The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-23 00:00:00

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' D • ' .;;1 .4'..'A,66' . 1 4/. l fr , - ''''''' " --1.-. ... lam;'- - ,• - ' • 11.4 N • a was a white man, with one son whom .14 - 6s c r i y o m 46 , l . already, endeavouring to Bell two more box 'Bl4;:whajfr ah almost certain death. He found loyal Abolitionists ready - and eager to become the purchasers of dies p substitutes. Let ns hear no more about the barbarism of slavery, whet, the barbarism of this war can exhibit sill h a revolting. spectacle in the light of Heaven on the free 3 soil of Penn sylvania.—Fulton Democrat. ° PE.RSONS SEEKING LANIARD REF ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, , T .l OLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND I'I tOr`FRUES GENERALLY— ,r • t. .o BE HAD GRATIS, at the principarßailway Bookstalls .taroughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, AO. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "I`HEE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing availed selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the Cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OP PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of ,this Register %ifords, by sending the particulars o f th e i r proper ti es to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. turaley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, Where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, B .llcl then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. LIURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to liergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select gy m, display e d i n Sh owrcoms occupy i ng an acre o f ground. Eery article warranted. CI...MuGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT . TO FUR USH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publifthing an entirely New Edition of their un !quailed HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo 14 - 1 , m - able engravings of every description of Furniture and zeosteads, with prices attached. A copy sent g,tatis and Post-free on application. This costly work also contains Complete estimates for furnishing on the followi ng rev i se d Cale : • A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ 258 16 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househMd furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy milep and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern. Southampton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder- Minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Woroester, Ipswich, Peterborough, SL David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great trita.L. COB BETT and CO.. General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, B.E, T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard-street, London; and Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. At the Annual Meeting, on'the sth inst., the following were some of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum of £341,663 Be' ...seing an advance of 40,977 over 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre. Vious year. The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en hanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was. 475,993 Ditto ditto, 1863 88,966 Showing an Increase in one year of ...... £12,973 Among the incidents which have tended to the advance tient of the Royal within the last few months may be reckoned its action with respect to the losses sustained by the explo sion of the Lotty Sleigh, which although on ty con9istent with t he general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti raately proved to be no more than what had been done in tor liter times by the oldest and most proverbially honourable *along its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public favour by its unhesitating promptness. As the largest total of Revenue and the largest rat!, of progrprogression have been attained in the present year, so it ession that the largest Profit which it has ever fallen to the Directors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an .bounced The balance of net profit on theyear ham amounted w .f. 83515 •of which su m £ 34, 100 only has been appropriated to Dividend and Bonus, and the large balance of £49,441 been carried to Reset ve. LIFE BRANCH. The progress of the Life Branch, as shown by i the New isusiness transacted in tke last year, is most promsing, and the advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In surances effected, show clearly the estimation in which the ft e e o rnp years any is held. The following is a statement for the last ~, a 4 v et Sum Assured on New Policies after deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 1860 186 1 2 1863 This rapid growth upwards, amountieg to cen 73 t. o per cent. on the Su Assured, and of 80 per n the Premium re m. - Ceived in the course of five years, may justly be considered as larger than any which could have been reasonably expected. The first half of the current year 1864, however, far outeti ips the ratio of increase Indicated by the figures just quoted, as the sum assured for that period of six months only actually exceeds Half-a-Mil ton sterling. The rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour able features, and augurs well for the result to be by the quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when the present year is concluded. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. August, 1864. QOllO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring reehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and ;louses to be dispo se i of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES ',,II.I.KRAY Auctioneer and Valuer, 2E, Gerrard-street, " I °l l o, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail waY Compensations, dtc. Rents Collected. VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-street, London, Four Doors South of New Oxford-street. ,The Vint age C om id a Sh erry, G o ld en - I , ile Vintage Xeres Ditt o , P a l e The Vintage Port, No. 1 2os. „ The Vintage Port, No. 1* 24s. „ ...The Vi n t age P ort, N o. 5, fi ne rich ol d 3ss. ...The Vintage Claret ... 13s. „ The Vintage Beaujolais, recommended ........ 1 es. „ The Vintage Champagne, quarts 27s . If .• pints l5 B. The Vintage Hock, If sparkling, very choice 358• 1 t The Vintage Burgundy, sparkling superb 408• •,. The Vintage East India Sherry The Vintage A montillado, the choicest imported 565. „ Fine fild Cognac. Liquors, Spirits, (to. THE VINTAGE A LMANACK. with price list and Inedical and clerical testimonials, sent post free. See 800 °Pinions of the press. 14; Bloomsbury-street. N. W. HODGES, Secretary. ITAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, 18 . 6d., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from 55.. The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d, or sent free for 54 stamps. It is bloat easy of use. AIR DESTROYER —248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, Without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, !lee and arms. 3s. 6d. ; sent the same dams ordered by post 5 stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTIIARIDES OIL. which speedily produces whhkers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free fors4 stamps, —AL EX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn, London. Essay on Hair, id. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE ABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness, 4, c 2s. 9d.; by post for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Relbern, London. ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER, le.; sent for 14 stamps ; Eye Colour, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or 6u stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 218, 'ligh Holborn, London. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6cL ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. SII OR THAN D.—"PITMAN'S PHONO- Ko GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient—probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. BED .ROOM CANDLES. npRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for nee where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle , ticks to fit thin candies, is. and 2s. 6d each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, to tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SH ERWOODOLE : , "Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes uad from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. eansuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Prig's Patent," from 6d. ties, Oct. and is. each. nPwards. Impure Glycerine 'm been sold the state- Inent that it is "equal to Retail throng' Wholesale by Prts Pateni Lon any Grocer. Caudle CompanyaLinaltedb pRIZE MEDA L.—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER sc CO., Wax Chandlers, ism, ar.o.. To the Queen and the Fence of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church C andles, in 1862, testifies to the exeellenoc of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' bianut acture. A distioguished Diznitary, in a letter addressed to Francis wucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:— "I have found them fully equal to the recommendatio n Which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com - Mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." /'inest quality, with batted Wicks, patented.. Is. Id. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • .. 7s. od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. nest quality .. •• • • • • ls. sd. per lb. Second quality • .. • • • • • • • • is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .• • • • • ls. ld. per lb. Carriage paid In London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., : 8 , South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufaetory— Kensington (Established 1730). 1 .10 largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar OL DR ID G E'S BALM of COLUMBIA stands unrivalled as a toilet requisite. It has been es tablished 40 years. and is the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, strengthening, beautifyin, or re s t or i ng the flair, Whiskers, or Moustaches, and pre': '; e nting, them turning gray or fa ling off. —Sold in bottles 6 (1 , 65., and its. by C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, %Veiling: ~311-street, Strand, %V.C.; and all chemists and perfumers. ror Childreu's and Ladies' Hair it is most efficacious and unrivalled, N°. 22,516. THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., SON A N D A NOVEL. H E I R. Also now ready. in 3 vole., GUILTY, OR NOT GUILTY. By the Author of " Cousin Geoffrey," tte. Burst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE. -THE NUN (LA RELIGIEUSE), By the Abb4 * * *, Author of " I e Maudit," Is now ready at all Libraries and Booksellers, in 3 vols., post Byo. • Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. NOTICE.— BERTIE BRAY . —Th e Second Edition of this new. Novel, by the Author of "Sir Victor's Choice," 12 now ready. Also by same Author, THE CROSS OF HONOUR. Price 2s. London : John Maxwe 1 and Co., 122, Fleet-street. THE LATEST NEW NOVELS. lIE It T I E_ B R A Y. By the Author of " Sin VICTOR'S CHOICE," &C. DANGEROUS CONNEXIONS. In Three Vole. THE MAN IN CHAINS. By the Author of " SACKITILLE CHASE," &C. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OPTICS, No. 5, Upper Charles-greet, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1864) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEO. M. MITCHELL, and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. Th!s work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or against public and private measures dum b ; the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, &c. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat rday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, ii , Regent-street. Unreserved seats, is., 25,; stalls, 38.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. OXFORD and CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limited). GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE TERCENTENARY; or, a NIjHT WITH. SHAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, &c., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. Arthur Lloyd, with his new song of "The Organ Grinder," a decided hit; Mr. W. Randall ; Miss Nelly Pow-r, and those marvellous Gymnasts, N es,rs. TALLIOTT and BURNELL' (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid). " THE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN !" ~ G o, knock, and call ; he'll speak like an Antbropopha ginian unto thee: knock, f - say. —Shakspere. Merry Wives of Windsor, 4 act, sc. 5. THE WONDER OF THE DAY Will shortly be Illustrated by Mr. W. Hilton. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. TH E OXFO R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THE OXFORD and CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limited). During this week will be performed, Selections from the following Operas. viz., THE TROVATORE, NABUCO. UN BALLO IN MAScHERA. LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, by Verdi; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, by Sir H. I ishop. Principal Artistes:—Misses Russell, Tyrrell, Walmsley, Fitz-Henry, and Barrie ; Messrs. Marini, Hush, Green 111+rcello, and Albert. Comedy by UNSWORTH, EUGENE, W. Randall, C. Burton, and Mdlle. Cavalho, the celebrated Comedienne, A dmiesion—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ANTHROPOGLOSSOS.-ST.JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly.—Great Success!—Extraordinary Excitement. - The AN TIIROPOGLOSSOS, Automaton Vocalist, Wonder of the World. [Registered according to Acts 1813 and 1850, 6 and 7 Vic., c. 65, 13 and 14 Vic, c. IC4, and copyright secured an i entered at Stationer's Hall.] OPEN DAILY, from 12 till 10 o'clock. The Exhibitions take place at the commer ceinent of each hour, viz., 12, 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7. 8, and 9 o'clock. Admission, One Shilling. Tickets at Mr. Austin's office, St. James's Hill, 2t, Picea- MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMEItAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photcgraph. by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, is. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Stainsby-road, Limehouse.—Detached Freehold Residence 'UR. ANDREW HIND is instructed by the proprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at GARRA WAY'S, Change-alley, Cornhill, on MONDAY, August 29, 1864, at One o'c ock, the very superior FREEHOLD HOUSE, known as Paradise Cottage, pleasantly situate in the Stains by-road, near the East India-road, Limehouse, and contain ing large drawing, dining, and breakfast rooms, six bed rooms, capital kitchen, and offices, three w.c.'s, otc. The principal rooms have stained glass windows and French casements, opening to ornamental verandahs, which extend the entire length of the building. In the rear is a beautifully laid-out flower garden, with greenhouse, summerhouse, large and handsome foun , ain, d:c. The whole enclosed by walls, and thorouAly screened from observation by well-grown evergreens and other trees. May be viewed bycards from the auctioneer only, and partion'ars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's; of T. Price, Esq., solicitor, 24, Abchurcli lane, B.C. ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. New Barnet.—Freehold Semi-detached Villas. R. ANDREW HIND will SELL by AUC TION. at GARRAWAY'S, Change-alley, Cornhill, on TUESDA.Y. August 30, 1864, at One o'clock, the conve nient FREEHOLD Seven-roomed HOUSES, Nos. 1 and 2, Lancaster-road, New Barnet, near the railway station, with front and back gardens, now let at £44 per annum, but pos session of one may be had if desired. May be viewed and particulars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Pinner.—Freehold Building Land. MR. ANDW. HIND will SELL by AUCTION shortly, 23 Acres of LAND, beautifully situa , e near the village, and about a mile from the station. The plots will contain from half an acre to two Tres and upwards. The estate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing through it. Residents on this property will be entitled to the privileges of Harrow School, and the occupant of each house of the value cf 450 per annum will receive a free first class railway ticket to London for thirteen years. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, dnd Dining-room, consisting of anew and elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Alabas •er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine. ralogist to her liaiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CLIOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and NINE RALOGrY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand. W.C. DIN:NEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA has been, durirg thirty years, emphatically sanctioned by the Medical Profession, and universally accepted by the Public, as the Best Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach. Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild Aperient for delicate constitutions, more espr.cially for Ladies and Children. Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup it forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its Aperient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons, and, above all, in Hot Climates, the regular use of this sim ple and cegaat remedy has been found highly beneficial. Manufactured (with the utmost attention to strength and purity) by DINNEFORD and CO., 172, New Bond-street, London ; and sold by all respectable Chemists throughout the Empire. Second Edition, Corrected and Revised, post free 7d., in cloth 13d., PRE TEETH: a Practical Treatise, with the best means of restoring them when defective or lost. Ey A. ESKELL,Esq., Surgeon-Dentist, 8, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. " It really contains all that is necessary relative to the good keepingof he mou h and teeth, and deserves the serious consideration of all who adequately regard their health, comfort, and appearance."—The Sun, May 4, 1861. "We can commend this little brochure on a subject upon which everybody takes an interest."—Medioal Circular, June 5, 1861. " We can recommend its perusal to those who wish to pre serve their teeth, and to those who know the value of them." —Daily News, June 20, 1861. London : Clemente, Little Palteney-street. IitOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of IVA L E S,K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. The numerous and urgent appeals of the sick poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged to treat as out-patients many distressing cases which, with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Ni c holas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and R ans om and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.: Winyn and Co. ; .J_one . s Loyd and Co. ; B arc l ay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; inarns, Deaco n , an d Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Be rners - street ; Masterman and Co. ; Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. UTAIsITORD SAIITEE beOretary. EIEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise ? 1 7 advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to EVANS', Covent-garden. hear some charming singing, order one or their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that is th best advice I can give you. K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded ",Kina.han's LL Whisky." Naval and Military Telegraphy, An exposition of the system of telegraphy for the joint use of the army and navy in combined military and naval operations, which has been brought to its present state of perfection by a series of experiments extending over some months, by Captain Frank Bolton, of the 12th Regiment, and Commander Colomb, of her Majesty's navy, took place on Friday evening last, under the inspection of the Lords of the Admiralty, and was atteaded with the most perfect suc cess. Their Lordships had left Portsmouth in the afternoon in their yacht Enchantress, and anchored for the night in Cowes Roads, the Pigmy paddlewheel steamer, Master Commander Vine (fitted with sets of signalling apparatus), following from Portsmouth and anchoring near the Admi ralty yacht, according to the arrangements announced in the Naval and Military Intelligence of The Sun of Saturday. The Pigmy thus became one point of communication which may be termed the central, with the Lords of the Admiralty on board to watch and direct the proceedings. The Pigmy carries one of Captain Bolton's army field lime lights, and is also fitted with the magneto-electric light of precisely the same nature as the one that throws its powerful rays nightly across the Channel from Dungeness Lighthouse. Command Colomb was on hoard the Pigmy, and conducted the signalling, under the direction of the Duke of Somerset and his colleagues. The three outlying signal points from the Pigmy were,—the semaphore tower, in Portsmouth Dockyard; Ash-down, in nearly the centre of the Isle of Wight; and St. Catherine's-hill, the high land near Black Gang Chine, at the southern extremity of the island. At the semaphore tower was one of Capt. Bolton's army field lime lights only, in charge of Capt. Bolton and a corporal of Engineers. On Ashdown was a similar instrument in charge of a couple of Engineers or Sappers, and on St. Catherine's was a similar instrument, with also a magneto-electric apparatus, in charge of four Engineers. The time appointed for the signalling to commence was 9 p.m., and the initiative was to be taken on board the Pigmy. It was considerably past that time, however, before the Pigmy made any sign to those in the semaphore tower at Portsmouth, and it was evident that the Lords of the Ad miralty were either directing messages to St. Catherine's hill in the first instance, or there must be an intervening fog between the signalling points undiscoverable from the sema phore at Portsmouth. The former eventually proved to be the case. Capt. Bolton, anxious to discover the real cause, flashed his light in the direction of Ashdown, and the call being at once answered, Capt. Bolton flashed the question as fast as the words could have been slowly spelt, "Have you any fog there, or is there any visible round St. Cathe rine's ?" The answer, flashed as quickly back, was "No thing that we can see." The call signal from Portsmouth to Ashdown was made and answered and these messages sent and received in 2m 30s. St. Catherine's station was next flashed into position out in the darkness, and told to keep a sharp look out. At 10 p.m. the magneto-electric light on St. Catherine's-hill burst into view over Hyde, with all the brilliant intensity of a summer noonday's blue sun, and " winked " out its message, " Cowes has seen us; good night." Portsmouth, however, was anxious to know what Cowes had said, and Captain Bolton, by a couple of flashes from his diminutive apparatus, checked his powerful friend and agent on St. Catherine's-hill, and put the necessary question. Again the wonderful light winked through the darkness, and, commencing its answer, said, " They asked if we could."—At this point Captain Bolton had to signal, "Wait," for Commander Colomb on board the Pigmy at Cowes was calling attention with his magneto-electric light, and, on being answered, sent the following passage (having no official meaning) to Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, at his residence in the dockyard, from the Lords of the Ad. miraity who were on board the Pigmy, then from on board their yacht Enchantress : "Semaphore tower, inquire of Sir Michael Seymour if :he Channel Fleet have coaled ; ask also which boat won the race." The message was sent from the semaphore tower fo the residence of Sir Michael Seymour, aad an answer was sent acros by the lime light, that— " The Channel Fleet have not all coaled yet. Admiral Elliot's boat won the race." Their Lordships now quitted the Pigmy for their own yacht, quite satisfied with the experiments, and a parting, "Great success," again winked by the magneto-electric of the Pigmy to the lime light on the Portsmouth semaphore tower closed the proceedings, and the Pigmy immediately weighed her anchor and returned to Portsmouth. It will be understood at once from the hour at which the signalling took place that only the night system of Captain Bolton and Commander Colomb was put under trial by the Lards of the Admiralty, and this course was taken for the reason that it difficulty in transmission existed in one part of the system over the other it must be with the night rather than the day system, from the fact that fogs—that great enemy to all sight signals—are in greater force about the high lands of the Isle of Wight by night than by day. The magneto-electric light and the lime light may be shortly described as follows :—ln the magneto-electric the power that produces the light is resident in 120 perma nent magnets, of about 51b, each, ranged on the periphery of two large wheels, the latter driven by steam power, which causes 160 soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire to rotate past the magnets. The small streams of electricity thus generated are collected together into one stream, and by a special piece of apparatus, termed a commutator, the alternate positive and negative currents are all brought into one direction and conveyed by a wire to the illuminating apparatus and " lamp" or " regulator." The lime light is obtained from the ignition of a piece of lime, the shape and thickness of a small cedar pencil, by submitting it to the intense heat evolved by the compound flame of hydrogen and oxygen gases in the proportion in which they form water. The Erne does not burn, but simply becomes brilliantly illuminated without undergoing any chemical change. This light is stated to be the most intense and pure known, with the exception of the electric light, over which, however, it possesses the great advantages of being steady and continuous, and its volume capable of being increased at pleasure. The cost of the magneto-electric ap paratus is something like £2,000 at present, but it can be produced more cheaply as it is brought into use, and its cost of working is said to be comparatively trifling after it has been established. The cost of Captain Bolton's lime light field apparatus. complete for field service, and such as is now supplied by the War Department to our Royal Engineers, is about £35. The lime light will receive and transmit sig nals with certainty to a distance of 23 miles, The range of the magneto-electric is greater. The lime light is now sup plied to every ship in the Channel Fleet for night sig nalling, having superseded all other signal lights, and especially those with coloured glasses. The army and navy have thus already adopted the light officially to a certain extent, and it is with the object of its complete adoption throughout both services that Commander Colomb and Captain Bolton have now for some months past been em ployed upon these experiments to perfect a set of signals which may be introduced as the signal code for the conjoint use of the army and navy, and upon this part of their duties the commission to be named by the War Department and the Admiralty will immediately be formed and make a re port. The entire system of transmitting the signals by day and by night is available under all circumstances, and is expressed by jets of steam, revolving shutters, a collapsing cone or disc by day; by one bright light by night, and by a fog horn or steam whistle in a fog. With these means the following results have been already obtained :- 1. Perfect communication by day has been established between St. Catherine's Down, Isle of Wight, and her Ma jesty's steamer Pigmy, with the shutters and jets of steam, the Pigmy being 16 miles off at sea, at the rate of two sig nals in three minutes, including the transmission of the signals from St. Catherine's to the semaphore tower at Portsmouth, an additional 16 miles, 2. Perfect communication by night between the same points, at a seaward distance of 30 miles by the electric light, and a seaward distance of 22 miles with the lime light, at the average rate of one signal per minute, the weather being ordinarily clear. 3. Fog signals by sound with common ships' fog horns, at a distance of three to four miles, at the same rate of speed. Messages of 12 signals have been sent from St. Catherine's Down to the Pigmy, and vice versa, at a distance of 17 miles seaward, in a gale of wind, and transmitted to Portsmouth in eight minutes,including the repetition at St. Catherine's. On the night of the 18th inst. 200 signals were sent between Portsmouth and St. Catherine's Down in one hour. neers, Capt. Bolton's arrangements for fixed military sta tions, such as the semaphore tower at Portsmouth, as the headquarters for telegraphic communication with all the surrounding fortifications, are independent of any signal book, the operator flashing each letter of a word from the point of his lime light as he sends his message. It is evi dent, however, that this independent method would not answer at sea, where the flagship must keep repeating a message until answered by each ship in the squadron, and for this latter necessity Commander Colcomb's mechanical regulator expressly provides, making and repeating the signal independent of any skill on the part of the seaman signalman. THE VOLUNTEERS. -- e-.~ _ A court of inquiry, ordered by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire at the instance of the Secretary of State for War, was held at Winchester a few days ago into the circum stances he official reports were b ase d w hi c h ledto upontherec which tdiieshbandment ofthe 18th Hants, or Basing stoke corps, for insubordination at the review at Guildford on Easter Monday. The court Was composed of Sir George Pechell, Colonel-Commandant of the 4th Administrative Battalion of Hampshire, as president, Capt. Barton, of the 3d p Assis tant-Inspectorir of Volunteers, attended from the War-office. It sacte: h Rants. Col. Luard, the review on Easter Monday a general apaeuat reorderathn that dwt Capt. apsre previous Bu issued ior by Col. 11 tM urdo that no company in any battalion was to consist of less than 24 files. Lient.- Col. Humphery, MS . who woman& the let Hants Administrative Battalion, on arri v i ng found four other com pante s andbelonging to one subdivision at Shalford-common with his own, the Andover company, his battalion already on the ground ; two companies from Southampton, under Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Pechell, were added to his command, which thus consisted of seven companies and one subdivi sion. The men forming the subdi v i s i on were at once dis tributed among the seven comp an i es, but Colonel Hum phery, in the hope that more men might yet arrive, and obviate the necessity of bre a ki ng up any of the com panies, delayed obeying the general order until the last mo ment—until, indeed, a peremptory command from the brigade-major compelled him at on ce to do so. As each company consisted of less than 24 file, and as the battalion could consist of six companies only, one had to be broken up. He accordingly directed Lieutenant Brooks, who com manded the Basingstoke or junior company, and which numbered only l7i files, to distribute his men in certain proportions among the rest. Some of the men, in obedience to Lieutenant Brooks's order, were marched off to one of the companies from Winchester, but others of them, on being ordered to join some other company, refused to obey. After the review Lieutenant Brooks resigned his commission, and Colonel Humphery, as the officer in command of the bat talion, reported the circumstances to the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, the Marquis of Winchester, who in turn re ported to the War-office, and eventually, by the command of the Queen, the Basingstoke corps was,disbanded for in subordination. The subject was one of painful interest to Volunteers in general at the time, and having bince con tinued to rankle in the minds of the corps in question and of the rest of the inhabitants of the town of Basingstoke, Lord de Grey and Ripon ordered an inquiry into the cir cumstances. At the court constituted as above Mr Brooks, late lieu tenant, was called as a witness. Ho said he was at the re view with the Basingstoke corps, which ho commanded. He formed up the corps, when the Colonel asked him the date of his commissions, he told him he could not mind the date, but that Lieutenant Pooro was his senior in rank. The Colonel then said he must break up the 18th, or Basing stoke. He replied, " Very well," and asked how many files were wanted for No, 1 Company. The Colonel said, "Three files," which were detached and joined it without objection on their part. He then asked the Colonel how many files he would require for No. 2, and was told two files. He ac cordingly ordered two files to join No. 2. On his so doing the front rank man of one file said, " I won't go." He also heard two other men further down the company say they would not break up, Upon that he turned to Colonel Humphry, who was close by, and said, "My men refuse to break up. On this the Colonel said to Adjutant Crofts, who was near him, The Basingstoke corps refused to be broken up." The Adjutant's answer was, " Then we must break up the battalion." The Colonel then turned to him (Lieutenant Brooks), and said, " I will have nothing more to do with you ; I will break up the Andover corps." He did so, and brought five files from that corps to the 18th Hants to make it up to the requisite strength, with an order that the Andover flies sLoulu work together. He then proved the company, and they drilled with the rest of the battalion. Four men had refused to obey. One front rank man said he would not go, two others refused to break off, and a fourth, in the centre of the corps, ad dressed the Colonel, saying that the 18th were the strongest on the ground, and requesting to know why the Colonel did not break up his own corps. By the expression "My men refuse to break up'' witness did not mean to infer the whole corps was disobedient, nor did he think it was. He only intended this expression to apply to four men. The witness, in cross - examination; said the Colonel ex pressed his sorrow at breaking up the company to bring up the others to the requisite strength. He made use of no words to the Colonel to imply that there were only four men disobedient. The Colonel, in a letter, asked him to recon sider the resignation of his commission. He did so, and wrote a letter in reply. The letter was put in, and was to the effect that he had reconsidered his resignation, and would not again expose himself to such treatment from his corps. If a corps would not obey its officers it should either be disbanded or the officers should resign. He accepted the latter course, and adhered to his resignation. Colonel Humphery, M.P., was called, and said, in sub• stance, he distinctly rem em b ered Mr Broo k s report i ng to him that his men refused to break up. He replied, "Not break up? They must I" Mr Brooks said, " Well, they won't do it, and I can't make them." He (Colonel Hum phery) then turned to Adjutant Crofts, and, remarking that the Basingstoke corps refused to be broken up, asked what he was to do. The Adjutant replied, "I know what we should do in the regulars. I should order the companies in front and rear to fix bayonets and march the offending com panies off the ground under arrest. He (the Colonel) said he and he did then hear some man n case, him why he did not br ea k could in d t knote Basingstoke do a up his own company. Upon that he went to the Andover company, and said loudly—the 18 Lb must have heard—" Do you hear the Basingstoke men refuse to obey the commands of their officer? Now, you show them that if you under take a soldier's duties you know h o w to discharge th em b y obeying They did s o , an d h e sent five fil es to t h e 18th, or Basingstoke, which were fi ve fil es s h ort, al though they said they were th e strongest company. His com pany, the 1 3 th, was one file s t ronger t h an th e i rs. W hen th e battalion was equalised he f orme d square , an d, r idi ng into the centre , rebuked t he Basing s t o k e corps fo r th e i r up when your officers, and set th em an exam pl e by b rea ki ng required." conduct. He did so in a voice suf f iciently lend for all the men to hear him. He had no remonstrance from the Basing stoke corps in reference to the rebuke ; nor had he any rea son to believe otherwise than that Lieut. Brooks meant that all his company were disobedient. He received every aid was never said in his hearing from the no n-commissioned officers of the corps, and so he men, He expected every day to receive some expression of regret on the part of some stated in i w n a h s is tk o body, but in vain, and as far as , _ ue was concerned he was willing, having rebuked the corps, to allow the matter to was sent to the Lord matter to rest. effic O coi n alild M ruec ic or h ft.a3loft t e h w h in e --. received the resignation bu t b fr e e f m or eEtahral e t , 0 n received;rt of the facts of the case. — p April Bth, a letter Up to that time ofcalling L Lieutenant i eut f . or ß a r k o re o e k p s o he had said nothing a bout what had taken place at Shalford. He ar sentie,s in tt e hisr. taroocoanceuos felt it was hard for them to suffer for the fooler y of a fe w men. He (Colonel Humphery) had done all h e could t o get them a cour t o f in quiry. There, as far as he was concer ned, the matter rested. He believed the disobedi ence was g e neral till he re ce i ve d a cop e did yn ofa letter hecould from to Mr e k ell The Court asked if mo re than four men expressed their disapproval at being broken U. Colonel Humphery replied he knew nothing of that, ex cept by hearsay. He did not p erson ally observe any dis affection, except as to the man who addressed hi m . Mr Brooks asked the Colonel if it would have been in ac cordance with discipline if any of them had remonstrated when he addressed the men in square. Colonel Humphery said it would not have been in accord ance with discipline, but in accordance with his knowledge of the Volunteers. They were free and easy, and he did not think they would stick at remonstrance. These were substantially the circumstances elicited at the court of inquiry, which lasted• four hours. They will be reported to the War-of f ice, and the result will afterwards be made known. The let corps of the Administrative Brigad e o f K en t Artillery Volunteers, consisting of twe batteries, under the command of Captain-Commandant G. E. Sharland, wore in spected on Wednesday by Colonel C. J. B. Ridd ell, C. 8., commanding the Royal Artillery stationed in the Chatham district. After the inspection of Volunteers on the parade ground, which was in every respect satisfacto r y, b o th as regards equipment, arms, clothing, and accoutrements, as well as the manner in which the parade manoeuvres were effected, the corps commenced the more important portion of their duties by manning the batteries commanding the entrance to Chatham Harbour. They did so to practise with the 68-pounder and 32-pounder smooth-bore guns, and to expend their annual allowance of garrison gun ammunition. The projectiles fired , on the occasion consisted of 68-pounder and 32-pounder solid shot and common shell, the target being moored to seaward, at a range of about 1,800 yards. Notwithstanding the somewhat untoward chew:realm of The new code may be said to be based upon the Morse telegraph, the short and long dashes in the printing of which are represented by Captain Bolton and Commander Colomb by the time the jets of steam, cone, or disc, or shutters are exhibited by day ; the time the light is flashed in by night, and the duration of the sound emitted by the steam whistle or fog horn in a fog. For exhibiting the light or cone on board ship, Commander Colomb makes the duration of the signal dependent upon a mechanial arrangement of his own invention, which leaves nothing to the judgment alone of the signalman, ann makes use only of numerals, which are thus applicable to the present naval signal-books, In the telegraphic corps of the Royal Engi• THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1864. a stiff breeze blowing at right angles across the line of fire, causing the target to have a very unsteady motion, the guns were laid and pointed with remarkable accuracy, nearly every shot and shell alighting in close proximity to the target. During the piactice every precaution was taken by the commandant of the garrison to guard against the possi bility of an accident. Ile annual inspection of the Rifle Volunteer corps com prising the 3d Administrative Battalion of Kent Volun • teers took place at Chatham on Thursday last by Lieutenant- Colonel R, G. A. Luard. The companies present con sisted of the 19th and 45th (City of Rochester), 9th (Chat ham), 23nd (Sheerness), 39th (\Vest Mailing), 20th (North fleet), entrel2th (Dartford). On the assembling of the seve ral corps they were marched to the Government grounds in the vicinity of Fort Pitt, when they were put through the customary manoeuvres by Lieutenant-Colonel Stott, who commanded the battalion, Captain Cornyn, of the 22nd, and Lieutenant Marsh, of the 19th Kent, exercising the battalion in the manual and platoon exercises. At the termination of the inspection, Col. Luard briefly addressed the volun teers, and stated that he was pleased to see an improvement on last year's drill. He added that although the move ments had not been performed so steadily as they might have been, yet on the whole the battalion had done pretty fairly. In Suffolk, the Lowestoft battery paraded at the drill shed on Thursday evening, when the prizes for great gun firing were distributed as follows :—The left subdivision took Capt. Morse's prize of £5, offered for the subdivision making the best shots; Gunner C. R. Tymms, Mr T. R. Wood's prize of 1 la., offered to the best shot of the bat tery ; Sergeant Madison and Gunner Roberts, Lieut. Garn ham's prize of a spade guinea and half guinea for the first and second best shots of the right subdivision; Gunner A. Cooper and Gunner C. R. Tymms, Lieut. Seppinga'e prize of the same character, offered to the left subdivision; and Sergeant-Major Youngman and Sergeant Steward, two prizes of 10s., offered to the third best shots in the two divisions by Mr Brackenbury. The volunteers, after the distribution of the prizes, were entertained by Mr Woods, at his residence, Park-hill, Oulton. Several movements may be noted in Lincolnshire. A party of about 30 of the Lincoln corps proceeded last week to Gaiasborough to complete their class firing at 890 and 900 yards, and only two of them failed to obtain a sufficient number of marks to entitle them to become marksmen. Colour-Sergt. Bourne, of No. 3 company, made the highest score (19 marks), and has consequently become the holder for one year of Mr Clayton's challenge cup ; he receives in addition a prize of £5 from the funds of the corps. At the annual competition for prizes by the Louth corps the com mittee offered prizes to be shot for by the first, second, and third classes. In the first class the first prize of £3 was won by Sergeant Mason, who made 30 marks at 200 and 500 yards; in the second class the first prize of £1 was won by Captain Robson, who made 28 marks at 200 and 500 yards ; and in the third class the first prize was won by Sergeant Waite, who made 17 marks at 150 and 200 yards. A prize of £2 2s, given by Mr Blathwayt, was shot for by the first class men, second period, at 500 and 600 yards, and was won by Lance-Corporal Brady. The Shepton Mallet (15th Somerset) Volunteers have had another friendly contest with the Bath (2d Somerset) Company, and the latter were again defeated. The Shep ton Company shot for their challenge cup on Wednesday, at 200, 400, and 500 yards. Private John Allen was the winner with 42 marks; and the cup passed to him from Sergeant Cook, the previous winner. In Wiltshire the coming contests are attracting much attention -among the Volunteers. An interesting contest took place last week between the Chippenham and Melks ham corps, on the ground of the latter. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, Hythe position, and Wimbledon scoring. At 200 the Chippenham men headed their oppo nents by 20 points; but at the next ranges the 111elksham made superior scoring, and succeeded in heading the Chip henham men by 12 points. This was the return match. A return match between 10 members of the Loughborough and 10 of the Melton company has just been decided at the Melton range. Sides of 10 each were formed, and the shooting was at 200, 500, and 600 yards. The scores made were as follows :—Melton, 326; Loughborough, 307. The Melton 10 accordingly won. In a match between 20 of the Melton company and 20 of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch com pany, shooting at 200, 500, and 630 yards, the scores made were—Melton, 553; Ashby, 529. Mr Charles Mezley, the mayor of Liverpool, following the example of Mr Hutchinson (the late mayor), invited the volunteers of Liverpool to a grand gathering at the Aintree race course on Saturday. The weather was beautifully fine, and about 5,000 volunteers were on the ground, while at least 30,000 spectators were assembled on tho Grand Stand and in the neighbourhood of the course. The military arrangements included a review and sham fight, the details and organisation of which were, of course, left to the chief local volunteer officers. There were in all 12 battalions on the ground, five of these being artillery, one engineers, and the remainder rifles. The men came on the ground about 4 o'clock, and on the plain in front of the Grand Stand took up their position in close column of battalions, while the inspecting officers went slowly along the line. Col.M'Murdo was the reviewing officer, and the staff comprised Col. Man ners and Col. Bruce (inspectors of districts), and Col. Lovett, of the 2d Shropshire Battalion. 'The marching past was upon the whole gone through with great regularity. At the close of the day Col. M'Murdo addressed the officers and men, commending their appearance and the condition of their arms, and the steadiness which was apparent in the ranks. Alluding to the Press Guard, and to their adoption (by special permission) of the practice of carrying their arms, he said that it was an antiquated and cumbersome fashion, and that the men did not do it well. The arms were too much at the slop. He recommended, therefore, if they adhered to the practice, a special drill in this branch. It was not merely red coats and bearskins, and having the fixed bayonet, that made the soldier, but good hard drill. In conclusion, Colonel M'Murdo said that this would be the last occasion on which he should have the opportunity of seeing the Volunteers in any tAmoikivroblo numbers. He should lay down his office, however, with the gratifying knowledge that during the last five years the Volunteer force had greatly increased in numbers and improved in efficiency. He was convinced that the existence of this force had saved England from much insult and perhaps from positive attack. It was not an aggressive force, but one intended to keep aggression from the country ; and so long as nations chose to go to war, so long would the Volunteer force preserve this country safe from foreign attack, and contribute to the happiness and contentment of the people. The Volunteers then broke up for refreshment. On the invitation of the Earl of Zetland, a porticn of the first battalion of North Riding Volunteers, comprising the 4th, sth, and 15th North York Corps, under the command of Lieut. Colonel Earl Cathcart, assembled in the beautiful grounds of Aske Hall for review on Thursday. The Volun. teers were nearly 300 strong. The day was observed as a close holiday in Richmond, by the Mayor's orders, and vast num bers of people repaired to the park and grounds, the whole of which were thrown open for the occasion. The Volun teers were drawn up in line before the hall, to receive the Earl of Zetland, who, in his Lord Lieutenant's uniform, rode past the ranks, minutely inspecting the men. Earl Cathcart then put the Volunteers through the varied move ments of battalion drill, at the close of which they were marched to the Riding School, where a banquet had been s pread. Here the men were joined by Lord Zetland, Earl and Countess Cathcart, Lord and Lady Teignmouth, Lord and Lady Stratford de Redcliffe, the Misses Canning, the Hon. T. 0. Powlett, Count Corvell, and others forming Lord Zetland's party. During the after-dinner speeches which followed, it was made a matter of congratulation that Earl Cathcart had reconsidered his intention to resign the command of the battalion and would remain at their head a s at present. The Volunteers were very much praised for their efficiency. A LADY PREACHER AND THE POLICE.—Most of our readers (says the Carmarthen Journal) have deubtless heard of Mrs Colonel Bell, a lady who is (perhaps somewhat indiscreetly) migrating from town to town throughout the principality for the purpose of preaching and selling copies of the Scriptures. Whether Mrs Bell considers Swansea more depraved than other towns we know not, but her stay here has now been prolonged for several months, and the way in which she fulfills her mission ha s repeatedly brought her into antagonism with the police. Some few weeks ago Mrs Bell was summoned before the bench for causing obstruction in the streets, and the c ase being proved she was ordered to pay 6s 6d costs, On Mon day last Mrs Bell was again summoned for a similar offence, and on this occasion Mr Robert Sutherland. tho town mis sionary, was also summoned. The case was proved by P.C. 26, who swore that on Sunday evening both defendants were preaching in Castle-square, that a very large crowd of per sons congregated around them, and the thoroughfare was consequently obstructed. The defendants brought forward three or four respectable civilians, who deposed that they wero present during the whole of the Sunday evening ser vice, and that there was no obstruction—pedestrians passed and repassed on either side of the street. The magistrates, however, believed the case proved, and fined each of the defendants '2os, or 44 days' imprisonment. The defendants refused to pay, stating they had no money, and Mrs Bell adding that the apostles went to gaol for the cause of Christ in days of old, and she would follow their example. Ulti mately, however, a gentleman in court paid the money for both the defendants, who were then liberated. Mrs Bell left a Bible with tho head constable as a gift to the officer who had proved the case against her. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On Friday evening, Mr. Arthur Priest, of Plumatead New Town, with a party of friends, left the pier at North Woolwich in a waterman's boat for the purpose of crossing the river on their return from the gardens, when at starting the craft came in collision with a steamer and was upset. The whole of the party were save(' with the exception of Mr Priest. PRICE ..4d. STAMPED!....Sd. HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the illark Lane Express.) EAST KENT. CANTERBURY, Aug. 21.—As the time for picking ap proaches, the interest with regard to a crop so precarious and uncertain as that of hops increases. I made numerous inquiries among the farmers at our market yesterday, and this morning I have received communications from planters in upwards of twenty parishes in different parts of East Kent. Taken singly, the reports are to some extent con flicting; but, as a whole, they are very favourable. The weather has been ungenial since the date of my last report; easterly winds, with cold nights. The torward hops, espe cially those on the southern and western sides of the poles, near the tops, have continued to grow fasf, and are now fast approaching maturity; but those which are still in a tran sition state, Letween burr and fruit, have been checked. Last night the wind got round to the west, and a gentle rain fell for several hours, from which a great deal of good is expected, especially should the weather be fine during the next five or six days. Mould to a greater or less extent is found in many plantations ; but, except in four or five in stances, my correspondents report that it rather decreased than increased since last week. Sulphur has been applied successfully in several cases to prevent the spread of mould, hat the necessity to resort to this deterring agent has been exceptional. Where mould has increased, the prospects of a crop are impaired to the extent of several hundredweights per acre. The leaves of even the best •looking hops, in mouldy grounds, instead of being crisp and closely over lapping each other, open out, and the hops are soft and "fluffy," and have lost their condition. The backward hops are prevented from coming to maturity. Not only is the yield curtailed, but the quality is greatly impaired. But I am glad to report that mould does not at present prevail to an extent to greatly prejudice either the yield or the qua lity of the East Kent hop crop as a whole. The infection is exceptional, and, where found, is only partial. On the whole, there is now the almost certainty of a good crop. Should the weather be favourable, picking will be from a week to ten days earlier than usual; and, if mould should spread, a commencement will be made before the end of the month. The estimates with regard to the crop are various, but even the lowest are not unsatisfactory. There are some grounds the yield of which will not be less than 17 or 18 cwts. per acre, and there are very few indeed which will give less than 5 or 6 cwts. per acre. The prevailing opinion is that the average growth for East Kent will not be less than 11 to 12 cwt.. por arra Nriv YORK, Aug. N.—The accounts from the planta tions come daily worse. From every section the reports are of the most discouraging character. It is now generally con ceded that there will not be more than half a crop, and some experienced planters put it down at one-third; and what renders the case much worse is that not more than one tenth of this deficient crop will be of choice quality. The consequence is that all will be required for home consump tion, and exports entirely cut off. Prices have rallied here considerably, and the few fine hops on hand withdrawn from sale. Half a dollar per lb is fully anticipated as the future value of choice quality. NUREMBERG, Aug. 13.—The reports respecting the forth coming crop in this neighbourhood are most favourable, and similar intElligence reaches ns from other parts; but from Alsace we hear a different version. No bargains are made there at less than 110 f to 1301, although it has been stated that prospective sales had taken place at 80f. Spalt hops to be delivered in October have been dealt in at 751 From Poland and the Altmark reports as favourable as onr own have been received, and about three-fourths of a crop are expected. SBALT, Aug. 14.—1 t is now considered certain that Spelt and its neighbourhood will produce generally a good half crop, while here and there three-fourths may be looked for. We have had some cold nights even in wall• sheltered places, and should no favourable change take place our prospects would much change. BOTH (MIDDLE FRANCONIA), Aug. IG.—As the picking time approaches many places promise well, but a great variation is observable in other districts. Warm weather only is wanting for the complete development of the bunches, as we have plenty of moisture. From some parts of Middle Franconia no reports aro issued, and the presumption there fore is that the prospects are bad. THE REZAT (Bxv.tittA), Aug. 16.—The cold nights of late have exercised no very beneficial effects on onr gardens, and some have suffered to some extent ; but the plants are clean, and show little indication.' of insects or discoloration, so that an excellent quality is looked for. Sunshine and warm days and nights are only wanted for the development of so promising a crop ; and as an earnest of good weather to come, to-day is bright and hot. The greater portion of the growers are satisfied with their prospects, but others still entertain unfavourable opinions. Picking will begin in about three weeks. STOCKACII (SuAnrA), Aug. grounds which are free from insects and rust—about two-thirds of the whole— present a splendid appearance, while others, which are troubled with the plagues indicated, promise but a very poor crop. On the whole, we look for about half a growth. TUBINOEN (BAVARIA), Aug. 15.—The time for the de velopment of the burr and for the bunches passed over favour ably and quickly, so that we may soon expect to bring our produce to market. Picking will begin next week with the younger sorts. The blackness perceptible has made no pro gress of late ; and even from those parts where honey-dew was most prevalent some sort of a crop is expected. SAATZ (BOHEMIA), Aug. 11.—The rain looked for during so long a period has not yet fallen, so that the hops in dry situations have suffered very much, and not only have retro graded so far as the development of bunches is concerned, but even the blossom has perished. It is to be feared that, even in moist situations, the hops will suffer severely, espe cially as picking ought soon to begin, BISCHWEILER (LOWER RHINE), Aug. 13.—Some im provement has taken place with us, for the hops look much better than during the previous week, as they have been much cleansed by the rain which has fallen. Those grounds wbi.A "" l tiva l ocl will produce the usual crop, but those which suffered early hold out but poor prospects of an improvement. PRAGUE, Aug. 12.—Our hops look exceedingly well, and promise to be a good crop. In old goods but little is done, as the stocks are nearly exhausted. Prices are nominal. lIERzBRoucK, Aug. 11.—Rain has fallen abundantly here, and the effect on the growth has been marvellous. TETTNANG (ON THE LAKE OF CONSTANCE), Aug. 9. Pickimg will begin this week with the young hops, and thus the greater portion of the crop will soon be ready for the market. The crop promises well both as to quantify had quality. A White Man Selling his Sons. Sumner and his followers may prate as loudly as they please about the barbarism of slavery, and Mrs Stowe may rack imagination to create a monster like tha brutal Legree, but we had an exhibition in this tcwn during the exami nation of those recently conscripted, which, for inhuman and brutal barbarism, we defy any slave market in the world to match. A father, who had already sold one minor son as a substitute to the human shamble, where he fell a victim, appeared in our town on last Monday, dragging at his heels two half-grown, ill-shaped boys. They were all the sons he had, and he had contracted to sell them both as substi tutes. They had been bargained for by loyal men. The smaller one, almost a mere child, was prospectively the pro perty of a loud-mouthed and pestilent Abolitionist—a large beast of a man, whe stood 611 2in in his stockings, and weighed over 2001 b. This intensely loyal and patriotic fellow, when his own son, a sturdy well-grown young man, enlisted, followed him to Chambersburg, and brought him back home on the plea that he was a minor, and had enlisted without his father's consent. Yet he is always full of war, and eager for fighting, so long as it is at the expense of the blood of some one else than himself or his family. Being drafted, however, and wishing to lessen the probability of such a misfortune befalling him speedily again, and impelled at the same time to save a little money, he had bargained with a brutal father to . pay a less sum than 300do1s for the body, the bones, the blood, nay more, the life of a child. We defy the whole South to furnish an instance of such a disgusting "dicker" in human flesh, or, from among all the professional slave dealers who have disgraced its soil, such a pair of monsters as these, There was no veil of pretended loyalty or stimulated patriotism to conceal the naked hide ousness of this transaction. The father was actuated solely by a sordid desire for gain. The purchaser was moved by the white livered cowardice that forbade his risking his own worthless carcass in a war for the prosecution of which he howls daily, and by the mean selfishness of his nature which prompted him to mace a cheap bid when bartering for a human victim. A plot had been made up by the par ties to the disgusting transaction by which they hoped to deceive the board. The boys wore made to lie as to their ages, and represented themselves ae older than they really was. So immature and youthful, however, was the appear ance of the little wretches that the board refused to believe the statements made to them, even though the father him. self lied as to their ages in order that ho might be enabled to effect a sale of his offspring. They were both rejected for this reason, as entirely too young for the service. The overgrown human brute, who had expected to save himself in this way, sorrowfully and reluctantly paid over his money to save his cowardly carcase for aand the wretched f a th e r, after reeling about our streets for a day or so in drunkenness, went home, much disappointed, no doubt, in being baulked in the sale of his sons. There is no colouring about this stay, no fictitious glossing. It is true, just as we tell it, and known to be so to the very letter by many who will read this statement. We need make no comment. We have s een no negroes bold on the block to the highest bidder, but that only involved a change of service. Here Mobile and its Defences. The following description of the military and naval defences of Mobile is given by the New York World:— "From the Gu!f of Mexico there are three chan nels into the harbour of Mobile, two of them (the most easterly) being defended by F cr t M organ , wh il e the western one is fu:ly garrisoned hr a casemate. work known as Fort Gaines. The Swesh channel, which is the principal one by which vessels of any size can enter the bay, runs directly under the guns of Fort Morgan, and it is by this channel that nearly all the blockade runners go in and out of the ha bout. In strong breezps the sea on the bar is h 0 heavy that it is dangerous to atte•npt its crossi:v. To aid in the defttice of the bay, and prevent the Union fleet from passing by the tons, a chain of obstructions have long since :ken placed seines the chann e l s . T hey consist of a row of strong spilt-,s driven fir m l y into the mud. When the tide is at havelowest theobstructionsvisible. alo water been are dr the channel line, and on either side of the entrance to the river bearin g th at name, so that it would be a difficult matter for a vessel unaccompanied by a. thoroughly-versed pilot to reach the city of Mobil's, even if she should succeed in p lum i ng the sloop, laden with stones, rides a t anchor at the t ea.g os A of en trance of these obstructions, and at thefira for t s, • successful invasion on the part of an en emy would he scuttled and sunk, so as to prevent ves s els pass. ing through the obstructions. The entr ante to Mobile Bay is between Mobile Point and the eastern point of Dauphin Island, and the intervenin g dis tance is about three and a quarter miles: The in. terior of the bay has depth of water sufficient for any vessel that can cross the bar, which has about 15 feet upon it at low water. On account of a bar formed opposite the mouth of Dog River, vessels drawing more than eight or nine feet cannot, at low water, go further up the bar. The bay of Mobile is about 30 miles in length from north to south, with an average width of from ib to 12 miles, e.eppt where it expands on the south.sart into the subsidiary bay of Bon Secours, which extends some eight or ten miles further to the eastward. The bay, in addition to the outlets elsewhere described., has one at Grant's Pass, north of Dauphin Island, which communicates with Mississippi Sound. Through this channel steamers and other vessels of light draft formerly passed when plying between Mobile and New Orleans. The whole upper por tion of the bay is shallow, and is supposed to be gradually filling up with sedimentary deposits from the rivers which flow into it. Measures were in progress in 1860.61 for opening a channel to the city of Mobile for larger vessels than had pre viously gone up there. Strong lines of entrench ments have been thrown up, encircling the city from near Dog River around to the Alabama Myer, and no less than twJve large independent earth works have been constructed in rear of the Him of entrenchments. On Point Pintos is a nine-gun. bat tery commanding the line of entrenchments and one of the channels approaching the city. At Gar rows Bend is a five-gun battery, also commas iding the obstructions and the main ship channel for a distance of nearly three miles. The rema iniag earthworks in the vicinity of the city are intended more particularly to repulse a landing of troops on the western shores, or a land attack which could be made at Porterville from the Mississippi Sound, marching thence up the road to Spring-hill. The entrenchments are about 15 miles in length, and were built some time ago. At various points signal guns and carronades have been mount ad, so that they can throw grape and cannister among an advancing foe. A met of marshy lan.d has been made solid by means of spiles and earth, and on this has been erected a case!) sated battery, mounting ten most powerful guns, viz., three 100-pounder rifles, four 9.in. Dahlg rens, and three long 32-pounders. Between the Nrareh battery and the Alabama river, and near the Itttter, is a redoubt which sweeps the level plateau over which it keeps guard, and it commands as well a portion of the bay. Passing further to the tenth ward, another redcubt is met near a small village on the railroad, which mounts four heavy guns. At Three Mile Creek is another redoubt which guards the railroad bridge, To the west of Mobile a:a a series of earthworks several miles in extent, further defended by formidable breastworks and rifle-pits, extending from the Shell-road' entirely round the city to the river. Between the Alabama river and the Shell-road a sixegun battery commands the position. Fort Morgan, the main protection to the city, or rather the entrance to the bay is situated on Mobile Point. It cost the United States Go. vernment in its construction 1,500,000 dollars, and is capable of mounting 132 guns, and of garrison ing 700 men for siege operations. It is built upon the site of old Fort Boyer, which was noted for its suc cessful resistance to a British fleet on the 14th of September, 1814. The old fort was a:small redoubt with an armament of 20 abort carronades, and gar. risoned by only 120 men all told. The Federal fleet, under the command of Admiral Farragut, consists of 19 wooden ships, powerful, and with very heavy batteries, and four of the best of our monitor ironelads, with five small tugs to act as despatch vessels, being a total of 28 vessels. The people will expect much of Admiral Farragut, but we - must impress upon them the magnitude of the wti -- rk before him, and that the odds are by far in favour of the rebel defences. It is probable that some mortar vessels have been added to this truly formidable fleet, and that a number of troops will be sent from New Orleans to occupy such places as Farragut may succeed in capturing." BANK RETURNS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending July 23. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 20th July (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : June 25, July 23, ; 1861. 1861. !Increase. 1 - ..)ecreasel ~ i --. Bank of England 20,365 , 034 21 335 410. 4970, 376 1 ... .... .• Private Banks 3,078,398 3,110,049 31,651 , Joint-stock Banks 2,841,612 2,695,2251 53,583 Total in England 26,285,374 27,340,694 1,055,610 1 Scotland. 4,5.3,036, 4,250,48 2 , ',262,554 Ireland 5,497,914' 5,345,4351 152,479 ----1- ---- i United Kingdom. 36,296,024 1 36,936,601' £640,577 ------ o withtE the th England, de, United ded andiiin issues Kingdom an oom increase . . - -----, the seve ral of hi And, as compared with t he month endin g t he 25 th JulY, 1863, tho above returns show an incr ease of £33,708 z in 47 th 7, e 4s ci 9 r i c:l th ati e o c n itr o c f eula n abo o ti te ovn s e in f On n eiks the c"uPtuin following h lowing is the state of the circulation : Th e English private banks are below their fixed issue The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue.. VON., Total below fixed issue i n England.... £1,517,130 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue .. £1,501,211 The Irish banks aro below their fixed issue ....£1,009,059 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 20th Ju'y was £13,750,333, being a decrease of £429,456 as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £1,068,665 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amountsof specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month : Gold and silver held by the Scotch bank 5........ £2,302_,325 Gold and silver held b y t h e Irish bank 5..... ... 1,920,42 G Being a decre ase of £209,141 as £4,2`27,751 c ompared with thit previous return, and a decrease of £89,629 when compared with the corresponding period of last year. NUTS FOR THE GEoLOGISTS.—As the naviga tors working on the Llanelly and Swansea Extension Rail way were excavating at Pontardulais, for the purpose of forming a culvert, and when at the depth of ten teet a large birch tree, a bezel tree with nuts on it, and (extraordinary as it may appear) a large basinfull of nuts were picked up. All these articles were in excellent preservation, al though they must have been, there thousands of years.