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Constantinople QuadriPe, Sultan Polka, Pair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; a!so, by H. Laurent, the following Waltzes —La belle Franealse, Leonora, Villi kins and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. ~~ in. There is little more to say than the first. Co1oi" '- very short rn,--- decl9--,* —mat or falsehood of the _o.era from such sources as those above. Can there be any, reasonable the conscience of the Colonel been really clear matter had he had any confidence in his own peal .ion, that his'denials would have been delivered in a very different tone ? The fact seems to have been that, as far as the officers are concerned, the regiment under Colonel Garrett's command was in a most discreditable and dis orderly condition. The officers' quarters were a regular beargarden. The barrack-yard was strewn with their bedding, their doors were smashed in, the water in their cans flooded the passages —everything spoke of vulgar riot. It is certainly not surprising to us that a young man who had just just joined, and had been made the object of the usual regimental jocularities, should have been called a fool by his Colonel for uttering a complaint. Why didn't he fall into the ways of his regiment ? As he rose in the service, he who had been pulled out of bed might pull others out of bed in his tur n . Gl or i ous result ! When the exasperated subaltern at last threatened aPlaial to a high er power the business became more intricate. A rebuke from the Colonel was necessary, and the result of that rebuke was, that the complaining subaltern thereafter became a tabooed man in the regiment, with every man's hand against him, until at length he could bear it no longer, and turned his hated in self-defence against one. Inds ine. As far as the second head of the charge is concerned— namely, that which refers to Captain Nicholas, it would only seem necessary to say that the prosecutor had not suffi cient confidence in his case to r roduce his man^ in court, and subject him to cross-examination. Courts-tpartial are mysterious tribunals, and we must not draw comparisons between their practice and that of ordinary courts of jus tice; but it may be permitted us to say that, according to the notions of civilians, the non-production of Captain Nicholas would at once dispose of the charge against Lieut. Perry in which, his name is involved. Independently, however, of this blot in the prosecutor's case, there is positive evidence, in the shape of a letter written by one Lieutenant Wady, to show that in one case, at mess, Captain Nicholas had called one Ensign Coote "a d—d son of a b ---h of an ensign." Naturally one, such scrap of real evidence outweighs all the assumed forjetfulness of the officers in combination on the other side. In point of fact, this portion of the case will not bear looking into, for the witnesses for the prosecution involved themselves in such a network of contradiction that no court could for a moment lend ear to their statements. The term is a strong one, but we invite the attention of our readers to the minutes of the defence, and to the letter of Lieutenant Waldy, which we reprinted in our leading columns yes terday, and to the contradictory statements of Lieutenants Hesketh and Curtis. - In conjunction with the points al ready adverted to; there is conch/sire eividence of nuoh pre vious combination among the officers of the 46th in what is called the officers' assembly, and upon other occasions, that the oaths of all become as the oaths of . 01141.. Will it be credited that in the course of the ,present inves tigation one young officer swears that the officers' assem bly upon the occasion in question was held for the purpose of auditing the mess accounts, and another, that the case of Lieutenant Perry was the point under their consideration? Surely Lord Hardinge, .who has been so eager to probe the charges against this unfortunate .young gentleman to their depth, cannot let the cases of Lieutenants Waldy and Curtis pass without some animadversion. But, indeed, the case against the officers of the 46th does not stop at this point. The testimony of many of the witnesses was tainted' with the same' - marks of vindictive combination. What of that unchaste champion of chastity, Captain Colin Campbell, whose wrath was roused to so ungovernable a point , because his young brother officer had upon a single occasion called him by his cbristian name at the mess-table? What of Major Maxwell, of capricious memor y? The whole trial, h owever, is too disgusting and disgraceful The officers of the 46th have contrived to lower the character of a British officer in the public estimation for mrtny yeirs to come. An English barrack seems to be something between a brothel and a cockpit, as cockpits were half a century ago. Cannot greater order be intro duced into the government of the army, and a repetition of these painful enquiries be avoided for the future ? Perhaps one of the most efficient methods of suppressing the evil would be to do away with the system of close inquiries altogether. A thousand times better that scandal should be known than that it shcculd be simply suppressed. Another remedy would be that all officers appearing as witnesses should be liable to a stringent cross-examination, and a general reform of the proceedings of Courts-martial. With every readiness emphatically to admit that Colonel Belly and the members of the present Court have endeavoured to give a gentlemanly tone to the whole investigation, it is impossible not to see that great injustice has been done to the prisoner by the system of proteeding in these Courts. May their decision, despite of this, be such as to do justice to Lieutenant Perry, to maintain the character of the' army, and to give satisfac tion to the public l—Times. THE CASINO de VENISE, Him" OLZORN, is OPEN fbr the Season.—This popular and Splendid Establishment having during the recess been Re-Deco rated by Messrs. Bachma) er, Bull (artists of the Crystal Palace), and Assistants, the whole of the pillars, pilasters, and walls lined ',nth upwards of 350 superb Plates of hilvered Glass, a New Floor laid down in the Ball Room, an entirely New Orchestra erected, together with many alterations and improvements to nuineri us to particularise. Sir. W. M. PACIEIeS Grand Band will perform nightly an endless variety of new and popular compositions. Doors open at half-past 8, and close at 12 o'clock. Admission, Is. 13.] PUBLICATIONS. THE WAR. 'RICE SD. On Tuesday will be pub ished, in 2 vole. Svo., 305., rHE LIFE and CORRESPONDENCE o f AL LORD METCALFE, Late G vernor-C-eneral of India, Go vernor of Jamaica ' and Governor-General of Ca na d a , f rom nnpub- Eshed Letters and Journals preserved by his Lordship, his Family, and his Friends. • L - the Royal Marin e Artillery corps, w hi c h was assem bl e d day's m arc h on a hot day can tell whether he could attempt that he heard from Lieutenant Curtis that Coldnel Gar in review order, und er th„ emman d o f Li eu t enan t-C o l one l t o draw a deep breath when fully' accoutred in marching r r e et ) t o , r h ti a n d cahleleddo Liesenuottens'aaynttPhaetrzaevfoerolhfeearrdhiferopmainLsiefour. Dwyer, the staff of the division also being present. Their ' order. If the question were put to him, his answer would tenant Curtis or any one else that Colonel Garrett had lordships, on landing, minutely Inspected the men in line, . at once be, ' I never could do it; my clothing and belts are iict p , u t t h done what the prisoner had charged him with during which the band played "Rule Britannia."' T i tte too tight about the chest,' viz., personally reproached bins for making a complaint, and called him a fool for his pains. And it is this allega ranks were then closed, and the men fail into drill squads, "We are advised to wear flannel shirts in the hot doing— whilexvea- their lordships inspected the officers' and men's bar- ther as they would absorb the moisture from the body, • l o a s.' questions d racks, all of which wereTound in a highly satisfactory state. which is very true ; but they are almost useless under our This occupied until between 5 and 6 o'clock, and terminated coatees, where no a ir can penetrate. I have seen men tion alone which , forms the subject of the first issue. himv ide n o. c t t e , cross-examination s o far fr o m contradict= ,b u the day's proceedin gs . I n th e evenin g thei r lordship s wring their coatees after a march, es if they had been And with regard to the third, issue, relati ng t o Capt a i n dined with Rear-Admiral Superintendent Martin- in the dipped in water, which would not have been the case if r N ep ie ly ho t dockyard. This day their lordships will muster the ordi- a i r could have reac h e d th e body. Many diff eren t patterns big that of the witnesses for the prosecution tends mate nary and the dockyard artificers. The First Lord will hold were recommended, I remember, at Chohhain, but none so .rially to confirm it ; and it does so, not when given in his levee to day, also at the Royal Naval College. Upwards 'pleased the 'men who tried their merits as the double etoe of 50 officers have entered their wiles for interviews. To- breasted frock coat, with a turn-down flap at the breast, by to questionsput • pointedly to him on the part of the pri morrow, we believe, their lordships will embark for Alder- which access was given to the air to reach the body. The soner. At this stage of ney, and thence proceed to mate their inspection of the bests would diminish the comfort even of this description • . .. the proceedings a letter was put in evaance by the prisoner f port of Plymouth, of coat, but it would still, however, be superior to the tire- , rom which it would appear that Lieutenant W. T. 'from had stated that some coatee. Captain I Nicholas had, on one occa • : "In the regiments of Guards the stock is the same as . sion,•used an opprobrious ex done away with while out here, which is a great blessing; pression towards Ensign Coate. Whether the expres but the fact is, the men would have decided that question sion in question was ever used does not seetn to be for themselves; for what man, finding himself oppressed clear, but, if used, it seems to .have left so little inl and dying with heat on the march, would not run a risk pression on Ensign Coate's memory,, that when asked to free himself of such a torment ? But the Guardsmen as to this very matter on cross-examination by the complain bitterly of the bearskin caps and shakos. Why prisoner, he positively denied thatit had ever been used could not these things have been left at home, or in store,. towards him on any one occasion since he joined and useful comfortable forage caps supplied for the cane - And he spoke of Captain Nicholais in the regiment.. . the p-sign, as has been, to a great extent, done by the French? -h•ff b ' 'used ' same gratifying terms that A een towards him The bearskin worn by the Guards tires, worries, and wear out the soldiers more than three times the weight would by all his brother officers. I shall not waste ybur time if carried on their back. The colour attracts the heat (for by further comment on such a piece •of evidence. The the Guards hive no whitecap-covers), and they make the fourth witness, Major Stewart, seems to hive been wearers' head as hot, so to say, as if it was in a pot, steam- called solely with a view of prejudicing l r e Court ing over the fire, th ere b e i ng no 'ventilation i n th em. AS against the 46th R eg i men t an d it s commanding officer. tarty far from for the sakos, ornamental are cumbrous, comf or tl ess, and ter- 7 The prisone r s t u di ous l y avo id e d putt i nga s i ng l e quest i on " The cut o f th e t rousers i s a l so i nconvenient. It is too •to him whioh h a d any re l evancy to the c h arges, an d w h en tight. Instead o f a n i ce , easy -fi tt i ng garment, the men the Court di rec t e d th e attention of the witness to the have mere skinti g ht s, w hi c h i mpedeanarching and the free chanzaa;*nd examined him. upon them, it appeared first, _ exercise of the li m b s . A man cannot stoop quickly with- that be knew nothing whatever about them ; secondly, out a risk of two or three buttons flying off, and his mov e - that the only matter of which he had apy personal knO*- aients are rendered uneasy and constrained. ledge occurred in 1842, tvieive - years ago. The evidence "The boots served out this year have for the most part of the fifth witness, private Edvsard Lawler, the servant been as bad as they could be. In some instances I have to the prisoner, like that of the - last witness, was quite seen them falling to pieces after a - little more than a week's irrelevant to the issues. I .have now gone-thrdugh the wear; such is the quality of an article which on the horrid whole of the evidence both - for- the prosecution and the sandy roads out here is important.' The forage caps worn defence, and although, in the addr ess that has been read by the Guards when relieved from the dreaded bear-skin to You by the prisoner, a very different view o r it has are really beastly things —dirty, greasy, nasty to the sight, y and awkward to th feel. The perspiration oozes out been taken from that which I have, submitted t 4 you, I through them and. the sand penetrates, and altogether, believe I have correctly stated its bearing on the issues, between their rotten and weak boots and their only too and the wei, , ht that should properly be attached,to it. sound and strong crossbelts and awkward trousers and I shall not waste your time by commenting on ithe pri coatees, the make up of the troops does not tend to their soner's assertions—that he has been attacked and sur comfort orhealth. In the matter of arms, one satisfactory rounded by conspiracy, combination, calumny, and per change has taken place at the eleventh hour, and that is, • the still extravagant assertion that Jury; nor upon more the introduction of the Millie rifles." his case has been injured 'in consequence of hie having been, from time to time, stopped i n th e cross-eicainina tion of the witnesses. But there are some statements in that address which cannot be passed over so lightly. The prisoner has insinuated, I may almost say as serted, that witnesses who could have given material evi dence have been sent to Turkey to deprive him of their evidence, A simple recital of dates will best expose the truth of this assertion. The prisoner's letter which gave rise to this trial was written on July 24; all the witnesses in question had then already been seven days at:sea, for they embarked on 17th July, exactly a week before the letter was written, so that, had those officers been sent to Turkey in order to deprive the prisoner'of their tes timony,' it must have been from a foreknowledge on the part of the authorities that seven days after their em barkation the prisoner would do an act for which he would be brought to trial, and might, therefore, need their evidence. Again, the prisoner instances 4an act of injustice on the part of the prosecution that the letter relating to the difference between himself and; Lieut. Shervinton was introduced into the case. Th' court will remember, and it appears on the record of he pro ceedings, th a t it was against the wi s h o f t h e pro ecutor, and at the exp ress and urgent reque s t o f th e p *sonerr,' that those letters were prouced. From th ese two in stances the court will b e a bl e to appreciate the general character and trustworthiness of the add ress . T here is one more point to which I s h ou ld wish to call. your at f teutien, and I have done, The prisoner, finding iimself unable to justify his libellous, charges against Captain Nicholas, ,seeks to shelter himself—lst, underja legal technicality, that the alleged lib e l was a privileged communication ; sndly, that as I had not i called captain. Nicholas to contradict 'the charges, a I did i Colonel Garrett, they oug ht, th er ef ore, to be t en to be true. With r egar d t o t h e, lib el b eing a privileged communication,. I shall l eave that question for the court and the J u dg e -Ad vocate -G eneral to' deter mine. But as to my ' no t. ca lli ng C aptain Nicholas as a witness on the third and fourth instances 'ou the °large; the only possible object of calling him would , have' been to give the prisoner, an- opportunity of cross examipiiig him generally, 'and the'Court will find in page 419 of the proceedings that when Captain Nicho as was examined on the first and secpnd,instances, the prisoner .not only had the Opportunity, but _.ays.iled , himself of it with reference to the affair of Lieut. Dunscombe, and would doubtless have done so with reference t . other matters, had he not k nown th at i t would be more pru dent to abstain. If th e pr i soner h ad charged ptaiti Nicholas with son e s p ec ifi c act or acts of misconduct, I should certai n ly h ave f e lt i t my d uty to examine!him as to such matters in th e same way as I examined colonel Garrett ; but whe n a man i s c h arged with habitual rifts conduct of . an indefinite nature, it would oblyiouly be absurd to adopt such a ccurse. The only Mode ctf disprovin7 such a charge is by the evidence of those wit nesses who must know the habitual tenor of his life, and be, therefore, able to give the most satisfactory informa tion respecting it ; and as the prisoner asserted in his letter that he w as p re p ar ed t o su b stant i ate by evidence all that he had said against Captain Nicholas, it i surely 'natter of grave observation that he has not e en at tempted to substantiate those charges by calling single witness, or producing any evidence of any sort or kind. I shalt now, gentlemen, leave the case in your `hands, without further comment. 1 Mr. Perry handed in a statement relative to the read ing of the whole of the correspondence respecting Lieu tenant Shervinton's affair, which the court objected to ROPATRON—FI.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. YAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. UNDER ENTIRELY NEW Af A NAGEM ENT. COURSE of MONDAY EVENING LECTURES, specially addreQs ed to the INDUSTRIAL CLASSE-, to w , ,ich they and their f , milies will be admitted on payment of SIXPENCE each, on producing a ticket signed by the Foreman or Superintendent of the Works to Which they may belong. The SECOND LECTURE of this COURSE will be delivered by J. N. PEPPER, Esq, on Monday Evening, the 21st inst., at Ei.zht o'clock, on the CHEMISTRY of the NON-METALT,IC ELEMENTS. GREAT SCIENTFIC NOVELT. N ATURE PRINTING, by Dr. l BACEROPFNER lES EXHIBITI6N of the MODERN Gni. EK FIRE, and of DU 110SCQ'S ILLUMINATED CASCADE, in addition to all the Daily LECTURES by Mess's. 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Owing to her light draught of water she was quickly acted upon, and took a heavy careen to an angle of 10 degrees, which could not he re covered, and she proceeded down S win within about 3 miles of the Mouse light vessel. On her rounding to return, she took a careen at the same angle on the starboard list, 'and kept the same on her return into harbour. .Arrangement are being made for her being brought down by extra ballast to her average draught of water, when she will proceed out on another trial. Her maximum speed, under all disadvantages, was over nine knots, minimum rive knots. Her machinery worked in every respect satis factorily. Mr. Brown, the A ssistant - Muter-Attendant of Devon port Dockyard, is at Pembroke with a party of seamen riggers, engaged injury -rigging the Falcon, 1 6-gun steam corvette,-prior t o h er being navigated round to Portsmouth far fitting and immediate commissioning. The Falcon is a perfect model of strength and beauty, and promises to be a thorough clipper. She is a sister ship of the Harrie r , and it is thought t h at few vessels will be able to overhaul these new le-gun corvettes. One corporal and two gunners of the artillery companies of the Royal Marine Artillery at Portsmouth, and seven privates of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, have been placed under orders to hold themselves in readiness for service in the Curlew, 8, screw steam-sloop, commis sioned at Woolwich. The African steam tug-vessel took the steam-vessel 'Myrtle in tow yesterday to Woolwich for repairs to her boilers and machinery. These will occupy about three weeks. The Supply screw steam-storeship, Master-Commander John Penn, went down the river on trial yesterday. The court-martial on the carpenter of the Salamander, held on board the Victory, ended in the acquittal, not dis missal, as erroneously reported yesterday. By JOIN WILLIAM KAYE. Author of the " History of the War in Afghanistan." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. 'JIDLAND RAILWAY.—At the TWENTY- Frlt:T HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEE l'l NG of the Proprieto s of the MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY, convened by the Directors In pursuance of the Comport , is Act of Incorporation, held at the R dlway Station, Derby, on Friday, the 18th day of August, 1854, Mr. JOHN E L LP, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the Chair, It was Peso ved, _'that the common seal of the Company Le adixed to the reg ster-hooks of the shareholders. (! he seal wa; a , cordingly : ffixed in th presence of the Meeting.) Resolved. —That the Report of the Directors now ren.d, and the recommendations therein contained, be receiv,d and adopted; and that the same he printed, and a copy sent to each proprietor. Resolved,---That a Dividend is hereby declared of 11 15s. percent. upon each 1001. Midland Jensolidated Sto , k ; 1/. is. 3d. per cent. upon each 1001. 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Mr. Edward Baines, Leeds. • ' Mr. George Chambers, She ffi eld, Mr. John Stantforth Beckett, Torquay. ' ' • (Started) , . JOHN ELLIS, Chairman. Mr. Fills having left the chair, a vote of thanks to him was pro posed and carried unanimously. (By order) - JOSEPH SAN'IERS, Secretary, ROYAL MARINES. The following order was read st head quarters at Ports, mouth yesterday morning to the men assembled on parade CREMORNE.—Admission, ONE SHILLING. —Unexampled and successful amusements. Crowded Gar dens. The Programme will contain the principal features of the sea son :—Grand Concert by Bosisio's Band, aided by distinguished vocalists-Entire success of the Original Grand Pantomime napet— the Royal Oriental cirque, introducing the Great -tar Riders of the day, justly the wonders of the profession—Desario's mic.Dogs and Monkeys, a truly screaming entertainment—Marriott's Wonderful Working Bees—the Mysterious Youth—Madlle. Elisler's terrific Ascent amidst showers of Fire! 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" Admiralty, Aug. 14, "My lord s h av i ng h ad under consideration the lBs4. differ ence existing between the shore and sea pay allowed to non commissioned officer's and privates of the Royal Marines, and considering that the shore pay of the Marines, which is necessarily regulated by comparison with the pay of the army, will be, when subje c t e d t o to deducti ons , snore near l y equal to the pay of seamen of the fleet, and more advanta geous than the rates of sea pay hiretofore established, and being sensible of th e va l ua bl e serv i ces and the gallant con ductby which the Mq,rine corps las been invariably distill: guished : " They have deemed it proper to submit to her Majesty in council the justice and epedi'tncy of removing entirely the differences existing between she shore and sea pay of the non-commissioned officers aud. privates of the Royal Marines ; and her Majesty has heels - graciously pleased, by her order in council of the 11th inst., to direct that these differences shall be discontinued from the Ist Oct., 1854. "My lords have, therefore, to direct that it may be clearly explained to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, that while th e p a y o f th e R oya l M ar i nes when on sh ore will continue to be regslated by comparison with the pay of the army, and the deductions for rations whbn on shore will he similar to those in the army, there will in future be no deductions from the amount of share pay as now established for the Royal %sines, whenever they m a y be actually em b arked and Royal whenever they may tie actually embarked and borneon the books of any of her Majesty's ships. " My lords trust the boon wlich her Majesty has been yo o mo by a o w d thus pleas e d ,t o confer will be an sati , ,ional i n d ucemen t t o a the country continuan ce of that of loalty and cevotion to the servi ce o f t t h h e e RLo°rYdaslbi c a o r ra in m e i c s o s r io p o s e h r a e s o b f een th s e o long distingui s h e d . Admiralty. f OND ON and NORTH-WESTERN and Mm- LAND RAILWAYS.—YORK RACES, on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, 23d, 24th, and . 26th Angest;.—Express and Ordinary Day Tickets, at the r•gular charge, will be Issued from London to York by the Night Mail on the 22d August, and by any Train on the 23d, 24th. and 25th August, available to return by any train, on any day, up to and including Saturday, the 26th August. By order. Euston Station, 16th August, 1854. • FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE. THE Board of Directors of the UNITY FIRE and LIFE OFFICE , 4 require the services of a Gentleman of experience, great energy, and respectability, to:undertake the man agement of the City Branch of these tristittuions, about to he esta blished: A handsomd salary will be giv , p to any gentleman who may he duly qweliflod for the appointment It is requested that all applications s , ould he made in writing, and that they must contain full patticu ass, with the name and -ddress. These will be confiden tially received by the 'General Manager. By order of the Boards. THOMAS 11. BAYI.IS. General Manager and Secretary. Chief Offices, 40, Pall-mall, London. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.- The Directois are prepired to receive TENDERS for LOA' , S, for a period of Three Years, on the Se urity of the Compiany's De benture; bearing interest at the rate of 44 per cent. per annum J. B. OWEN, Secretary. Itishopsgate Station, August 3, 1854. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—John W. Webb (1849), from the Victory, flag-ship at Portsmouth, to the C•uracoa, 30, screw steam frigate, at Portsmouth ; William Lam bard (1848), from the Neptune, 120, flag-ship of Rear-A , imiral Corry in the Baltic, to the Victory, vice Webb; William Henry Liddell (1854), recently promoted from mate of the Excellent, to the Curacoa ; Louis Geneste (1854), recently promoted from mate of the Excellent, to the Cossack, 20, screw steam corvette, at Chatham. Master Thomas Hart (184 G), to the Curaeoa, 30, screw steam frigate. Mate W. F. Lee (1852), to the Harrier, 16, screw steam ship, at Portsmouth. • CHEAP .KXCURSION to SOPTHAMPTON and PORTSMOUTH and BA'R".—MONDAY, August /Ist, 1854.—LONDO v and SOUTH-WESTER V RAILWAY.—On the above day a Specal Train will leaye Waterloo Station at 7 15 a.m., for Southampton s and Portsmouth, returning from Portsmouth at 7, and from Southampton at 7.'10 p.m., same day. Pares there and back:—Closed Carriages, 6s. 6d. ; Seated Open Carriages, 3s. 6d. Passengers with luggage will be charged the fares of the ordinary trains. Steam Boats are constantly plying at moderate fare* between Southampton and Cowes, and Portsmouth and Ft, de, thus giving pas- Bangers an opportunity of visiting the. Lie of Wight. On the above "ay, a Stemmer w 11 soil from SouthamptOn; on the arrival of the train, round the Island, and return in time for the up train. Also, the usual Excursion round the Island from Portpmouth at 11.30 a.m., returning by about 5 p.m. ARCH D. SCOTT, Traffic Ma nager. Waterloo Station, August, 1854. JACKSON'S PATENT PREPARATION for the PRESERVATION of POTATOES, SEEDS, &c —This valuable discovery, fot which Letters Patent have been obtained, is the r. suit of fourteen ye ra' study and experiments in the preserva tion of vegetable matters. It imparts health and vigour to he Plants and -eeds subjected to its a don, And effectually prevents the P , )1' XTO DISEASE, the SMUT in WHEAT, MILDEW and ROT, all FUNilAll, DI - ;EASE4, and he attack's of INSECTS and PER MIN, and further r commends itself to the tmrmer, th planter, and the public generally, by the extreme simplicity of, the mode of its application. (Signed) " RALPH OSBORNE." MILITAXY. The sth company of the 31 battalion of Royal Artillery, stationed at Ballincollig, has proceeded to Bristol, via the Juverna steamer, to join head - starters at Woolwich. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel fborold, commanding the depot of the 92d Highlanders, has been ordered to rejoin the service companies at Gibraltar. He will oe replaced by Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Inglis Lockhart. A party of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot has arrived in Belfast from Canterbury on recruiting duty. There are now no fewer than 13 parties from different corps in that town—namely, the 4th, 13th, 18th, 26th, 30th, 45th, 51st, and 67th Infantry Regiments of the Line; 'the sth Dragoon Guards, the Royal Artill er y, Royal Marines, F us ili er G ua rd s , an d th e E ast India Com pany. SECOND CO II RT-MARTIAL ON LIEUT, PERRY, AT WINDSOR. SIXTEENTH DAY—FRIDAY. The Court reassembled at 11 o'clock this morning, and immediately the names of the Court were called over, THE G UN-BATS. The Arrow, 6, steam despatc O h-gunboat, Lieutenant Commander Jolliffe, was ordered to have her steam up on Thursday afternoon, and left Woolwich at a quarter past 2 o'clock, for Greenhithe, to have compasses adjusted with the least possible delay, and then proceed direct to Ports mouth, for experimental practice with her large Lancas terian oval guns, at long ran ges , i n th e presence of the Lords of the Admiralty, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, Surveyor of the Navy, Captoin Sir Thomas Maitland, and the officers of the Excellent gunnery ship. It is sold by seedsmen and Chemists, in packets of one, two, three. and four p , unds each, wit instructions for its use, and parties requiring larger quantities for their own use or for exportation, can be supplied on advantageous terms, by addressing to %l . Jackson, the Pat , ntee, 18, Cannon-street, London-bridge, where the article is always on sale, an.: the full. st particulars and directions for its use can be obtained. THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, October 4, 1854.—The General Screw Steam Shipping Corn- Dany's screw steamship "ARGO," 1,850 tons, 300 horse power, George Hyde, Commander, will sail from Southampton with her Majesty' , Mails for Adelaide, Port-Phille, and 4ydoey, on Wednes• day the 4th October, 1854, at Tw • o'clock punctually. The Arg,," one of the fastest ships afloat, is justly c , lebrated for her last passage to Australia, having made the run cut in r 4 days, and home within the same period. She is also the first steamship that returne to England via Cape Horn, thus accomplishing a veyage round the world in 128 days. The vessels forming the superb fleet of screw steamers of this Company,of which this ship is one, are well known for the punctuality and speed with hich 'heir voyages are performt d. No expense has been spared in their construction, and the accommo dations which they offer to the public are itisurpis ed if equalled, by any ships afloat. Rates of Passage honey vary, according to the accommodation requited, from 30 to 100 guineas. Full particulars as to Freight and Passage may be had at the Company's Offices, 7, Cannon-street, London. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, No 26, Cornhill, London. Established in 1838. A. Campbell Barclay, Es DIRECTORS I • John Moss, Esq. Charles Bennett, Esq. I Thomas Nicoll, Esq. Hugh Croft, Esq. E. S Symes, M D. John Elliotson, %1 . . D., r.n.s. J. Leander Starr, Esq. Thos. Colley Grattan, Z sq. Clement Tabor, - Esq. Joseph Thompson, Fsq. MANAGING DIRECTORS. J. Leander Starr, Esq. (Uenerai). I Chas, Bennett, Esq. (Financial), • Piofessor Wh ea t s t one, A P.n.. 0 aDITORS. nd Professor John Radford Young, MEDICAL EXAMINERS. J. Elliotson, M.D., F ft 5., 37. Conduit-street. E. S. Symes, 51. D., 33, Davies-street, Berkeley4vare, ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolh ouse . hq , F R.A.S., F.S.S., &C. ASSISTANT ACTUARY. Barker W ce, house, Esq. • BANKERS Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 5 6,.Lombard-street. SOLICITOR. • sloorgate-street. Total number of Policies granted troqi December, 1852, to Decembe , , 1853 Under the follo w i ng heads are briefly enumerated the leading principles of this Society : OBJECTS OF THE t•OCIETY. 1. A Life Assurance may be effected either by One Payment, or by an Annual Premium. 2. Pol . cies may be effected WITH or without the privilege of withdrawing one-half of the Annual Payments. If with out this privilege, the rates are lower. 3. A Life A-suranee may be effected on the life of another, on Joint Lives or Survivorships. 4. Annuities, Immediate, Defernd, or Contingent, will be granted ; also Endownnents for Children. 5. Naval and Military Men, not in active ibrelgn service, as sure without extra charge, and allowed to go abroad with out forfeiture of Policy, on payment of an extra Premium, accordin g to climate. Prospectuses, Report of last Annual Meeting, Forms of Proposals for Assurance, and every (reser ption of ne e , sary Blank Forms, with Tables of Rates, and flill information on all points, furnished, on ap plication at 26, Cornhill, or at any of the Company's Agencies. Lieutenant Henry Colton Mudge, one sergeant, one drummer, and 18 privates of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, and one bombarlier and seven gunners of the Artillery companies, have been placed under orders to hold themselves in readiness to join for service in the Curacoa, 30, screw steam-frigats, commissioned at Ports mouth. SALE OF RUSSIAN PRIZES. Yesterday another sale of Russian vessels captured by her Majesty's cruisers since the commencement of hostili ties took place in the Captains'-room at Lloyd's. The ves sels, four in number, were put up by M r . L ac hl ans, the Ad miralty brok er . The first submitted to public competition was the Aina, of Christi ans t a dt , a vessel of about 401 tons' burden, built 1851, of which Adolph Theodor Nystrom was late the master, taken a prize by her Majesty's ship Alban. She was pet up at 1,0001. and knocked down at 2,4501, making, with the amount realised 9y the sale of her cargo, 2,802/. to be divided among the officers and crew of the Alban. The Kamchatka, 400 tons burden ; of which W. Engblom was late the master, taken a p r i ze by her M a j es ty' s C oastguard boat from the Folkestone sta tion, sold for 1,8001., making, with the produce of her cargo (salt), a total of 2,2341. to be divided among the captors. The Victor, a schooner, of 9 ) tons, of which A. T. Borghstorrn was the late master, prize to her Majesty's steamer Euryalus, sold for 3001. ; and the Aegi r , a l so ta k en by her Maj es ty' s cru i sers, fur 1,0501 The next prizes that vid Ibe sold are —the Primus of Uleaborg, the Teleus of Christianstadt, and the Johannes of Helsingfors. The Court of Admiralty have ordered the cargoes of the Rus sian prizes Fidentia, Dido, Emilie, Mentor, Augusta, Fa ma, and Froga, compr i s i ng 2,350 tons of salt, and a mis cellaneous cargo of Portuguese and Spanish produce, to be sold forthwith for the benefit of the captors. The Russian brig Charles, Captain Payel, has been taken into the discharging basin again. MAILS FOR TRKEY. The relati ves o f officers in tie U army should be aware that mails for the army in Turkey are made up in London on the evenings of the 3d, Bth, 18th, 23d, and 28th days of each month. Letters should be addressed "per French packet," and the - postage of 3d. die quarter ounce must be paid in advance. • BAIL WAY INTELLYGENCE. T HE UNIVERSAL PROVIDENT LIFE ASSOClATlON.—Established 1849. Csar OFFIcEs-52, King William•street, London-bridge. TRUSTEES. John Lewis Ricardo, Esq., M.P. I Robert William Kennard, Esq. Charles Jolm M Esq Crawshay Bailey, Esq., ALI% Every description of Life Assurance busitiess transacted. Annuities granted on most liberal terms. Diseased and Declined Lives Asqtred. C. W. BEVAN, Sfanaging Director. E. P. R ,WSELL, N.B.—Age n t s wa n t e d th roug h out Sy. the kingdom.ccretar Liberal Commis sions. MIDLAND. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Derby yesterday ; Mr. John Ellis, chairman of the board of directors, presided. _, '' The report st a t e d th at t h e directors have to report an increase in the traffic of the railway during the past half-- year, amounting to 44,4891., over the corresponding portion of the last year 1853, and they have much plea sure in proposing to you an increase of dividend. The balance} available is 199,1401., and the directors recom mend that a dividend (less income-tax) be declared payable on the Ist day of September nextiof 11. 15s. upon each IaCIL Consolidated Stock ; 11. ls. 3d. upon each 1001. Consolidated Birmingham and Derby Stock ; 3/. .upon each 1001. Consolidated Preferential Stock ; It! 10s. .upon e a ch Erewash Valley Sham; 3s. sid, upon each 161. 13s. 4d. share, being a half-year's interest ' upon 51., and 136 days'' interest upon 31. 13s. 4d., at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum, leaving 10,4321. Is. Bd. to be carried to the account of the current half-year. The working expenses calculated as usual have been 431. 13s. Bd. per cent., as ar.7ainst 441. 17s. 6d. per cent. fur the corresponding- half-year. The engineer, M r . Barlow, reports the line to be in good working order. The CHAIRMAN said, as the accounts had been in the hands of the shareholders for some time, they were no doubtperfectly aware of the position in which the affairs of the company now stood. He wished to refer to one or two points in the accounts. They would see that the increase of their receipts was to the amount of 45,000/. ; and, looking at that fact, it might be well to review the affairs of the company since the period, four years ago, when they took the responsibility of management upon themselves, and boldly met the difficulties in which, at the . time to which he referred, they were involved. They at that time declared a dividend of only 16s. ; now their divi dend was increased from 16s. to 355. This fact was extremely gratifying to the directors, and he was sure it must also be extremely gratifying to the shareholders. He moved the adoption of the report. A conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. GEE, of Nottingham, contended that the com pany was in no better condition than it was last year, and that the line had only earned, after all, during the last half-year, a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. He wished to know when the capital account was to be closed? BANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. d A.D. 1844. T b arties desirous Establis of I he NVESTING MONEY are a h igh trZ eosft Interest may e be t h o e bt P a l i ,4 n n ed of w t i h th s p l e n r s re ti c t t u s t e io e n u , ri b ty y . which Interest payable in January and July. Prosp e ,,.. PETE t : MORRISON', Managing Director. , uses and Forms for opening Accounts sent tree on application. '----......_ --- THE RUSSIAN STEAM ENGINES. Government are about sending a ship of war to Clyde for the purpose of removing the two pair of engines constructed for the Russian Government by Mr. Napier before the pre sent hostilities commenced. The engines are not quite finished, but we presume they are intended to be com pleted at one of the national dockyards, and fixed on board two of our men-of-war. T R IESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters p hart uit;atent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecol e d e le de Paris, and the Imperial College :if Medicine, Vienna. 1 11 arc TRIESEMA.R, No. 1, Syst e i n 7 l 7 for Relaxation, Sperraatorrhon, and Exhaustion of the NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION 48, Gracechurch-street, London. For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. DEATH OF COLONEL MATTLE. The death of Colonel the Hon. L. !dank), an assistant adjutant-general in Turkey, has deprived the British army of one of its best soldiers. Besides being on the staff in Turkey, he held the appointment of Surveyor-General of the Army, ane sat in Parliament for Forfarshire. Colonel Maule formerly commanded the 79th Highlanders. By his demise the seat for Forfarshire, the Surveyor-Generalship of the Ordnance, and an appointment on the Adjutant- General's staff are rendered vacant. Colonel Maule wa s next brother to Lord Panmure, and heir presumptive to that nobleman. TRR, ern A te L n allY, in the short spa l ce ESEMA of three days, completely and entirely It t i - c4"ites ail traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs Of ° I ° I IFI been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health vast porti on e f th e population. la h e TRI ESE MAR, No. 3, Erefortgreet Cont i nental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which eillt a br_,atelY th, English physician treats with Mercury, to the in e uestruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the L .aParin Titit,the wold can not remoe. and k, No. r 1,2, and 3, are v alike devoid of taste or smell, of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table .u9tit their use being suspected. se ,7°2l_ it: tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into icZ'7. doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, t on, f 7 —To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John -150 Oornhill ; Eiannay and Co., 63, Oxford-streat; and Sanger, vaford-street. DIRECTORS. Chairman—SAMUEL HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. Deputy-Chairman—CHAßLES L USHINGTON, Esq. John Bradbury, Esq. Robert M. Holborn, Esq. Thomas Castle, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. William Miller Christy, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq. Edward Crowley. Esq. William Tyler, Esq. John Feltham, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. Charles Gilpin, Esq. PHYSICIANS. J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L S. I Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. TRUSTEES. John Feltham, Esq 1 Samuel H. Lucas, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. I Charles Lushington, Esq. BANKERS—Messrs. Krown, Janson, and Co., and Bank of England. SOLICITOR —Scptimus Davidson, Esq. Cont.:lama ACTU ART—Cl:ark; Ans-11, Esq., F.R.S. DEATH OF LIEUT.-COLONEL FERGUSON. A passenger on board the French steamer Caire, writing from Syra, says :—" We lost Lieutenant -Colonel Ferguson, major of 79th Highlanders, the second day after we got on board. He dined with us the evening before, and next morning rushed on deck unclothed. He was considered to be recovering from an attack of fever. The surgeon of the ship, with the aid of Dr. Young, 28th Regiment, himself in very bad health, got him back to his bed, and in about ten minutes the poor colonel was a corpse." R AVESEND STAR PACKETS. xoN',o,o_ther Packets call at the Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. Pftet e l:' ) E. —I) I.Y TICKETS are issued upon .the Gravesend Star %available for return by them or by the London and Tilbury f 0 i7 4 3, the Return Tickets by the Ratway will also be available Tb:t Packetsby call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting) PRONI TERRACE PIER, GRAVE:SEW). Extracts from the Report of the Directors for 1853 : " The Directors convratulAte their lel low-members on the very grati fying result of the recently coin leted Qainquennial Investigation of the assets and liabilities of the Institution, by which it appears that. on the 20th November, 1851, after providing for the present value of all the liabil ties in the Li Assurance Department, a surplus re maine.i of 242,6271. Os. Od., which has been duly apportioned as heretofore. receive. The Court, after two hours' deliberation, it being four o'clock, adjourned. " 7 he reductions range from 5 to 89 per cent. on the original Annual Premiums, acct riling to the age of the party and the time the Policy has been In force; and the Bonuses vary In nice manner, from 50 to 75 per cent, on the amount of premiums paid during the last five years. TFIE COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUTENANT PERRY. The CHAIRMAN said the accounts which had been published would speak for themselves ; and if be (Mr. Gee) would tell them how they were to build sheds and workshops without money, the directors would be obliged to him. liv zEi,. I ,* ~.. SUNDAYS. cu cu Terra ce -;.• ::: ...a .= t = 41 a-, .1:3 Pier b :.4. •, t .;-. 4-2, ai i . .0 - = - Time tii 1 = 5 i E '4 - g ---...._:„ g , 44 7 ----- --- ---- ..— lilt —7% _ i9—` 11% 1: • „ . --- li% _ 1% I — ._ ..,.. 5 5 6 . 6 7 -- 7 8 , -- Terr ace Pier " The total amount of the reductions per annum for the ensuing five years is 33.3481. I 7s. 2d The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a question, said the coat of the Worcester and Hereford line would be about 600,0001. A large local subscription had been "Rade, hut it was feared that if the London and North-Western, Midland and Abergavenny, did not render assistance, it would not be opened. It was an important line, as it opened into the narrow gauge system of Hereford. shire and South Wales. The report was then adopted unanimously. toirect Trom I 0121nibWies raina from F. "ell' quarter of an 111 triblzswicK lowing Train he Boats marked t .nchurch•street Station to all parts of London :P. BTACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol.- ; ftom the Fenehurch-street Station. : W,,,........________ SUNDAYS. Fen- 514 ' k l, 4 "c 4 Fen- 41 II i 1 e hlared ; t 1 1 -' C i " Ai _ church o , C oi S treet 4 i E 1 Street A$ 4 t :, 0 a 4 8 N - 1O 4 - -9% -- - - 124 - - - - 104 - - - - 11 _ - _ _ 24 - - - 1 g 44 - - - - 24 - - *54 -3% - _.6% - - - 5 - 6% - - - _ Passages marked • are run direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or torn (Irms.....sa ..... T--a ab) Saloon. To or fr om G ravesend and L0nd0n........ • • 10 C d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. •• Os. 10d. tgeBOAT tween Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd, TECKETS.—TweIve Months, s‘. Os.; Six M on th s, 3/ . Os.; Thr ee Months, 21. Os.; t o b e h a d of the Collectors on b oar d th e packets; or of Mr. Monk. Terrace-Pier,-Gravesend. Fast and superior Packets to be Let for Excursions. Apply to R. Morgan, Agent, Star Company, Star °Mee, renchurch. street Terminus, Blackwall Railway, Jtll3 , 24, 1834. TRE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. PUblished, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, NERvous DEBILITY; but° jts Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper loo,.7°, • cea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more Sy s i 4 " , l mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative yl2ll. obtained by the use of the Micrscope in detecting and Zguishin g , by urinary examination, the e real cause and effect of ex o v anety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, o n „fes, accident, or climate. followed by practical remarks, founded Ne-r re ntY Years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, or:""ons Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhaea, &c. To which eantllcled, C ommentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre ounary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, th es ,n the dangero medies advocated by various writers on imPurtant disordensde rs By iIuEL LA,HERT, ... 87, BEDFORD -SQUARE, L . rsity of Edin. &Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the Unive . ci Society, M.D. - D 0 N, bu rgh, non M br f the London Hal Medic omry ern e o eentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., Sm. rearm eon .2oeessential object of this treatise is to Po '""luertees resulting from certain habits, irre g ularitieS and i Man int out the excesses, which s have produced more misery in Youth. degradation n any hog, perhaps, _t ._ --, premature decay at all stages of Life, than, ether class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perosai " Particularly r commended to persons entertaining secret doubts o f their Physicale condition, and who are conscious of having the health happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. hazarded ,j t is absolutely necessary that all man should know, that there are D'alcilesof Pe r sonal manag ement which cannot be violated without incurring grieus Penalties , and when wisdom and regret succeed , c ins.. r ing s-- , 3 , of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties n , i vlnitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the that th. , ,.. : ev i l and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, h deran” s' ‘B"reelY any degree of physical infirmity or functional .3 4 _ ~errtent, to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. . a he A ~e rror has for a ser'es of years been engaged in an extensive nn fort a Practice ia the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are rely teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant • 4 eroes, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place it; ~ _ fai th n their pretensions. t'. kiERVOBS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper .., nit' Brother; and Co., 23, Pat.rnoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford -street : Horne, 19, Leicestw..square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free by post for thirty stomps, to any address from the Author's residence 37, Bed lbrd-equari. At kora* for 14 4 t q l Rd., COaAatit3o4 044 fromAleist tlll Two, and from _ - —,....4 " The Bonuses assigned to those policies on which the original pre miums continue to 14- paid amount to 89,880/ ss. Od. ; this, together with Bonuses ripportioned at former divisions, makes an aggregate addition to the sums assured by the Policies in force of 126,5641. " Notwi the , ending the neat reduction of Pr , m'nm , , the net annual Income arising, from 12,3t6 existing Policies is 163,9121. 7 . Id.; this sum, with the interest on invested capital, viz, 37,2981. 75.31., shows a total annual income of 201,2101. 4s. 4d." The amount of Capital exeeds ONE MILLION STERLING. Members, whose premiums fall due on the Ist July are reminded that they must be paid within 30 days from that date. Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained on appli cation to the Office. June 24, 1854. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. H OLIDAY for PARLIAMENT.—Then Par -1 ament is prorogued—the holiday is to be a long one. We are informed that E. MO-ELI and SO t don't pretend to take the measure of Parliamentary duties, but are most happy to measure the members and their dependents for the Dress which is admired in every station for is excellence, fashion, and cheapn , ss. They don't wish to make laws, it being their business to make clothes for every person in the world, and we are assured on eve's , hand that their efforts have met with the most astonishing success In all parts of the empire. The C •nstituerits which have pushed them forward to the repre sentation of everybody It the best and most fashionable Dress are novel and unparalleled materials, Hrst-rate talent, and unequalled workmanship applied to all Articles of Attire. Having worked hard through a very long ses,ion on every kind of good and correct measures, it would be reasonable enough for them to claim a holiday. This, however, they could not do bout lull cting an Inconvenience On the public and neglecting their professions, which are to suppl y at any moment D ress, H ats, Caps, Hosiery, and Shoes, &e., &c., to order or.ready-made, celebrated for superiority, elegance, neatness, novelty, and cheapness. • As commercial transactions and shipping business admits of no Suspension, E. Mons and Sort's Wholesale Clothing, Shirts, Hosiery, and Boot and Shoe trade is thoroughly efficient, Captains, Mer. chants, Shippers, and Emigrants finding the greatest advantages are derived from outlays, to large or small amounts, in the wholesale department of E. Moses and Sorra Establishment. Full LISTS. of OUTFITS for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship. sailing information, may be had on application, or post free. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against Imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falseh oI of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, enu for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have NO CONNEXION WITS ANY °TILER souse IN OX OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment 154, 155. 156, and 157, lifinories, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite theChurch,all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street,' 1, 2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuleating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailon.Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made, . The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A. new Book, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Public Opi nion," containing hill lists of prices, our system et self.measnre ment, BPO., 8r.c.., may be had on application, or post-free. Ici Pon parle Francais. Qua SI pasta Ital Hier spricht man Deutsch. Acma.sa habla It ian°. pana.. ELECTRICITY V. CHOLERA,---Mr, Meinig, of Leaden hall-street and 213 A, Piccadilly, who some titne'ago in troduced a very ingenious small apparatus called the " Electro Generator," by which, when worn on the body, mild currents of electricity are communicated to the system, has found that this simple means constitutes a very effectual preventative and check to the premonitory symptoms of cholera. Mr. Meinig asserts that, during the last visitation in the north not one single person who wore an " Electro Generator" was attacked by cholera; and that within the last few days he has him self witnessed the greatest possible benefit derived from its application in cases of diarrhoea, &c. As there is no inconvenience whatever attendant upon the wearing of this small, portable apparatus, and the little known of the nature of cholera points distinctly to a certain con nection between it and the electric state of the body and atmosphere, it is not improbable that in electricity may be found the means of. counteracting ,this !dreadful semirge, and fhe observations of Mr. Meinig are well worthy of the attention of the profenion. and of .the POW et 4rgel. DEATH OF CAPTAIN ROWLEY. We regret to announce the death of Captain Richard Freeman Rowley (1830), at Blackheath, yesterday, und er the most melancholy circumstances. Captain Rowley was the fourth son of the late Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., G.C.8., and since quitting the command of the flag ship (the St. Vincent) of his father, to whom he was flag captain, he has devoted his life to acts of piety and practical benevolence. He was frequently to be found in the chair at the Bible Society meetings, and was accustomed to visit Bthieblepotoorthienm.bi It that l t whilst i read st i n the ed discharge teach the' he of s district,ap i)ears these self-imposed duties he was attacked with choler a , but recovered ; he suffer e d, h owever , a re l a ps e , which h as proved fatal to him. His loss will be deeply and widely deplored. In his profession he was a popular officer; in his civil and social relations he was beloved as a sincere friend, and an unaffected Christian. The following is an epitome of his career in the navy : He entered the navy Feb. 4, 1819; passed his time as mid shipman on board the Medina, 20, and Euryalus, 42 ; ob tained his first commission May 17, 1825 ; served from the 21st of that month until promoted to the rank of com a po2 . b l lffi6o a :a n tcrele . 1829, d:r 1 .3 , 1 t0a1 , 1:0,11,ac5r ee Badger,untilln p.pey: ec t v i:n a dt ntche himl wander, May 8, 1827, in the Victory, 104, as flag lieute ed nant at Portsmouth to Sir George Martin ; and from e cat w op Plymouth, a t hehiicapacity hi present alamnstdthsmeo Nn r e a toi n rpo t k ni h6 , ecd F es e eoo b anf: "as a lasting testimonial of their esteem, and an and the Cape of Good Hope. On leaving that vessel the ex pression of their gratitude for the happiness they had ex perienced under hie command!' His . subsequent appoint ments were April 4, 1835, to the Sapphire,2B, • Mediterranean, erranean, whence he returned in the summer of 183 i ; .and Dec. 31, 1842, to the St. Vincent, 120, as flag captain to his father at Portsmouth. He has been on half pay since ::i i .eptember, 1845. Captain Rowley married, July 12, 1838, Elizabeth Julia, daughter of John Anger stein, Esq., by whom he has issue seven children. DEPARTURE OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. The magnificent screw-steamer the Golden Fleece, 2,500 tons, Captain Scales, with the service companies of the 21st Royal .Fusiliers, under th e command of Lieutenant- Colonel Ainslie, steamed out of Queenstown, on Tuesday evening, at seven o'clock, direct for Turkey, After the 2lst had been put on board she moved for her moorings, anchored abreast of the 'Messrs. Scott's quay, where a long platform had been erected from the quay to a hulk outside,' and from the hulk, to the transport, for the purpose of ship ping 16 horses: These were put on board safely, in pre-. sence of several hundred spectators, and she then steamed out of harbour amidst deafeningcheers from the inhabitants of Queenstown, warmly acknowledged by those on bilard: While lying in harbour she took in a large quantity of ammunition and other warlike stores. She had been pre viously freighted with artillery stores for the use of the Circassians. and she had in Addition a considerable quan tity of provisions for the British fleet. There were also 30 of the English and Irish constabulary, with five or six offi cer c, gat oing out of in her to join the commissariat dep ar t ment he se wiK. TheSei olicials have been furnished with instructions to, study for that service, and each i s provided with three diff eren t b ooks, to enable him to attain in a short time a sufficient knowledge of the Turkish langtiage to communicate with Turks on all matters re lating to the provisioning and supplying the',British army with rations, &c. The depot of the 21st Fusiliers has as.. rived at Buttevant from Dublin. HER MAJESTY'S NEW STEAM-YACHT. The first launch next ear will be that of her Majesty's new steam-yacht, the Windsbr Castle. She is progressing very rapidly, a great portion of the dockyard force being actively engaged upon her. ADMIRALTY.. INSPECTION. The Board of Admiralty continued their inspection at Portsmouth yesterday, commencing with the Royal Cla rence Victualling Establishment, ,Gosport, under the s u p er- - intendence of Captai n C our tenny,-R;N.; the state and re sources of which elicited their iord4hips4armest commen. dation. They subsequently. inspected. the Royal Marines in divisional order at , the headNuarter barracks, Forton, where they were received by Colonel Delacombe, the As sistant Deputy -Adjutant-General Wesley, and the variou s staff officers of the division. After inspecting the 'men and their .quarters, also the books, etc., they took their departure for Hasler Hospital, over which they were con. ductedy Captain-Superintendent Courtenay and the medical staff, which occupied them until 4 o'clock, when they re -embarked in their barge, and "crostiiii . over Ports mouth Harbontio the victualling stone barracks to inspect • ARRIVALS, &c., AT MALTA. Our correspondence from halts, . dated the 12th of August, states : The operatives in our dockyard are busily employed, working very late hours, nor are Sundays days of rest, in preparing for the great event sf the day, the attack on Sebastopol, by contributing their share of scaling-ladders 'and other things necessary for that service. "The past week has brought draughts of Horse Artillery and of Sappers; of the former the beautiful screw steam ship Jason has brought 286 rank and file, 230 horses, and the followi ng o ffi cers — Major Townsend, Captains Franklin, the Hon. D. Fraser, and Hoste ; Lieutenants Lukin, Mil lar, and Alderson; Assistant-Surgeon Wright and Vete rinary Surgeon Cotherell. Of the latter, the Austrian steamship Malta has brought from Corfu• a detachment of 32 rank and file of the Royatand Ilifiner corps, under Lieut. Teesdale ' and three serge an t s , w ith e i ght privates of other regiments. Thee Were to . haVe teen put on board the Jason, which Stealned this inorniuguarly en. route to Con stantinople, but there was not room for them. "On the 10th th e Colgrain transport, No. 12, l e ft port 1 on her passage to England, and last night the Conrad. trans port, No. 101, c ame i n . Sh e h a d on board 24 men of the (Nth Regiment, w h o l a t e l y l e f t Malta in charge of mules. They were very much astonished at finding the regiment had left Halta. . . . "The Emperor steamer left Malta for Constantinople on the Bth, having in tow no less than 23 boats. a large quan tity having been bought by the Government fur the Eastern requirements. • " Three French steam frigates have arrived here front Toulon, having on board a total of 881 sailors forthe French fleet, with a view of Supplying any casualties that may take place during the coming events " The mail steamer Cairie has brought intelligence of the most exciting nature from Constantinople up to the sth inst. " Everything here,' says a private letter, `is stir and bustle. .We.muster eight or• nine steamers at present in these waters, English.and Frerich s all busily occupied in getting pontoons made, and stowing as many boats as we possibly can on board s --in a word, getting everything ready for landing a large force. ' " ' Many pontoons have already been sent to Varna in tow of our steamers; these pontoons are made of a number of boats, some five or six 'abreast, and planked over, so as to be capable of accommodating from 200 to 300 men or a number of horses. Those planks are joined together by toggles, so that the whole is portable, and can be taken to pieces in a short times' " A write; describing the recent stormn of the Sulina, says :—' We wer e surprised to find th t i the defenders of the stockade were nearly all Greeks, and so of the town. The Greeks had assembled in considerable numbers, deter mined on defending the town, and thinking that nothing but boats could get over the bar (11 feet water only) ; but the Spitfire lightenet herself by getting out all her coals into two paddle-box boats, and steamed over the bar, tow ing four gunboats, two rocket boats, and all the seamen an d marines of the vessels When tilt) defenders of the place saw this they retreated. The Spitfire commenced shelling without loss of time, and in less than an hour the whole place was in inde flame s • and a grand sight was presented— ter tooku t placeg he to h w nn the 7 ig n o w ht as . st il l lb t h, theurning awfully so, ed—d te occurrenceaf `This t days * : boats of the Vesuvius and Inflexible being taken in tow of the Spit fire up the river. All the forts were destroyed, and the s Gre redek church and li g h thouse the only parts of the town we , p " Cholera was still effecting its ravages. The Rifle Brigade and 20th Regiment were detained at Constanti nople." The following are the latest movements in the Black Sea Fleet, dated from Baltschik, August 2 : " The fleet arrived here on the 30th ult., from off Sebas topol. The Agamemnon left f or Const antinople yesterday. General Sir George Brown w ent in her. Dr. Elliott, sur geon of the Agamemnon, has been Invalided. Dr. Dear, Deputy afe,lical Inspector, will reside on board the Queen, as the Britannia could only aff or d him accommodation by dispossessing some of the officers of the ship of their cabins. Mr. Huggins, invalidated from the Albion, takes a passage in the Aganaemnon as far as Co ns tantinople. The Niger, with the storeship Apollo in tow, sailed on the 2d from Constantinople P for the fleet. The V u l can, C yclops, and Harpy are lying at Constaninopi e. The Megmra and Caradoc are lying off the Stitan's V alley, and the Aga memnon off Bujukdere. ReastAd m iral Boxer h as t a k en up his quarters on board No. 24 transport, as' his flagship. bin ed The officers anti men who be g to the wrecked ,Tiger, distributed among the ships f the fleet by and who were . s s, - , o Commander-in-Chier, are oruereo. to be sent to Eng the Commani first opportunity.s Nearly all the small steam land by the er in the Bospherusp urc hased by either te French have been or ourselves. Everything ng argue s the immediate t of the allied armiee, but whither is, of course, movemen tle money is b• ' tural Not a lit s being speculated with coos ec • •characters, and long odds are given that we bp sporting festivities • shall hold. our Christmas in Sebastopol." . ---. s— ---- ARMY I . N co T s H r g um E E A THE ARM fnaguttheraoitoneis. The army a portion of a letter from a non-commissioned officer in an infantry regiment • in Turkey, will be read with interest as il now, serving • The following paragraphs, formin— lustrative of the feelings of„ . the men in reference to-mat ters of costume and equipment. The letter is of the date of July p :-- - ' many alterations are " p l r i a a b : seeP i o h s abolished—namely, 9. - One great evil Price to the public, and of sufficient quality for the money au —i p un s ap themer e s lc; from r tothmhi neßagland,,clothing tihni pplied by the public, without any deductions. I think that this campaign will now get their clothing at the ,cdst (if so it may be called) has even already done more ,than all the experimental camps that could have been formed for years to cotne. It has taught one lesson —that the cloth ing of the 'infantry is not of that de scr i pt i on which it 0- ought to be. "I will commence with our coatees. According to the present system, they are made to butto n up to the chin so tight as almost to suffocate a man in a hot country like this. If one wrinkle is seen, they are considered not to fit, and are ordered immediately to be altered. The collars are almost as stiff as the , ' stock, more especially the Prus sian collar, which is worn by many regiments. " Those regiments which still retain the crossbelts can confirm my words, that it is au impossibility for a man to get a free tireath of air with them on him. He may unbut ton the top buttotis of his coat, he may unhook his coat col— lar, but scarcely is he one whit the better for it • the belts, dragging tight across the cliest with the weightofthe pouch, offio rounds of cartridge, and of the knapsacks, will pre. vent him from receivino• * relief. The furth er h e march e s, too, as every s o ldi er k nows to nis sorrow, the tighter the belts become. Thebelts are made to cross the coat at about three buttons from the collar doWnWards. No matter whether the man be tall or short, whether his • bodily frame Would properly allow- it or not, the belts must cross there, add under the breastplate, which serves as a fq cus _ t o d rag the Weight And . pressure to one point, an point j us t a b ou t the Nit Of tJa breath, kg soldier who has over done it, Major-General Wetherell, the prosecutor, proceeded with his-reply on the case, which was as follows :—Mr. President and Gentlemen—After this protracted inquiry, I should have been content to leave the case in your hands without further comments, did I not feel it my duty as manager of the prosecution, to submit it to you clear of all the extraneous matters which the latitude of cross-examination permitted to the prisoner has tended .to introduce into it, and to present to the Court what seems to me to be a correct view of the evidence as bearing on the issues .which are to be tried. These issues are.sub stantially three in number. 1. Did Lieutenant-Colonel Garrett, on.the cccasion of the prisoner making some complaint to him, reproach him for doing so, and 'call him a fool for his pains ? 2. Did the prisoner serid a letter to Lieutenant-Colonel Garrett, containing a threat that he would complain to the commander of the district ? For the threat in question is now alleged to have heen in writing, and not by word of mouth. 3. Has Captain Nicholas been in the habit of ill treating the younger officers, or of aiding and abetting others in •doing so ? I say that the issues are substantially these; for it is obvions.that if the matters therein stated have not occurred, the prisoner must have asserted what he knivi to be false; Before proceeding to comment upon the , evidence,3 may take this opportunity of observing that, in order to give the prisoner every possible indulgence, and to make this trial a means of getting at the whole truth of the case, it has been thought fitting not only to deviate from the usual practice in such cases, in confor mity with which Colonel Garrett would have appeared before year as a prosecutor, but also, with the cordial concurrence of Colonel Garrett and Captain Nicholas, to put them practically . into the eitteetion of defenders. If Colonel Garrett had appeared before you as prosecutor as well as witness, he would have heel a right to be 'ere pent in court throughout the trial, and it would have been necessary for him to be so; but as this circumstance fmight, for many reasons, have been thought oljection able by the prisoner, it was deemed right by Viscount Hardinge that the prosecution should be conducted by myself. With regard to the position of Col. Garrett and Captain Nicholas, relatively with that of the prisoner, it is to be observed that the ordinary course would have been to have proved the publication of the letter by the prisoner, to have shown its libellous nature, by reading it to the court, and to have then called upon the prisoner to justify his conduct by proving that the statements therein made werelrue. But by the course which has been adopted, Cul. Garrett and Capt. Nicholas have not shrunk from imposing upon themselves a task which, though ordinarily attended with some difficulty, namely, that of proving the negative of the issues—is in the present case comparatively easy. It is foryou to determine whether it has been done to your satisfaction. Now, on the part of the prosecution, so far as relates to the first issue, Colonel Garrett has been called. He denies that he ever reproached the prisoner for making a complaint to la:m, or that he ever called him a fool for his pains. He said he would swear to that as positively as a man's recollection can go—that his firm conviction is that lie did not. He says that he could not fail to recollect these circumstances had they really occurred. Major Maxwell corroborates the evidence of Colonel Garrett, and in reply to a question from the Court gave his rea sons for believing that Colonel Garrett never did what the prisoner alleged. He says that he was present on the occasion that seems to be pointed at in the prisoner's statetnent, which was the only occasion when such a circumstance could have taken place, and he is positive that on that occasion nothing of the kind occurred. Major Fyffe said that he never heard of the occurrence. The evidence of Captain Sandwith, Captain Nicholas, Lieutenant and Adjutant M'Alester, Lieutenant Duns combe, Lieutenant Curtis, Lieutenant Hesketh, is to the same effect. Is Colonel Garrett or Major Maxwell likely to have forgotten such matters had they really oc curred ? Are the other officers likely not to have heard of them ? or, having heard of them, to have forgotten them ? Would they not have been the subject of general remark and conversation among them ? If, then, these witnesses are speaking the truth, it is impossible to suppose that the matters set forth in the first issue ever occurred. Now, with regard to the second issue, Colonel Garrett denies that he ever received any such letter. Captain Sandwith says that lie is quite sure that there neither is now nor ever was such a letter in the orderly room. The other witnesses all says that they never heard of such a letter having been sent, or even written ; and with reference to this matter, it may be observed that it does not depend on the un supported testimony of Colonel Garrett, who might possibly have forgotten it, for had such a letter been written and sent to Colonel Garrett, it would probably have been as generally known as the letter of a like nature appears to have been which was written by Lieu tenant I)unscombe. If, then, no such letter was ever heard of by any of the witnesses, it probably was be cause no such letter ever existed. With regard to the third issue, viz., whether Captain Nicholas is in the habit of ill-treating young officers, you have heard the evidence of Ensigns Lawson, Hammond, Coote, Hutton, Lieu tenants W. T. Waldy, A. Waldy, Danscombe, Dallas, Ford, Curtis, Llewellyn, Fane, Greer, M'Alester, Hes keth, Captains Mackay (?) and Campbell—eighteen wit nesses. They one and all declare not only that they never knew a single instance of Captain Nicholas ill treating young officers, but they all cordially join in giving such an account of his character and nature as to render it incredible that he should have done so. This, gentlemen, is the substance of the evidence on the part of the prosecution. I do not propose to trouble. you with comments on the various irrelevant matters which have been introduced in the course of the cross-exami nation. They seem to me to be quite foreign to the issues which you have to try, and to tend rather to embarrass than to assist the judgment of the Court. I will now briefly examine the evidence for the de fence. The first witness, Mr. Dirvill, seems to have been called rather with a view of stating what he considered to be a principle of justice than of proving any matter of fact in favour of the prisoner ; for the only fact he proves is that he, the prisoner, signed the letter on which the charge is found e d. Th e p r inciple he puts forward is that the prisoner could not be morally answer able for the contents of that l e tt e r, inasmuch as h merely signed it. If this doctrine is to prevail, an officer may put his signature to a libellous letter written expressly for him, and published for him by his lawyer, and may do his utmost to blast the character colonel of his regiment, and then, whenhiself under the called of th upon to justify what he has done, may she plea that, though the officer wrot l e ter the signature, the lawyer wrote the libel. It is for you, gentlemen, to consider the truth or worth of such a principle as this. The evidence of the second witness (Captain and Pay master Corcoran), so far as it bears on any one of the issues, is in truth not only hearsay of the most objection able sort, being hearsay from the prisoner himself ; and when the witness was directed to confine his evidence 'within his own knowledge. it appeared that he had no knowledge on the subject of the first issue, namely, whether Colonel Garrett had ever done that which is there alleged ; that he had no knowledge as to wtiether the prisoner had ever sent or ever written any such' letter as that which forms the subject of the second issue ; and as to the third issue his evidence is rather against the prisoner than in his favour, inasmuch as he says that he never heard of any instance which Captain Nicholas ill-treated any officers ; Joe' aided others in so doing, except from the prisoner him self. The evidence, again, of the third witness, Ciptain Chambers, is mere hearsay throughout, and in reality does not totioh auv one of the If there ho the slighest sense of shame left in the officers of the 46th Regiment, any lingering remnant of that feel ing which ordinary men call honesty —for of the chivalric feeling of honour there is no question—they must be ting ling to the ends of their fingers at the rebuke they have received from the lips of Lieutenant Perry. We have not the slightest hesitation in saving that before any ordi nary court of justice in these kingdoms the young gentle mon who has been so cruelly misused and made the victim of so vindictive and unprincipled a combination would be triumphantly acquitted. The evidence fur the prosecution has turned out in part worthless ; in part it has broken down. The charges against this officer, although four in number, resolve themselves practically into two. The first is a question between him and his commanding officer ; the second a question between him and a certain Capt. Nicholas. The gist of the first is, that Lieutenant Perry asserts, and Col. Garrett denies, "that Colonel Garrett reproached and called Lieutenant Perry a fool for his pains after he had reported to him, and that he (Lieutenant Perry) threat ened to appeal to the General of the District upon the subject of the ill-usage he had received." The second question, which refers to Captain Nicholas, is that Lieu tenant Perry asserts and Captain Nicholas does not deny —for he is very jndicionsly kept out of court—" that Captain Nicholas had ill-treated officers on joining, and generally that he had ill-treated young officers." Be it remembered that the youth who has been kept for the last month upon the sellette virtually before three courts-martial did not come forward as an accuser out of mere wanton defence—he, in fact, not being responsible for anything advice that th o e f a h ta is te l m eg e a n i ts assistan attributed ts t in ilh e im his b un u pes t osn ;h bt e h t uet ruth of the facts. From the form which this prosecution has assumed it is not in Mr. Perry's power to meet oath with oath. His adversary is admitted to the privilege—if the term be not in such a case misapplied—of calling Heaven to witness — what ? Colonel Garrett speaks—" Ido not recollect ever having called Mr. Perry a fool. I don't think I over did. This exemplary commanding officer, when asked at a sub sequent period of the inquiry if he had ever used reproach ful language to any other officer who bad been pulled out of bed, begged to decline answering that question. Now, in support of the charge are produced a number of officers who boldly assort that they never heard the Colonel calling the subaltern a fool On the other hand, Lieutenant Perry positively as erts that his Colonel did apply to hir e the o pprobrious epithet in question on the occasion named. Even so far the parties are not upon an equality. Lieu tenant Perry remembers a fact which is like enough to have made a deep impression upon him, but which Colonel Garrett may or way not find it convenient to forget. The point, however, is not left there. From the nature of the case the colonel cannot produce a witness who would much help his case, save he could show that Lieut. Perry could not, physically speaking, have conversed .with him i n private on the day named. Lieut. Perry, however, on his side, can heap up p ro b a bili t i es. A third' person might have been present at the interview. This, unfortunately, was not the case—at l eas t , as far as any one ' with a memory is concerned—but, most fortunately, throughout Lieut. Perry was acting under the advice of another officer of the regiment in May, 1853, a few weeks after he had joined. Lieut. Perry produced this officer to show that he was acquainted with the system of persecution to which he had been exposed. Paymaster Corcoran—this is the name —was produced to prove that at the time he had told Lieut. Perry how to act, that be had advised him to write through the colonel to the general of the district, that Lieut. Perry told him he had done so, and that he had, moreover, reoorted certain officers to Colonel Garrett, and been called by Col nel Garrett a fool for his pains, and told that he was like a child escaped from his mother's apron-strings, and that the upshot of it all was that Lieut. Perry came to him much excited and in tears, and com plained to him of the treatment he had received from his commanding officer. Lieut. Perry, in the course of his defence, put it very fairly to the court that i 6 was not within the limits of credibility that he should have got up this scone as a piece of comedy more than a twelvemonth back, where there was no prospect of the recent inquiries. The evidence of Paymaster Corcoran was confirmed by that of another officer, who showe.: that the gentle rebuke administered by the colonel to the young subaltern was the eommon talk of the regiment, although all the officers have now found it convenient to fall back upon defective powers of memory. "I hope you've had enough of reporting," said one of these riotous, unmannerly boys, to the unfortunate youth who was made the sulject of their brutality. Colonel Garrett has forgotten also all about the letter.which Paymaster Corcoran advised Lieutenant Perry to write to the General of - the District., id I and .m+hinl, T,ian+.4marti, P,vpms. 4:-Ak5..n.....4 him ha hanAiall EDINBURGH AND BATHGATE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at Edinburgh, Major Shairp in the chair. The report of the directors recommended that a divi dend of 34 per cent. per annum be declared on the ordi nary share capital, and 4 per cent, per annum on the sums paid in anticipation of calls, both for the half-year ended 31st July, but subject to the deduction of income tax. Resolutions having been passed adoptinF, the report, The proceedings concluded with a vote of thinks to the chairman. GREAT WESTERN. In the account of the proceedings at the half-yearly meeting of this company which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, it was stated that a resolution was passed declaring a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 3i per cent, per annum on the consolidated stock of the company ; it should have been at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum for the half-year ending 30th June last. NORTHERN AND EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday at the Bishopsgate station, and the usual gua ranteed dividends, at the rate of 5 and 6 per cent. per annum, were declared. SOMERSETSHIRE CENTRAL. This line, which farms a junction with the Bristol and Exeter Railway, was formally opened yesterday far traffic. DEATH OF BARON STOOKMAR.—Letters from Munich bring the intelligence of the death of Baron Stockmar, on tine 11th inst., at that place, in his 63d year. His Majesty the King of the Belgians and all members st the Saxe-Coburg family have lost in M. de Stockmar • most devoted servant. SHOcKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.---An inquest was held by Mr. W. Edwards, coroner, at peeping St. Nicholas, on the 9th inst., to inquire into the death of John Stinson, an Irishman, who lost his life under very melancholy circumstances. On the 7th inst. the deceas ed and a companion named Thomas Jennings left Leeds for Spalding by the Great Northern Railway, intending to proceed to the Littleworth station for harvest work a t forward.Li t l in that neighbourhood. They had taken tickets as far as Spalding, and on arriving at that station, where the train only remains one ni in ute stb , etyyt t leei h ntrw ey or a t p b p , lie i t l l d for tickets fur Littleworth. In the hurry and impulse of the mo ment, the clerk gave them the required ticket, although, worth, the contrary would have occurred to him, and u N gh o to send had had he been asked whether the tr hb a g i eu n irtofi s t t rh ( s ) the tickets would have been withheld. than lip t e ;a y in free of the train started than the c:erk perceived his mista ke, ti b nw u go t ahma expense.t men n l en backg. telegraphic other oa up hti oe approachingmeansm essmessage g o ef Littleworthtr oeLc P eterborough that the train was continuing i ts ' course, the deceased hi e sc d om th p e an d i o o o n r ( a w i h i o pointed leaped out, notwithstand jug his companion was sittin g out the d anger ) that he should jump out, an d he had no sooner s a id so thanetathd to he opene next to the door. Th e on the opposit e se a t an d poor fellow was dashed with fear ful force upon the ground, and was instantly killed. After a careful consideration' o f the jury returned a verdict of circumstances, the "Accidental- Death," and urged the great caution necessary in the issue of tickets under similar circumstances. The company defrayed the { expenses of theman's N CYI