The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-24 00:00:00

POLAND. -A COMMITTEE has been formed of the Undersigned for the purpose of RAISING UNDS in AID of PO LAND at the present crisis : The Marquis ToWnshend. The 'Earl of Ilchester, ',Me Lord Kinnaird, K.T. The Viscount Raynham, M.P. :Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bart. Colonel Pinney, M.P. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Edmund Betties, Esq., M.P. William Lloyd Birkbeck, Esq. Subscriptions will be received at the Bankers, Messrs. Banbury and Lloyds, 60, Lombard-street, ; and at the Office of the Literary Association of the Friend , of Poland, 1 0, Duke-street, St. James's, The names of other Bankers will shortly be announced. P OLAND. - FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FUND. For the Relief of the Sick and Wounded and the Destitute Families of Polish Patriots. Sucriptions for t above purposes are received by Messrs. anbury and Lloyds, 0, lombard-street, and Messrs. Ransom, Rouverie, and Co., 1, Pall-mall Eat, S.W. ; and by the secretary. 10, uke-street, St. James's, S.W. ; and it paid into the Florence Nip.; tingale Fund for Poland will, together with £lO already subscribed by Miss Night ingale, be strictly applied to the above purposes by the Com taittee for Raising Funds in Aid of Poland. SAWYER'S FAMOUS T ONDON DINNER FOR inns DAY, At 2s. ed. each Person. SOUPS. Chesterfield. Vermicelli. FISH Soles, Hollandaise. Fried Whitings. ENTRES. Sweetbreads ala Francaise. Sau E te of Beef aux Fines Herbes. JOINTS. Roast Sirloins of Beef. Roast Saddles of Mutton. SWEETS. Pomme au Rix. Cheese Cakes. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RIFIENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for The London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. CANTERBURY HALL. GRAND SELECLIONS from popular OPERAS, con ducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Principal Arti.te Miss Russell. The Comic by Unsworth, the modern Demosthenes, in his renowned stump speech ; Encene's burlesque songs and dances ; Frank Hall, Arthur Lloyd, and Miss Laura Sanders, and a variety of other attractions. TH E OXFO R D, e, OXFORD STREET. "THE ROSE OF DENMARK," Sung every Evening by Miss Russell and the entire Company, also The New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz, "HERNE THE tIUNTER," Gluck's ALCESTE, and other Operatic Selections, S» ported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, and Miss Oesten, lr. Green, Sir. Bernardi, Mr. J B. Finish, and Mr. Albert, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmqns. Drew Dean's Flute Solos. Ballads by Master Edwin Sanders, the juvenile vocalist, aged 2 years. George Hodson's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial Entertainment. Unsworth's great Stump Speech, "Or any other man." Eugene's burlesque Scenes and Dances. W Randall's New Comicalities. Miss Caroline Parkes' Vocal and Terpsichorean Sketches, and other varied attractions. Mall, 6d.—Balcony and Stalls, ls.—Private Boxes, 10s. 6d M JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. • At the ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Great success of J. LEVY, the celebrateeCornet-a-Piston player, of Crystal Palace celebrity. Plays Nightly —Nine o'clock, "Whirlwind Polka "—Ten o'clock, Valse, " La Prima Donna "—Eleven o'clock, Variations, " The Carnival de Venise." Revival of the Scotch and Irish Quadrilles, by M. Jullien. Solos by L. Mosca, Tyler, King, Horton, M'Ele ey, &c.. &c. Doors open at Eight o'clock Admission, Is. Manager, Mons. GRENET. LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by ~-nnumerable Models, illustrating every part of the Human rrame ; together with a variety of Natural Preparations, I 'Ltalformations, monstrosities, dtc.; also the Moving Ana tomical Dying Zouave, and other life-size figures. Open daily from 11 to 10, for Gentlemen only. Admission, One Entrances-44 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. TEETH. -13y MR. ESKELL'S INVENTION (Royal Seal granted 17th July, 1860), Sets or partial Sets of Teeth, exquisitely enamelled to nature, are made and fitted in a few hours by means of his patented soft elastic and inlperishable base of the colour of the gum, to which it ad heres with wonderful tenacity, dispensing with springs or unsightly fastenings, and defying detection by tne closest O bserver. The peculiar attribute of Mr. Eskell's invention 15 , the readiness with which these teeth can be re-adapted to any change of the mouth (even by the wearer); and as they 4 0t independently of all disturbing causes which affect teeth Lime, ordinary construction, they are guaranteed tc last a life Lime, as well as for mastication and articulation. Mr. 1t K ELL'S TREATISE, which fully explains hisinvention, Post free for seven stamps.—lnspection of specimens and Con sultations free. Terms strictly moderate.-8, Grosvenor- Street, Bond-street, London ; and 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir- Ming ham. HE ISLE OF WIGHT STEEPLE CHASES take place at Gatoombe, near Newport, on Tnea- Zz 24th of Al arch, 1863. at 1 o'clock precisely. ne GATCOMBE MANOR STAKES, an Open Steeple Chase, 55 Bove each, 2 soya ft, with 50 soya added ; list each ; thorough bred horses 71b extra; winners of any steeplechase or hurdle race once 71b, twice or more, 101 b extra; three horses the property of different owners to start or the pub lic money will not be given ; the second horse to save his S 1 ak e. The ISLE OF WIGHT HUNT STEEPLE CHASE, 3 soya each , 1 soy ft, with 35 soya addea, for horses fairly hunted in the island, season, '62-'6l, list 71b each; thorough bred horses 7 11) extra ; winners of any steeple chase or hurdle race once Klb, twice or m ire 101 h extra ; three horses the property of nifferent owners to start or the public money will not be tiven ; gentlemen riders ; professionals 71b extra ; the second on* to save his stake • a certificate from the master of hounds must b e p ro d uce d the time of entry. GARRISON STEEPLE CHASE, for officers of the Army, fmvy, Militia, Volunteers, of 3 soya each, 2 soya ft, with 20 ;Tye adde 1, for horses bona fide the property of Officers of .1 1 e Army, Navy, Malitia, or Volunteers, in the South Western District, and to be ridden by officers in either services ; .eights, 12st each ; winners or any steeple chase or hurdle , r ace 10113 extra ; three horses the property of different owners to start or the public money will not be given; the second horse to save his stake. , The FARMERS' STARES, for horses bred in or having been in the Isle of Wight tor six months immediately preceding Vie day of starting, and for beaten horses during the meet -1-11, 2 Bove each, with 15 added; poet entry ; 12st each ; the Winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 60 f , ove, the surplus, if any, to go to the fund • if entered to be told for 50 sovs allowed 71b, if for 40 soya 1415, 30 soya 211 b, 20 sovs 2 , 1 b ; three horses the property of different owners to Start or the public money will not be given the second horse to save his stake. The above races to be over about three miles of fai r hunt ing' country. , The SCURRY STARES, for horses that have be en in the Island three months immediately preceding the day of start ing, 1 soy each, with 10 sovs added: post entry; llet each ; "Pee round ; three horse. the property of different owners to Start or the public money will not be given. Entries to be made at the Rule Inn, on Saturday, the 21 st daY of March, between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m.. and the cards Will be published immediately afterwards. Colours to be de. elared at the time of entry, and any jockey riding in different P.olours to forfeit 1 env. No nomination will be received un f3s the forfeit is sent at the SAM time. The riders will be shown over the course at 11 o'clo,k on the in , ruing of the Meeting. The horses to be saddled in front of the stand . The new steeple ehw se rules wil, be strictly observed, and all disputes decided by the stewards or whom they may appoin t . Any particulars may be known on application to Mr. E. Watts, the Hon. Secretary. Sir J. SIMEON, Bart. General Sir J. CAP:APE, K.C.B. Captain rAMPBELL, 30th Regt. t Stewards G. RE \MALL, Esq. P. D. C A LDECOTT, Esq. 'H. WELSH-THORNTON, Esq. J Newport, Isle of Wight, Jan. 24, 1-6'. THE SCOTTISH C HAMPION OPEN _, MEETING, under the an.pices o f the Bi7.frar and Cale donian Coursing Clubs, by the kind pe rmission of the Ri,ht 0 , - . the Far) of Home, .tc. will be held at Do u g las, on ; Ile.day, March 24, 1363, and following days, when the fol- I 1 ,. wi-g $ t es will be -un for : Th ALEDONIAN CHAMPION CUP for 32 all aged greyhounds, at £lO 10s entrance ; to be divided n the fo lowi ,, g manner:— Winn , - r £l6o Runner-up Third and fourth, each ,-... Fifth, sixth, • eventh, an eighth, each 10 41 . The DOUGLAS CUP, for 32 . d 11 -aged g-eyhounds, at £5 Se. entrance ; divide I as follows : W nner £BO Rutin; r-up Thi , d an fourth, ea , h lO ." Ali, and eighth, each sixth. seventh 111. The CLYDE STAKES'. for 16 puppies of 1861, at LI 10s. entrance; divided as follows : Winner 12 - kunner-up Third and fourth, each ............ v. The FORTH . STAKES for 16 greyhou nds, pupped on or after Is , June, I'6l, the age of which has been ut lished in "'1 he Sporting Gazette," " Bell's Life," or "The FietA, ,, dTiring the season 1862-3, or proved to the satisf a tion of the stewards and committees ; divided as follows : Winner £4O 10 Runner-up ird and fourth each .. C 7 . The SET LING STAKES, for 16 all-agred areyhoundS. at £2 10s. ; any eog ent. red in this stake may be claimed for £lO, except the winner and runner-tip, which may be clamed for £l5 each; the owner of the runner-up to have first c airn for the winner. but all claims must ba lodged w ith the secretary w ithin fifteen minutes after the stake is won ; divided as to lows : Winner 6 Runner-uP Third and fourth, each be governed by the National Club rul es . The meeting to All winners of £2O and wards to pay 5 per cent. to the dinner fund. The drawings for Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4, will take Pace at 6 p.m., in the Donelas Arms Hotel, Dougas, Lanark shire, on 11Ion•lay, the 23d March, 1863, previous to which all entries must be made, and entry moneys paid. Di utter imme diately after the drawing. All nominators in Nos. 1 and 2 !Mist take a dinner ticket, price 3s. 6d. The entry and draw ingfor the Selling Stakes will ta-e place after the s econd day's running. Single nominations)secured in the fiallcraiCrorder of f„mplication to E. J. Lindsay, 1475 q.. Carluke, Lanarkshire, N.B. If the stakes do not fill 11, double 'ominations will then be given i n be r the . l4th Nlarco, double 11, the order of application. A four-horse omnibus will _23d Waiting at Carstairs Junction statio n, on Monday, he March, which will start for Douglas direct at 5 2' p.m., for the exclusive accommodation of gentlemen attendinc,r the nl - eting. The express train from Car lisle at 1 " 0 p. he m., expresses from Glasgow at 4 p.m., and from Edinburgh at 4 1 5 p.m., will c tch the omnibus, the arrival of which at Dou glas will he waited for for dinner. Private conveyances can be had at any time at Carstairs or Lanark by ordering' them beforehand of Mr. Irving, the Clydesdale Hotel, Lanark. The meet each morning* will he within a few yards of the Lanark and Dough.; turnpike-roads at 930 5. Qoarters for men and dogs can be secured by applying to Mr. Amos, Douglas Castle, Lollar! , shire BIGGAR CLUB. CALEDGNTAN CLUB. J. Gordon, Esq., of Aikenhend PRESIDENT. A. Graham, Esq., of Capellie His Grace the Duke of BuO- J. L. Ewing, Esq ,of Calder- clench r.Tnix STEWARDS FOR 1862-3. W. B. Irving, Esq., of Al ilbank Earl of addingtort M. Gilmour, Esq., ot Glas- John G i b son, Es q . ;ow Lord Binning "• G. Borron,Esq.,of laso•ow Major Boothby J. Jardine, Esq., of Arkleton John Gordon, Esq. E. J. Lindsay, Esq., Hon. Sec., A. Graham. Esq. Hallcraig House, near Car- G. Blanshard, Esq., Hon. See. lake, Lanarkshire Mr. WARWICK, Judge. Mr. RILFER, Slipper. N°. 22,069. 98,00 C). Now ready, price 58. 6d. each, W ORKS by the Author of " Heaven our notiae.'4 T. LIFE IFORE AVEN IvIEE P HEAVEN. HI. HEAVEN OUR HOME. The above popular books have already attained (in this country alone) the sale of 9A,00') copies. LIFE IN HEAVEN.— his is certainly one of the most re markable works Which has been issued from the press dtq ing the prtsent Yeneration, and we have no i'oubt 't will prove as accoptable to the public as the two attractive volumes to which it forms an appropriate and beautiful sequel"— Cheltenham Journal. HEAVEN Ottn HoME.—" This volume, to which the author has not thought prol er to attach his name, must be welcomed With esnrCial gratification by those who look forward to that heavenly home which he so wor drously and delightfully pourtrays. It proves, in a manner as beautiful as it is con vincing*, the doctrine of the • Recognition of Friends in Heaven ' It demonstrates the interest those in Heaven feel In earth,' and proves with remarkable clearness that such an interest exists, not only will' tine Almighty and the angels, but also among the spirits of departed friends." Glasgow Herald. MEET FOR HEAVER.—" We are not the least surprised at so many thousands of this anonymous writer's books being bought up. We seem to be list. ning to a voice and language we never heard before. Matter comes at command ; words flow with unstudied ease; the pages e full of life, light, and force ; and the result is a stirring volume, which the Christian critic pronounces free from affectation, and the man of taste, averse to evangelical religion, admits to be exempt from cant.' "—London Patriot. Edinburgh : William P. Nimmo. London : Simpkin. Marshall, and Co. ; and Houlston and Wright. Sold by all booksellers. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, wilcor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. MOORE BROTHERS' TEAS. Choice SOUCHONG, recommended 3s. 9d. per lb. suitable for superior purposes, full rich Souchong flavour. Mixed ASSAM, I , lghly recommended 4s. Od. per Z. of very choice quality, and the cheapest Tea sold. ld per lb. deduction on 201 b. Bags and 451 b. Chests. Prospectus free. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and 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. 6d., is. 6d., 10s. ed., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs, £1 10s. STEEO EID ON: Patent, March 1, 1862, No. MO. GABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEETH and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, ? ) 1 i gi s e ° a r il d i' R i lAtt h g t opera tion. MASTICATION O e set la s ts t a s nd ARTICULATION, even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual .-ost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dentists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients. Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Consultations free. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WRITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of it 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 Moc-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 post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 64., and Ms. 6d. Postage, ls. k Double Truss, uls. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post- Allee, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT FLASTIC STOCKINGS, J KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on 19 - e an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. eacih. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 22R, Piccadilly. AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pliasant, is admitted to be the beet medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed eases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable. admirablyallays the tickling which pro vokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes atter taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, Kine William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 1344., and three quantities in one, 2s. lid. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and ad dress is engraved on the stamp. rHESTER MEETING. V.) The following races close and name on Tuesday next, the 17th of Mareh. For conditions see S heet Calendar and Bolt Calendar. Nomination received by Messrs. Weatherby, London ; Mr. R. Johnson, St. Mary' s, York ; and Mr. E. W . Topham, Chester. The Palatine Cup Stakes. The Wynnstay Handicap. A Handicap Plate of 50 sous. A Sweestakes 5 sovs . The Eton Stakesof (Handicap)each. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. Handicap of 70 sous. he Marquis of Westminster's Plate. The Cheshire Welter Cup. Handicap of 5 sous each. The Cheshire Stakes. The Stewards' Cup. A Handicap Plate of 60 soya. In all races, where fewer than three horses start, the added money will be withheld. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING. - SECOND DAY.—TUESDAY, JULY 14.—The LIVER POOL CUP, in specie, value 2'tt sovs. given by the Lessee. added to a R andicap Sweepttakes of 25 sovs each, 15 it, and 5 only if declar. , d on a day hereafter to be named, to Messrs. Weatherby, London; or to Mr. W. Topharn, Clerk of the Course, Chf ster ; the winner of any sweepstakes, cup, cup stakes, or plate, of the clear value of 500 soya after the weights appear 51b, two of such races 101 b extra, but this in an% case to be the extreme penalty; the winner of the Manchester Union or Trades Cup, Ascot Stakes, Northumberland Plate, or C um b er land Plate, lolb extra ; or of any other handicap race of the value of 200 sovs clear 51b. of 400 71b, or of any two of such last mentioned handicaps 81b extra ; the winner to pay 30 scvs to the judge, and 20 soya towards expenses of the course ; second to save his stake; two miles. Weights to be published in due time. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS: Lord Annesley Mr. J. Bennett Lord Canterbury I%tr. R. Bignell Lord Hartington Mr. W. G. Craven Lord Sefton Mr. Dawson Mr. Jackson Mr. W. Lynn Mr. J. Merry Mr. W. Owen Mr. Payne Mr. W. Ralph Mr. R. Riddell Mr. R. Riddell Mr. Saxon.. 7' ) /‘e THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1863. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. VALETTA, March 17.—The marriage of the Prince of Wales was celebrated at Malta by a review of all the troops of the garrison on the 10th inst. The Governor and the Admiral gave dinner parties in the evening. The fleet was brilliantly illuminated. At 9 30 p.m. the yards were manned; three cheers were given, amid a blaze of blue lights and a shower of rockets from each yardarm of the line-of-battle ships, which produced a gorgeous and magnificent. spectacle. Later a grand ball was given by the officers of the army and navy and the members of the Union Club, at the Auberge de Provence. The subscriptions for this were so liberal that it is said there will remain a considerable surplus to be banded over to the Lancashire Relief Fund. Prince Alfred is now completely recovered, but is still in hospital, hich he will leave to embark on board the Magi cienne for conveyance to Marseilles, when the time for his departure is fixed on. Orders have been received by the Commander-in-Chief to grant leave of absence to the Deputy Inspector, Dr. A. Arm strong, who will accompany his Royal Highness and Major Cowell. It is expected the Magicienne will leave some day this week, and, after landing the Prince, Major Cowell, and Dr. Armstrong at Marseilles, will return to Malta. The Marlborough, 131, Capt. W. H. Stewart, C. 8., bearing the flag of the Vice-Admiral Commander-in-Chief Sir W.F. Martin, K.C.8., will proceed to sea for a cruise on a favourable change of the weather. The Queen, 74, Capt. F. C. Hillyar, will hoist the flag in her absence. The St. George, 86, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, will leave to-day for target practice. The Trident, Commander C. J. Balfour, will leave on Saturday next for Gibraltar, to be stationed there. The sur veying ship Medina, 5, Capt. T, A. Spratt, C. 8., is to be sold or broken up, and she will probably be replaced by the Hydra, 6, now lying at Woolwich. Lieut. Wilkinson, of the Medina, left by the Penin sular and Oriental Company's steamer Euxine for England on leave of absence. The Wanderer, 4, Commander M. C. Seymour, which was on her way from the coast of Syria to Malta, has been, a telegram from Smyrna of the 15th inst. states, detained there by her Majesty's Consul. The Chanticleer, 17, Commander C. Stirling, has been ordered foom Corfu to Beyrout to relieve the Alacrity, 4, Commander J. Baird, which has been ashore at Latakia. The Ma lacca, 17, Capt. G. J. Napier, is still on the coast of Syria. Her Majesty's ships at Corfu are :—The Edgar, 89, Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral S. C. Dacres, C. 8.), and the Trafalgar, 70, Capt. the Hon. T. Baillie. I regret to state that Commander R. Reid, of this vessel, who arrived here a few days ago from Corfu, invalided, died this morning from pericarditis in the hospital at Bighi. The Phoebe, 35, Capt. T. D. Fortescue, had left the Piraeus for Corfu, having been relieved by the Liffey, 39, Capt. G. Parker, from Malta. The latter vessel and th© Pelican, 17, Commander P. Brock, were at the Piraeus by the last accounts. The Shannon, 35, Capt. O. J. Jones, was at Patras. The Foxhound, 4, Commander the Hon. A. Hobart, left the Piraeus on the 14th inst., having on board the Hon. P. C. Scarlett, her Britannic Majesty's Envoy at Athens, who purposes making an official visit to the different ports of the Greek Archipelago. The Hon. H. Elliot would perform the duties of the Em bassy during the absence of Mr. Scarlett. The Icarus, 11, Commander N. Salmon, V.C., is on her way back to Malta from Naples, whither she has been to take up supernumeraries for the Meeanee, 60, Capt. G. Woodhouse. She called at Marsala on the 10th. The Supply, iron screw atoreship, left Malta on Thursday last for Corfu, and is expected home shortly. Her Majesty's steam storeships Rhadamanthus, Master Commander Raymond, and the Wye, Master Commander Valentine G. Roberts, entered the outer basin at Woolwich yesterday, the Rhada manthus from Portland, and the Wye from the West Coast of Africa. The latter vessel will be inspected this morning at 10 o'clock and will be afterwards surveyed throughout, with a view of ascertaining the extent of her defects. She will be ordered to be paid off. circle in little more than twice her own length. Experiments were made in starting and stopping the engines. From the time of giving the order from the bridge to the engine-room, by means of Allen's engine -room telegraph, the engines were stopped dead on two separate occasions in 61 minutes and 6 minutes respectively. From the order being given from the bridge the steam was shut off and engines started in 7 seconds. The course of the vessel was then laid for the measured mile ; but at this time a thick haze came on, rendering objects almost invisible at a cub'e's length. The frigate, however, kept on her way, at reduced :peed, in the hope that the fog would rise, especially as it was bright and clear above. Ou reaching the Mil plins it was found that there was too great a haze pre vailing to allow of the experimental runs being made with safety, and the vessel was accordingly hove to for some time, under the impression that the mist would clear off. After waiting till late in the afternoon, however, and the atmosphere being stilt very thick, the ship's head was turned to the Nore, where the anchor was dropped at 2.30 p.m. The official trial was conducted by Commander Crewe- Read, of the Cumberland, guardship, of the Chatham Steam Reserve, and the working of the machinery was under the supervision of Mr. W. Rumble, in spector of machineiy afloat, and'Mr. Baker, chief. engineer of Chatham dockyard, on the part of the Government. Mr. Maudslay and Mr. Field, the manufacturers of the engines, were also on board, the engines being under the charge, for the day, of Mr. Warriner. Should the weather be favourable the trial will be resumed today. Rear-Admiral Robert Spencer Robinson, Con troller of the Navy, arrived at Portsmouth dock yard yesterday from London, and inspected the Royal Sovereign iron clad turret ship, the iron clad frigate Royal Alfred, the iron frigate Hector, &c. The last-named vessel is ordered to have the external surface of her bottom plates coated with the pro tective composition prepared by the Admiralty chy mist, Mr. Hay. The anti-fouling composition will not be applied until the ship is further advanced in her outfit for sea. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :--John And rews ( a ) to b e a retired Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospit a l s an d Fleets; and Robert George Cragie is nominated to a naval cadetship. LordWeetrnoreland iiii: Picas Sir L. Newman Mr. Frail Col. Forester Mr. F. Hall Col. C. P. Leslie Mr. Hargreaves Capt. Christie Mr. Hart Capt. White I Mr. riudg man Mr. G. Angell Mr. T. Hughes Mr. Barber Mr. T. Hughes ii: :T:Seott Mr. F. Swindell If the highest weight accepting be under Sat 121 b, it will be raised to that, and the others in proportion. The MERSEY STARES of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with GO sovs added, for two year olds ; colts Sat 101 b, and fillies Rst 71b ; second to ,•ave his stake ; winners of 100 sovs clear Sib, 200 or more 81b extra, but not to be accumulative; 8 subs or no race ; T.Y.C. THIRD DAY.—WEDNESDAY, JULY 15.—The STANLEY STARES of 15 soya each, 5 ft, with 50 sovs added, for two and three year olds ; two year olds 7st 41b, three 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 21b; winners of plates or sweepstakes in the present year amounting to 100 sovs clear to carry 51b, 200 or more Blb extra, handicaps excepted ; the winner to pay 10 Boys to the fund; T.Y.C. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Lord Annesley, 1 Mr. W. G. Craven, I Mr. G. Payne. In all races, at Liverpool, where fewer than three horses start, the added money will be withheld. The Stanley Stakes closes on Tuesday, the 17th of March, and names the evening preceding the race; and the Cup and Mersey Stakes also close and name on Tuesday, the 17th of March, being the Tuesday following the Liverpool Spring Meeting. Nominations received by Messrs. Weatherby, London ; Mr. R. Johnson, St. Mary's, York ; and Mr. E. W. Topham, Chester. QTR ATF ORD - ON - AVON STEEPLE CHASES will take pace over the Borden Hill Ground, on Wed nesday, April 8, 1 8 ' 3 . The STRATFORD-ON-AVON OPEN STEEPLE CHASE 'Han dicap) of 10 soya each, 5 It, and 2 only if declared on or before Thursday, April 2, 186 1 , with CO soya added, overseas7auntdfothuer nail a of fair hunting country.; the winner of any h an di cap steeple chase, after the weight s are declare d , to carry - lb extra the winner to pay 10 suys towards expenses, second horse save his stake. To close an nam- to Capt. Hamilton, Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon , on o r before Mon day, March 23, 1 , '63; weights to appear in" Bell's Life," on the 29th day of March ; the 5 soya ft, name of horse, and colours of rider to be enclosed together, or the nomination will not be received; three horses to start or the public money will not be added. The HUNTERS' STAKES of 5 soya each, 3 forfeit, with 30 soya added, over about four miles of fair hunting country, for horses that have been regularly hunted with any established pack of foxhounds in the season 1862-63 ; four years 12st, five years 12st 71b, six and aged 13st ; winners 71b extra; profess . onal riders 71b extra ; the winner to pay 5 soya to wards expenses. To close and name to Capt. Hamilton, Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon, on or before March 23. 1863; the 3 soya ft, name of horse, and colours of rider to be en closed together, or the nomination will not be received ; three horses to start, or the public money will not be added. The WELTER Cue, adted to a Swee -stakes of 10 sovs earl ; 13st 71b ; about three miles ; a winner of 100 sovs to carry 71b extra, and of 2 , 0 sovs 141 b extra ; gentlemen riders : nomi nation, with entrance-money, name of horse, and colours of rider, to he sent to Capt. Hamilton, on or before Wednesday, April 1, 1863. The FARMERS' AND TRADESMEN'S STARES of 2 soya each, with 15 sovs added, for horses bona fide and unconditionally the property of farmers or tradesmen residing* within fifteen miles of Stratford-on-Avon, and that have not been in a train ing stable for six months from date of entry ; 12st each ; to be rid len by farmers, tradesmen, or their sons ; winners of any steep echase or hurdle race 101 b extra. To close and name (with entrance money) to Capt. Hamilton, Shottery, ratford-on-Avon. on or before Wednesday, April 1; about three miles ; three horses to start, or the public money will not be added. Sir HARLES MORDATINT, Bart., .5f.P., sir ROBERT HAMILTON, Bart , K.C.8., Stewards Capt. PEAFIT. L il o o r n d o H. NORTH, F. W. HAMILTON, Shottery, Stratford-on-Avon, N E Son georetary and Treasurer. The first of the official trials of the armour-clad war vessel Royal Oak, the pioneer of the fleet of ships of this class, completed and building, took place at the Government trial ground, Maplin Sands, yesterday, under somewhat unfavourable cir cumstances of weather. The Royal Oak has any thing but a handsome appearance, her square-built hull, receding bows, and general form being alto gether different from what is generally associated with vessels of her size and tonnage. She has no figure-head, the absence of this ornament being rendered the more apparent by her tumble-home stem. Like the Defence and Resistance, she is only bark rigged, with double topsail yards, which, taken with her immense size, gives her a peculiarly strange and weird-like appearance. The armament of the Royal Oak is not yet on board, and, as only a portion of her sea stores have been shipped, the trial yesterday was only at light draught, and forms therefore no criterion of what her perform ance w ill be when she is fully equipped for sea, with a ll h er provisions, stores, cables, shot, shell, coals, gun s , &e., on board, increasing her draught of water some three or four feet. The ;engines have been con structed by the firm of Maudsley, Son, and Field, and were originally intended for the line-of-battle ship Bulwark, at Chatham, but the Royal :Oak being completed before her they were placed on board that vessel. They are nominally of 800-horse power, but can be worked up to 3000-horse power, and are the horizontal double piston-rod direct act ing, fitted with improved gear for tightening the piston-rod bands without stopping the engines. The cylinders are 82 inches in diameter, and the length of stroke four feet. The screw is an im proved Griffiths, the blades being bolted to the boss with flanges, instead of being fixed with the key and wooden wedges. The diameter of the screw is 19ft., and its weight rather more than 19 tons; by its improved mode of construction the pitch can be readily varied from 22ft. 6in. to 27ft 6in., The officials under whose superintendence the trial yesterday took place left Chatham dockyard at an early hour in the steam tender Adder, Mr. Blayer ; Master Commander, and steamed out to the Royal Oak, which lay lashed alongside .the coaling-ship. Since she was floated out of dock on Thursday, the stowage of the shot, shell, cables, and other stores on board has been altered so as to bring her from an even keel to about two feet down by the stern. Since Thursday she has also had about 150 tons of coals placed on board, and yesterday morn ing she was found to draw 23ft. lin. aft, and 20ft. 7in. forward, with her midship ports lift. 21in. from the water. At 11 o'clock the frigate got under way, and her head turned towards the Maplin Sands. Scarcely a breath of air stirred, and the sea was in every respect most favourable for the trial. The enginee were in the official charge of Mr. Tuck. the chief engineer, and, although it was almost the . first time that they had been tried, were found to work very satisfactorily. After steaming well out to the Nore, the engines working a little more than half s p ee d, some experiments w ere made in turning th e c i rc l e an d stopping a nd starting the engines. The f orce o f th e wind at the time was barely 1, and the sea calm. Tho experiment was first made in completing the circle, but, owing to vessels being in the way of the frigate, the first two trials were failures, and at the second trial the wheel slipped. With the helm hard over to star board, and four men at the wheel, the circle was made in 5 min 23 sec., with the rudder at an angle of 311 deg., and the screw making 52 revolutions per minute. The helm was then put hard sport, and with the rudder at 264 deg. the circle was made in 5 m i l e. 6 sec., the engines making 54 revolutions per minute, the pitch of the screw on both occasions 27ft. 6in., and diameter 19ft. 6in. ; vacuum, 24 ; load on safety valve, 201 b. The frigate was found to answer her helm remarkably well, and turned the complete stations within 330 yards of each other ; one, the Metropolitan, with the rails 19ft. below the surface, and the other, the North London City Branch in Liverpool-street, with the rails 19ft. above the sur face. This, however, was of little importance, as there was not any great necessity for intercommu nication between them; but thecase was altogether different as regards the proposed establishment of the Great Eastern terminal station in Finsbury circus, with the rails above 18ft. above the surface, within 220 yards of the Metropolitan terminus, 19ft. below it. This proposal, however, had not yet been sanctioned, and the subject would probably r( ccive full and thorough investigation. The open ing of the Metropolitan Riilway between Padding ton and Farringdon-street, and the manner in which it was made use of by the public, had clearly pointed out the expediency of providing other lines ofrailway within the metropolitan area proper which would abstract some of the passenger traffic at pre sent carried on by cabs and omnibuses, and thus materially relieve the great pressure in the main thoroughfares. The experience gained by the open ing of the Metropolitan Railway was valuable in another respect. It was almost proved beyond doubt that, as at present constructed with two lines of rail way, though exeeed:ngly well adapted to supersede to a very great extent omnibus and cab traffic, it would not accommodate through passenger traffic, and would have great difficulty in disposing of any large amount of goods traffic. South of the Thames, in the low-lying districts contiguous to the river, this could only be done by constructing the lines on viaducts, which would interfere with, and somewhat prejudice the appearance of, the public streets ; but there was no sufficient reason why the bridges over important thoroughfares in the metropolis or else where should be made so objectionable in appearance as they sometimes had been, and this in future might be obviated by special provisions introduced into the several acts; but it must be borne in mind that, where railways crossed important streets by over bridges, the safety of the public travelling in vehicles or on horseback along those streets required that the trains should be hid by some kind of screen. North of the Thames the case was somewhat diffe rent, as the elevation of the district generally was such that facilities existed for the construction of railways under streets in covered ways of tunnels, where there need not be the same amount of inter ference with private property or disfigurement or injury to the public streets, and where the construe tion of such railways would to a great extent free the thoroughfares from a large amount of traffic. Of course it was absolutely indispensable that these railways should be so laid out and constructed as not to interfere with the drainage of the metropolis, and, as far as possible, they might be expected to follow the general course of the crowded roadways. When sanctioned under important thoroughfares, some special provision would be necessary to prevent these thoroughfares from being blocked up while the lines were in course of con struction. The policy of authorising the appro priation of the squares in the metropolis for the purposes of terminal stations, covering the area with lofty railway buildings, was exceedingly doubtful. In some instances circumstances might justify it; but there were no grave objections to railways pass ing under the squares or parks, provided the drain age and sewerage were not interfered with. The removal of houses, where the existing buildings were ill-constructed and too densely inhabited by the poorer classes, in order to allow of the construc tion of railways through such districts, was not always objectionable, and might even be desirable, if provisions were introduced into the Acts securing the construction of a better class of houses else where, and providing for the running of certain daily trains at very low fares. Railways were gra dually being introduced into the metropolis, and, comparing the past with the present, ono was enabled somewhat to anticipate the future, and to arrive at the conclusion that more railways would be constructed within that area. It was only a question of time. The formation of lines of inter communication between the terminal stations of the northern and eastern main lines of railway north of the Thames with those of the southern and eastern lines south of the Thames, and with each other, would necessarily diminish the cab and omnibus traffic through the streets ; but it would probably have a much greater effect in clearing them by allowing the goods traffic to pass directly, without being conveyed through the streets by means of heavy goods vans. A scheme was before Parliament —the East London and Rotherhithe—proposing to connect the Blackwell Railway with the south aide of the Thames through the Thames Tun nel, but the inclines and curves on the proposed line were very objectionable. The subject, how ever, was of great importance, and if such a communication could not be satisfactorily made through the Thames Tunnel, or by the bridge of the Charing-cross Railway leading to Cannon street station, it would be still more requisite that the expediency of providing intercommunication between these districts should be steadily kept in view, and its feasibility examined, through the Ludgate Station and Junction Railway and the Metropolitan Railway, by placing the Great Eastern terminus on such a level as would admit of a junc tion with the Metropolitan Railway at Finsbury circus. In many instances the schemes brought before Parliament were prepared in a very hurried manner, and as regarded the metropolis lying north of the Thames especially the plans did not gene rally show the position of the sewers nor give any information respecting the drainage, which was so important in examining the merits of any scheme or in judging of its feasibility. The construc tion of many new lines of railway in so limited an area as that of the metropolis by a considerable number of independent companies would probably fail to afford the public all the advantages which would result from the construction of thoroughly considered schemes in the hands of a limited num ber of companies—the fewer the better—with proper facilities to each other for the interchange of traffic at the various junctions. This interchange would not be possible if the termini of any two lines placed in close proximity to each other were in one case on a viaduct and in another in a subway or tunnel, or on such different heights above the same datum plane that a junction could not be effected between them. Anumber of the schemes affecting the metro polis had already fallen through, from failing to pass the standing orders, or been rejected or withdrawn. Possibly some of the best schemes might thus be shut out from view ; and he thought it seemed well deserving of consideration whether the true interests of the public and those of the railway companies would not be best consulted by postponing the consideration of all railway schemes which proposed to establish new lines, enter ing, approaching within narrow limits of, or passing across the metropolis proper, until a future Session, when all the schemes to be then brought forward might bo considered together, and those of them sanctioned which should appear to best meet the public requirements. The railway schemes in ques tion were all named in group D, but six of them were no longer before Parliament. The plans de , posited for the Session of 1863 might be divided into the following groups MAIN LINES SEEKING TERMINI IN TILE METROPOLIS. 1. Great Eastern Railway—New Metropolitan Station and Branches. Length, 10 miles 36 chains. Capital, £1,200,000. 2. Midland Railway—Extension from Bradford to Lon don, with a terminus at the Euston-road. Length, 51 miles 4 chains. Capital, £750,000. 3. Ludgate Station and Junction Railway. Length, 66 chains. Capital, £1,000,000. LINES PROPOSED TO MEET THE EXIGENCIES OF EXIST ING TRAFFIC, OR TO IMPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF , EXISTING OR AUTHORISED RAILWAYS. 4. No 4 of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail way (extensions and alteration). Length 421 chains. 5 Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8, and Victoria Station of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, No. 1. Length 2 miles 73 chains, Capital, /500,000, 6. Victoria Station and Pimlico l ~~L , . . . ...... . •.., . I , 1.,..r . , - it., . . • . . • ~ I .._ e _ . ,Itlf4. 0 ...-. ~, , ' - ta.k., , .• , . V}y'q~J® . „,, ,6Q . 1 ji ~ ~, i , r .` S '_, ( . 7 " C , _.'' 1, 4 -- ~ . .V. -- " . .t ' 44 "'' .. ... r .Q / ' .^;- V \,,- . ''''',• . " : ', ... ',7 -- 45 -. '''''o 4 ll--- ---, ' \ ~\ ( SZ = .--z. ' _ - oc-e 2 e•-•e PRICE.— -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. Railway, widening, proposed by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, Length, 60 chains.—Com peting schemes. 117. No. 1 of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail way (extension and alteration). Length 2 miles 40 el:tains. Capital £300,000. No 3of the Landon, Brighton, and South Coast Railway . (extension and alteration). Length 77 chains. (Brixtox to Denmark-hill). 8. North London Railway, branch to Imperial Gasworks. Length 48 chains. Capital not stated. 9. Tottenham and Harnp , tead Junction Railway (branches). Length 65 chains. Capital £50,000. 10. Hammersmith and City Railway (Junction with the Great Western liai 4 ay). Length 45 Chains. Capital, £6 1,000. LINES PROPOSED TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC IN TILE SUBURBAN DISTRICTS. NORTH OF THE THAMES. Part of the Great Eastern scheme, referred to above, from Edmonton to the Junction with the North London Rail way. Length, 2 miles 63 chains. Capital £240,000. 11. North London and Edmonton. No Bill lodged. 12. Hammersmith, Kew, and Richmond. Length, 6 miles 42 chains. Capital £240,000. 13. Fulham and Hammersmith. Length 3 miles 34 chains. Capital, 120,000. 14. Barnes, Hammersmith, and Kensington. Length, 5 miles 43 chains. Capital, £340,000. SOUTH OF THE THAMES. 15. Wimbledon and Streatham. Length, 3 miles 19 chains. Capital, £50,000. 16. Putney, Balham, and City Junction. Length, 5 miles 7 chains. Capital, £180,',',00. 17. London, Chatham, and Dover Bill (No. 2) to Epsom and Sutton. Length, 14 miles 16 chains. Capital 400,000. 18. London, Brighton, and South Coast, South London, Tooting and Sutton Junction. Length, 16 miles 45 chains. Capital, £186,600. —Competing schemes. 19. The Greenwich and Woolwich. Length, 2 miles 61 chains. Capital £200,000. 20. The South London, Green wich, and Woolwich Railway. Length, 6 miles 62 chains. Capital, £420,000. 21. Nos. 1,2, 3of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, No. 1. Length, 7 miles 25 chains. Capital, £1,400,000, —Competing schemes. No. 9 of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, No. 1, Length, 2 miles 71 chains, (Crystal Palace communi cation, LINES PROPOSED TO ENTER OR CROSS THE METROPOLIS OR WHICH LIE IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE OF IT. 22. Metropolitan, Tottenham, and Hampstead. Length, 7 miles 8 chains. Capital, £400,000. 23. Northern and Southern. Length, 85 chains. 24. Regent-circus. Length, 1 mile, 57 chains. Capital, £1,000,000. 25. Albert Station and Mid-London. Length, 4 miles 51 chains. Capital, £740,000. 26. Leicester-square, Ham mersmith, Kew, and Richmond. Length, 13 miles 6 chains. Capital, £990,000. —Competing schemes. 27. Kensington, Knightsbridge, and Metropolitan. Length, 2 miles 40 chains. Capital, £600,000. 28. Pim lico and Paddington. Length, 3 miles 13 chains. Capital, £850,000. 29. London Railway (Victoria Station). Length, 2 miles, 77 chains. Capital, £700,000. —Competing schemes. 30. East London and Rotherhithe. Length, 1 mile 32 chains. Capital, £300,000. 31. Rotherhithe Railway. Length, 2 miles 62 chains. Capital, £lOO,OOO. 32. Grand Surrey and Commercial Docks Railway Bill. Length, 3 miles 76 chains. Capital, £260,000. 33. No. 4of the Lon don, Chatham, and Dover. No. 1, Thames Branch. Length, 1 mile 46 chains.—Competing schemes. With regard to the proposed Metropolitan sta tion of the Great Eastern Company, Col. Yolland remarked that the Finsbury-circus was designed for the site of the terminal station, as the whole area is included within the limits of deviation shown on the plans. It was only a very short distance from tha terminal station of the North London Rail way at Liverpool street, but in his opinion the con struction of another terminal station for the Great Eastern Railway further to the west was desirable. The line from Edmonton, in additisn to providing facilities for the suburban traffic, would, by means of the short connecting railway, shorten the Cambridge route by some miles, and the diver sion of the Cambridge traffic would much relieve the overcrowded main line bet ween Shoreditch and Stratford. It was most important that in the con struction of a line from Dalston to the city the de sirability of effecting a junction with the metropo litan Railway should not be lost sight of. II Parlia ment was satisfied with the necessity of the lines from Edmonton to the North London at West Hack ney, that portion of the scheme might be separated from the southern portions, which required further revision. The Midland Extension to London was 49 miles 5 chains long, commenced at Belford, entered Lon don on the east side of the Edgware-read, crossed over the Hampstead Junction Railway and the Finchley-road, then tunnels for 1,484 yards under Hampstead-hill any the Hampstead-road, passed under the Hampstead Junction Railway and the Kentish-town-road at the point of junction with the Highgate-road, through Camden-town, under the North London Railway, over the Regent's Canal, across a mass of small streets to the Metropolitan Railway in the New-road, which it joined by a short branch, 31 chains long, at the King's-cross station of the Metropolitan Railway. The ruling gradient was lin 129. He doubted the propriety of sanc tioning the junction of the proposed line with the Metropolitan Railway in its present ftipt. With regard to the Ludgate Station and Junc tion Railway, the bridge over Ludgate-hill was 40 feet span and 10 feet in height. The line descended from Ludgate-hill to Skinner-street by a steep in cline of 1 in 40. No open space was interfered with, except a small portion of Smithfield. The space marked on the plans as7property which might be taken for station purposes was very extensive along the whole route on the east side of Farringdon street. Provision should probably be made for a bridge of such dimensions as would provide for any future widening of the main thoroughfare along Ludgate-hill, and the nature of the bridge, in an architectural point:of view, should be subject to the approval of some public board. As to the proposed widening of the Victoria Sta tion and Pimlico Railway, the report stated that there was an urgent necessity for additional means of entering that station at Pimlico. The London, Chatham, and Dover scheme pro posed to build a new bridge across the Thames adjacent to the Victoria-bridge. It would be de serving of consideration whether the widening of the existing bridge, or the placing of a new one close to the Victoria-bridge would not be less ob jectionable to the navigation than the construction of a separate bridge at a distance from the former. The following bills had been withdrawn, or were no longer before Parliament :—North London (Branch to the Imperial Gasworks) ; the North London and Edmonton; the Hammersmith, Kew, and Richmond; the Wimbledon and Streatham; the Putney, Balham, and City Junction; the Lon don, Chatham, and Dover, No. 2; the Greenwich and Woolwich ; the South London, Greenwich, and Woolwich ; the Northern and Southern (City Junction) ; the Albert Station and Mid-London ; the Leicester-square, Hammersmith, Kew, and Richmond ; the Kensington, Knightsbridge, and Metropolitan ; the Pimlico and Paddington, and the Regent-circus. The latter project for a line from King's-cross station to Great Windmill-street was thrown out on the second reading, but Colonel Yolland had no doubt that a line connecting the Great Northern Railway with Charing-cross or Regent-circus would be found usefulto the public. After describing the routes and part iculars of the other projects-, he concluded by stating that he had not in his possession the information that would enable him to express an opinion upon thei•ailway schemes which affected the purely suburban dis tricts; and he regretted that his observations in the report were not more complete. A letter from Vienna states that the Emperor Francis Joseph has decided upon a very early meetin g o f the Hungarian Diet. It also says that new reforms are to be octroyed in Hungary. [A.DYERTISEIsIENT.] — TioIIoway ' s Ointment and Pills.— Shooting Pains.—These frequently divert attention from the true seat of disease. Many cases of " flying pains" in the back, shoulder, nock, and head are daily cured by rubbing Holloway's Ointment on the pit of the stomach and right side. A patient writes, " After trying the most expeiienced practitioners and galvanists in vain, your Ointment, atter two rubbings over the right side, com pletely removed the misnamed neuralgia from the head and shoulders, though, I believe, your Pills facilitated my cure." This testimony is as encouraging as unsolicited. Almost all low, nervous, irritable feelings fidgetting man kind s pring from defective action in the liver. and can only k . . 3 remedied by clearing that organ of vitiated or surplus bile. THE ARMY. The invalided troops which arrived at Spithead on Sunday in the Nile, East Indiaman, from Cal cutta, were transferred yesterday to the Lucifer steam tender, and landed from her at the new mili tary hospital at Netley, in Southampton Water. The Nile sailed from Spithead about 2 p.m. for Lon don. Railway Schemes for the Metropolis and Suburbs. Colonel Yolland, R.E., at the request of the Board of Trade, has just issued his report on the Railway Schemes of the present Session proposed for the metropolis and its suburbs. It states that he had carefully examined the Report of the Royal Com mission that investigated in 1846 the various projects for establishing railway termini within or in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis, then defined as follows :—The Edgware-road, from Ox ford-street to the intersection of the New-road and City-road to Finsbury-square; Bishopsgate-street ; London-bridge ; High-street, Borough; Blackman street ; the Borough-road ; Lambeth-read ; Vaux hall-bridge ; Vauxhal l-bridge-road ; Grosvenor place; and Park-lane. The general conclusions of the Commission were adverse to allowing railways to enter within those limits north of the Thames, but they recommended intercommunication be tween the London and South-Western and the South-Eastern Railways, south of the Thames, which has now been authorised and was in course of being carried into effect. They stated, how ever, that if at any time hereafter it shou!d be deemed advisable to admit railways within those limits north of the Thames, this should be done in conformity with some uniform plan, and that under no circumstances should the thoroughfares of the metropolis be surrendered to separate schemes, brought forward at different times, and without reference to each other. Little attention appears to have been paid to this representation of the Com mission. The urgent necessity now generally ad mitted to exist for relieving the overcrowded streets of some portion of their traffic did not appear to have been then much felt, neither did the Commie sion seem to recognise the desirability of intercom munication between the termini of the principal railways lying north of the Thames; and they were also opposed to any attempt to connect the railways north of the Thames with those south of the Thames, except at some point west of Vauxhall -bridge. But the increase of traffic and a continually recurring de mand had led to the authorisation and; execution of a considerable length of railways in and surrounding the metropolis, some connecting the eastern and western sides of London, both north and south of the Thames, while others were still in course of con struction ; but with the exception of the Metropo litan, the Charing-cross, and the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, across the Thames to Farring street, those had all b een l a id ou t beyond the limits of the metropolis t o which he had referred. Again , the number of termi n i north o f t h e Thames had been increased by th ree - -viz., the Vi ctor i a station at Pimlico, the Great Northern at King's-cross, and the Metropolitan at Farringdon-street (temporary) ; a fourth had been sanctioned for the North London at Liverpool-street, and another important company, the Midland, was now seeking for a London termi nus at Euston-road, St. Pancras, intermediate be tween the London and North-Western and the Great Northern Railways. The completion of the West London Extension Railway had established a con nection between the London and North-Western and the Groat Western Railways north of the Thames, with the London and South-Western, the London, Brighton, and South Coast, and the Lon don, Chatham, and Dover Railways south of the Thames, and had afforded access to a terminal sta tion at the west end (the Victoria, in Pimlico), only just outside the limits of the metropolitan area de fined to the Commissioners in 1846. Three railway bridges had been authorised, and were in course of construction, across the Thames, within the limits of the metropolis proper—viz., one at Hungerford market for the Charing-cross line, another adjacent to Blackfriara-bridge for the London, Chatham, and Dover, and the third between London and South wark-bridges, also for the Charing-c ross R a il wa y. The second bridge would enable intercommunication to be made between the London, Chatham, and Dover, south of the Thames, and the railways in connection with the Metropolitan Railway north of the river. He thought that the construction of those lines of railway when completed would be attended with benefit to the community at large, though there was little doubt that better arrang e ments might have been made if the subject had been l oo k e d e t as a whole when these schemes were under consideration. The Metropolitan Railway, as constructed, would probably be injurious in preventing the construction of new lines of railway that would connect some of the metropolitan termini with each other—a most desirable object, as pointed out in the report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Me tropolitan C mmunications, which sat in 1855. If that be admitted, it would follow that before any new lines of railway within the metropolis, some running in an easterly and westerly, and others in a northerly and southerly direction, were sanctioned, the several projects should be very carefully examined to ascertain that barriers were not allowed to be erected that would absolutely prevent the construction of any new lines of intercommunication , however much they may be required. A disregard of the recommendation of the Commission might also be traced in the authorisation of two term inal - e ee°°. 1/7 NE W S PAP Eh C 4 THE lOTS AT STAL „ STALYBRIDGE, MQ D .t 111 S A meeting of the Relief Committee was held at Stalybtidg© this morning, and in consequence of their adhering to their resolution not to give relief in money but by tickets:, all the operatives but eight refused to neeivo them. Many of them, however, it is thought, have been frightened into refusal by the general body. The greater part of the applicants went in procession to Ashton, as stated above, and to Dukinfield. The town, however, is in an excited state, and fresh outbreaks are feared to-night. There are two troops of Hussars under arms and one company of the 49th Infantry. It was reported this morring that a large number of men and women left here to go to Oldharn and Hyde, in addition to the mob that proceeded to Ashton. Eras. Up to this titn , there has been no outbreak of moment. Most of the 6110 1 , S have been cloied all ch,y, but tile smellier provision sh o p s cpenc a i n the morning, e•nd the consequence was that their owners, in rn , Aly cases, Were fri : 4ll=:ned into the distribution of food to the mole. In the e•arne way the keepers of bee ri•outes and pubiichouses have been induced, More by fear than violence, to distribute beer to the people. At this moment there arc 15,000 to 20,000 people in the streets. An outbreak is feared, though the object of the people seems to be rather to distract and harass the authorities by gatherings in various places simul taneously than by a general riot. Stones have been thrown at the police, and several men are in cus tody. The mob that proceeded to Hyde frightened the shopkeepers into giving them food, much in the same way as that at Ashton. There is a rumour of an intention to destroy the gasworks and firi some of the mills; and as there `smmany drunken people in the streets, there is no. Baying what excesses may result. The magistrates are gathered at the Town-hall of this place and of Ashton, and as the people rush about with great clamour, a very excited and uneasy feeling exists. Five men who had broken into a grocer's shop were locked in by a policeman and captured. They were brought before the magistrates this evening and committed to the assizes, and they will be taken to Chester early in the morning. At Oldham there has been no disturbance, but the mayor and magistrates met in the Town-hall to night. 500 special constables have been sworn in in anticipation of a visit from the mob to-morrow. RIOT AT ASHTON. ASHTON, MONDAY 3 p.m. At half-past nine o'clock this morning a police constable who had been sent to Staleybridge by Mr. Dalglish, the chief constable, to watch the progress of events in that borough, arrived at the Town-hall, Ashton, with the intelligence that a considerable mob of persons, having gathered there, had marched in procession thence, for the purpose of rioting at Ashton. Mr. Dalglish immediately called in all the available police force, and soon afterwards Mr. Hugh Mason, a magistrate, arrived, and, with Mr.Dalglish decided upon calling out as soon as possible a troop of the 14th Hussars, stationed at the Ashton Barracks: In the meantime a number of special constables were sworn in, and, wit h the police,were placed under the command of the chief constable. With Mr. Mason at their head, this body proceeded to the Staleybridge-road, with a view of preventing the mob from entering the town. They were too late, however, for that purpose, for before this could be done the mob had arrived, attacked the bread shop of Mr. Handforth, baker, Old-street, and the inmates, through fear, had thrown out loaves of bread, which led to a scramble and much excitement. From this shop they proceeded to that of Joshua Taylor, a corn dealer and cheese factor, and here also both bread and cheese were thrown to them. From here they went in considerable disorder to the shop of Joseph Wood, a large provision dealer, in Market street-avenue, and broke into It and carried off some cheese. From this place they proceeded with great noise down Stamford-street as far as the shop of Mr. Corry, grocer and provision dealer, where bread was also thrown out to them by the alarmed inmates. With the bread a box of biscuits was also given to them. From Stamford-street the mob pro ceeded to Henry-square, to the shop of Mr. Far rand, provision dealer. Mr. Mason, accompanied . as before described by the police, and also by the military, here came up with the rioters, but the shop had been already forced open, and bread were being thrown out. Mr. Mason immediately pro ceeded to address them, and was received with cheers and hooting. He was lifted upon the shoulders of several men, and many of the crowd took off their hats to listen to him. He addressed them to the effect that they would do much better by peaceable than by riotous conduct, and advised them to go home without committing further depredations. What they had done already, he told them, consti tuted a riot. (Cries of "No, no !" "No riot !") He said that it was a riot, and so long as he was magistrate he would not permit riotous conduct to go on in Ashton unchecked. If they had any rea sonable grievance to complain of they should, if application were made to the proper quarter, be heard and judged impartially. But if they took, an he was sorry to say they had done, the law into their own hands they would earn for themselves well-merited disgrace, and would lose all the sym pathy which had been so generally expressed for them. In Ashton shop-breaking would neither be allowed nor tolerated for a moment, and with the view of effectually and at once putting a stop to such disgraceful conduct, he should proceed to read the Riot Act, and then call upon them to disperse. Mr. Mason proceeded to read the Riot Act amid cheers, hootings, and cries of "We want bread, we've got no money." The mob was then told to disperse, and they proceeded along Portland-street and Catherine-street to a baker's shop in Caven dish-street, into which a portion of them broke, and seized a number of loaves that were on the counter and threw them out at the door. As they were leaving this shop the police came up, and Mr. Dal glish seeing one of the mob carrying away a loaf apprehended him. The mob from this place went towards the gasworks, whether they were followed by the police, and soon afterwards the police, taking another route through Oldham-street, were assailed by a shower of stones. One of the missiles struck Mr. Mason, but did not hurt him. The moment the stones were thrown the police faced about and confronted the mob, now consisting of at least 3,000 people. The Hussars, which had been otatioe.a iu Henry-square, now came up and charged the mob with drawn swords, but rode through them with out inflicting injury, The mob were broken and dispersed for the time, but a considerable number again collected and proceeded towards Dakinfleld, sacking several shops on their way. At Dnkinfield they were received by a body of the county con stabulary, under Captain Elgee, who, with the assistance of the military, dispersed and drove them back to Staleybridge. 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