing Ma chines, and is capable of Grinding and Dressing a very large quantity of both Wheat and Indian Corn. In this Mill there is room for two pair more of Mill Stones, and the Water - power has been vastly increased this season by extensive drainage works, which are being carried out in the neigh bourhood. No. 3—A 1 irge and convenient Corn Stores, quite free and independent cf the Mills, and capable of containing 10,000 Barrels of Grain. No. 4—A large range of Shedinrr.SLa j'c Stabling for 12 Horses, Coac h -houses, Bake-house, Piggeries, No. s—The Dwelling House and Garden, modern . and con venient, handsomely fitted up, and is in perfect order and repair. The whole of the premises are thoroughly enclosed, are all in the most substantial order and repair, ready for immediate occupation, Trade not require an outlay of one for the 'Alining on either Machinery or Buildings. Those PreMiSeS are so extensive that there is ample room and sufficient spare buildings. so that a portion, with great advantage and at a small outlay, could be easily converted into a first-class Bre% ery, for the carrying on of which trade there is every po,sible facility, and for which this situation presents many most important advantages, offering thus on the whole to tra , i ers and capitalists a rare and most desirable investment. HOME and FOREIGN INQUIRY OFFICE. — Confidential inquiries and legal investigations pri vately instituted with the utmost fidelity and despatch. in England and all parts on the Continent, by Mr. POLLAKY, H, George-street, Mansion-house, E.C. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls tor Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden ; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. ANEVER FAILING REMEDY. — Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a squar e green package, with " William Lambert , " engraved on the stamp. RUPTIIRES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN TILE GREAT F,xruniTioNs or 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of HERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Sloe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had,' and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6c1., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Doublo Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. ad. Postage, is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White,!Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELAST IC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &a, for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on Lit ean ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16e. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly. f, OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Urrav s -inn-road, ILI) in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at Ring's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BuccLEuar, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of aovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this treat metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow -creatures. Al orcover, it Gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the averane, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq.' Ni c holas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutt s an d Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; 'ferries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. • Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Mains, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD,.S. SMITLI, Secretary. ---7- a JUNE _NING 24, .3863 ric.........4. THE SUN LOND , ON, WEDNESDAI EVE, STAMPED ....sd. -- ------------ _ ke and Grant at the Royal TEE GUARDS' BALL. . the night of the fete, shine forth cap-A , ------4 -,--- gives her -pie with without being discovered, and such discovery would Institution lance and halberd in hand. At the upper end of l ea d to certain death. The king alone has the pH- Before the Princess of W les great the room, in the niche which all our readers will so v il ege o f se l ect i ng any o f th ese women f ar hi s a eg of the Royal Society—the session ball, which is already spoken of aasto be the Royal well rem e mb e r as occupied last year by F o l ey ' s w i ves, wh i ch i s rare l y t h e case. A s so ldi ers i n an urinated—was held yesterday evening in fete of the season, she will have taken part in so noble st a t ue o f Caractacus, is to be the great mill- African kingdom, and engaged solely in African f the institution, Albemarle-street, So • n 9-, tars trophy of all, the background star of which warfare, they are very formidable enemies. They many entertainments of the seine kind es to learn ece-. exactly the rules which guide and govern the sac- 1:.::a3 already consumed some thousand ramro ads in fully un d erstan d th e ire o f the musket, and load L i n ng ex at i a ß u u s t r e l d in g o t r o li n iio e i p i t s i e bl o y n - diminished t r curiosity of the scientific and fashionable cess of these great assemblages in England. She has its formation, and will absorb the martial equip- and fire with remarkable rapidity. Their activity ave acquired increased intensity, and the honoured the gorgeous yet somewhat ponderous fes- ments o f a respecta bl e f orce o f cava l r y and infantry is surprising they would run with some of our .r regulated, was equally vehement with tivities of the city at Guildhall, the provincial before it is completed. The base of this, to a height best performers i n England. The ' captains' carry gaieties at Oxford, and on Friday evening next of about . eight f ee t, , a ill b e one b roa d and magni- the skulls of their enemies in their girdles, and an the rooms of th n e ti l l to n y i a n l e, G t e h o e gr h ap o h u i r c a al t i n a o. lf s - o p f a t s h t :ze c i i i et will honour the ball given by the Brigade of ficent display of gold plate. The show of gold and occasional jaw is also seen." ;always commence,there trrival of carriages in Albemarle-street ; Guards to ne t aelf an d h er Roya l husband—a b a ll silver is likely to be as rich and as rare and as The number of the army, including amezons, is the entrance and staircase had become which, from the rank and position of those invited mas si ve as it was at t h e G u i ldhall, a l arge n umber set down by the commodor e a t 10,000, and the to take part in it, will be the most select and bril- of the principal nobility having on this occasion population of all territoryth i e .m . l : eh a eet h i o ni i ng ui do a uf n stt I that the barrier, instead of being kept liant entertainment of the kind that has been wit- placed their stores, without reserve, at the disposal of whom three-fourths are women and children. N 1 hour of 8, was prudently lowered to a corners. The issue of tickets to non et.la e F w o h r o t l il e e o fi f r i s i t i a time fani t o h u e s .—....... nessed . for many years. It is, We believe, the first D of u t k h e e o e f ffi l e v er e s li o in f g tl: o e n bi l . e ig n a d i s l been wisely limited to the actual time that the Brigade of Guards have, as a brigade, _____, t s ini th a u d x , ercise of the privilege of members goldplate, including the renowned Flax- ---se--____ ,m ; but long before 9 o'clock every avail- ever entertained Royalty at. a ball; and it may service of ; . e o ers of mp i e d, th e a ttendance of ladies at least easily be imagined, therefore, that no pains and man shield, which is on th;s evenin g t o occupy the Th D e w l e g li th in a g n s nu f a o l. ~ the Association for Improving the Dwellings of the ;entleman. The comfort of ventilation no expense will be spared' .to make this ball place of honour in the centre of the buffet. What Industrial Classes was held yesterday afternoon, at !d for. The two African boys brought as brilliant as it can be trade, by a carefully , with the plate, the military trophies, the brilliant , Ile Nile from the neighbourhood of thethe offices, in Coleman-stieet, City, Lord Claud lacKii list of . Tisitors, and by - an.!;:ing the Sp Aciau,s. lighting, sea the noble proportions of this uD • ' , ......s dhoti has • ' apartments w'aicla are to ,Vrrie, L:.z. .'aippsr, ball, and room, the SCEII3 during the banquet itself is likely . - ' I. ` ' ' " . he theatre au hour before the LneetiLg . ~ la Nvanz..a the now atq:rt:tined source of C s - Pr" TratOton M P in the chair. Tn- ~ .-oei • 1 , l en d o e r 1 . , . . for its obi(et tile ertetion of dwellings for single nprecedented sp a. ant: ruagni- , • • ante-rooms, as rich and striking in appearance as 1 to be one of u .:-.... . 4',,, nor% on ri ILIPAAMP(I to enjoy the I the most nerfect Pond LC one in red, and the other in a blue I taste and the most amnle I ficence. I men and families belonging to the working classes, ... the s e ia shareholders Mai Ists:e8:0: 0 0 0 ' R OY AL N A I T NS I T O IT N UT A IO L N LIFE-BOAT ). PATR —II Mos t G oNE a ss noorp e o r rated by ra ll e o lo y u a s l m Ch a j a e rt st e y r khe Queen.. PRESIDENT —Vice-Adini.rG, F.R.S. PRESIDENT —Vice-Admiral of Nort um an CHAIRMAN--Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P. , • -L -, it s V P F R h .s be v rl .p. d, K DEPUTY-CRAIRDIAN—Thomas APPEAL. Chapman, Esq., A • • ~ • • t h i l o 'h h c eg C la om ai m ag it o te f e th o o f s Lifeboat Estab lishmentslnstitution has expended £32,000 on various y ll ea a r na lLo em , e th n nn the Coasts of England, Scotland , e t h ß a e v y e e i f o N s a t t a i t e e n e t l h L a t i I , e s b i n e a c e t The number of lives saved by the Life-boa 1 9 800 . Medals, and Society. and other means, since its formation, Is -, for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver o t u a t £16,480 in cash have been paid andtiareolatnd. the tion has also expended £67,( 00 it on re L w i a fe r - d b% Transporting -cart 'ages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of e the generous support which they have received from th at T rt, he L l u n e s . t h i British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them t o es t a b lish their present magni pp ficent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensib'e, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding, and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefuliy acknowledge the following con tributions:— . annual 5 4 0 0 6. d 0 Campbell, st t y he th l e io Q n u . e xt elL . G. .• .. annual 1 0 • .. annual 50 0 Clerk. Colonel, B.A. .. Coutta and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. .. annu a l 1 0 0 0 • • 1 Currie, Wm. Esq., 4th don.lo 0 0 Erie, Lord Cltief , Justice don. 10 10 0 Panshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A. K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Fenwick, U.. 1., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat • and Tran sporting Carriage 250 0 0 ITarvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. •. _ don. 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. . • • • .. .. don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. 30 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0 Thom, s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Ladyship • • • • •• • • 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Percival, and Co. 76, Lombard - str eet ; Messrs. Coutta and Co., 50. Strand; s'fessrs. Berries, Farauhar, and Co., 16, St. Jobe - street, ; by a 1 the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the Unitedßingdom; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14, London, W.C. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. A Russian corvette and two large Russian gun vessels (steamers), last from the Cape of Good Hope, arrived on Sunday morning in Plymouth Sound, and exchanged salutes with the citadel and with Port-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, at De vonport. ante-rooms, as rich and striking in appearance as the most perfect good taste and the most ample expenditure can render them. The following is a list of the naval cadets who successfully passed their examinations for the June quarter for seagoing service, and received certificates accordingly, on board the cadet train ing ship Britannia, Capt. R. H. Powell, C. 8., at Portland. Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., naval commander-in-chief at Portsmouth, presented the certificates and prizes to each recipient, at the conclusion of his official inspection of the ship, as noticed in The Sun of yesterday. First Class, with rating of midship men and 12 months' sea time. Mr. A. F. St. Clair (Admiralty prize for seamanship and good conduct prize), AV. Hailstone (Admiralty prize for ma the matics and navigution), J. Giles (prize for good con duct, and progress in study), H. B. Beresford (good conduct prize), F. Haigh, W. Temple (Admiralty prize for drawing), J, A. Baker (first prize for sea manship and second for drawing), W. N. Madan (good conduct prize), R. F. Hoskyn (prize for pro• gress in steam), A. M. Gardiner (good conduct prize), C, E. Hutton, and P. G. Evans. Second-class, with six months' sea time. E. J, Fellowes, R. W. Fawkes, S. B. Kemble, F. S. Pelly (good conduct prize), J. Pipon, W. Billing (good conduct prize), W. A. Beckles (good conduct prize), J. L. Hammett, T. E. Heathcote, J. Phelips, F. Maitland, H. H. Barnard, E. Goldney, C. H. Buckle (good conduct prize) J. D. Doane, C. J. Barlow, H. B. litynyard, F. T. Deane, R. D. Bruce, and R. 0. Carey. Third-class certificates.—C. W. Dickenson, V. A. Bradshaw, R. H. Davies (first prize for drawing), F. E. Latn bert, F. S. Knowles, E. J. Bawtree, H. T. Knight, G. P. Freeman, Lord Lewis Gordon, C.H. Wright, C. Royds, A. W. Ogilvy, and A, R. Harenc. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty yesterday :--- The ball, as our readers are aware, is to be given in the picture galleries of the Exhibition—that is to say, in the eastern half of them ; the portion which last year was devoted to the display of works of the British School. We need say nothing more about the noble proportions of these galleries. The most captious of the enemies of the Exhibition never denied that they were the loftiest, hest pro portioned, and best lighted picture galleries in Europe, and we believe the experience of Friday next will show that they will appear to equal ad vantage in their new festive capacity. At all events, when the Guards' officers charged to carry (At the details of this fie cast about to find a suite of apartments suitable for the purpose, which should be at once very large, very lofty, very well venti lated, and completely under their own control, they found there were none in the metropolis which offered these facilities in such perfection as the Exhibition picture galleries. Of course a good deal has had to be done to make even these fine rooms suitable to a great State festival such as this is, in fact, to be; but by the combined exertions of some 200 or 300 soldiers, aided by various corps of deco. rators, trophy fitters, and carpenters, the rooms are at last emerging out of their chaos of dust and chips, and assuming sufficiently the aspect of their final decorated state to warrant us in giving some outline of what they will be on Friday evening. To begin at the very commencement, the entrance for all visitors is to be in the Cromwell-road, where the width of the approaches admits of such admi rable police arrangements that the whole of the 1,400 guests who are invited can set down in an hour and a half, if they will only come within that time. The wide, ample awning from Buckingham Palace will make a sheltered porch over this entrance— " Where tender beauty, waiting for her coach, Protrudes her gloveless band and feels the shower," and where, if the shower does really come to make the porch useful, all, either on arriving or departing, will be under its cover. From this porch the wide, entrance which used to give ingress to the main body of the Exhibition building has been screened off with hangings of red, white, and blue, the colours of the brigade. On the left a beautifnl cloak-room will be fitted up for the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge and the ladies of the late Royal family of France, &c. The cloak-rooms for the general visitors will he beyond this again, on the right and left. From the porch lining the Entrance on both sides and up the stairs leading to the ballroom will be stationed a picked detachment of the Guards— the finest and most distinguished of the private sol diers in this magnificent brigade. The staircase will be carpeted with the same red, white, and blue, and the walls draped with festoons of similar tints. Along the gallery where the stained glass used to be shown during the Exhibition will be hung screens of the same kind, and this outer gallery will be used as a sort of cool promenade and a place for such light refreshments as ices, tea, coffee, &c. On the right, just before the entrance to the rooms, an octagon boudoir, in the form of a pavilion tent, is being erected for the Princess of Wales. This ; to be a perfect gem of de apartment is, it is said corative art, Mr. Nosotti, to whose hands it has been committed, having been required only to suc ceed in making it supremely beautiful. The entrance to the ballroom has been divided by lofty draped screens which reach the roof into an apartment of about 40 feet by 40, where the Duke of Cambridge and all the chief officers of the Brigade will receive the general company, their guests, before the arrival of the guests of the evening. Their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will, of course, be received upon their alighting at the entrance, at 10 o'clock. W. E. Filmer, master's - assistant-supernumerary, to the Victory. F. H. Whitelock, ditto, ditto, to the Orlando. • Lieutenant Alfred A. S. Watts, to the Liverpool. As some misapprehension seems to have arisen as to whether gentlemen are to wear uniform or Court dress on this occasion, we have been requested to state that all gentlemen, whether in the service or not, are expected to appear in plain evening dress. The only Exception xception to this rule will be the officers of the Brigade of Guards, who as hosts and enter tainers, appear in uniform ; but all guests, even his Royal Highness, will, as we have said, wear even ing dress. Of course, all of the company who ere honoured with invitations are expected to assemble in the ball-room to receive their Royal Highnesses, who are to arrive at 10 o'clock. Not a single in vitation beyond the 1,400 originally invited has been issued for this splendid fie. The 19th annual meeting of the shareholders of the Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrial Classes was held yesterday afternoon, at the cffices, in Coleman-sti est, City, Lord Claud Hamilton, in the chair. Tne ..ssociation has for its object the erection of dwellings for single men and families belonging to the working classes, combining in their constrticticn every possible com fort and sanitary improvement. The sets of rooms are let out at rates as low as is consistent with a moderate profit. The business was commenced by the re-election of the retiring directors, after which the chairman moved the adoption of the report. In announcing to the meeting a dividend of 3 per cent. be congratulated the society on being the pioneers of the movement. Since their establishment in 1841 numerous other societies, having similar objects in view, had been established in London and in dif ferent parts of the country. He was sure that he spok the sentiments of the meeting when he wished these societies the success they deserved. When first their own association was established they had great obstacles to contend against, in the form of certain legal enactments then existing which com pelled them to obtain a royal charter at a very great expense, not to mention the total want of experience in such matters, all of which difficulties had been made smooth to the new societies. The dividend declared showed the society to be in a prosperous condition. They had 414 families in occupation of their tenements, only nine of which were then vacant. The lodgings for single men were not so successful ; in fact, a small loss had been incurred in the Soho-chambers, They had still £9,000 of unsubscribed capital, and he trusted the shareholders would do all in their power to assist them in getting out of this difficulty. He begged to move that the report be confirmed. Mr. Hill, in seconding the motion, gave an account of the labour they had to create a taste for clean and commodious dwellings among the working classes, who were notoriously apathetic in this matter. In supporting the motion, Mr. Baker, a shareholder, said that, looking at the number of aristocratic names among the shareholders who had taken up 10 shares and less, he thought that the £9,000 in ques tion might be easily raised if a deputation or even .cep • pt vc~t a fall. Manufacturers, however, arc buying rather to supply immediate than prospective require ments. the secretary were to call upon and properly repre sent to them the disadvantages the association lay under by having so much unsubscribed capital. He also called attention to the large mortality among the Spitalfields tenants. He thought it might be reduced considerably if a committee were formed to inspect the premises. By taking such a step a few years since, they had reduced the rate of mortality at the Nelson-square houses to 14 per 1,000. The mortality in the Spitalfields premises was 44 per 1,000, or 20 per 1,000 over the ordinary rate of the district. Mr. Price, a shareholder, considered that the association did not pay as well es it ought. A private speculator in houses would think 3 per cent very small profit on the capital invested. If the property did not pay, he thought that, as busi ness men, it was their duty to get rid of it. Another shareholder considered the expenses most dispropor tionate to the rent, being in several cases from one to two-thirds of the amount received, He did not think the shareholders should be content with 3 per cent. on the capital. The Soho-chambers were a yearly loss to them, and ought to be at once got rid of. Mr. Scott f , a director, stated that they had taken legal advice on the subject of the unsubscribed capital, and it had been determined that they could not raise any more capital except at par, and he feared that, with so small a dividend, very few persons would feel disposed to subscribe for it. Lord Claud Hamilton reminded one of the speakers who had mentioned a society with which Alderman Waterlow was connected as having proposed to pay a dividend of 10 per cent., that this sum was only hypothetical, and had since been reduced by Mr. Waterlow to five per cent. The secretary further explained that insuperable obstacles stood in the way of disposing of the Soho-chambers. They had much to contend against in the way of heavy rates and expenses of superintendence. After some further discussion the motion was passed unani- Passing beyond this reception room, which is to be exquisitely decorated, the remaining long length of apartment which constitutes the gallery proper has been divided into three portions; the first is called the conservatory, the central portion is the ball room, and the last will be the supper-room. The conservatory and the supper-room, the Alpha and Omega of the fete, are to be the most charac teristic and the most beautiful salons, if we may use such a term to a conservatory, ever seen of the kind. In the first the walls, almost up to the very ceiling, will be hidden with palms from Kew, with banks of ferns, heaths, and rare exotics in full bloom, and the background of wall, where it can be seen between at pp tallstems,will be covered with mirrors placed the apartment so as to give o the osit esides of an endless perspective to the beautiful effect. Foun tains and statuary, too, will be interspersed among the plants, and in the centre of the room will be one large fountain, with its margin surrounded by flowers. mously. A dividend of 3 per cent. was then agreed to, and the meeting separated after the usual votes of thanks to the chairman, directors, and officers. STATE OF TRADE. From this beautiful apartment, in which also re freshments win be served, a draped entrance leads to the ballroom, a room having a dancing floor 200 feet long by 38 wide. or rather more than double the size of any known ballroom in London. Over the whole extent, a pitch fine floor has been carefully laid, smoothed down, and finely planed so as to make it as level and as smooth as a sheet of satin wood. In the centre of the room is a raised dais for the guests of the evening and the members of the Royal family. All round the room, except in the space fronting this dais, there are raised seats for those who wish to enjoy the brilliant scene without fatigue. The background to these seats is scarlet drapery, the walls above are tinted of a light maize colour with the emblems of the brigade in wreaths and garlands. The ceiling has simply been left as it used to be, and immediately below the glass lights a kind of ceiling is formed by a stretched screen of main coloured cloth. At the west end of the gallery, about midway up the wall, a spacious orchestra has been built, and will be beautifully decorated. The whole apartment is lit from above with triple rows of cir cular burners, and every pains has been taken to make the ventilation as perfect and as ample as pos sible. This ballroom will afford sufficient space for 800 guests to dance at the same time. Beyond the ballroom is the supper room, the brilliant glories of which have yet in a great measure to be arranged and developed. Just now they are only prefigured by groaps of colours or by awnings on the walls, io lo w hfa h v i we e h hbie mark ea t ad h pe e o in p ns l t a o c s o ugffil o i te f tiee m lni a tn s g s t i o v s e t a ( tq r r s pp a h n a d e a ; r e e gn msregimentcare t fully screened from the dust. Military accoutre ments of all kinds strew the floor as if a desperate skirmish had just taken place, an idea which is made more suggestive still by stiff-look ing human figures stitched up in blankets—figures which must call up dismal memories to some of the officers superintending the preparations. These rather ghastly-looking objects, however, are only the suits of armour from the To wer , w hich will, on THE ARMY. MANCHESTER, June 23.—There has been rather more firmness in the yarn-market to-day, and some few sales have been effected, chiefly in 16's to 24's and 40's mule twist There has been a much better feeling experienced than prevailed last week, and prices, so far as there is any change, are generally rather stronger. Buyers still show a great amount of timidity; but spinners, in many cases, being still under order, do not press sales. Where there are sellers anxious to realise, prices have still a drooping tendency. There are telegrams to hand from India extending over about a week. The earliest are dated the 29th of May. These report imports quiet ; twist easy. An undated postscript says, 0 Sales of , twist at fair rates; imports improving." Another of the 29th says—" A little more doing for local consumption at 2 annas (3d. advance on cloths, and Id. per lb. advance on yarns. Rather more busi ness." These telegrams have been delayed owing to an interruption in the telegraph to Alexandria, and there are later telegrams to the sth of June, stating that there was still more business doing in cloths, but at no further advance in price, and yarns were lower again. Another telegram from Calcutta on the sth reports a more favourable market in cloths than on the 30th ult., and that rather more business was doing, at better prices. In the Man chester market we have had one of the dullest days for business that have been known. There seems to be no disposition on the part of buyers to operate, but manufacturers generally, having no stocks, are unwilling to give way. There is no i mprovement of demand for India arising ou t of the telegraphic advices, and prices are irregular. In some cases prices are lower than on this day week, but to what extent it is difficult to report, as in reality buyers hold so much aloof that there are no offers making such as would fully test the strength of the market. The position of affairs in America has still a de pressing influence on all classes of commercial men connected with this market, and merchants appear disinclined at present to enter upon any fresh en gagements till they have further news as to the probable issue of the conflict upon the Mississippi. LEEDS, 23d.—The markets in the cloth-halls to day have been of a better character than for some time past on a Tuesday. The improvement in the demand noticed on Saturday has been continued to-day, and a fair amount of eloth,including a good bulk of pilots, witneys, and meltons, has changed hands. The purchases for autumn, both by the home and the foreign houses, indicate a sound state of trade, being made with care and firmness, and in considerable quantities. The various depart ments of the woollen manufacture throughout the district are reported to be as active as usual at this period of the year, and are better than they were a month ago. Wool maintains last week's prices. ROCHDALE ; 22d.—There mr , ",s a good attendance The 53d Regiment of Infantry (Shropshire), under the command of Lieut.-Col. Fred. English, C. 8., stationed at Portsmouth, was on Monday in spected on Sonthsea-common by Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., the general officer commanding Portsmouth garrison and the South-west district. The regiment is in a high state of discipline. The following officers at Chatham garrison have been placed under orders to embark for India, to join the service companies of their respective regi ments :—Brevet-Major H. E. Jerome, V.C., and Ensign T. B. Emerson, Ist battalion 19th Regiment; Captain G. E. Leggett and Lieutenant R. S. Dauncey, 77th Regiment ; Lieutenant C. L. B. HH.aDmi.lßtounr,rsolusgthlis:nsg2'saoLwinghLtiglhntfalnntfrayn; Lie ut. Lieut. : Hollway, 91 s t R eg i men t ; Lieut. H. V. Cullman C and Ensi gn S. N. M . N a i rne, 94 t h R e giment ; En sign E, R. B. Barnett and Ensign R. Simpson, Ist battalion 4th King's Own ; and Ensigns F. Dawson and G. W. H. H ut t on , Ist battalion 20th Regiment. The examination of candidates for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, before Major-Gen. F. W. Hamilton, C• B the vice-presi dent, and other member s o f the Co uncil of Military t E i o d a u c o a n t i Mond on, 0 , a c d o a m y m l a e s n t c a e t d t h w e i R t h oy th a e i H m a ed sp ic it a a l l e , xcahmelisnea a. The examination will not terminate until Saturday next. There are upwards of 150 candidates, THE KING OF DAHOMEY. Two despatches from Commodore Wilmot respect ing his visits to the King of Dahomey in December, 1862, and January, 1863, have been published. The commodore was received with great ceremony. Every one kneels down while delivering a message, and the men touch the ground with their head and lips before the king. The women do not kiss the ground, nor sprinkle themselves with dust as the men do. When a man appears before the king he is obliged to perform the ceremony of covering his head and uppei part of his body with dust before he rises, as much as to say, "I am nothing but dirt before thee r The king is a very fine looking man, upwards of six feet high, broad shouldered, and a pleasant coun tenance when he likes. His eyes are bloodshot, which may arise from want of rest or other causes. He is a great smoker, hut does not indulge much in the bottle. His skin is much lighter than most of his people, resembling the copper colour of the American Indians. He is very active, and fond of dancing and singing, which he practises in public during the " customs." He is much addicted to the fair sex, of whom he possesses as many as he likes. He is about 43 years old. The commodore, who was accompanied by Capt. Luce and Dr. Haran, of the Brisk, were in Abomey upwards of five weeks, and daily witnessed scenes of a very extraordinary character, such as the danc ing of the amazons, their warlike songs, the dancing and songs of the soldiers, the distribution of pre sents to the princes, chiefs, captains, and head men of the troops, the passing of the king's drummers, of the captains of the amazons, of the king's jesters, and a variety of other people which appear before the king during the customs. On some of the days when customs were going on there was a procession of the king's " treasures," including the human sacrifices, which consisted of men with their hands and feet tied, each carried in a basket by one man on the top of his head. The men were carried three times round the square, the first time stopping opposite to where the king was sitting, where the bearers received a glass of rum each from an amazon in attendance. They then passed through the gates to the platform half a mile off. The procession lasted two days, and human sacrifices passed round both days ; on the first eight went round, and on the second day six; half of these wera killed, and half spared—so we were told. Probably they are only spared till the next cus toms. The unfortunate men looked at us as they passed, but it was not in our power to help them in any way. The commodore would not witness the slaying of the men which took place, and the king on one occasion gave him one of the victims who was about to be slaughtered. With regard to the slave trade the king said that the trade had been carried on in his country for centuries, and that it was his great means of living and paying his people. He did not send slaves away in his own ships, but white men came to him for them, and was there any harm in his selling? We ought to prevent the white men from coming to him ; if they did not come he would not sell. We had seen what a great deal he had to give away every year to his people, who were dependent on him; that this could not be done by selling palm oil alone. If people came for palm oil he would sell it; he could not carry on his govern- ment upon trade alone. If he gave up the slave trade where was he to get money ? It was not his fault that he sold slaves, but those who made his fathers do it, and hence it became an institution of his country. He said, " I cannot stop it all at once ; what will my people do ? And besides this, I should be in danger of losing my life." The commodore says :—" I asked him how much money he would take to give it up. He replied, 'No money will in duce me to do so ; I am not like the Kings of Lagos, Porto Novo, Benin, &c. There are only two kings in Africa, Ashantee and Dahomey ; I am the king of all the blacks. Nothing will recompense me for the slave trade.' I argued that it must be stopped in time; that even now very few ships came for them ; and what would he do when it was all done ? I found it useless to go any further on this subject." In reference to human sacrifices the king said it was impossible for him to give them up at once. His words were, " Softly, softly ; it shall be done in time, but not yet ; my head would be cut off to morrow if ' stopped it suddenly." Commodore Wilmot says if we can only prove to the king that we are really sincere in our wishes to be friendly with him he is quite certain that potentate will think very seriously of our proposals to him for giving up the slave trade as well as the human sa crifices." The commodore also says—" A few have an idea of a Supreme Being, but still a very imper fect one. The king knows more of these important truths than any of his subjects, and we shall see the good effects of this knowledge by and bye." As war is so constant in Dahomey, there is an in cessant drain on the male population, and there are nearly 5,000 women in the Dahomian army. Com modore Wilmot says of these Amazons—" They are far superior to men in everything—in appearance, in dress, in figure, in aztivity, in their performances as soldiers, and in bravery. Their numbers are kept up by young girls of 13 or 14 years of age being at tached to each company, who learn their duties from them; they dance with them, sing with them, and live with them, but do not go to war with them until they have arrived at a certain age, and can handle a musket. These women seem to be fully aware of the authority they possess, which is seen in their bold and free manner, as well as by a certain swagger in their walk. Most of them are young, well-look ing, and have not that ferocity in their expres sion of countenance which might be expected from their peculiar vocation ; but many have passed that time of life when all passions have ceased to ani mate, and make their mode of life at least worth re taining. They are supposed to lead a life of chas tity, and there is no doubt that they do so, because it is impossible for them to do anything wrong ST. THOMAS'S HOSTITAL Yesterday a General Court of the Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital was held at the London bridge Railway Terminus Hotel ; Sir Sohn Mus grove presided. Mr. Tit() M.P., raid that the authorities of Bethlehem had proposed that a tw.et ing should be held between men of moderate views belonging to the two hospitals, but it would be six years before it could be obtained. With regard o the second site—namely, that at Stangate—it was unquestionably a very open site, airy and lizalthy, but it was limited to nine acres. Ills iia pression was that it was worth XlO,OOO. Having generally adverted to the nature of the two site, he moved a resolution to the effect that the General Court request a deputation of their body to meet a similar deputation from Bethlehem as soon as possible, with a view to ascertain whether it is pro bable that an arrangement can be made for obtain inr, the Bethlehem site on terms mutually adrot tAgeous; and in the went of the Grand C ( , 1111 - i y; l t . e not being satisfied that such an arrangein , : , nte-At made within a reasonable pariod, that they be authorised and r eques t e d to continue their negotia tions with the Metropolitan Board of Works for the purchase of the site on the proposed South Embank ment of the river. Mr, Alderman Finnis seconded the resolution. Dr. Leeson moved, by way of amendment, that so much of the resolution as re lated to Bethlehem Hospital be omitted, so that the deputation should exclusively confine themselves to the site at Stangate. Mr. South seconded the amendment. There were, he said, many reasons why the site of Bethlehem was objectionable. The first was the time which must elapse before posses sion could be obtained; the next, that the build- ing itself when got would be of no use, and must be taken down ; and a third, that the sum demanded was greater than St. Thomas's could possibly afford to pay. He had been informed that, although the Board of Works had asked as much as £135,600 for the laud on the river, yet they would willingly accept £lOO,OOO for it. Mr. James Adams said that the situ proposed was swampy, and aften flooded. In his opinion, the air arising from the water would always be impure. Mr. Alderman Sidney considered that, in an economical point of view, the site at Stangate was to be preferred. It might be obtained, he understood, for £lOO,OOO, whereas it was his de cided conviction if they were to obtain the site of Bethlehem it would require altogether a sum of £200,000. Besides, the whole site of Bethlehem would be very small compared with the nine acres of land at Stangate. He thought, however, they were bound in courtesy to take notice of the resolution of the Governors of Bethlehem Hospital. After some further discussion, the amendment was pu t and negatived, The original resolution was after wards agreed to without a division. A deputation was thereupon appointed, consisting of the Presi dent, the Treasurer, Mr, Tite, M,P., Mr. Deputy Elliott, and Dr. D.eson. The Court then ad journed. THE EXECUTIONS IN POLAND, The Silesian Gazette, in a letter from Warsaw of the 12th inst., gives the following details rela tive to the late executions i❑ that city :—" At four o'clock this morning I went on the glacis of the citadel to witness the execution of the Capucin Ko narski and of M. Abicht. A great number of troops were drawn up on the ground, and about 100 spec tators (all men) were present. The gates of the citadel were thrown open, and a cart came out with two persons in it dressed in white. One was a young man about 20 years of age, with long light hair and a German countenance; the other, about 40, with a long beard, who could he seen was a priest. The cart was placed near the scaffold, and the two persons alighted. The young man was pale but firm, and placed himself with a resolute step on the scaffold. The rope was tied round his neck, and in an instant after his body swung in the air. The priest afterwards ascended the fatal plank. He looked proudly around him, and his lips appeared to murmur a prayer—in a moment after he was also launched into eternity. During the whole time all the Catholic churches in Warsaw were tolling a funeral knell." Another letter of the 13th, in the Breslau Gazette, says—" The impression produced by the late execu tions is immense. Some persons call to mind the decree of amnesty of April 13, according to the terms of which the prisoner Abicht could not have been executed. But those terms are so vague and equivocal that they could very well be made not to apply to that unfortunate young man. Others do not find any sufficient grounds for the condemnation of the priest Konareki, who had done nothing more than what any ecclesiastic in his place would have done. Lastly, everyone asks himself why the two students imprisoned with the Abbe Konaraki have been condemned to transportation to Siberia, when, according to the avowal of the military tribunal itself, they were only accused of having crossed the frontier without a passport, an act which only comes under the surveillance of the simple police." The Posen Journal has the subjoined from War saw " The Poles have recently obtained two signal advantages over the Russians—one at Sempolno, in the government of Kalisch, and the other at Chie wiska, in the Palatinate of Radom. Mouravieff con tinues his dreadful acts in Lithuania. He shoots and burns with the most savage violence. In order to prevent the people from visiting the graves of the new martyrs he has had the ground covered with every kind of filth to prevent their approach. The priests executed at Wilna were not previously deprived of the sacerdotal ornaments, and it was the same at Warsaw with the Abbe Sonarski.", _ THE MOORS AND FORESTS.---The shooting pros pects in the districts of Comrie were never more encouraging than they are at present- On all the moors of Lawers, Auchnafree, Glenlednaig, Glendochart, Kiilin, Lochearnhead, Aberuchill, and Dunira the stock of young not ath at hk usually o s i kg a h l ho l a : el: birds was never more numerous, nor the . coveys more pro it mising. The shepherds state that a considerable number of the early•hatched birds are already strong on the wing, and which s u s e ti b an tu e t di l t s e o b r l the later broods are now chiefly out of danger, The birds the case so soon after the hatching. The weather, has are all healthy and well-conditioned, however, been fine. The coveys number from five to , nine beentbh i redbs for os l rt It tmiesnosotyraset years. rn d s .th westerne Ptarmiganstock asrh g grouse Perthshire ranges of the Grampians, and they, as all birds of game, have withstood the winter well. The forest prospects were never better,than they are this season. In Lord Willoughby's numbers. In Mar Forest deer are forest of Glenartney the deer are numerous condition, The fawns are now appearing considerable and . in splendid inv erorcondi- tion, and the herds numerous and largeer.y superior is much owing to the favourable character of the spring and early summer, and should July weather be propitious, good sport may be expected. The grass on the hills is abundant and well advanced, so that when the herds take to the heights, which they will soon, their condition will rapidly improve by the change. —Scotsman. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS.—The fol lowing is a copy of a bill which has just ban brought into the House of Commons by Viscount llaynham and Mr. Dunlop, entitled "A bill to regulate corporal punishment in schools and elsewhere :"—" Whereas it is expedient that provision should be made for regulating the use of corporal punishment by schoolmasters, tutors, and other persons having the charge of young persons for the purposes of tuition or training; be it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and con sent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :-1. From and after the passing of this act it shall not be lawful for any schoolmaster, usher, tutor, or other person having the charge, management, cus tody, or control of young persons for the purposes of tuition or training, and not being the parents, guardians, or nearest surviving relatives of such young persons, to in flict any corporal punishment on any such young persons otherwise than by the use of a birch rod ; and every person who shall act in contravention of this act shall be deemed to be guilty of an assault, and shall be punishable accord ingly."