The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-09 00:00:00

T HE NEW THEATRE COMPANY (Limited). Established under "The Companies Act, 1R62," limiting the liability of the shareholders to the amount subscribed. Capital, £125,000 in 5,00) shares of £25 each, with power to increase. Deposit on application, XI per share ; and on allotment, X_ per share. It is anticipated that not more than £l2 per share will be re quired to be call d up. Ts..o months' interval between each call. rATnozi s. The Duke of Wellington. l The Earl of Hardwi ke. The Duke of Leineter. The Ea 1 of Sefton. The Marquis of Dom - gal. The Earl of Pudley. The Marquis of Normanby. , The Earl of Westmoreland. The Earl of Malmesbury. Sir J. V. Shelley, Bart., M.P. The Earl Grosvenor. Colonel the Honourable J. Macdonald. DIRECTORS. IT. C. Cabold. Esq , 17. New Priclfze-street, Illarktriars. J. W. Cusack, Esq. 12, Lancaster-date, ITyde-nark. E. Edwards, Esq., Seymour Chambers, Adelphi. Lieut.-Col. Napier Start, M.P., 19, Portman-square. Gerard de 'Witte, Esq , The Greenways, Leamington. 13Axxims—Messrs. Rans,m, flonverie, Az Co., Pall Mall East. AUDITORS—Messrs. Quilter, Bail, Jay, & Co., 3, Moorgate-st. BROKER -G. B. Rickard, Esq., 24, Austin-friars. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Kimberley and Pope, 2i, Old Broad street, City. SECRETARY—Mr. H. J. Montague. Offices-9, Cornhll. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS This Company has purchased a long leasehold in the Hay market, whereon a theatre will be erected, embracing all the advantages and improvements to which the people of London are entitled ; including wide entra'ces, roomy seats, unob structed passages, and good ventilation. This Company has also aceptired the long leasehold of nearly an acre of land on the corner of Westminster-bridge, with frontage on the bridge, in the Westminster-bridge-road, and also on the river, facing the Houses of Parliament ; in cluding the Westminster Theatre, its whole stock of scenery, wardrobe, property, and machineries. On a portion of this ground will be erected, among other 1 uildings, a large paint ing-room, machinery works, and property manufactory, to serve b th theatres, The Directors have received an offer from Mr. Boncicanit to lease the whole at a rent which will pay the shareholders 10 per cent. on the capital subscribed. The satisfactory features of this enterprise are these :—lt is based on valuable and substantial property, which, in its pm sent unimproved state is rented for £l,lOO a year ; a value which, if the property is left undisturbed, will be greatly en hanced by the new southern embankment, which comes on its principal frontage. And secondly, from the moment of thy• formation the Company comes into the posse. sion of a part of the project in full operation earning a dividend. A large number of the shares have teen privately sub scribed for. Prospectuses may be obtained of, and applicat'ons for shares may be made to, the Solicitors ofthe Company ; to the Brokers ; to the Secretary at the offices of the Company ; or at the Theatre Royal, Westminster. NEW THEATRE COMPANY (Limited).— NO APPLICATIONS for SIIARFS will be Received alter TUESDAY next, April 14th, on which day the Lists of this Company will be CLOSED. By order of the Board of Directors. H. J. MONTAGUE, Secretary. 9, Cornbill. THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. Office, Iforseferry-road, Westminster, Bth NOTICE IS HEREBY April, 1863. GIVEN, That a HALF-EARLY GEN vRAL COURT of the Pro 'Actors of this Company will be held at the Company's Ga Works, Horseferry-road, Westminster, on FRIDAY, the Ist day of May next. '1 he chair will be taken at twelve o'clock precisely. By order, JOHN OR*ELLPHILLIPS, Secretary, E AST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. The Directors Hereby Give Notice, that they will shortly proceed to SELL certain BAGS, MATS, and atiltr packages of Cotton Pickings, which have been warehoused for five years and upwards, and which are supposel to be not worth the char., es which have accrued upon them. A list of the packages may be seen at the Dock House. GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, Billiter-square, April 6, 1863. T" 0X F ORD, e, OXFORD STREET. THIS EVENING. Auber's Grand Opera, MASANIELLO. (First time at this Establishment). Also, the New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz, " HERNE THE BUNTER," Sup ported by Miss Russell, Miss Oesten, Miss Townley, Sic.; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, finish, Kimberley, &c. with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Junghmuns. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Ballads by Master Edwin Sanders, aged 2 years. UNSWORTII, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the mat venous ARTH It and BERTRAND Hall, 6d.—Balcony and Stalls, is. —Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. STAR LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 10, Moorgate-street, London. DIRECTORS. Chairman—CHAßLES HARWOOD, Esq., F.S.A., Judge of the County Court of Kent, and Recorder of Shrewsbury. Deputy-Chairman—JOHN CHURCHILL, Esq. Extracts from the Report of the Directors presented at the Annual Meeting held at the Society's House, March 2, 1863: The Directors of the Star Life Assurance Society have much pleasure in presenting to the members their Nineteenth Annual Report. During the year 1852, 1,108 proposals for assurance were submitted to the consideration of the Directors, and 1,007 policies were issued for the assurance of £375,197, yielding' in annual premium s £ 1 2,562 7s. 9d. ; 86 were declined, and 43 stood over for completion at the end of the ye , r. By the Auditor's report, the Society's income on the 31st December last amounted to £114,56! 12s. 7d.; and its accumu lated fund, irrespective of the capital stock, at that date was £484,976 14s. ; showing an increase of £, 0,745 Ss. 3d. during the ye •r. The following table will best illustrate the progress of the Society during the last seven years : r ----- fai --- ,1 Year. Policies Assured Premiums from issued. thereby. therefrom. all Sources. -- —.— --- ---- --- 18'6 603 £204,451 £6,507 18 3 £202,110 7 2 1857 512 221,122 7,735 9 5 238,055 1 7 1858 658 235,350 8,582 0 9 2'4,79715 4 1859 812 291,495 10,17! 19 6 i 309,444 5 2 1810 902 336,290 11,312 15 9 360,530 3 0 1861 1,115 361,960 12,86-s 311 1862 . 1,( 07 375 , 1 9 7 12,562 7 9 414,231 5 9 *484,976 14 0 - - By order of the Board, JESSE HOBSON, Secretary. * Since this report wag closed the accumulated fund has so increased as to raise it above £SCO3COO. ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS REWARD. PIRACY OF TRADE MARKS. Whereas, under the provisions of " The Merchandise Marks Act, 1862," every person who, with intent to defraud, or to enable another to defraud any person, shall forge or counter mit, or cau se or procure to be forged or counterfeited, any Ti ade Mark, or shall apply or cause or procure to be applied any Trade Mark, or any forged or counterfeited Trade Mark 1* any chattel or article, not being the manufacture or pro duction of the pe son intended to be denoted by such Trade Mark or forged or counterfeited Trade Mark, shall be GUILTY of a MISDEMEANOUR, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by Imprisonment with Hard Labour for Two Years, or by Fine, or by Imprisonment and Fi ne; and whereas by virtue of the same Act, every person who shall aid, abet, counsel or procure the commiss on of any offence which is by the said Ac' made a Misdemeanour, shah also be guilty of a Misdemeanour, and punishable in manner above mentioned ; and whereas it has come to the knowledge of the undersigned that articles of Condiment and Condimental Feeding Meal, which are not of his Manufacture, have been offered for sale mark, d with the name of "Joseph Thorley," NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That a REWARD of ONE HUN DRED GUINEAS will be paid by the undersigned to I l t e n a y .d p t e o rsitor eo p n ez n persons who will give such inf orma ti on as may of such person or persons engaged in the Manufacture of any spurious articles of Condiment and Condimental Feeding Meal, or any person or persons aiding or abetting therein of any of the i, isdemeanours created by the above-mentioned Act. Office THORLEY. O Steam Mills and Office s, Thornhill-bridge, Caledonian-road, King's-cross, London. THE —FARMER'S BAROMETER-505., a new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.--i, Hatton-garden; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. MOORE BROTHERS' TEAS. Choice SOUCHONG, recommended per fb. suitable for superi or purposes, full rich Souchongfiavour. Mixed ASSAM, 1 ighly recommended of very choice quality, and the ch ea p es t Tea sold. per ib. ld per lb. deduction on 20Th. Bags and 45Th. Chests. P rospectus free. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. UXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and AL A Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. ed.. es. q d_ • 10s. ed., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stampa.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fencharch-street T. E.'s wigs, Ll 10s. OS T E O EI D ONt Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GA BR lEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE- F pingm, RAL Tor EE LH and FLEXIBLE GUMS without alates, wires, and without operation. , One set p l a asts ifi r etirne, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION, even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual cost. Alessi's. GABRIEL, the old-established Deutists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKI,:-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients, Gab r i el ' s P ra ctical Treatise gratis. Consultations free. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-M AIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT FXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two hundred Medical Gentlemen to ne the most effective invention in the curative treatment of II ERNI 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 Moe-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 he had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by p os t, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Trues, 165., 215., 265. 6(1., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 62 5 . 6d. P os t age , i s Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. Post -office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post °Moe, Piccadilly. ELASTINEW PATENT C STOCKINGS, W ea k KNEE-CAPS, .te.., for Varicos e V e i ns an d a ll cases o f nesa and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are orous, 1 h i e an ~:iyht in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on ~:dint in tocking. E'rioe 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. eaeu. Postage d. JonN WHITE, Manufacturer, 224, Piccadilly. RHEUMATISM, CHILBLAINS, &c. COLS'S ALGA MARINA is the only really CENTRATED Essence of the Sea-weed. It is daily increasinc, , in celebrity as a remedy relieving the for all kinds of Rheuma tism, whether Acute or Chronic, immediately pain, and speedily curing th e disease. It is the best remedy for Spinal Alleclions, Contractions, Weakness of the Limbs, Scrofulous hwe 1 rings, and all those affections for which the sea-side is recommended, and is also AN ADMIRABLE APPLI CATION FOR CHILBLAINS. The public should be careful to obtain the orielnal prepara tion by asking for " COLES'S ALGA MARINA," each bottle of which is enveloped in a Pamphlet containing nume rous Cases and Testimonials, without whichnone is B <gM in bottles, 2s. 9d., 48. Bd., and lls. e ac h , by , T. KEATING enuine. 79, St. Pa u l' s Churchyard, London ; and by all Chemis a. Observe in th e GENUINE ALGA MARINA the name of ts JA MES COLES " i s engraven on the label. No. 22,083, NOTICE. —The New Novel, hy the Author of "The Initials " and " Quits," " AT ODDS," in 2 post Syn., will be ready at Bubbs' and all other Libra ries on the 16th inst. Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. Immediately, in Bvo., with numerous Illustrations, P ERSONA I. NARRATIVE OF THREE YEARS' SERVICE IN CHINA. By Lieut.-Col. FISHER, C. 8., Royal Engineers. Richard Bent'ey, New . Burlington-strcet. BEAUTIFUL FOR. EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, _ ABOOK OF BEAUTY. 13 By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-str€ et. Price 2s. 6d. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Mock Turtle. Claremont. FISH. Stewed Eels. Fried Soles. ENTREES. Civet of Hare. Boudin a la Richelieu. JOINTS. Rabob of Mutton. Roast Beef. SWEETS. Biscuit Puddings. Rhubarb Tartlets. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NoxIcE.—ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT LES FRERES ATHOS. From the Carignan Theatre, Turin. Muter EDWIN SAUNDERS, the Child of Song. THE NEAPOLITAN MINSTRELS. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, and Sl , 2nor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. The celebrated UNSWORTIFS NEW ST UMP SPEECH, The only Negro Orator of the day. EUGENE and DULEY, with new Eccentricities. ARTHUR LLOYD, Miss SAUNDER S, and Mr. HILTON, the Comic Ventriloquist and Modern Magician, EVERY EVENING. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. At the ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Continued success of J. LEVY, the celebrated Cornet-a- Piston ! Plays Nightly, at Nine and Ten o'clock, one of his admired Solos, also at Eleven, Variations, " The Carnival de Venise." Revival of the Scotch Fantasia and Irish Quadrille, by M. Jullien. Solos by Tyler, King, Horton, M‘Ele-ey, &c. Cavatina, `Di Nabuco," on the kuphonium. ty L. Mosca. Doors open at Eight o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager, Mons. GRENET. T HE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by innumerable Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame ; together with a variety of Natural Preparations, Malformations, monstrosities, &c. ; also the Moving Ana tomical Dying Zouave, and other life-size figures. Open daily from 11 to 10, for Gentlemen only. Admission, One Shilling. Entrance 41 A, Maddox -street, Regent-street, London, W. Illustrated Catalogue, free by post for 12 stamps, sealed 20. Explanations throughout the day. Lecture at 4. Address the Secretary, as above. TT R.H. THE PRINCE AND H.R.H. THE • PRINCESS OF WALES, the Nobility, and the Gentry are respectfully recommended to use OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA, established upwards of forty years. It is acknowledged to be the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, strengthening, beautifying, or restoring the hair, whiskers, or moustaches, and prevent ing them from turning grey. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and ils. C. and A. OLDRMGE, 22, Wellington-street, Strand, London, W.C., and all chemists and perfumers. For children it is in valuable. FyGLAND'S COLONIAL S UPREME -COURT, of no Church.—Yet, since 1826 usurped by Three Sects Swiss Unitas Fratrum A n 'b apt i sts, & scotch synod, as— ' The Romish Church of Australia, under Justinian Civil code, act Calvin inversely for death-riddance of the Carib chief, as special adhesive Russo-Dutch Loan trustee of its £5,000,000, its Prince Consort to soil on Quebec's quad ruple Sty-1764 ; '66-in Russia's Canada-paper guarantee, on Clement 14's Pekin Jesuit Col. vefo t Partition of Poland, '72-7, by Behri ng - s t r . mar k o f A s i a ' s E . Cape ingress and egress agency to Prince of Wales' Cape, by Labrador's Mo ravian HeLe6fminster act (via Reading and Chelsea's x-vase Cymru-yrelig6-land Copenhaven isle settlements of Ame rica), under Osnaburg-bishop b 9 G. 3, c 114, for Ist Q. Mary, pet. 15, on 1207-Latin for Caesar's Peru 1557—by the King's mere lay preacher Ackerley 1820, on Sir T. More's 1569 precedent as Acting bar'ister, to ride circuit, as of Knight-cider's fl.court, Death-WILL office. Carib PETER BAS, UET, with white Ally, prays YE I on his knees, to consider their Key.Lhold position, of your own creation—as the elect of England's Income-tax succession, by medal Badge (as was his uncle, Indian Joseph Brant, of Stamp Act 1775) mark—Toll-set by Zollverein Convention Treaty of 2d March, 1841, by order of Palmerston, Bun°, and Labouchere, for America's criminal law, as extended to New Zealand, &c, Medal -attested by late King of Prussia at Windsor Castle, as the Three cburches'-Man, under the Berlin 3ty toll-weight standard 5.6 W. 4, c 63, on Prince Consort'ment on the day of (N. South) WALES' equatorial Christen'ng, 21 years past, Vestibule met by DOURO, Wel lington's son, when Led and paid for by, police superin tendent Carter, till Lord Ashhurton association on board the Warspite, 74, with His flag union of England's Tower issue, Jan. 31, 1842, under the ' Admiralty red flag Com mission of Array,' 7 Geo. 4, c 38, 1826, for King's Bench in Chancery Bank°, on Sheriff Perley's writ return as the fit elect by seizin of Lord Seaton's Criminal court badge, for trial by' Canada bills' of Soil-indictment-stamp—the word R.c. Colonies not being in the Church Uniformity Act. Patient in suffering for Tribe, and Allies up-hand In God's hope —of landing on his GAspE strand.' On this Carib event Ld. Stanley, now DERBY, said "Tis well you came over to England, as this is the headquarters of your Indian state elect.' So on his arrival in 1851 Earl Grey's official Nov. letter on Fact of felony says, "Justice shall be done to your report of marine stores on premises without license. So his successor, Pakington's letter says, "No money in this office, for your constables' mileage and maintenance" Yet, money-provided [by the Police Act of 10 Geo. 4, cap. 44, to Carter in 1842, under extraordi nary expenses in execution of orders, by HALL to Policeman Dowling, of Liverpool, in 1851) for Peter, as Charleston's Chief, State-carriage Act badge precedency. So, on refusal the successor of Lt. Major Cartwright. with Brant, the Colony -tie of Indian Tribes on £9O a-year since 1820, by Hamilton, first Civil Governor's Lt.. deputy C. H. Ackerley, R.N.—came to aid, as supreme court Stay, by 1817-19-26 actsstill43 years unrelieved from his Treasury super alt°mare duty as Welsh-rota & s. 4. Governor of the X 0 Rom, marcher as in Will. Montaqu'-te, 3 Ed. in, suspended by r. W. nr, in 1806 act, on 28 H. 8, c 3, to allot townships land as Wales, by 46-G. 3, c 54, restored by 1826-43, in Luther-mixt clergy school reserves— "So upper ten' comes last, though O'erhead the least In Carib sky"date, when Left ScanadO.'d east." He under Antipodean anomaly, as England-set in the 4-G. 4, c 96, §¢ 4, 28-forperpetual tax, tied to 1832 loan, on the Montague Exchequer bills, in Russia's Canada paper, on Bank of England security under IlAustralia's 9th March 1826, as Earth dependencies, by 1819-23 act duty by Naval lieutenants either on full or half-pay as the criminal Jury pivot of Crown colony Newfoundland Bermuda-tie, with FSaxe Banister'd Deputy Commissioner, Chief Justice F. orbes, as extended to New South Wales Supreme Court, o.y_.sec. 40. S o Ackerley has spent, in this case, all his pavritrBl3l,7oo, to aid & suppor t hi s I n di an coadjutor (all made s tn eing dead and he, the King's Admiral-Lt., 1820, Stuart decaL,r4the Wster A.bbe'B oly Alliance burden of 1820-25-Brazils, and ,37 E ngian gdaYEgypt, its Stamp man of Greece, as bearer of the Rod-meter at Vic's obey i nstallation, so cojoin'd to the Indian chain Polish hesion 0-rota tribeuner by Derby and Grey's Treasury ad innocentfor God's sake visit not the 81) n rc; l :P v e f e o ' r ne se of Carib birth-right to Solif — m o i6t can Lionac, Tidal law for one and all being told that the Civil right of vote, by Juggling, _ vices, therefore prays law churches claimed his special' interested aiscal / n 2 d a ! againbt any breach of the Indiansem. (as in Bute-Macartney,. Kt., 1794 partition with C' ' rnp. on Indian life shift),—by as MACBETH says— I 4/ "That palters with us in a double sense, Which keeps the word of promi se to the oar • • • And breaks it to our hope." - - PETER, BASQUET, ne' Nwl'warr 13ranti•z f iscal' d 21 years on du t y -11 1 years wait'ng - At, 5, Swallow-street. London, March 25, 1863.1 t We (Christians) could not enslave the aboriginal Red Indians, or make them useful to us in the cultivation of their soil, or amalgamate with them—the only thing we could do was to exterminate them. This Policy, North, South, East, and West, has had place till only 350,000 remain in North Amer.ca? Yet obliged to reserve one as the AngF-Spanish State soil representative.—See limes of 23d Marsh, 1863. II For progress to Three Papal Churches on GLENELG'S July 1836 order-passage allowance of £l5O for nine priests and £4O each—for 6 males and 6 Roman Catholic female teachers to the late 1826' George'an Public school trust, —all the colonies being now Roman Catholic, deputy'd by oath under Castlereagh's 1791 mire union act of the n c isles of the se , , saving Shoreham's Christian Club society Abolition Act, 11 Geo. 3, cap. 55, as repugnant to the common law of England—now rectified. o _` j~ ~ ~~ ~ -~~ C.~c-~`-- tg4. „.... SP. ' - i ‘ f • . - le) 4 , cr v i • , - - 4; 1' 3 7 •.- , r 1 44, . . .1 • • : N J 4*°l2 er.,:+ ; ";.r4) 1;01T. ss flit ' ' " O 4 (* PRICE .4d. STAMPED ....sd. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 9, 1863 Orders from the Lords of the Admiralty were re ceived at Devonport on Tuesday evening to despatch the paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Commander Hope Johnstone, to the coast of Morocco, in conse quence of the disturbances there. She was then alongside the coal depot Jupiter, in Hamoaze, re pairing, but was attached immediately to the stea)n tug Prospero, which towed her into the Sound. She took her departure at midnight. About 20 of her crew, with the paymaster and steward, were left behind, the vacancies being supp . ,ied from the Royal Adelaide. The Virago will in the first instance go to Gibraltar. The iron screw steam troop ship Orontes, 3, built for the Government by Messrs. Laird Brothers, of Birkenhead, has been formally delivered up by their agent, Capt. Henderson, to Commander Brown, R.N., the Master Attendant at the Devonport dockyard. She has been called " iron -clad," but like the Himalaya, is constructed entirely of iron. The plates from the keel to the wales average three quarters of an inch thick ; at the wales they are double, and above them about iths. Her lower masts are stepped, and with 300 tons of coal her draught is 18 feet. When fully equipped for sea it will be about 20 feet. The Orontes left Birken head at 12 15 p.m- on Saturday, and arrived at Plymouth at 630 p.m. on Monday. From Birken head to the Land's-end a strong contrary gale, with a heavy sea, was encountered. The sea caused her to pitch a little, but, although so light, the Orontes did not roll much, and in all other respects behaved well, whether under steam only, or when aided by her fore and aft canvass, after rounding the Land's end. Her eqnipments will be completed by the dockyard authorities forthwith. Yesterday some trials took place at Chatham dock yard in the presence of several of the heads of de partments at that establishment to test the lifting powers of a new description of pulley, patented by the inventor, Mr. Weston, and manufactured by the firm of Messrs. Ransome and Co. The advantages claimed for the invention are its extreme simplicity and portability, and also the great saving of power in lifting weights of the heaviest description. The pulley tested yesterday was one calculated to raise weights under four tons, and that with less than half the power required under the ordinary arrange ment of blocks, as used in the dockyard. The pulley was suspended from one of the cranes, and the " endless" chain attached to one of the four ton iron armour plates just landed. The ropes, or rather circular rope, attached to the pulley were then taken in hand by four men, and in half a dozen turns of the wheel, and without any undue exertions on the part of the workmen, the slab was hoisted to the required height. Another ton weight of iron was then added, r,nd the large wheel which sets the pulley in motion again made to revolve, when five men in a few turns raised the slab and the additional pigs of iron, the whole being held in its place with out any need of men retaining their hold on the rope. ' The pulley is intended to be placed on board the Royal Oak, where it will prove of the greatest use in lifting anchors, chain cable, and all the heavy gear of a vessel of that class. Preparations have bean made at No. 1 slip at Chatham dockyard for the launch of the paddle wheel Admiralty despatch steamer Salamis. The bilgeways were yesterday removed from the mast pcnd, and will be floated into their place at high tide to-day. The launch will take place during the first spring tides in the ensuing month. The Sala mis is to be fitted with a pair of 250 horse power engines, by Messrs. Ravenhill, Salkeld, and Co. The Active, 36, sailing frigate, fitting at Chatham as a training ship for the Naval Coast Volunteers has had a portion of the copper stripped from her bottom, in order that an examination may be made of the state of her hull, The planking in several parts has been found so rotten that the workmen are now employed in removing the defective planks and substituting new. Her timbers are considered to be very sound. The Pandora, 4, screw, Commander W. Ruston, hos completed her trials of speed at Portsmouth with full and half boiler-power, realising a mean speed in knots with the former of 8 . 528, and with the latter of 5.430. At the full boiler-power trial the temperature ranged :—On deck, from 51 to 58 deg. ; in the engine-room, from 65 to 70 deg. ; and in the stokehole, from 80 to 95 deg. The Pandora awaits sailing orders at Spithead, and is expected to proceed to the West Coast of Africa, calling at Plymouth for mails. The Lyra, 9, screw corvette, recently returned from service on the Cape of Good Hope and Mozambique station, has been placed in dock at Portsmouth for survey and repair. The court-martial now being held on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth, on Captain Hillyar, C. 8., and Lieut. Lillingstone, the former lately and the latter now serving on board her Majesty's ship Cadmus, resumed its sittings yester day, and received evidence for the prosecution rela tive to the charges of cruelty and oppression, and again adjourned until to-day. From the number of witnesses remaining to be examined the proceed ings are likely to be protracted. THE ARMY. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, General Commanding-in-Chief, arrived on Tuesday evening in the south-west military district from Devonport and Plymouth. Embarking on board the Fire Queen at Southampton, his Royal High ness first visited the new military hospital at Netley, and, afterwards re-embarking, proceeding to the Needles, at the west end of the Isle of Wight, and minutely inspected the fortifications at:the entrance to the channel, on the island, and at Hurst Castle. Returning thence, his Royal Highness next pro • ceedEd to Parkhurst, via Cowes, and inspected the barracks there, crossing the island to Ryde in the evening and sleeping there. Yesterday morning, attended by his staff, the Duke proceeded by car riage to Sandown, and inspected the new forts along the line of shore now receiving their armaments and the new and extensive works constructing, San down fort, par excellence, in the hollow of the bay, and the citadel constructing on the topmost crest of Bembridge Down. Returning from Sandown the Duke embarked on board the Fire Queen steam yacht, Master Commander Paul. She arrived at Portsmouth shortly after noon yesterday from the Isle of Wight, with his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge on board, accompanied by Quarter master-General Sir Richard Airey, K.C.8., Col. C. Bingham, Deputy-Adjt- Gen., Royal Artillery; Cols. Gordon and Jervoise, R.E., and other officers. The Royal standard flying at the main of the Fire Queen was saluted with 51 guns from her Majesty's ship Revenge (flagship of Rear-Admiral R. Smart, K.H.), lying at Spithead and from the saluting bat tery of the town fortifications. As the Fire Queen entered the harbour Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Sey mour, K.C.8., the Naval Commander-in. Chief at the port, went alongside in his state barge, and paid his respects to the Duke, who immediately landed, ac companied by his staff and by Admiral Seymour, and proceeded to the residence of Major-General Lord Wm. Paulet, C. 8., at Government House. After lun cheon his Royal Highness, accompanied by Major- General Lord Paulet, Admiral Seymour, Sir Richard Airey, Colonel Bingham, &c., visited the dockyard and were conducted by Rear-Admiral Superinten dent Elliot over the turret ship Royal Sovereign, the ir on frigat e B lack Prince Ca pt. Wainwright , ' the Hect or and Enchantress, and P other points of in terest in th e yard. His Royal Highness afterwards returned to G overnme nt -house where he becomes the guest of Lord William Paulet during his stay in the garrison. To-day i t is expected that an o ffi cial willinspection be made by the Duke of all the troops in garrison at Portsmouth and in theadvanced works on the east side of the harbour, and also of those stationed on the Gosport or we s t s id e . An inspection in detail at the Portsdown-hill forts, the advanced farts at FLaeltain, and those between Fareham and Gosport, the defensive line in front of Anglesea and along the shores of Stokes Bay, the Hilsea lines, and the remaining works, which more immediately form the defences of the port on its south and south-east sea face. A new code of regulations has just been issued at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, which has syccasioned considerable murmuring among the class employed as hall servants, and who are retired pen sioners from the Royal Artillery and Royal Engi neers. For upwards of 20 years it appears these old soldiers have been invariably appointed to the above named capacity, and have been hitherto well con tented with the berth, from which they derived a quiet and comfortable livelihood for themselves and families. The emoluments were as follows :- 2s. 4d. per day each, and the privilege of taking home the scraps and broken victuals remaining after the cadets' meals. The new regulations now deprive them of the latter advantage, without any increase of pay. This they complain of as an in justice and severity. Unless remedied, they ask that their pay bo increased to 35., similar to that of the out-door servants. The Royal gan factories, under the assistant superintendence of Mr. John Anderson, in Wool wich Arsenal having been closed since Tuesday week forthe purpose of completing the taking stock, yesterday resumed operations, for the opening of the financial year commenced on the let inst. The 250 mechanics and labourers who had received notice of dismissal are ordered to be retained. Not withstanding that the estimates are settled for the departmental expenses, and the new year has fairly set in, nothing has officially transpired from the War Department beyond the rumour that Briga dier-Gen. St_ George, R.A.C.8., President of the nlWmaritltikee will be the new e Stores, and he will be l O n r s d p n e a c n t o c r e . G S e e n l e e r c a t C ofo succeeded in the Select Committee by Col. Lefroy, R.A., and also that Mr. Anderson will continue in the Royal gun factories as Superintend e nt, i n suc cession to Sir W. Armstrong, resigned. The Confederate Steamer Florida. The declaration of Francis M. Hinkley, master ; William F. Walker, mate; and John Paull, second mate, of the ship Star of Peace, bound from Calcutta with general cargo to Boston, captured by the Con federate steamer Florida. " That in latitude 16 deg. north, and longitude 54 deg. west, on the morning of Friday, the 6th of N.W. by N. half W March we es p l e a d s t a , oursa sail on o course ur being port bow, apparently stand ing towards us. As soon as he appeared to us we observed that he lowered sail, and from the increas ing smoke appeared to be firing for steam. He bore up towards us under American colours. When about three miles of us, he fired a shot ahead of us. We then saw it was an American armed steamer, and supposed it belonged to the United States navy. We had begun to slacken sail before he fired the shot ahead. He ran alongside of us, with the American colours still flying. An officer hailed us and inquired Where we were from, whither bound, and what cargo.' We answered, from ' Cal cutta, bound to Boston, and laden with general cargo.' He said he would send aboard. He sent an armed crew of seven men with two officers. As the boat bringing them approached the Federal flag was hauled down and the Confederate flag hoisted. Both officers came aboard. They informed us we were a prize to the Confederate steamer Florida, and ordered our captain to get into the boat and go aboard the steamer. The principal of these officers proved to be the second-lieutenant of the steamer, named Howle. They called for our ship's papers, manifest, &c., which were surrendered to and retained by them. Our captain in quired if we wore permitted to take anything with us. He answered that his captain had per mitted officers of vessels he bad captured to r e t a i n their personal effects. Oar captain went to his cabin to pack his effects up, and while so d o i ng thi s lieutenant ordered him to go aboard, and said be would allow our steward to pack his things. Our captain, first and second mates, and three or four of our men, went aboard. When we reached the steamer's deck no notice was taken of us. In ten or fifteen minutes one of the doctors, of whom there were two, one named Garrison and the other Graf ton, requested our captain to walk with him b e l ow . He went, and in a conversation the doctor said they captain said, we had had lately taken the Jacob Bell,' and she had some lady passengers that gave them some trouble, and he was afraid we had seme. Our not.' Presently a man came down, to whom b e intro duced him as Capt. Maffitt. He talked about the fortunes of war, was sorry they fell ov er our captain, but wanted to take ships, &c. Afterwards a parole was dra wn ou t, a nd o ur captain w as t o ld if he signed it he s h ou ld h av e his personal liberty, an d that he must make himself at home on the ship, &c. The captain signed the parole, as did all our crew, being thereto required. Whilst these things were going on their boats were passing between our ship and the steamer, bringing from our ship the balance of our crew that did not come aboard the steamer when the captain did, and also what effects we were permitted to take which consisted of clothing merely. The chronometers, barometers, quadrants, and com passes, all of which belonged to the captain except the compasses, were taken from us. They also took all the ship's provisions and coal, of which we had a large quantity, and also what rope they wanted. Having thus robbed her of everything they wanted, they set fire to the ship about sun down of the 6th of March. The ship was well worth 50,000 dollars. The cargo was a most valuable one, and worth not less than half-a million dollars. A. large portion of the cargo was consigned to British owners. Our captain stated this fact in the hope it might save his ship from de struction, but the captain of the Florida disregarded it, and referred to a letter of Lord John Russell's which he afterwards exhibited to our captain, to the effect that if British subjects placed theirgoods in American vessels, they were liable to capture,' &c. As fast as our men came on board the steamer, they were put in irons, some chained by the hands, and some by the feet. The steamer after this drifted about listlessly, the captain's purpose appearing to be to cruise about in the same waters, being in the track of the East India vessels homeward bound. He kept up no steam, and after burning our ship the steamer's crew was hoisted out of the water. The first vessel the Florida en countered after we came aboard was a French sailing vessel. A gun was fired across her bow, and she was stopped and boarded. What then occurred we don't know. We understood she was requested to take us aboard, but refused. The next vessel we saw was the English schooner Laura Jane. The Florida fired a gun a-bow and brought her to and sent a boat's crew aboard. Know nothing of what there occurred, but understood she was requested to take us aboard, but refused. Whilst the Florida was detained with her, we saw another vessel steering towards us. It proved to be the schooner Aldeba ron, belonging to Brook Haven, Now York, Capt. Hand. About the time she came in sight the Florida hauled down the Confederate colours and hoisted the English. We lay precisely On the track of the Ade baron, and she came right to us. When near the Florida sent o u t a boat, whi c h h a i led and boarded her. Shortly after this, the Ald e b aron ' s crew came aboard, and were ironed, as our crew had been. After bringing aboard a large number of articles from the Aldebaron, she, too, was burnt. The next vessel we saw was the brig Runnymede, Capt. Prouse, of Greenock. Two shots were fired across her bow, she hove to, and th e mas t er ' s ma t e was sent to board. When the Runnymede came in sight, the Florida hoisted the English colours. The As thesh approachedeßunny Runnymede e didt e Runnymed e did the same. Florida drew down this flap;,, so too, but raised up the British ensign and kept it flying. The Florida hoisted no other colours. The Runnymede was asked if she would take any pas sengers prisoners of war on board. Captain asked ' how many ?' and was answered about 30.' The captain said he would take the officers and two or three men, making some seven or eight in all, if they would send a barrel of flour, two bags of bread, and some tobacco with them, which was agreed to, but the Florida sent officers in the first boat, and sailors enough in the second to make 11, and the captain of the Runnymede told them to bring no more. Instead of sending flour and to bacco, they sent two barrels of bread and a chest of tea, of which Capt. Prouse complained. This was on the 18th of March. Capt. Prouse received us with hospitality and kindness, and treated us with the same during our passage in his ship to Greenock, for which we desire to return him and his crew our grateful acknowledgments. Our captain lost a quantity of clothing and personal effects, embracing many pleasant and valuable mementoes he had gathered in India. All of us had stolen from us most of our clothing and other articles, and reached shore, we may say, destitute of everything. When we were placed on board the Runnymede, the cap tain of the Florida, although he had robbed and im prisoned us and destroyed our ship, told the captain of the Runnymede to call on the United States Consul for payment of our passage to the port at which he should land us, and he paid not a cent. The captain of the Florida said she was 700 tons register, and we believe this to be true. She has three broadside rifled 32-pounder cannon on each side, and two 110-pound pivot guns, one forward, the other aft. She has 120 me❑ aboard, and a full supply of cutlasses, rifles, and revolvers, the latter having ten barrels, nine for ball and one for buck shot. We learned that in smooth water she will steam 12 knots, and with a favourable wind, and with all sail set, she will run 15 knots an hour. She is a wooden vessel and no iron plates. All her machinery is below the water-line. We arrived at Glasgow on the 2d of April, it being the first con sular port we touched, and were immediately re ported, and protested the foregoing facts before the United States Consul at Glasgow. (Signed) " W. L. UNDERWOOD, " United States Consul, Glasgow." THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) CONSTANTINOPLE, March 25. In mentioning the rumour that was spread about of the intention of the Sultan , to visit Egypt and other parts of his dominions, I was so far from be lieving that that intention would be carried out that I abstained from entering into the political con siderations which would render such a determina tion very unwise and objectionable. Later, when the rumour assumed some consistency, and prepara tions for the intended journey were being made, I contented myself with recording the fact, retaining the belief, however, that the counsels of the Sultan's Ministers and of such members of the diplomatic body as are favourable to the interests of the coun try would have prevented, or at least retarded the execution of a scheme which might be productive of very grave results. There is now, however, very little doubt on the subject. The preparations for departure progress with great activity. His Minis ters dare not remonstrate with him, and the advice of the foreign representatives has been disregarded. I am informed the British Ambassador has pointed out to the Sultan, urgently and impressively, the evil consequences that might result from this voyage, and he strongly advised its postponement. His representations were received in a courteous and friendly spirit, but failed to shake the Sultan's de termination; and so late as three days ago the Sul tan sent a message to Sir H. Bulwer thanking him for his advice, but stating that it was his intention to leave the capital immediately. I now learn that peremptory orders have been issued to hold every thing in readiness for immediate departure. Apart from the political objections which I will point out presently, the enormous expenditure which this journey will involve should have been, seeing the exhausted state of the Treasury, a sufficient consi deration and a very weighty argument against this scheme. It is given out that a sum of 50,000,000 piastres—nearly £soo,ooo—will be required, and it is not unreasonable to suppose, considering the pomp and splendour which will attend this military pageant—for it cannot be looked upon in any other light—that even that estimate may be con siderably surpassed. The Ministers are at their wit's end to procure this money, and every thing else is suspended in the arrangements which are being made to invest the occasion with becoming magnificence. The civil employes have not been paid for two or three months, the army is in considerable arrears, the various departments are in the last de gree of pecuniary destitution, pressing and long out standing claims are set aside, but every ingenious contrivance and device is employed to complete the sum, which is required for an object the only result of which will be an abortive attempt to pa rade before the world the greatness and power of the sovereign ruler of the Ottoman dominions. I have mentioned before that a naval squadron would attend the Sultan throughout the voyage. It now turns out that ten steam frigates are now under orders to escort him. A military escort also, con sisting of 3,000 men, is to form part of the expedi tion, as also a great portion of his extensive este_ blishment, all the gorgeous paraphernalia employed in the state visits to mosques, and in one word it will comprise all the attributes which contribute to set off the dignity of an Oriental Prince. Suspicious, as all Oriental despots, of his next o kin, the Sultan has determined to remove from thef capita], by attaching them to his suite, his three nephews, the sons of the late Abdul Medjid, the eldest of whom is the heir to the throne, to the exclusion, according to the provisions of the law of succession, of the offspring of the ruling Sovereign It must be said, to the credit of the Sultan, that he treats these Princes with more consideration than generally falls to the lot of those who are similarly situated, or than he himself experienced at the hands of his late brother. The constant mortifica tions, petty tyranny, seclusion, and restraint to which he was subjected have contributed, there is no doubt, to develops those outbursts of bitterness, ill-temper and gloom to which he occasionally gives way, and also to that peremptory assertion of his sovereign rights which brooks no interference, con tradiction, or advice. While allowing his nephews, however, a certain amount of freedom, he is not above taking the necessary precautions in their re gard to prevent the possibility of any conspiracy or agitation in his absence which might endanger his own tenure of power. The removal of the Princes, therefore, with a portion of their establishments, will entail additional expense, and it is difficult to say what amount of money will be required to meet the enormous outlay of this expedition. It is no less ill-judged and inconsiderate 117; gards the interests of the Pasha of well known that the late Viceroy le ft f Ismail of Egypt in a fearful state of is exerting E si t o g h n Y . P fi t ; ances Pasha, his successor, chrm se lf to the ut most to introduce some o rder and economy, and finds it most diffi cu lt to provi de the means whereby w hi c h are daily springing u p, to satisfy the claims consequent upon the ex travagance and prodig a lit y of his predecessor. He has had no time, mo reover, to consolidate his own power and position, and it requires great tact and a long course of improved administration to enable him to extricate himself and the country from the great burdens which weigh upon them. It is not a moment like this, therefore, that the Sultan should have , chosen for a visit to his dependant, the effect of' w hich will be crushing to the dignity and prestige of the latter, and, by the enormous expenditure which it must necessarily entail upon him, will add considerably to his already overwhelming embar rassments. Whatever good feeling may prevail between the Suhen and the Viceroy, and however cordial their intercourse in private may be, there is no doubt that the attitude of the Pasha towards his Suzerain in public, and in the presence of his sub jects, must be one of abject deference and humility on his part, rendered more palpable by a corres ponding self-assertion and preponderance on the part of the Sultan which can hardly tend—espe cially in the eyes of Orientals, sensitive and obser vant of the least gradation of such imposed etiquette —to set forth and strengthen in the eyes of the Egyptians the power and greatness of the Viceroy• It would seem that the foregoing considerations would have been enough to deter the Sultan from undertaking the voyage. There are others, how ever, far more important, far more grave, touching more closely upon the interests of the Sultan him self and of the country, which have been urged upon him without avail. The rejection of them confirms the public belief that, in the tenacious and obsti nate assertion of his own ideas and his own will, he sacrifices all prudential considerations of the interests of the country, and would bravo the dan gers which encompass it. Whatever may be said to the contrary, in whatever brilliant colours the tran quillity of the country may be painted by a host of sycophants, it is notorious that there is a good deal of fermentation and disquiet prevailing, espe cially in the European provinces. That this is the consequence of Turkish misrule I do not believe. I have on a previous occasion pointed out that the authority of the Porte, particularly in relation to the semi-dependent provinces, is impotent for evil as it is for good. But still there is an agita tion going on, and no one can shut his eyes to the fact. It is true that the beginning of spring in every year is the signal for dark rumours and pre dictions of a general rising in the provinces, which generally come to nothing at all; but this year these rumours have assumed a consistency which, if it does not point to an early rupture of peace, is an indication of a persistent and organised system of agitation gradually gaining ground, and which might break out where least expected. This movement has ramifications in the provinces, and is repre sented by numerous agents and disciples in the capital itself, whose mission it is to propagate dis satisfaction, to provoke resistance on the part of the Christians by pointing out to them their real or imaginary wrongs. One form which this propa gandism has assumed lately has been to show that the Sultan is ill-disposed towards his Christian sub jects, and that it is his determination to remove them from the offices of the State. In giving you an account of the proposed reforms, and the reduc tion in the staff of employes at the different depart ments, I mentioned that the dismissal from office of some of them would be a cruel blow, but that the majority had managed to make a comfortable pro vision for themselves which would place them be yond want. Now, it seems that among those who were so dismissed there was a certain proportion of Christians. The proportion, however, was very small, and, as far as I can ascertain, there is no ground for an accusation of partiality. But the cry was immediately raised that the movement was got up in order to get rid of the Christians, and com mented upon accordingly. Anyone who will give himself the trouble to inquire will ascertain that at this moment some of the most honourable and most lucrative employments are held by Christians. In European capitals nearly all the representatived of the Porte are Christians, and their embassies are peopled with a host of useless attaches,also professing the Christian faith. In the capital some of the must valuable sinecures are held by Christians, and many of them more than suspected of Russian sympathies and Russian intrigues. Others are comfortably pen sioned, and are allowed, undisturbed, to undermine by their active and unscrupulous intrigues the coun try and Government which gives them not only bread, but the means of amassing wealth. There is no ground, therefore, for an accusation of intoler ance on the part of the Turks. However fanatical the Sultan may be, there is no reason to fear that his Mussulman tendencies will interfere with the rights and privileges, such as they are, of his Chris tian eubjects. In getting up a cry of this nature, the obvious object is to take advantage of any pretext by which resistance and opposition on the part of the Christians may be encouraged. lam assured on the best authority—the fact has, moreover, been confirmed to me in various ways—that this move ment has assumed very lately a great consistency; that the existence even of organised secret societies in the provinces and the capital has sprung up. As ever, Russian influence and Russian protection favour these revolutionary designs, On this point I should not venture to be so positive, were it not that the information which I possess, acquired after long and patient investigation, from undoubted sources, leaves no doubt whatever on my mind that Russian agency, while appearing at times to subside, is ever busily and actively engaged to promote dissatisfac tion and resistance, and by these means to provoke a crisis. I have reason to believe that the existence of this element of disquiet was used as the most press ing argument in endeavouring to induce the Sultan to postpone his intended voyage. His presence in the capital acts as a wholesale check upon any agitation of the kind I have mentioned. Whatever his fault may be, he is known to be bold and determined ; he is idolised by his troops, in whose position he has effected such a great change; and he is, there is no doubt, feared by his enemies. His absence might be the signal for open dissatisfaction. What more easy than to spread a rumour of his being ill—of cutting the wires to prevent the transmission of news; and in the con sequent uncertainty and confusion to inaugurate disorder and revolution. These are the suggestions of prudence. The journey may, and will be, it is to be hoped, accomplished without such a calamity; but they present important and grave considerations which should not have been disregarded. Having expressed his determination to go, it is hardly likely that the Sultan will be deterred from his object. There is however one hope, and that is in the weather, which at this moment is against such a journey. Should it remain unfavourable for a few days wiser counsels may in that time prevail. Under any circumstances, I should not be surprised if the Sultan gave up his idea of visiting EgP t, and contented himself with making an exoursion among the islands of the Turkish Aieraevhiupge/att Having asserted his independence by d f e his deter which the advice capital, it is possible that h e may cnionod which has been given to him and y mination accordingly. SCOTLAND FOR POLAND. (From the North British Daily Mail.) On Monday night M. Karl Blind, at the request of the Polish Committee, delivered a lecture in the City Hall on " Poland and Germany." The attendance was very small, the hall not being more than half filled. The chair was oc cupied by W. P. Paton, Esq., in the absence of W. Bu chanan, Esq., M.P,, and the illustrious lecturer was aceom , panied to the platform by, amongst others, the Rev. Mr, Cuppage, Messrs. William Burns, John M'Adam, William M'Adam, Robert M'Tear, Matthew Cullen, &c. The CHAIRMAN stated that he appeared there on that platform to show his sympathy for that noble people the Poles: He was happy to say that notwithstanding the fear ful odds with which the Polish nation has to contend, the struggle did not at present seem altogether desperate. He hoped from the countenance given to these gallant men by Britain, France, and other nations that they would be suc cessful in the struggle which they had now so well com menced. He also trusted that the sympathies of Continental and British Governments for the Poles weuld lead the Czar to reconsider his mode of ruling the Poles, and cause him to break the bonds which at present bound them. (Ap plause.) The Chairman introduced M. KARL BLIND, who was received with loud applause. He commenced by remarking that a few months ago it seemed quite an impossibility that a national insurrection of thai noble people, the Poles, could ever be accomplished, yet even now they were combating successfully with the legions of the Czar. Though that brave leader Langiewicz had been captured, the end of Poland has not yet come. Nations did not die through the defeat of their leaders—they only died if they despaired themselves. (Applause.) The Polish nation was still on the field. " Poland," as the patriot song had it," is not yet lost." (Applause.) Perhaps they might be beaten, but even their defeat would be a moral victory. So far, however, the undisciplined hosts of the insurgents have kept at bay whole legions of the Czar, and if despair there was, it was not amongst the Poles, it was in the heart of the Muscovite Autocrat whose humane qualities it had been the fashion of late to extol, but whose acts against the Poles had been characterised by a ferocity which was nearly allied to cowardice. Much debate had been going on as to whether the present outbreak was prepared beforehand, or whether it broke out in consequence of that act of conscription by the Czar, by which it was intended to carry away all the best energies and the best lives of the Polish nation. Well, to some extent the rising had been planned before hand, and how could it be otherwise, when for years past there had been the most cold-blooded butcheries of grey haired men and innocent women and children, whose blood cried out for vengeance ? (Applause.) The rising was planned beforehand, though the preparations had scarcely began ; but it was also true that the outbreak of the insur rection was materially hastened by the notorious conscrip tion of the Czar. That conscription was an act unparalleled even in the history of despotism—the taking away of every a c l t o i z v e e n fora of freedom so d e o r y w a ho was love offatherland. The e rt entertaining n w i n e eithergme women of Poland, the lecturer was happy to say, played their part well in this heroic crisis. In no nation in the whole world did the flame of love of liberty burn more brightly than in the hearts of the women of the Polish nation—(applause)— and it was fortunate that it was so, for it was the enthu siasm of the women of Poland which had given strength of resistance to the comparatively small number of insurgents against the large armies of the Czar. M, Blind then went on at some length to narrate many of the atrocities of which the Government of the Czar had been guilty towards the Poles. These are matters of history—the illegal conscrip tions, the arbitrary closing at schools, the suppression of Universities, the abolition of the Polish language in all offi cial intercourse, the kidnapping of children, and the trans portation of thousands to remote parts of the empire and to labour in the mines. The aggressive and aggrandising cha racter of Russian policy was next dwelt upon, and illus trated by historical facts, recent and more remote. A great feature of the present Polish movement was that the chief part was taken by the middle and lower classes. It had been said that this showed that the middle class were tinged with republican principles, but, so far as he knew, it was not correct to say that republican theories were adopted in Po land at the present moment. But even if that was so, what harm could come of it ? (Applause.) Was not Britain at this moment in most harmonious intercourse with the Swiss nation, whose Government he looked upon as quite a model P Moreover, Poland had been a republic before, and what recognise adt naathtie harm could possibly come if she were to become so again ? But this was not a question for the present time. The work to be done in this country just now wag to have large meet ings in favour of the independence of Poland, to acknow ledge the right of the Poles to carry on the war, furnish ing them with pecuniary means in aid of their sacred cause —(applause)--and who knew, if all that were done, and the insurrection continued to spread, but the weight of Great Britain might at last be employed to turn the balance The lecturer concluded by making a brief reference to Ger man matters generally. Mr. WILKINSON then proposed the first resolution: 7-- wbehmiegherewnast unrigahmt.a.. " That Russia, by the flagrant violation of her engafgein!! ga to Europe on behalf of Poland, has forfeited riganht_toootnn-0 ethix:elaPeeoloefs possession of that country; that by the despotism t • ffl i c t.p f • intercourse with, potation under whichethndeangPoelergefitieosl°tPlis m° 3f u r si . Y ee: g z i tAged ze : therefore the duty the following submitted re profound admiration c are off Europe Russia,PGor satisfactorily a a n t u isdßn, constantlyrt a i i n i t a d n t st nationale o s o u e n a ll d p of the gallant and Mr. JAMESON seconded the resolution, e ffort/30f the Poles to conquer the " That this meeting freedom with such. slender means against the immense r ecords its unqualified approvalpower of Russia ; that it the German of the attitude assumed by people against t the King of Prussia withthe unconstitutional measures of regard to Poland, and trusts that the struggle may eventuate in freedom, and unity to both nations. That the following heroic ai g t ent h lemen be appointed as committee, with power to ot eir number, for the col lection of subscritions in aid of the Polish cause." This resolution, having been seconded by Mr. R. Tear, was likewise unanimously adopted. Mr. Wm . BURNS next proposed—" That in order to give effect to the previous resolutions, a petition based on them be presented to both Houses of Parliament." The petition, which was read, asked the House of Commons to present a humble address to her Majesty, praying her to recognise the belligerent rights of Poland, and to suspend all diplo matic intercourse with Russia until the national and ponti fical rights of the Poles are secured. Mr. RODGER seconded the resolution, whicih was carried without a dissentient voice. however, that tabtathtehwe iSllulattanandhoans MARCH 26, for a week. There • . is no def l er h re a d ve reason to suer . . OD On his just been seop a : w e ,r e t a bu r e h the contrary, he has stated positively again that having made up his d in e a t i erro de in s a ' tion. The preparations for the alter his te r original mind on the subject nothing will induce him to completed, and the ti me now fi xe d for j o urney departure are being isT Tuesday or Wednesd a y nex t : Th e British' Amba ssador is to have private • a audience of him to-day , in reference, I believe, to this ' journey. I am informed that the representative of France, far from opposing this scheme, is encouraging it on the ground that it will be an opportunity for the Sultan to establish and confirm his suzerainty. A strange and unexpected argument, certainly, to be used by - -- THE EFFECTS OF PYROLIGNOI7B ACID UPON a French offi c ial, The Ministers at present selected to accompany MEATS, &c.—Now that bacon for broakfas that t has a o t nce the Sultan are the Cap too itan Pasha, and the Seraskier, more become a court fashion , it may he well to s ta te l fire theren practice of smoking it o ver a o h arcoa Fuad Pasha. It is much to be regretted, at a df sc it t m fl m a b o b n y t a steless, and indigestible, and wholly destroys moment when the presence of an energetic and able it eminent fibrine and tissue forming properties. The p ea t Minister is most required in the capital, that Fu ad process, on the contrary, while im parting parting the greatest pos- Pasha should be removed from it. There is a gees- Bible flavour and suoo ulenandt°gives tone; agrees with the, tion also of Kiamil Pasha forming part of the most morbid f constitutio n , voi - ca Te knowledge of the latter strength to the suite, but it seems that he is not in favour just now. organscove discovery the of mr. Osborne, of Ludgate-hill, atter mode, the Indeed, lam told very positively that his removal d i German chemists to institute inquiries Pm has v induced the from the Grand Vizierate has been decided by the mine the effects of certain fumes upon various meats, and. Sultan, and that either before the projected voyage we may hope to receive shortly some important ni 'll a subject which has hi facts npo or immediately on the return of th e Sultan he wi therto been but an inductive thew Pasha,Faad. with Our own physicianf. be dismissed, and succeeded by Aali A resolution, approving of the cmduct of the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird in bringing up the Polish question in the House of Commons, and promising him support in any effort he may make on re-assembling of Parliament, was also cordially agreel to. Votes of thanks to M. Blind and the Chairman were then awarded, after which the meeting separated. .A75:11 lining left to the adtnintstration of the - Vvi-ar-omee - ,. ' where it would seem that, while increaSNg titter than diminishing the efficiency of the military de partments and the army, he has already succeeded in effecting some useful reforms and in establishing a considerable reduction of expenditure. If Aaii should be appointed Grand Vizier before the depar ture of the Sultan, it is likely that he also will ac company the expedition ; and in that case there will not be left in the Admiuistratiou at Constantinople one man with sufficient ability or experience to cope with any difficulty that may present itself. While giving credit to Aali for the posiession of the quali ties of a stat esman — such as judgment, foresight, a knowledge of E uropean palicy and institutions, and it is said administrative morality, I am disposed to think that his elevation to the Grand V,zierate, to the exclusion of Fuad, is a mistake. He is vacillating and uncertain, and lacks that energy and decision which have characterised Fuad in serious emergen cies. His speciolite, moreover, lies in the adminis tration of Foreign Affairs, and in case of his removal from that department it will be difficult, if not im possible, to find a respectable substitute for him. The diplomatic body here loses one of its most popular and distinguished theurbers by the depar ture this day of the Spanish Minister, Don Juan Coinyn. M, Comyn is promoted to the more ex altered position of Minister Plenipotentiary to Lon don, where he has resided for some years as Secre tary of Legation, and for some time as Charge d'Affaires. He subsequently filled for five years the office of Under Secretary for Foreign Affeirs at Madrid, from which he was appointed Minister at Constantinople. His field of action here was neces sarily limited, but he will now have an opportunity in a high and responsible position of utilising the eminent qualities of which he is possessed. APEIt \) .l ` L'; I) g . r i ~:../~ ~:i.." }~~