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SEA, --FELLOWS and CO., ShipbrokerP, 127. Penehurch-street, P.C.. require TPAIES and POUR Pirst-class APPRENTICES in an MIDSI I Al clipper India nian. 1,501 tons. Premium moderate, returned in wages. Also stout Lads, without preen um, for other ships. Wages £35. S EA. --VACANCIES for 'MIDST-HYMEN Ana APPRENTICES in a first-class London shippinfy. firm. Premium moderate. Al.o apprentices without premium.— pply to SIMMONDS and Co.. 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East- Cheap, E.C. Third Officers and Stewards wanted. T HE LONDON COCOA - NUT F IBRE COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862, whereby the Liability of every Shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £20,000, in 20,( 00 Shares of £1 each. Deposit ss. on application, and ss. on ~Potment. Calls no to exceed ss. per share. No call to be made within three months from the Incorneration of the Company, d sequent Calls at intervals of not less than three months. - - DIRECTORS. P. M. Hayward, Esq., 32, (~ orge-street, Hanover• square. Major B:nmf ord, 6, Sutherland- street, Belerrave-square. Fr,derick Augerstein, Esq., 133, 6.oane-street, and Carlton Club. Prank Cole, Esq., 76, Gower-street, Bedford -square. T. Littlewood, Esq, Broom Hall, ;.,,heffield. J. Stevens, Esq,. G 4, Cornhill. With power to add to their number. BANKEP.S. The English and Irish Bank (Limited„ 25, P ou ltry, B.C. SOLICITOR. Charles Parke, Esq., 37, Moorgate-street, E.C. AUDITOR. Mr. S. T. Cooper, Public .A.ccountant, 10, Basinghall street, E.C. SECRETARY —Ur. C. H. Baker. MANAGER OF WORRS-311'. JB.I3ICS Lane. Temporary Works—Arthur -terrace, Holloway. Offices —lO. 1, Sun-court, Cornhill. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Commaly is formed for the purpose of manufacturing Co2oa-Nut nbre nd Matting under Letters Patent granted to George Davies, dated the 24th April, 1862. The principal feature of Davies's Invention consists in the Improved pile of the mat, and, owing to the mode of weaving, great durability is given to the fabric at a reduced cost of manufacture. The superiority of articles manufactured by this process over the present method will be well understood in the trade when it is stated that matting of all descriptions, and car riage and door mats, &c., have a thick fibrous pile upon the surf ace hitherto unattained. If no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full. Specimens of the new and improved manufacture ma for prospectuses and shares may be made.. THE LIFE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND (Limited). (Incorporated under " the Companies Act, 1862.") 40, Gracechurch-street, London. Capital, Half-a-illion Sterling, in shares of £5 each. First issue, 25,000 shares. Deposit, ss. per share on application, ss. on allotment, and probably los. not less than three months after, beyond which no further Call is contemplated. DIRECTORS. George Buchanan, Esq. (G. Buchanan and Co., 25, Bucklers bury). George Chambers, Esq. (Director, London and Hamburg Exchange Bank). Major Fred. Ditmas (late H.M. Madras Engineers), Croydon. Edward F. Elliot, Esq. (late Chief Magistrate of Madras), The Mount, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Patrick P. Gordon, Esq. (Chairman Eastern Bengal Tea Co.). E. Bassett Keeling, Esq., M.R.1.11.A., Gray's-inn, W.C. Francis Lascelles, Esq. (late Civil and Sessions Judge in India. Lewis Munro, Esq. (late lI.M. Bengal Army), Cavendish Club, W. George Peacock, Esq. (Australian Merchant), 1, Lime-street square, London, E.C. Charles G. Prowett, Esq. (Barrister at Law), 5, King's Bench walk, Temple. CONSULTING REFEREE. William Farr, Esq., M.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., General Register °Ace, Somerset House. RANKERS. England—The London and County Bank, Head Office and Branches. Scotland—The National Bank of Scotland, Head Office and Branches. Ireland—The Provine,ial Bank of Ireland, Head Office and Branches. India—The Agra and United Serviee Bank. ' • SOLICITORS. Messrs. Wilkinson, Stevens, and reet. Wilkinson, Nicholas. lane, Lombard- MANAGER AND ACTUARY—W. J. Fred. Norfolk, Esq. SECRETARY — M. J. Mac Cormack, Esq. The Directors of the Life Association of England having secured the influence of very valuable connections throughout the United Kingdom , in most of the Colonies of the British Empire, and several Continental countries, and having re ceived promises of subscriptions for a large number of shares, will enter upon the business of Life Assurance on the 15th July next, on which day a complete prospectus detailing the plan of the Companfs'operations, and containing tables of rates, will be issued to the public. Arrangements also have already been absolutely made by *which a large business will be acquired by the Company at once ; and further negotiations to the same end are far ad vanced. The Directors will further carry out an entire reconstruc tion of the system of Life Assurance, on a plan devised by their Consulting Referee, by which the Association's business transactions will be rendered perfectly equitable in opera tion, and afford the best security, whilst the Association will be placed in the be-t condition to fulfil its future engage ments. The plan in question will be well adapted to the wants of the people, affording all the advantages of present Life Offices, and some of those of a Bank. It will also ope rate at less risk, less expense, and lower premiums than offices ordinarily constituted. The Directors, therefore, confidently anticipate a very handsome dividend from the first year of business opera tions. The value of Insurance Shares as - an Investment, evidenced by the large premiums to which most of them have gradually risen, and the handsome and increasing dividends and bonuses which have been paid upon them, is a fact so well ascertained and acknowledged as to need no comment. Interest will be paid upon the capital at 5 per cent. per annum, until a dividend of larger amount shall have accrued. The liability of the shareholders is limitef to the amount unpaid on their shares. The Local Boards in the principal Cities and Towns of the 'United Kingdom will be selected from the most influential shareholders. The sum the Directors have agreed to pay on account of preliminary exoenses is merely sufficient to recoup the actual expenditure, which has been regulated throughout with the strictest regard to edononty. •- • Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained from, and applications for the remaining shares, and for Agencies, may be made to, the Secretary, at the Office of the Company. or the Bankers, Solicitors, and Brokers before mentioned. T HE LONDON and AFRICAN TRAD ING COMPANY (Limited). Capital £500,000, in 20,000 shares of £25 each. First Issue, 4,C00 shares. Deposit on Application, £1 per Share. Payment on Allot ment, £1 per Share. No Call to exceed £5, and an interval of not less than three mouths between each Call. Should less than two-thirds of the Shares be applied for, the Deposit money will be immediately returned in full. The Liability ot the Sfiareholders, is limited to the amount of their Shares, the Company being registered under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited Liability. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. VICTOR F. WEBER, Esq.. of Messrs Weber and Biddulph, 18, Philpot-lane, London, Chairman. D , vid hinery, Esq., African merchant, 155, Fenchurch-street, London. William Vaughan Morgan, Esq , Messrs. Morgan Brothers, Bow-lane, London. Irving Pascoe, Esq., Beresford House, Highbury New Park, London. H. Selig-mann, Esq., of 3lessrs. Seligmann and Haarbleicher, Manrhes ter. C. Sevin, M Es, of essrs. Sevin, Chinery, and Co. 155 Fen- church-str q. eet, London, and Sfax (Tunis), and BaClagr , y and Lagos, West Africa. Benjamin S. Smith, Esq., Messrs. Smith Brothers and Co., 6, Crosby-square, London. 11. Southwood Smith, Esq., Little Stanhope-street, Mayfair, London. With power to add to their number. BANKERS.—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. SOLICITORS.—Messrs. Howard, Doliman, and Lowther, lt Fenchurch- street. STOCKBROKERS.—London : Messrs. Fenn and Crosthwaite, 3, Royal Exchange-buildings. Temporary Offices—Colonial House, Fenchurch-street, City. This Company - is formed to carry on a trade with the na tives on the West Coast of Africa, by bartering Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, and other manufactured goods, for Palm Oil, Cotton, Ivory, Ground Nuts, and the various pro ducts of that great continent ; to throw open to the p ublic the benefit of that which has hitherto been a close and pro fitable trade to a few, and, by extending its operations into the interior, to spread at the same time the benefic , al influ ence of commerce and civilisation amongst its dense and active population. It is well known that the African trade, particularly on the great rivers, has hitherto been exclusive, and that la -ge fortunes have been realised, wherever the required capita,. was at command, by the simple system of barter carried on with the natives. At present Palm Oil firms the most important article of trade with the whole coast ot Africa. The production is un limited, so much so, that wherever the civilised trader has not penetrated, the nuts of vast regions of palm trees are left to rot in the forest. The constant demand for Palm Oil in all European markets is such that any quantity can be sold on its arrival in England. 'the export of Palm Oil from the Bight of Biafrahas proved to be on the average about 40,000 tons a year, representing a value of about £1,600,000, and this large amount has been col lected by the natives within the small part of coast line from Cape Formosa to the Cameroons, not more than about 300 miles. This trade is almost exc naively in the hands of a few English merchants, and is susceptible of very consider able increase. The Bi.ght of Benin is next in importance in the export of Palm Oil ; according to an offs dal report of the trade in 1857, no less than 21,172 tons of Palm Oil , of near 4850,000 value, were exported from the factories ot Palma, Benin, Lagos, 16 ada2ry, Porto Novo, and Whydale 'Cotton' is gererallv known to be indigenous to every part () tthe West Coast of Africa, but particularly so in the coun tries bordering the Bights of Benin and Biafra. In Yorub 1 Cotton forms already" one of the staple productions ot the ttin ' ed it country, and great quantities are brought regularly to mar eleiruolpdebrleysoeerugraendisetedraexlapregrtera supply , than hitherto ob- lion • it is computed that in this pro ' t vluieealone. 8,000,0001 b. of Cotton are made up an nually -.. in o native cloths for home consumption. • ei Cotton fr A. om.Africa is steadily increasing. tion. The import rt er .„' ei ngst the numerous products of Africa one article de- Pith... t aP r eelal notice, which has lately been exported in ra iiee that sermr mo s t o r_neing quantities ; this is the Palm Nut Kernel, considerable after which has hitherto been thrown away by the natives Oil hs been extractect from the fibrous pel very then uts. The value of this kernel is value to t;oena.Nn;_ it yields about 30 per cent. oil, equal in trict of Lago s „an ; and althoueh the natives in the dis a rude way and withadagry no a' manufacture the Nut Oil in very limited. greafloss, the exports of this article are in order to secure at once the company has seeceea— an immediate profitable trade rangeineet with a fi rm vain eflecting an advantageous ar on a lucrative and increasin,, h has for some years past carried their business, including v_,.,.trade with Africa, by Purchasing on the coast, and e ne r az i n u g Q 7 l ! . aetories, now in full operation general staff t oyed by to , r aents, supercargoes, and have undert , ken to assist in the erhce principals of this firm of the business of ihe Company. 1 etion and management The Company. therefore, is enabled to armed on every point• and free from the- commence business consequent on experimental trials ; ithas as usual risk and loss tend as far as possible to the whole we, d; in fact, only to ex business which is already established, and in coast of Africa a ope ration in a particula r and very important lo n ea recessful t At . p li la tions for shares m ust be ma de in the i r o y. m to the Dii ectors of te e Company, at the Tempera r r annexed, a to the Bankers or Br okers, and accompanied by y _Offices, or deposit of £1 per share. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the London and AlricanTradino•ompany (Limited). t, Gentlemen,—T here:: y request, that you will allot m e Shares of £25 each in the London and African Trading Com- pany (Limited). and I hereby thgee to accept such Shares, or any smaller number that may be allotted to me, and autho rise you to place my name up on the Register ot Shareholders for the Shares so allotted. I am, Gentlemen, Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date 00,0~111AAA .. . ' : 1 s ''' ' .... :.. ~ - i fir, 4 :.*. ', . :;,- (.. 'ft4. -: -.., r.., - Je '". ..'l.. ................._,...................______ Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., RESPECTABLE SINNERS. By MRS. BROTHERTON. " 'Respectable Sinners' is very clev:r. The style is bright and lively. It b a readable, entertaining. book."— Athenwum. "A very attractive novel, charmingly told." —Sun. H u rst and Blackett , 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL. 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JONES'S HUNDR ED LECTURES.- A...• The Creation and the Deluge, Colenzo and Cumming, Astronomy and Philosophy, Athenian and English Laws oOmpared, the Poets, Drama, Mythology, Elocutioo, and Oratory. W. IL Allen and Co., Waterloo-place. MR. CHURCH'S New Picture, the ICEBERGS, painted from studies made in the Northern Seas in the summer of 1859.—German Gallery, 168, New Bond-street, W. Admission, ls. FRENCH GALLERY, 12b, Pdll-mall.—The TENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PICTURES, the Contributions of Artists of the French and Flemish Schools, is NOW OPEN. Admission, is. Catalogue, 6d. TH 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET. Will be performed Selections from the following Operas LA CIRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and _ _ _ MASANIELLO. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. The !TAIL has been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is now one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. CANTERBURTS RY HALL AND FINE A GALLERY. NOTICE.— ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT. The Last Two Weeks of the' Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the Two French Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly for him. ANERIC A. (IF.T3T,IIR'S Ex PRESS.) THE RAID INTO EAST TENNESSEE. (Official report from Col. Saunders.) CINCINNATI, Thurs day', June 25. The following despatch has be en received by Major• Gen. Burnside from the expedition sent into East Tennessee : BOSTON, June 23. I arrived here with my command. at 11 o'clecli this morning. I struck the railroad. at Lenoir, de stroyed the road up to Knoxville, and made a demonstration against Knoxville, so as to have the troops drawn from above. I then. destroyed the railroad track, and started for Strawberry Plains. I burnt the State Creek Bridge, 312 feet long, and the Strawberry Plain Bridge, 1,600 feet long, also the Massey Creek Bridge, 325 feet long. I captured three pieces of artillery, some 200 boxes of artillery ammunition, over 500 prisoners, and 100 stands of arms. I destroyed a large amount of salt, sugar, flour, meal, saltpetre, and one saltpetre work, and other stores. My command are much fatigued. We have had but two nights' sleep since leaving Williamsburgh. The rebel force in East Tennessee is larger than I had supposed. I did not attack London Bridge for reasons that I will explain. At Massey Creek I determined to return into the mountains. I had very great difficulties that were unexpected. I found the Gap, through which I intended to return, strongly guarded with artillery and infantry ; a force was also following in our rear. I then determined to cross at Smith's Gap, which I did. I will report more fully as soon as possible. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. H. SAUNDERS, Colonel Commanding. The following are the latest detailed despatches from Pennsylvania and Maryland : Yarmouth, N.S., Friday, June 26.—The packet schooner Monitor, from Boston, reports as follows— " At 12 o'clock last night, 30 miles west by south of Yarmouth, fell in with a large ship, burned to the water's edge, name unknown. She was still burn ing, and in tow of two Westport schooners. At 4 o'clock this morning, saw a steamer standing south wardly ; she partially changed her course and speed two or three times. Saw a similar looking steamer on Wednesday, 70 miles east of Cape Ann, standing north-east." Portland, Me., June 26.—The schooner Julia Elens, from the Bay of Fundy, arrived to-day, and reports a large steamer, a barque, and a three masted schooner, at the mouth of the bay, destroy ing vessels. They had burned the schooner Archer, of Southport, and bonded a barque—name un known. Fishing vessels arrived here report a large rebel steam barque and a three-masted schooner off Cape Sable, Nova Scotie, burning our fishing ves sels. They spoke the ship Angine, of Boston, which had been captured and bonded for 80,000 d 011,., and was bound for New York with the crews of three burned fishing vessels. Boston, Friday, June 26.—The schooner Vision, at Wellfieet, reports that on Tuesday last, at 3 p.m., 12 miles S.S.W. of the South Shoal Light, saw a side-wheeled steamer of about 700 tons on fire. Re mained by her until she sunk. Could not ascertain her name. Gloucester, Cape Ann, June 26.—The schooner Crusader has just arrived from the Fishing Banks, and reports that on Thursday at 11 a.m., twenty five miles IV from Chatham, heard heavy firing, supposed to be from a U. S. gunboat, which passed here the evening previous. Gloucester, June 26.—The fishing schooner Van guard has arrived here from the Banks, and makes the following report:— " On Tuesday, saw the schooner Wanderer, of Gloucester, on fire on the west end of George's. At the same time, thirty fishermen were in sight. Saw nothing of the pirate." (From the Boston transcript, June 25.) The naval agent at this port has to-day chartered and armed the steamships Admiral Dupont and Daniel Webster, which will sail before night in search of the Tacony. Their armament are small but powerful: The Shattuck will undoubtedly be dispatched tomorrow. No more sailing vessels will be taken for this purpose, but steamers only. The war steamer Iron Age and Howqua received orders to-day to sail immediately, and will proba bly be far at sea before midnight. The revenue cutter Morris sailed early this morning. A PRIZE OFFERED. Boston, June 25.—The underwriters and mer chants, at a meeting held to-day, decided to offer a bonus of 10,000 dols. for the capture of the Florida No. 2, and will dispatch an armed vessel in pursuit to-morrow or next day. ARRIVAL AT THIS PORT OF THE SCHOONER FLORENCE. The schooner Florence, (fishing), of Gloucester Capt. Gardner, arrived at this port last night, from a short cruise off Nantucket, and reports, on the the 22d inst., at 5 p in., while on the banks, was boarded by the privateer Tacnny and bonded, on condition that she would receive on board the cap tain and crew of the ship Byzantium, Capt. Robin son, of the bark Good Speed, Capt.. Bunton, which vessels were captured previously and burned. Capt. Gardner consented and brought them safely to port. We subjoin the statements of the captains of the Byzantium and Good Speed. STATEMENT OF CAPT. ROBINSON, OF SHIP BYZANTIUM. Sailed from London May 15, bound to New York. On June 20, lat. 41 30, long. 65 30, was spoken by United States gun boat Blackstone, in sear ch of a bark-rigged privateer. June 21, 30 miles E.S.E. from Nantucket lightboat, about 4 a.m,, being hazy and nearly calm, saw a bark close along side, who hoi.tod the American ensign, and then fired a gun not shotted. In a few moments she fired a shell close to the ship. I then discovered her character, arid finding it impossible to escape, hove to. He then sent an artued boat alongside, when the officer in charge came on board and' informed me that my vessel was a prize to the Confederate States, and allowed me 15 minutes to take what things I could and go on board the bark with my crew and my own l boats. After arriving on bo ard, m y crew were ordered down in the hold, when the captain requested me to make myself comfortable while I remained on board the privateer. In 30 minutes the Byzantium was in flames, when the pri vateer stood to southward. At 11 a.m. saw two barks ahead, one with the English ensign and the other American. The latter proved to be the bark Good Speed, of New York. o s e n t boardthe bark the o p n r i fi v r a e t , e er. and A t h t e B n A boat was sent to her, and the captai n and crew brought p.m., e . , r ghednterbtrhe-east gghyt;, June 22, at 10 a,m., thick and light breeze from east and south-east ; captured schooner Marengo and set her on fire. At 5 p.m., fog lifted, and then saw 12 fishing vessels. Took the schooner Florence, Capt. Gardner, and bonded the ves sel, releasing her on condition to take the prisoners on board to New York. We were then sent on beard the Florence, while the privateer's boat went in chase of others. The fishing vessels, seeing the bark and one vessel alongside, suppdsed it to be a prize, and came right to the bark. At 9 p.m. three of them were on fire, viz., Elizabeth Ann, Capt. Thomas ; Rufus Choate, Smith ; Ripple, Gearing. We had then 76 parolled men on board the Florence, At 9? a blue light was burning, and we were allowed to proceed toNcw York. Wind at the time W.N .W ~ light. Capt. Read, of the privateer, expressed that he did not s , elc to destroy the fishing vessels, but having drifted among them, ( - turned it his duty to burn them. STATEMENT OF CAPT. DUNTON, OF BARK GOOI) SPEED. Sailed from Londonderry, May 20, for New York. No w wind was light from north-east, o ir in th d - e e d a s t t oi thing of interest transpired during the passage until the to the South, and atter morning of the 21st inst., being gave e h miles im hi,; southeastalopnp longitude. ri f teu r n o rit m ley. Nantucket. At 9 a.m. saw a bark, with English ensign flying ; stood for him—the m and t 'c o et , aur a l n a d cg'l s bia lt iti h g.l i a boat with a S il h d or tTy gg al Y t — er b s P at e a to s aihli g saonndiehtei requiringu te assistance,t h d iessoavn same r e discovered the time .A ehi f uo u vg e e r armed men on board. I was then informed that my vessel was a prize to the Confederates, and to take a bag of clothes and go on board the bark. I took what I could get,' and proceeded on board the bark, which proved to be the Taeony SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. UNSWORTIL the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and TAYLOR. GRAND SELECTIONS frmn S.OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATA Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Bernardi. and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission--Bali, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE: The RISARELIS, in an entirely new Performance of their own invention, EVERY EVENING during the Week. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The FAIRY FOUNTAIN EVERY EVENING, at Half past Ten o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—The MAORI WARRIORS. —Unprecedented Attraction — The Maori Chiefs, who arrived from Australia on board the Dover Caßtle on the 22d .Tune, will give a REPRESENTA TION of VARIOUS SCENES of NATIVE LIFE EVERY EVENING. The Maori War Dance—The Mao,i. Game --Launching the War Canoe—Maori Wrestling—The Maori Double War Dance, &c., &c. Commencing at Halt-past Nine o'clock. • MAD A.ME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GAL LERY-27 years at the Bazaar. Baker-street.--CON TIN UATION of EARLY ENGLISH KINGS and QUEENS, in appropriate costumes (studied from ancient ma thenuscriptck s) —E lward 111. , Qu een Philippa, and d Bla Prince, in a magnificent suit of armour, by Granger, of Paris, which has elicited the highest encomiums. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admission, Is ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL Ito 0 M S.-JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTICE.—Durir, g th Week the Selections will be—" Der Friesehutz "—" 3.a For e za del Destino "—" 1 1 Trovatore " Don Giovanni," &c. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to e Twelv. Admission, ls. MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photogyaphic Establishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d ; 21 for £l. former Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photo ra p base in his ARBRES ONYX d'ALGERIE.—On e Thousand objects made from this beautiful marble, and comprehending every variety of work or of decative art, i nc l u ding clocks, candelabra, vases, gueridons, inkstands, tazze, card trays, jardinieres, Porte-bouryuets, lamps, ring stands, &c., are now being exhibited in the Onyx Salon, at Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and Co.'s, 5,7, 9, Regent-street. ESTABLISHED 1633. TIOWDEN'S JERATED GINGER BEER, in XI glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, Votass, Seltzer, and, every description of Mineral Waters, —Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W,C. HOME and FOREIGN INQUIRY OFFICE. — Confidential inquiries and legal investigations pri vately instituted with the utmost fidelity and despatch, in England and all parts on the Continent, by Mr. I'OLLAKY, 14, George-street, Mansion-house, E.C. IRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, V and Dining-room, consisting of anew and elegant assort ment of VASE S, Fi gums, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Alabas'er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, M. Stand. W.C., Lonaon. 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It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most w retched of our fellow-creatures. m Moreover, it, ratu it ous ly aflords medical advice and me di c ine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make EAR NEST APPEAL, to the public for continued su pp ort, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by thc, Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas -lane; also by Me Co.s srs R . Coutts and and Co. ; Drummond an d Co. Berries andßansom Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Land Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W iliams, Deacon, Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ;Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Earned and Co., Liverpool and at the lioopital. STANFORD_S. SurraLsecretary, -, ~ 0 r+ll, - , 258,:t. , --,, •:14 5 4, ,• A k . .. 'tt f,, cli . -6 1 a Mi .---,. S. ..'"" ' 1 - 4 V- s ... ~ .0 - -- ' :--- ' • 4? 'f6 ( 1 47 vr7 - -t c".,' 16911 W. - ' ..47 . "C . ,-c.- '"''' ' - , ,rvo- -4111 t . , ' ei.e - 1,0 5 .....'7, - .0 ra • ' . 1 .....,--- , , _ of Philadelphia, or Florida, No. 2. I was invited into the cabin, and the crew were sent below. I found on board Captain Robinson, of the ship Byzantium, burnt that morning. The Good Speed was in flames at 8p m. The privateer then stood to north-east all night, and at 10 a.m. of the 22d saw the fishing schooner Marengo, which crew was also brought on board and the schooner burned. Dur ing this time there was a thick fog and little wind. At 5 p m. the fog lifted, when we Tound ourselves in a fleet of fishing vessels. Three of them were burnt—schooners Elizabeth Ann, Captain Thomas, Rufus Choate, Captain Smith; and schooner Ripple, Gearing. The schooner Florence, Captain Gflrdner, was then captured and bonded, and we were all put on board of her to proceed to New York. At 9 pm., being short of water, a portion of the men left at No-Man's-Land. We then proceeded to New York, where we arrived on the 26th. THE ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. The correspondence of the Merchants' Exchange and News Room, Nos. 50 and 52 Pine-street, says : " The rebel steamers Alabama and George were still at Bahia on the 12th of May, coaling from a British bark. The authorities had ordered them off, but there were no signs of their obeying the order when the brig St. Peter, at Boston, left." Harrisburgh, Friday, June 26.—Ewell has issued a proclamation from Chambersburgh pledging pro tection to the citizens unless they offer resistance. He enjoins upon them to abstain from dealing out liquar.to his soldiers, and if a violation of the order oecurs•he will seize and destroy the entire stores. It has been raining all day, making the roads ex tremely difficult to travel. Dr. W. Frank Swaim, of the Sanitary Commis sion, has provided all possible means to extend aid ' to the needy in event of an action. The propriety of proclaiming martial law is seriously considered, but the matter has not yet been definitely decided. The main force of the enemy appears to have halted back of Chambereburgh. A large number is concentrating in the mountain passes, but evidently with the intention of awaiting reinforcements, fear- ing to proceed too far this way with Hooker in the rear. Yesterday two rebel cavalry were taken near Chanabersburgh. They assert that 28 regiments of infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and 20 pieces of ordnance are not far from that place. The rebel column at Mercersburgh numbers 6,500 infantry, with 8 pieces of artillery. The rain to-day has caused the Susquehannah to rise to a considerable extent, which fact will un doubtedly retard the movements of the enemy. Gettysburgh is occupied by an entire division of the rebels, who strike out in different directions from that, point, General W. F. Smith has command of the forces on the west bank of the Susquehannah. The enemy has not yet entered Carlisle, although he is momentarily expected to do so. The drinking-houses were all closed this morn ing, in obedience to the Mayor's proclamation. ,Many of the dry good sstores are also closed. .Large numbers of refugees continue to arrive from the valley. ' Gen. Knipe deeming his forces not strong enough to meet the enemy, evacuated Carlisle last night. At this writing it is not known 'whether the town has been occupied by the rebels or not. Gen. Knipe reports that the rebels are advancing 10,000 strong. ' The Governor will, by authority of the War De partment, issue a proclamation, which will be pub lished.to-morrow, calling for 50,000 militia for the defence of the State, to serve for three months. The apportionments for the different counties will also be indicated. Gen. W. F. Smith has been assigned to the dc nces of the Susquehannah River. Coi. Pierce has been assigned to the command of ,e troops at Bloody Run, Gen. Milroy having been relieved. The Gray Reserves, of Philadelphia, will be mus. tered into the service to-day. Gen. Dana has been assigned to the command o the defences of Philadelphia. 9 P.M, Gen. Ewell, on entering Chambersburgh, iesued he following order : Headquarters Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Monday, June 24, Chambersburgh, Wednesday, June 26. GENERAL ORDERS. 1. The sale of intoxicating liquors to this command without written permission from a Major-General, is strictly prohibited. 2. Persons having liquor in their possession are required to report the fact to the Provost-Marshal, or the nearest general officer, stating the amount and kev ind, that a guardt may be placed over it and the men pr ented from ge ting it. 3. Any violation of Part 1 of these orders, or failure to comply with Part 2, will be punished by the immediate confiscation of all liquors in the possession of the offending Parties, besides rendering their other property liable to seizure. 4. Citizens of the country through which the army may pass, who are not in the military service, are admonished to abstain from all acts of hostility, up on the penalt y of being s S. ndeeartlhtenewdriltichgtooiunn:s A. A. ci aosfuwmamr.aernyLßemirycauale.ton.nmitarc.ann.:Ror. J. EwELL. A. f eady acquies cence to the demands of the military authorities will serve to hundreds of horbes are being driven over the bridges of the Susquehannah, followed by men, women, and children—the defenceless inhabitants of Cumberland Valley. THE BATTLE AT PORT HUDSON. The following is an account of the battle at Por Hudson, taken from the New York Ilerald':— Port Hudson, Juno 17. At early dawn on Sunday, the 14th inst., we commenced another advance movement on Port Hudson, with a force which was thought to lee equal to any emergency, but which, as the result will show, was entirely insufficient to accomplish the object of the original plan. The different breastworks, rifle pits, and other outer defences that completely invest Pert Hudson for mires, I have already described in a former letter with :tufa:Leta accuracy. The posttluu of cur fuices since my last communication has been somewhat changed. We now have no centre, but only a right and left, which, joined together, forms nearly a right angle completely enclosing the rebel strong hold on the east bank of the river. Gen. Grover's division is now on the upper side of Port Hudson, extending a distance of nearly four miles from the river to the interior to a point 'within supporting distance of Gen. Auger's division, which is on the west side of the rebel fortifications, and extend a distance of about three miles in the direction of the river, to within hailing distance of our fleet. Before proceeding to give the details of our last desperate struggle to capture Port Hudson, our assault and repulse, the observations of your corre spondent from a high tree, within less than one hundred rods of the first line of rebel defences, will very materially explain the difficulties our soldiers had to encounter, and the almost impassable barriers presented to retard their advance. From the point indicated the rebel fortifications and their immediate surrounding present the following appearance : Looking from the extreme north-easterly range of rebel rifle-pits towards the river on the upper side of Port Hudson, a long line of earthworks can bo seen, !,- , ,li;itvning. with bayonets and protected by a ditch nearly 12 feet in widtn, and, for the purpose for which it was built, una2ually deep. Within short musket range enfilading breastworks COm,- mand every possible appoach to the enemy ' 8 position. As I have before indica:ed, in speak in g of the conjunction of our right ant left, the rebel defences form nearly a right angle, )oth the lines of which extend to the river, enclosing a sharp bend in the stream, by which our gunboats found it so difficult to pass. The most accessible approach a about to the rebel earthworks is over a clear field, presence 600 yards in width, and wh,ch at first sight the appearance of _an alb -cyst perfect Jevel. The spot, however, since cur last assault, 11E0 pparently been determined to be, although the most inviting, the most treacherous place along the entire line of rebel defences. Our soldiers in their charge found it to be filled wita deep, narrow gullies, too small to cover a large body of troops ar d too large to make a pass age over them even for in fantry barely possible. Horses are out of the ques tion and were not used at this point. These artifi cial ravines are completely covered with fallen trees and vines, which are so arranged as to nearly obs cure them from sight, and to make an advance over them a matter of extreme difficulty. In our charge upon the enemy's Hues at this spot it was impos sible for our soldiers to keep in regular order of battle. Frequently whole squads of men would sink out of sight only to be resurrected by the assistance of their comrades. Down the right line of the enemy's works all approach to the fortifica tions is made exceedingly difficult by high bluffs and deep irregular gullies. The enemy's rifle pits are, although bearing the appearance of very wide constructions, built upon the most approved modern engineering skill. Hero again fallen trees have been so arranged as to make it impossible to move artillery or troops in line of battle. The entire dis tance of rebel works presented for our reduction are nearly eight miles in extent. Last Saturday evening the order of attack was determined on at the head-quarters, and communi cated to the generals who were to command the assaulting columns. Most of the detail Were ar ranged by Gen. Grover. The point of at(o..k was the extreme north-easterly angle of the enetny'S breast works. Five or six days previous to the assault several pieces of the enemy's artillery, which had been in position behind their fortifications imme • diately in our front, were dismounted by our guns and abandoned. Those still in position were ren dered useless to the rebels by our sharpshooters. Rebel deserters and prisoners brought into camp speak of our artillery practice as splendid, and say that they were not able to fire a gun more than 5 or 6 times before they had to move it as the accuracy of our range would work it certain destruction. As before mentioned, we commenced preparations for the attack while yet it was scarcely daylight. The plan of the assault was briefly as follows :—The 75th New York, under command of Capt. Cray, and the 12th Connecticut, led by the Lieut.-Colonel Peck, were detailed as skirmishers forming a sepa rate command under Lieut.-Col. Baleock, of 75th New York. The 91st New York, Col. Van Lands, commanding—each soldier carrying a five pound hand grenade, with his musket thrown over his shoulder—followed next in order. The skirmishers were to creep up and lie on the exterior slope of the enemy's breastworks, while the regiment carrying the grenades were to come up to the same position, and throw over the grenades into the enemy's lines, with a view to rout them and drive them from behind their works. The 24th Connec ticut, Colonel Mansfield, with their arms in like manner to the grenade regiment, followed, carry ing sand bags filled with cotton, which were to be used to fill up the ditch in front of the enemy's breastworks, to enable the assaulting party the more easily to scale them and charge upon the rebels. Following these regiments came, properly speak ing, the balance of Gen. Weitzel's whole brigade, under command of Colonel Smith, of 114th New York. This command consisted of the Bth Vermont, Lieut.-Col. Billing Lam; the 114th New York, Ma jor Morse; and the 116th New York, Lieut.-Col, Van Patten. Next came Col. Kimble's and Col. Morgan's brigade, the last of which, with another brigade (the name of which I was unable to learn), was under the general command of Col. Birge. This force was held to support the assaulting column, which was under the immediate command of Gen. Weitzel, who made the attack on the right. Gen. Emory's old division moved in conjunction with General Weitzel on the left, forming a separate column. The two Divisions—General Weitzel's and Gene ral Paine's—were under command of Gen. Grover, who, as has been before stated, planned the whole assault after General Bank's order to advance was received by him. Hence the mode of attack was entirely his own; Gen Weitzel's Division was expected to make a lodgement inside of the enemy's works, and in that manner prepare the way for General Paine's Division. After the inside of the enemy's fortification had been reached, skirmishers were to push forward and clear the way, while both columns were to be deployed in line of battle and move towards the town of Port Hudson, where a grand citadel, which forms the last means of rebel defence, is situated. I have thus far been speaking of General Grover's command exclusively, and the plan above given is applicable only to his movements as determined on at the time of its adoption. About daylight the 75th New York, which had been slowly advancing, approached the enemy's works sufficiently near to see his fire. Previously, the columns of the main body of General Grover's command were found in the woods skirting the enemy's breastworks. The 12th Connecticut during the night had lost its way in the woods. and the 91st New York was ordered by General Weitzel to take the place that had been assigned to it, and follow immediately in the rear of the 75th New York. After the advance of the 75th and 91st regiments. General Weitzel's entire command commenced moving forward. Several days previ ous our army engineers had been preparing a covered way, which extended from the woods where our troops lay to within about 150 yards of the enemy's position. Through this covered way our troops marched in single file up to the point where the first line-of-battle was formed. It should be remarked that the covered way spoken of was re lied upon as being sufficiently deep to afford pro tection to our soldiers. It turned out, however, to be of no considerable consequence, owing to some fault in its construction. After the advance had arrived at the end of the covered way, they began strongly to push over the innumerable barriers that 'ma been pleated by the rebels to obstruct their march. The difficulties I have before spoken off concerning the open field immediately facing the enemy's works were here experienced. The deep gullies, covered over by brush and creeping vines, were completely ob scured from sight, and were only known to exist after our soldiers had plunged into them. Part of our skirmishers deployed to the right while suf fering severely from the enemy's fire, and a portion of the advance took up a position on the left ef the point to be attacked. They were immediately fol lowed by General Weitzel's column, General Paine in the meantime advancing towards the e nemy's works with his command further on then ft. It should be stated that our troops, scarcely had left the cover of the woods, which were ,b. as sooas they 300 yards from the enemy' A f the rebel infantry. ject to the constant fire o s brcastworrs were bU lathed some portion of our artillery, f o rces, kept dvancing , distance in the rear of our a k s , Ciptain e l wor which was plan up a continuous fire on the reb . th his battery of Terry, the Richmond, wand Ceptain eight-inch Dahlgren gs d : id g ood execution. lin, Indian Artillery, much to p eot vet These batteries served very as they were a dvancing- t o the our troop s picked their ilia about attack. After our ekirns:,shere. had . ' o e yaids et' the enensy'e way up to wit wo rks, they sprung in to the ditch, ex p ectin g to be able to shelter themselves under cover of the rebel an d keep the enemy do— n while the fortificatio ns, regiment, with t he hand g renades, should a d vance an d perform thei r part of the - work in driving the re bels from t heir position. The portion of the 75th p wh i c h succeeded in reaching teleld-t imme diately repulsed, and nearly all of ch were them were killed or wounded. The ditch sea s so enfiladed th a t it was impossible for mennetoqullevsetiuonder the murderous fire of the enemy. T this was not knowa rief question may be asked why all ore, Out I have no time to In Conv , q4euce of the repulse of the portion of the 75th N.York that succeeded in reaching the ditch, the hand g renaders could accomplish but little. In fact, although they made many desperate and gallant att emp t s to be of service, they rather f damaged or a sthanthey t threw b e e w n e t fi h t e t i c r d our sv actually them prospects hdr t t h h e e m rebel ao ln the meantime hurled orks, the rebels them back upo n us. scpaeucogtvs tof success; while the skirmishers were nobly endeavouring to sus t a in themselves in their positio n . G enera l Weitzel's column m oved up as rapidly as p oss ibl e , end made a series of desperate assaults on the enetn)'s works, which for bravery and daring the history of the war can hardly farniell a parallel At this time, the sun having fairly risen, the fight became general. A fog, which had partially ob scured the contending armies, lifted, and revealed their respective positions. The enemy were fully prepared for us, and the y lined every part of the fortifications with heavy bodies of infantry. The battle had begun in earnest, and General Paine's column, as well as General Weitzel's was actively engaged. Before proceeding further with the details of the fight of General Grover's command, it will be necessary to mention a fact that I have previously omitted —namely, that under the general plan of attack, as directed by General Banks, Generals Anger and Dwight were to make feints on the extreme left of General Grover's position to dis tract the attention of the enemy from the main as sault. Accordingly, before the engagement became general between General Grover's command and the enemy, Generals Augur and Dwight had attacked the enemy, as before indicated, on General Grover's extreme left. It was not the intention that the last named of these forces should storm the rebel works, but hold the enemy in check while General Grover was per forming his part of the work according to the ori ginal, which, had he been successful, would have opened the way for the advance of our entire army on to it. Hudson proper is surrounded, as it is understood, by a series of fortifications more impregnable than any we have yet assaulted. The fight on the part of General Dwight's command was exceedingly severe, and scarcely less so with Gene ral Grover's. General Dwight's loss in killed and wounded will probably exceed 200. General Augur's loss will fall considerably short of that number. Under General Grover's command pro bably the most desperate fighting was done by General Weitzs...l's old brigade. Colonel Smith leading these veterans, the heroes of many fights, fell early in the action mortally wounded. A ball pierced his spine and passed round to the right side. The colonel still lingers ; but his death is hourly expected. The charges made on the rebel works by our brave soldiers showed a deter mination to carry them at all hazards; but human bravery on this occasion was not adequate to the accomplishment of their object. The most formi dable obstacle that presented itself as a barrier to our success was the rebel glacis, which, at the point attacked, had been constructed in such a manner as to make every bullet tell that was fired from the rebel breastworks while our troops were endeavour. ing to make ascent. In fact, the great natural a d v antages and engineering abilit y at P Hudson have been rather under than over rated. Immediately upon the fall of Colonel Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel Von Petten, of the 160th New York, took command of the brigade, and gal lantly led the charge until all further hope of driv ing the rebels from their position was gone. Bri gade after brigade followed in rapid succession, storming the rebel works, until compelled to fall back under the terrible fire of the enemy. Conspi cuous among the brigades that aid the most despe rate fighting were those under the command of Colonels Kimball, Morgan, and Birge. They were all, however, eve n t uall y re p ulsed with great slaughter. The fighting ceased at 11 o'clock in the morning. We having been repulsed in every assault, our soldiers, under command of their officers, laid themselves down under the shelter of the gullies, trees, covered way, in fact everything that could afford them protection, and waited for the day to pass and darkness come on. Many of our wounded who were accessible were carried from the field by squads detailed fo r that purpose. It is a shameful reflection on humanity that a large number of our soldiers, carrying the wounded and dying from the field on stretchers, were shot down by the enemy, and in several instances the wounded were killed while being borne from the field. At nightfall, however, we commenced the burial of our dead, and succeeded before the mornig in carrying most of o ur wounded f ro m the battlenground. I have no time to give you further details, as we have not yet entirely recovered from the confusion of the battle, and a courier is about leaving with despatches. The many gallant acts, scenes, and in cidents, lists of killed and wounded, &e., I shall have to reserve for my next letter. Our total loss in this last attack upon Port Hud son will probably not fall much short of 1,000. It is rumoured, just as I am closing this letter, ;bat we are to attack the enemy again to-night. EXPERIMENTS AT STIOEBITRYNESS. Yesterday another of the long series of experi ments which are undertaken here from time to time in the endeavour to ascertain definitely the best form of construction for our iron frigates was made in the presence of a very numerous assemblage of Comonl" officials from the Admiralty and the War-office, t.he members of the Iron Plate and Ordnance • 12 of tical solutio tees, and a large number of scientific officers and gentlemen interested in the prac this question of the day. The Duke. of S_e r ni_er_ s i e _ t : with Lord Clarence Paget and Admire .Si_txreaune, oral Tulloh and with theu h d enrrgst aor rick Grey, came down from the Admiral 3' , a 9"...,, r .effice. The Earl de Grey and Ripon, Colonel Jervis, represented thnet.lT All the arrange- Prince of Holstein was also pros e Warrior similar s e a c r t t i i o l ; were as usual under tho charge of the Comm andan t, his connected with the firing C o lonel 'Alderson. invented by Colonel Taylor, and his most e ffi cient aide, Captain lery ordeal to that which The target preparedto underwent so well was comp ounded sisted of Mr. George Clark, and con seven plates of from three to fi ve and various thicknesses, f a hall I except the third inches of iron; each p l a te, or fourth I a havingdifferent bac i li . towar d s the cent re, regar ds thi . ng as knes s o f angle Iron, &e . b c • , ut all being formed upon the general principle th a t t h e b est me thod of meeting t he concussion of the shot be neath the armour-plates is, according Mr. Clark's theory, by a cellular system of wro h either vertical or horizontal, theug t-iron webs, being filled in either with • c ells . in every case mill board packing. We may state 1 pitch pine, teak, or been definitely y at once that it has ascertained l ong ago what is the right thickness, shape , and kind of metal to use in armour-plates—it is only the form of backing which is to support these plates and distribute the concus sion of th e shot over the largest amount of surface, so as to deaden its action on the skin of the ship inside, and the bolts that fasten on the armour plate itself that now remain to be proved to bo the best. Our first, Warriors are built of 4-inch plates, d Frith lain . backeitl 1 of solid teak. The new Warriors, like the A - gincourt, Northumberland, and Minotaur are 51inch iron and nine inches teak, the reduction of teak allowing the increase of the iron without an increase of weight. The vessels in each of these two classes are found. to be as nearly invulnerable as we can ever expect to make them on this plan, the balance of advantages being on the whole in favour of the 51 inch iron and nine inch teak. This back ing, however, has never been found to stand like that of Mr. Chalmers, though in their researches after a better the Government have had to experi ment upon every conceivable combination of wood and iron which inventors and patentees could force upon them, the inventors only requiring in return that the Government should bear the heavy expeoe '--- ( -2A ffr : TlTTCrigi.F , N t of demonstrating the worthlessness Alkelit zsio,, 4 S. .0:1, L. , 0 , P ..I intentions. e e-se- -. _ -o'`•si - ' s's# 4 " With a somewhat wide experience in the Qifitit*Zipileiy:...,,, tors, we find it quite impassible to give any detail 4 a S description of the target tried yesterday that would be at all intel igible to the general reader. The . whole target was 13- 1 ,- feet long by 10 feet high, and composed, as we have said,of seven armour plates, no two of which were alike in length or width, mode of fastening, or mode of backing. To call this eg glomeration of different principles one target was simply ridiculous ; it was as distinctly seven tar gets as any seven by different inventors that have ever been tried at. Shoeburyness. One of the two chief merits claimed for it eves a new method of securing the plates by dovetailed slots and bolt bars, but the bolts in each bar varied in the different plates in number and thickness ; and, to lose no chance, whatever might happcn,one plate was fastened with through bolts in the old style al . .eays used. Another peculiarity was the tacking, the angle iron being Laid transversely, so OS to form a series of cells of iron filled with teak, pine, or millboarl - But here, for a the 1 I T w i i.3e al s tn , ost all the backings difihred in filling, size o; ccil, or thickness end depth of angle iron. Except general vertical principle o r horizontal, of a backing filled in n iron some deadening substance, it was altogether the most varied compound target the authorities et Shoeburyness have ever had before the muzzles of their guns. It was a mass of targets ; every target was a mass of patents of some kind or other. It was intended to try this curious agglomeration of mechanical crotchets some ti me ago , but its comple tion was, we believe, delayed by a threatened in junction from Mr. Lynali Thomas, on the ground of Mr. Clark's infringement of his patent rights. The ordeal to which this target was intended to be submitted was the same as that by which w t i h th e Warrior and all other target s ar e tried , and which may be summs.rised b y statin g that it begins heavy shells filled with sand and fired at low velo cities, gradually increasing to live shells, then to solid shot, then to salvoes of solid shot with small charges and low velocities, and, lastly, to salvoes of shot with full charges. Shells, whether empty or filled with sand, have no perceptible effect on any iron target ; so that this portion of the programme was abandoned, and firing commenced at once with 68-pounder live shell. It would scarcely be of in terest to follow the details of mischief done more or less by each shot, especially es, after the first three with live shell, all the succeeding rounds until the firing in salvo commenced were with the smooth bore 68-pounder gun, with cast-iron shot and the full service charge of 161 b. of powder. The effects these produced may be summed up in the few words that, though the target stood better than was ex pected—for it was not expected to stand for long at all—it from the first showed signs of giving way, and to use the expressive language of the prize ring, became more" groggy" after every round. The rivets at the back went fast and early, and the bolt heads, the main fastenings of the plates, gave way also with a rapidity much greater than is usual in any but bad targets. Six had gone before the sal voes commenced; the plates were deeply indented and buckling up, and one or two ribs at the back of all were bending outwards. The plates, which were rolled at the Al illwall Ironworks, were of admirable quality, and, though dented and bent, showed no signs of cracking, nor, strange to say, did they give any marks of yielding where the deep slots had been cut in them at the back to hold the bolt-bars. The last of the 68-pounders fired struck on plate No. 7, and broke through it. This plate, however, was only three inches in thickness. A salvo of three 100- pounders with 141 b of powder and two 68's with 161 b of powder, was then fired simultaneously, but only fcur of the guns went off. The united blows of these four, however, shook the whole target most seriously, and cracked its largest plate almost com pletely across. It was evident that it was pretty well on its last legs, so the Armstrong 300 or 150- pounder, according as it is used with spherical or elongated projectiles, was loaded and laid to give it de grace. tthaTer target, oci m frt ,3 0 . 5 s most b formidable o its coup piece— which no target, not even that of Mr. Chalmers, has ever yet entirely resisted—was loaded with 501 b. of powder and a round shot of 1501 b. weight. The effect of this was instant and tremendous. With a terrific crash it smashed through the thickest Olin.) elate of the target, through cells end backing and inner skin—shivering into matchwood one after the other two of the massive beams which shored up the target from behind, and, ploughing into the earth beyond, glanced and went up into the still, hot air with a roar that was audible for many seconds. Beams, bolts, and plate had all alike been scattered into fragments far and wide before the passage of this tremendous missile, and one could only look with wonder upon the wreck it had made, and think with something like terror on the effect which such a shot would have upon the ships it struck, and above all upon the crew that happened to be inside it when such a thunderbolt of war came in. It was the general opinion, judging from the smashing the shot had inflicted after its passage through the i r n o d ug th h e b fi ot r h st . i ght afterwards,its sound t showed hat had it a t h a a r d g e m t , a andde throughthe p r prolonged o tnhgee air(l' fl se in o a u k l d in h; vtheegsoanme same ruin n a at n o one it would d om ed th w e it s h am a e 1 gun sib. constructed on the In other words, had a ship been secondtaringeatnofprtohbeasc probability powder, but with hinadvebegeonnebethh was i g firedl i - t , l loaded a r with a reduced li a another b ot a o h r l e t r e . side principlean d o o f u t t h a i t s plate '4c of 4 inches as its prede cessor One more shot bursting charge of powder. This, of course, notwith reduction of firing standing the charge, went as clean throub a steel Ebell of 30 had done through the 51. i - W SW' s';-i n c h, the explosion of the she ll s haking all the rest of the fabric, and knocking u p the uppermost plate about six inches. T his was the last shot fired, for the poor target would have stood no more —another blow would bare brought it to the gr d ouu . It was the last shot fired, and we may venture to express a hope that it i s the last time we shall have tolay before the public the demerits of the long ' series of inventors' costly targets, for the construction and destruction of all the public have had to pay. Only one target has fulfilled all the requirements of strength so needed and so long sought for--the Chalmers target. This, we believe, has been reported upon by the proper authorities at Sh boe uryness in the most favourable terms to the Government. With such a report existing in favour an ironsi of - 'de target, and there fore in favour of a method of constructing our future iron frigates, it seems a sheer waste of time and money to continue firing at targets like that of yesterday, which, if experience is worth anything, was known to he little better than worthless before it was put up. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. " High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Sd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every own supply it in packets. - - - A MURDERED CHILD.—On Monday evening a lad, digging in the garden of a florist in William street, New North road, Islington, came upon the decapi tated body of a child in a state of decomposition. It was buried a little way from the surface of the earth. As there were many persons in the garden at the time the news soon spread, and the assistance of the police was called. The remains were inspected by a medical man, and declared to be those of a little girl, and a close examination of the re mains of the clothing has led to the belief that the body is none other than that of the poor child who was stolen about 15 months' since, within a couple of hundred yards of this spot—Elizabeth Hunter—whose disappearance caused so much excitement, and for whose discovery her Majesty's Government offered £lOO reward. The grounds this belief are stated to be that the description of the missing child's boots corresponds exactly wi t h those found, and that earrings were found with tha head, whirhwas discovered buried at a short distance from the body. It is stated fur ther that the head was found some months since and re buried without any notice being taken. An immense crowd of persons gathered round the place where the body was discovered, and .remained there till past midnight. The body has been removed to the dead-house, where it awaits a coroner's inquisition . — m Av ac eery magn ificent life-size portrait , attired in the curious cos-. turnsn modelEo HENRY ttfhYe this V p e . r monarch, (1413), has been just added to Madame Tussauti's Historic al Gallery in Baker-street. Henry, e sur named Dionmouth, in vaded France a n d gained the manor ablebatetlnecoafseAdginincaourcots,tlyTshueiteffioi m g u y of Edward the Black prises, our, continues to be 6 One of the most attractive sights in the exhibition. t 7,1 ~.~~ ~~~ ~ • 4116 i .. ~. . ~.. v,..,, -, ) 1 ..,, It 1 .0., -4,- 7V-.z 11.3,1 CE ..... -...4d. STAMPED ....sd. 1 a ht ds rs 12 of w