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WHISKY rivals the finest CH BRANDY, It i 1 4 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. th B e ° Aill Bottles, 3s. 8(1., at the Retail houses in London ; by Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1864. PRICE STAMPED ....5d N°. 22,606 c , REAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. .ve s the Re Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded s LL Whisky." Now ready, in 2 vols , Svo., with Portrait, 308., THE HON. GRANTLEY BERKELEY'S LIFE AND RECOLLECTIONS. " As a book of fashionable, sporting, literary, and political recollections, this work is singularly delightful and enter taining."— Sun, Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COMMODORE NU'I'T & MINNIE WARREN, Brideman and Bridesmaid of GEN. TOM THUMB, At ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly, December 12, 186!. P.S.—See future advertisemmts. spectrum was very fine, The sun was warm, but yet did not exercise any influence on the thermometer, upon the blackened bulb of which it shone brightly. At 3h. 46m. there was a sudden chill to sense, the wind was still W. N.W., and Mr Coxwell, who watched the direction of mo tion of smoke, the angle we made with the known roads on passing them with great. judgment, kept within is influence so as to drive us inland, for he remarked I we sank to the lower current to the sea we must go. At 3h 58m wo heard a clock strike 4 ; we were then a little south of 111urstad, and Mr Coxwell, pointing towards Rochester, said " I think we shall cross the Molway near Woldham, the place where I was born." At 4h we were south of Gravesend and passing Fouth of Cobham-pat k;at 4h 17m we crossed the Bled way, then over Woldhain, changed our direction to S.W. nearly, and were on the ground at 4h 25m, at Deice Farm, near Rochester, and received assistance from Mr Matson, whose farm joined I hat on which wo fell, for which we beg to thank hien The inhabitants at Gravesend and Rochester were greatly puzzled at our moving directly opposite to that of the wind whore they were, and some thought we had the power of guiding the balloon. way During r the ascent we hugged the river Tham es all the down. n Mr Coxwell felt that he dared not to ascend higher than one mile on account of the loss of gas we should should have experienced in so doing till we could pass Gravesend, and when we did so it was too dark at 4h 23m. At my last observation it was very difficult to read the in struments, and it was then of no use to ascend higher or to remain longer from the earth. The balloon was seen from the Royal Observatory, Green wich, at 2 40, when 1,000 feet high—it was watched by Mr Nash till 3h Bm, and up to this time he noticed that the balloon moved one half round between 2h 45m and 3h, and then back again in the contrary direction—and at 3h Bm, he could road the word " Mara" on the balloon distinctly with a telescope. Simultanemilreteorological observat:ena were made at the Reiyal OWirvitory, Cireeilwieh, - by command of the Astronomer-Royal, under the superintendence of Mr Nash and also at my residence by Messrs Gair and Howe.—l am, Sir, Sec., JAMES GLAISHER. Blackheath, Dec. 3. Death of thl rarlisle, K.G. for candour, for incorruptible loyalty, and for simple truthfulness. Such has been Lord Carlisle's character throughout an active public life; and for that character ho will long be remembered with honour in a country which is always ready to ap preeiate honesty and truthfulness in public men. LAST ANI) WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. T he C Do ak „ OURT of IRECTORS o the East and West India of 'ompany here DIRECTORS of the East and Westindla fIY hereby give that the Transfer Books dm, , s_al ,, Company will be shu againu AY, the 11,5 th J anuary IA( ember, 1b64, and open gon MONDAY, the 2d -41ary, 1165. By a telegraphic despatch received last night we learn that the Earl of Carlisle died at Castle Howard yesterday afternoon, his lordship having experi enced a relapse on Saturday night, after which he never rallied. Another illustrious name has thus to be added to the obituary of 186'1. It cannot be said that Lord Carlisle's death was uuezpected, for his failing health had compelled him to resign the Irish Viceroyalty, which he had occupied with distin guished ability and universal popularity for eight Scare. Perhaps no nobleman has been more re spected and beloved than the. Earl of Carlisle. Genial, kindly, liberal, affable—he was always ready to lecture at a mechanics' institute, always willing to be present and to assist at any meeting for the improvement and advantage of his country men. THE CATTLE SHOW.—'T'he WELLINGTON, St. James's-street. The WELLINGTON Three Shilling Dinner, as well as Dinners from the "Carte," served as usu The following beautiful lines, written a good many years ago by the late Earl, when Lord Morpeth, will be read now— we feel assured—with lively interest, not only as being (as they umiuestionably are) about the happiest effusion of his poetic gymium, but as being (besides that) singularly Impressive, read nowadays, as the four closing lines will be, immediately after the death of their noble writer, while America is still in the midst of:her disastrous war : There's nothing great or bright, thou glorious fall Thou mayst not to the fancy's sense recall— The thunder• riven cloud, the lightning's leap, The stirring of the chambers of the deep, Earth's emerald green and many tinted dyes, The fleecy whiteness of the upper skies, The tread of armies thick'ning as they come, The boom of cannon and the beat of drum, The brow of beauty and the form of grace, The passion and the prowess of our race, The song of Homer in its loftiest hour, Tho unresisted sweep of Roman power, Britannia's trident on the azure sea, America's young shout of liberty ! Oh I may the wars that madden in thy deeps There speed their rage, nor climb th' enclrling steeps; And till the conflict of thy surges cease, The nations on thy banks repose in peace, By order of the Court. (3 HORG E COLLIN, Secretary. and West India Dock House, Billiter-square, Dec. 2, 1861. NEW NOVEL) BY THE AUTHOR OF " GRAND 31.01711ER'S MONEY." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., STEWAIVI"S INTENTIONS. 31 R By the Author of "Grandmother's Money," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. By order. JOB N CATES, Manager. The Wellington —l 7 ntrance, 160, Piccadilly. ItOYAT, SARDINIAN RAILWAY COMPANY. lityrr , Roy „ ACII. IS II EMMY G I VEN, that the Directors of the 'LL SARDINIAN RAILWAY COMPANY. at their of)ard Meeting, held on the 29th ult., made a further CALL )3 0 4 11 3 iz P siiare (making £0 paid ) , payable at the Banking beto" of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co , London, on or r e lilt= Ist day of January, 1865. tt i S hareholders are therefore requested to pay as above on bhares held by them, and also to leave their 811 are Certi !icates with the above-named Bankers, to have the payment endorsed thereon. ...pirsuant to the Company's statutes, Calls not duly paid are th iect to interest at the rate of ZlO percent . per annum, and B ares are liable to forfeiture. wiil be delivered at the Company's Office after oment of the above Cal. for Interest at 6 per cent. per ah e ad for the half year es,ding the 31st instant on the £6 bald on Shares. uareholders desirous of receiving Reports and Notices at gie i r t , residences are requested to leave their addrcssets at the ' °l3l Pan Y s cc. By order, C. DE TIVOLI, Secretary. 6 , Great Winchester-street, E.C., Dec. 5, 1864. PARIS. --GRAND Ilona, DU LOUVRE.— Establishbd in 1855.—Situated in the most Central part of BAris, line de Rivoli and Place du Valais Royal—Six Hundrea Bed-rooms at from 31r. to 2Ar.—Sixty rooms at from fir. to 231 r.—a richly -decorated Dining Saloon —Table d'llOte at six o'clock—Public Coffee and Dining Rooms—Choice Wines—Dinners served 4 la carte both in the dining rooms and the private apartments —Reading and Conversation Saloons; also Saloons for Musical, W ubilca t edd ions ing, and other parties—all Newspapers and Serial P rec,ived—Divans, Coffee, Smoking and Billiard Rooms — numerous Bath-rooms —Carriages on the premises—first class Private Equipages at command -Omnibuses running to all the railway st+tions—Pt'sta Studio—l Letter-box—Te se rvlegraanpts h Office day and night — Photog ra p h a staff of speaking all languages. Now ready, in 4to. cloth, 215., or in morocco extra, Ms., a New Edition of TEIE ILLUSTRATED INGOLDSBY LEGENDS. Illustrated by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tennlel. Including (now for the ne) the nose Legends and the smaller Poems, With three th new Illustrations. A Cheap Edition, without illustrations, 55.; also a Library Edition, in 2 vols Svo., with the original Illustrations by Cruikshank and Leech, 21$. Richard Bentley, Publis2er in Ordinary to her Majesty. George William Frederic Howard, K.G ~ seventh Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Howard of Morpeth, Northumberland, and Baron Deere of Gillesland, a coheir to a moiety of the Barony of Greystock, was born'in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, April 18, 1802. He was the eldest son of the sixth Earl of Carlisle by the eldest daughter of the fifth Duke of Devonshire. As the Hon. George Howard he distinguished himself at Eton—the nursery of so many of our famous statesmen, and throughout his NEW WORK, EDITED BY LIEUT. WARNEFORD, R.N. This Day, price 25., Never before Printed, SK ED A I) London : George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. E. 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Interest at the rate ot £6 per cent. per annum t i i l l r 'nif construction wilt be paid on ill Shares so paid up. are requested desirous of availing themselves of this privilege Fequested either now or at any subsequent period to teifY the same to the Secretary, who will send them a form fill up fbr that purpose. l i n notifying the above Call the Directors call attention to '°wrin^* report addressed to them by the Company's Engi ,,eor on the progress of the works, and at the same time an rftice tnat James Caird, M.P., is engaged on an inspec p„,s":4l of the company's lands, and the Board expect shortly to receive his report as to the value and c,pabilities of that Portion of the property of the Company. "28, Great George-street, Westminster, S.W., 20th November, 1864. "To the Chairman and Directors of the Royal Sardinian Railway. "Gentlemen,--I have to report that the works on Rail ,. 'iva Ys—l, Cagliari (the capital) to Oristano ; 2, Branch to ,glesias (the centre of the mineral district); and 4, Porto Messrs. to Ozieri , are in full progress , and your Contractor s, slessrs. Smith, lintzlit, and Company, have made their ar rangements forcontinuing operations upon a scal e calculated t complete Railways 1 and 2, and that portion of Railway 4 W hich lies between Porto Torres and the city of Sassari, by t he autumn of next year. These lengths will form together s hout 90 miles, which I have no doubt will be comp leted in the course of next year. "This for , Vard position of matters is mainly owing to the settlement that was at length effected with the Italian Go "ninent of the working plans, sections, drawi n g s, and s pecifications having reference to the above-named Railways, . the preparations for the works that have been steadily going on for some time past. " Throughout the whole of the summer and autumn of this Year your Contractors have been engaged in carrying mate rials and plant to the site of the Railways, in purcha sin g the and required for the works, and in erecting barracks for the Workmen. "These preparations having been made beforehand on a s cale commensurate with the object in view, activ e o p erations .3 the con .truction of the Railways were commenced imme diately on the setting in of the working season. There are al ready upwards of 2,000 men at work upon the Railways 1 'Uri 2 alone, and the numbers ire rapidly increasing under a Well organised staff. "The commencement of operations has been hailed by the , ulhabitants with great enthusiasm, and has given rise to VPular and joyous demonstrations alo n g the line, which kve been shared in by the civil and military authorities of Lee country. " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant. " BENJ. PIERCY, C.C." THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ASSOCIATION (Limited). To be incorporated with Limi!cd Liability, under "The Companies Act, 1862." Capital £50,000, in 5,000 shares of £lO each ; Zion application and £1 on allotment. Robert Bell, Esq., DI I ECTORS II, York-street, Portman-square, ;-;,narles Kingsford, Esq., Belmont House, Lewisha m. ;.,harles Mori is, Esq., 45, South-street, Grosvenor-squire. tries Reynolds, Esq., Allhallows Chambers, Lombard- Colonel W. 11. C. Wel'esley, 10, Wilton-street, Belgrave• square • , - , 11 Geo. Witt, Esq., 3, King's Bench-walk, Temple. BANKERS. Messrs. Dimsdale, Drewett, Fowler, and Barnard. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bevan and Whitting. SECRETARY (PRO TEE.) 11. IL Patterson, Esq. Offices (temporary)-6, Old Jewry, E.C. The object of this Association is to furnish the press and •Vil.e public of England, the Conli r en t of Europe, and the estern world with a fuller and more regular supply of telegraphic intelligence than the present system prove e es. The rapid and constant supply of early telegraphic news has grown into a necessity, not only to the press of every Country, but to all persons engaged in commerce and public affairs. But in proportion to the recoa,nition of its increasing importance, the danger and inconvenience of drawing it through one channel have bee' me more and more obvl ,us. The danger arises from the fact that there are no MOILII3 of testin.! the accuracy of the information which is thus put into circulation ; and the inconvenience is evident in the de -1:41,11191,„ Jae pies and the b u th. 4 lF reg2qAkex _ 4 1 el expense, on a single source of supplir. The danger and inconvenience are universally felt, and a remedy would have been attempted long since but for the almost insurmountable difficulty of establishing an organisa tion of corresponde ice sufficiently co mprehensive to meet the demands of so vast an enterprise. Such an undertaking would have no legitimate title to the con!' ience of the public unless it presented a marked superfoi ity in the scope and Character of its resources over the existing machinery. The promoters of " The Teleg ra p hic News Association (Limited," after much preparation and expenditure nature, , and favoured by circumstance+ of an exceptional are in a position to undertake this responsible function, With the certainty of being able to execute it in a complete gin and effect ve manner. Distributed at all points wit the range of the electric wire, where the most Important intelligence, political and commercial, is to be obtain ed at first hand, a staff of experienced correspondents has been organised, by whose established relations with authentic sources of information ensure a priority of intelli gence upon which imptieit reliance may be placed, and whose . tried discretion and activity offer the safest guarantees for "eaPatch and punctuality. Special arrangements have been Made for procuring early and accurate, and, In many in glances, exclusive information in connection with the Ame rican civil war and the progress of the new Mexican empire, while from China and the East Indies intelligence will fre quently be transmitted via St. reterburg when other sources of information are silent. Rigid impartiality and complete neutrality will be main tained in the language and substance of all telegrams issued by the assoc ation. A steady adherence to this vital prin ciple will, it is hoped, secure the confidence of statesmen,dip lornatists, the press, and the commercial community, and tend finally to establish the authority and extend the utility 01 the design. A careful estimate has been made of the probable financial results of the undertaking, assuming the highest scale of expenditure and the lowest of receipts. The conclusions arrived at justify the anticipation of a large return upon a small outlay. For the purpose of accomplishing these objects, it is pro posed to form an association, to he called "The Telegraphic News Association (Limited)," with a capital of £50,000, in 0 ,003 shares of £lO each, of which LI will be payable en IlePOSit and £1 on allotment, beyond wh ich it is not considered lkety that any further call will be required. The head office of the Association for England and the Western world will be in London, and for the Continent of Europe in Brussels. Applications for shares, in the form annexed, to be made at the lyinkers or to the secretary , or at the temporary offices 01 the Company, 6, Old Jewry, London, E.C. ronat OF APPLICATION TOR SHARES. (To be retained by the Bankers.) To the Directors of the Telegraphic News Association (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid t o Messrs. the sum of £ , being a deposit of £1 per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such shares, or any further me; stun of .£1 per share on allotment ; and I authorise You to insert my name on the register of members for the number of shares allotted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profession Date BED .ROOM CANDLES. "PRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop qrcase when carried."—Thin, very hard candles sold in boxes is. and 35. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA. HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," told in boxes 25. 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 use 'litre cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. 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London : Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. 93D REPRESENTATION of the WIZARD of the NORTH —TO-NIGHT, at Eight-93d Repre sentation of the WORLD of MAGIC. —Miss ANDERSON, the Second-sighted Sybil.—Prices, Is., 25., and 3s. To be s ecured at ST. JAMES'S BALL, Piccadilly. The Great Rope Tying Mystery and C abinet Seances. by Miss Lizzie Anderson and Mr. Sutton, will terminate the Programme eve ry Evening and Saturday Afterernoon. -------- R. And Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY. TO-NIGHT, at Eight, when THE RIVAL COMPOSERS and THE BARD and HIS BIRTH DAY will be given. To cone ude with THTOWN,E SEA-S JOHNIDE; or, Mlti. ROSELE Ale our OF by PARRY.—ROYAL GALLERY of ILLUSTEA I'ION, 14, Regent-street. __—_--------- % CATTLE SHOW!! CATTLE SHOW!!! T H 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W: The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). ORPHEE AUX ENTERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera Comiquel. is achieving' an unprecedented success. Vide, the Song "K.ricr of Rceotia ;" .• The Hymn to Bacchus ;" snit to is ted Eu,lxd " us Cupid, Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; a d tidal Mintui and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley ; Messrs. Greene and Lascelles. Grand Revival of NORMA (Norma, Miss Russell ) ; Adel gisa, Madame Maria , ; and Selections from MARTHA and LA TRAVIATA ; together with Looke's celebrated Music to MACBETH. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghrnans. THE DESCENT OF MERCURY, by Mr. Jas. Talliott. LE MONSTRE CHARME, by M. SILVESTRE. 'the D'AUBANS in their famous Character Sketches Comedy, by Mr. WILLIAM RANDALL, Mr. G ASTON MURRAY, and all the procurable Talent of the day. Instrumental Solos, itc., &e. Admission —Area, 6d. ; stalls an d balcony, le. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CATTLE SHOW !! CATTLE SHOW!!! ANTERBURY HALI,. N..) The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). PERFUME and BOUQUET, the NEW OPTICAL ILLU SION, in which the whole resources of the esiablishment are brought into requisition, written by Mr. W. Fag . Vandervell. The usual Operatic Sel e c tions, the AnthroPophinian,lo. Comedy by Mr. W. Randal', T. Stacey, W. }Tilton, and the Won d rou s Indian Rope Trick by Messrs. W. Hilton and Com i c Illustrations of Negro character by LI TTLE 808. Admission —Area, ed.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. ROYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-street, Shoreditch. Proprietor, G. W. NUGENT. (Close to the Great Eastern Terminus`. This spacious and magnificent Hall, capable of accom modatin2,s' 0 persons, will I'OSINvELy OPEN on the ICth Deccember. The Sentimental Company and the Band will be numerous and thoroughly efficient. The Comic element will comprise ANNIE ADAMS, the Queen of Comic; The Charming Little NELLY POWER J. F. ALEXANDER and Family; G. LEYBOURNE, the Inimitable, on his mechanical donkCy; WEST, the great Stump Orator ; and J. G. FORDE, &c. &c. The wonderful Brothers CAVALLINI BERTIIOLETTI, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, will make their first ap• pearance in England at this Hall. Open at half-past Six, commence at Seven. Permane nt prices — Ares , 4 d. ; balcony , 6d. ; stalls, Is. Prices of admission for this night only—Stalls or balcony, 2 5 . ; area, Is. Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. G REVILLE. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, established 29 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. —A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL of MULLER, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast taken by Doctor Donovan, of the Phrenologioil School, 111, Strand, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS, y. Great Windraill•etreet, Piccadill LEVY, the celebrated Pagantni Cornet, will play during eek Guards' Waltz, Wapping Old Stairs, Sally in our Alley Faust, and other novelties. 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Sir,—At the last meeting of the British Aeaociatiou, the balloon committee were charged with experiments to be made at times in the year and at times in the day at which no experiments had hitherto been made, particularly at night and in the winter months. No arrangement has, as yet, been made to take night observations; but those of the winter have been determined upon. The first of these took place from Woolwich Arsenal on the fit st day of this month. In consequence of the balloon propared for these ex periments haying been wantonly de atreya atelettei.neat a .koreaterWoW,4-6 tirr-Anp,ll-E4 ',l uso the best balloon Mr Conran. bare With this we cannot hope to ascend more than one mile and a half or two miles, and if, as on this occasion, the course of the balloon is to wards the sea, not even that elevation can be attempted, but at the cost of greatly abbreviated time for o bservation, and the sacrifice of a ll results excepting those connected with temperature. If, with the small balloon, our course should at any time be inland,!both objects can be secured by keeping tho gas at the firet part of the journey , and ascending to the limit to which the balloon will take us just before descending. Tho balloon left at 2h 37m p.m., with a temperature of 48 dog, which remained unchanged until 600 ft were passed. It then declined gradually to 311 deg, at the height of 5,200 ft, by 3h 58m. On falling to 4,000 ft the temperature increased to 331 deg, and declined to 30 dog at 5,0001:1 by 3h 26m. On again descending to 4,2001 t there was an in crease of 2 dog, and a decline to 29 deg at the height of 5,400 ft, by 31.1 42m; a gradual increase to 41 deg at 1,400 ft, then no change on descending through the next 6001 t, when the last observation was made at 4h 23m, and we read the ere on on the ground at 4h 25m, when it was too dark to instruments. The temperature of the dew-point, at that temperature at which the water in the air is deposited visibly upon sub stances cooled down t o that degree, as the bright the metallic c ups of a hygrome ter, was 8 deg. below that of f the earth to the height of 1,500 ft.; the air then became much more humid, and at 2,100tt, the difference between th e se two temperat ures was 5 deg, only. • On passing a W.N.W. wind at 2,3001 t. the difference the height between them of b eca me 11 deg., and was nearly 20 deg. at s,oAft., where the air was very dry. On d es cending, the two temperatures approached each other, and at 4,000 ft. high were separated by 10 deg. °rip. On again ascending the difference increased to 23 deg., the temperature of the air being 32 deg. and that of the dew-point 9 deg., and it continued dry at high elevations. On descending below 3,500 ft at 3h 53m the air ag ain be came humid, and continued so at all lower elevations, par ticularly between the heights of 800 ft and 1,200 ft, where the two temperatures were nearly alike and the balloon was covered with water. Some strata of wet air were passed of no great thickness, without perceptible fog, depositing a good deal of moisture. Tho reading of a delicate blackened bulb thermometer , placed in the full rays of the sun, which read 56 deg before l eav ing the earth, neve r read so much as one degree higher than another delicate thermometer most carefully protected from the sun during the whole journey. The bulbs of those two thermometers wore within two inches of each other. No tinge of ozone w as shown throughout the journey. When at the height o f 3,000 ft, the concussion from proving guns at Woolwich affected the balloo duetthe n, an causeumd ever toy rope to vibrate perceptibly, and allinstruments shake—and this took place each time a report was heard, even up to the height of 5,000 ft. ne no less than ono threre echoes were heard following the rep O ort, c but usually e port alone was heard. A very delicate mag net, lent to me by Captain Evans, R.N., F.R.S., which vibrates in a little more than two seconds on the earth, was observed on 10 different occasion, and the time o f vibratioe appeared to be lengthen not withstanding the lower temperature of the higher regons. Another magnet less delicately mounted, and which 1 have frequently used, also occupied a somewhat longer time in vibrating than on the earthen all round there was mis t ; . For an altitud e of 20 degree the remainder of the sky was for the most part clear earth the . On exam i n ing the sun with a s pectroscope part earth colours of the spectrum were moderately bright. The line B at the red end and G at the violet end were the extreme s li m its, and there wer e not many besides the principal between. The wind was nearly W. near the earth. Ou reaching 1,100 feet we entered a S.W. current, and thought we should cross the river Themes N. of Erith, but on pass ing above 2,000 feet we entered a W.N.W. current, and passed at 3h, some little distance S. of Br the smoke from ill'. Wo were o ver Dartford at 3h. 16m., and hero we saw Gravesend passing southwards, or S.S.W., till it reached 1,000 ft., and then to turn upon itself. At this time, at the height of 5,000 ft., we were moving W,N.W., or towards Cobham -park; at 3h. 34m. we were S. of Greenhithe, and nearly over Darent-wood. On examining the country it had an appearance we had never seen before at the h rfed eigh tot of a mile up to this time, all hills having been dwa level plains, and all valleys baying been raised so that the earth has appeared uniformly plain. On the contrary, now, every variation of surface, every hollow, every rise were clearly shown ; the course of the river Darent was traced for miles, with every elevation of land near it, but we could not see anything moving on the earth. The sun was shin ing; the sky was perfectly clear and of a deep blue; on exa mining the sun's spectrum, it was indeed different from be low; the colours were all far brighter, the lines very nume rous, extending from A at the red end to far beyond H at the violet end, which line was made up of Au lines, The Great Burglary in Lombard-street. Yesterday a discovery was made of a robbery of bullion, bills of exchange, foreign notes, and other valuable securities, to a largo amount in the whole, which is supposed to have been effected some time during Saturday or Sunday night, on the premises of Messrs. Baum, Sons, and Co„ long established in Lombardestrect as bullion dealers and moneychangers. The manner in which the burglary appears to have been effected, and many of the attendant circumstances, are mysteri ous, and for the present bale all the more experi enced of the City police. The premises of Messrs Baum are situated a few paces on the further side of Birchinelane, going eastward from the Mansion house, and on the northern side of Lombard-street. They are upon the ground floor, with cellars below, and the rest of the house, which is very large and lofty, is let out as offices to merchants and others. At night the whole house is in the charge of a re spectable elderly woman, the widow of a sergeant and with her a niece and ohferpohluicsebaansdhroeussiekdee,etPr,hee three occupying the top slitadioroases at nights, and is an g omfostthestporiyas.ageAs and d tc has the run of the whole oustomed to bark on the slightest unusual noise. He was found yesterday morning with a strap, which had been used in tying up some of the mecu• rities that had been stolen, hanging loosely round his neck, but lie was still going at large about the house, and the circumstance of the strap, inexplic. able iteelf, unless used in restraining the animal, which would only have made him the more noisy, is one of the mysterious incidents connected with the robbery. Messrs Baum closed their premises for the night on Saturday evening about 9 o'clock. They bad then in gold in an iron safe, securely locked to all appearance, and iteelf enclosed in a strong room equilly well secured, 62 Spanish and ono Isabelle. 37M eagles (American), 481 guineee, 7 Louis-d'or, 244 2 ' napoleons, 7ez. of ster ling gold, 40z. of ancient gold, and 2oz. of melting gold. Of notes they bud £7l Irish ; £4B Scotch ; 2,678 French; 120 Belgian; 2,617 thalers ; 1,802 Russian roubles ; 1,745 florins (Dutch); 760 florins (German) ; 225 Austrian ; two five pound notes of the Leeds Banking; ; 1:365 inPitiatraliaiil3ote4 ; 46j roper notes; 99 C s . !radian dollar notes, 37 American : £1 Nova Scotia, 100 Spanish dollar notes, £5 in Guernsey notes, and six Baden bonds of 35 florins. They had likewise certificates for shares in the Thames and Mersey Marine Company, the Alliance Bank, the Mariquita Mining Company, and the Austrian Now Loan, two Dutch and three Russian bonds, two Lombardo- Venetian bonds, one Portuguese bond, 57 gold and 37 silver watches, numbers of every description of foreign silver coins, and many bills of exchan g e. Yesterday morning, about 9 o'clock, one of t he part ners in the firm opened the premises, and short l y afterwards went to the strong-room, accompa nied b y a boy with a lighted candle. The room is guarded by double doors with formidable locks, On Bpply ing his key to the lock of the outer door he found that the ecutcheon had been torn off and the lock itself had been tampered with. Looking round a corner of the room h e di sc overed that a hole abo ut 1810. square, ordinary size, had b een ou t through the solid bric k and large enough to ad mit a bo y of work, and an entran ce thus made into the roo m. The iron safe nner door of the r oom h a d been wrenched off, empty was open, three of the locks of the cashboxes were streiron safe appeared tw n there about, was disorder in other The way in which the have been d o t p h e e n p ul l a ce was w was most inexplicable. The door, indeed, had boon rem oved from its hinges, were lying about but although formidable nomar kvis crowbarsible about the door to show that any of them had been used in prising it open, nor were there nay indication of re-. cent use on the crowbars the door of the safe been removed by the hinges, but a most formidable look inside of it had been broken in pieces, and th e empty,wards scattered about. The safe was completelyand a couple of morticing c hisels, such as ar e used by joiners, and the points of which had been broken lay on the floor. How the thieves got into the premi • ses remains to be ex plained. The street ' door, which is common to the whole house, opens into a passage, on the right hand of which is a door communicating with the counting house of Messrs Baum. The um. street door cannot be unlocked from the outsi • de. It is in two halves, opening inwards, and night at • ght is scoured by bolts and crossbars on the insi• • de, there being no lock on the outside or the inside. A person leaving the house after it had been l c osed for the night might remove the crossbars and bolts inside the street door, but he could not fasten the door after him, and a passing policeman would probably soon fad that it was open as ho went his round. To prevent such a discovery the thieves had recourse to an ex traordinary expedient. Bee l ore eaving they actually screwed a spring latch inside the door, and on closing the door behind them as. they passed out it fastened itself on the inner side, dan so presented afterwards an appearance from the outside of b • bein g secure. The robbery and the mystery which hangs about it have excited a good deal of interest in the city. The Messrs Baum, or some of them, have been in business in Lombard-street for 30 or 40 years, and many of their friends and clients called on them in the cour se of yesterday to express their sym pathy with them on the occasion. They themselves estimate their loss, though they speak with diffi dence on that point, at leas than £lO,OOO. The firm has offered a reward of £2OO for the discovery and conviction of the burglars. The housekeeper and her nephew and niece, who are reported to be respectable people, are unable to give any explanation of the affiir. They live at the top of the house, five or six stories from the base ment, and had not been disturbed either on Setup. day or Sunday night. The dog had barked a good deal at one part of the night, but that was not at all an unusual circumstance: _—.........1...................• Is NM A Board of officers —composed of a field officer, 3d Bri. gade (president), an engineer officer, and an assist.-surgeon, mem bers—assemble d at the Royal Engineer-office, Alder shot, on Wednesday to report upon the double ball-court erected near Aand North Camp. life he showed a warm affection for his old school. From Eton he went to Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1821 obtained the Nowdigate prize for English verse (Pse3tum), and also the Chancellor's medal for Latin verse - (Etensis). -In 1823- he.grad nsted—earft first classmnn in classics, and proceeded M.A. in 1827. Lord Carlisle's political life commenced in 1826, when ho was returned for the family borough of Morpeth; this seat ho retained till 1830. The reform agitation of 1830 brought him out as a candidate for the West Riding of Yorkshire, in order to test the feeling of the people on the subject by the crucial example of the election for that great constituency. He was returned as a Liberal, and sat till 1841, and was again elected in 1846. From April, 1835, to September, 1841, Lord Morpeth was Chief Secretary for Ireland, and from July, 1846, to March, 1850, was Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests. In March, 1850, he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and retained that office till the accession of Lord Derby's Ministry to office in 1852. The conciliatory and popular nobleman who was successful as Chief Secretary for Ireland was most likely to make an excellent Viceroy. Lord Carlisle (who had succeeded to his title in 1848) was ap pointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1855 ; he re tired with the Ministry in 1858, and was reappointed on its return to office in 1859. How well he ad• ministered this high office is known to everyone who is conversant with politics. He was fair and candid, active and zealous in the discharge of his duties, liberal and impartial in his hospitalities. Nothing could be more touching than Lord Car• lisle's farewell to Ireland. His health was broken, and a visit to hie native county had not improved it, He felt himself compelled, against the wish of the Government, to retire from his office, He was attended to the steamer which was to take him from Kingstown by a sorrowing group of friends. Ile paid a final—a tearful—visit previously to his old college friend, the Right Hon. Alexander Macdon• nell, the resident commissioner of the Board of National Education in Ireland. The Lord Lieute tient was deeply affected as he bade farewell to the national schools of which his beloved friend was the mainstay, and which he himself had done so much to support. When the steamer bore Lord Carlisle from the shores of the land whose interests he had so carefully watched over—the land, it may be said, of his adoption--there was scarcely a dry eye on the quay. The earl 51 cod, deeply effected, on the deck, and so long as the land was in sight waved his hand in recognition of the friends he left behind him. Seldom has there been a statesman who has ra tired from office with such universal expressions of esteem and regard. Lord Wodelteusejlissucesssor, and Sir. Robert Peel, his chief secretary, have, it may be said, vied with each other in graceful and kindly eulogies of his character. As representing the Queen in Dublin society, Lard Carlisle was the most agreeable and pleasant of viceroys. If there must be a viceroy at all, he was a model one; ho inaugurated flower shows, he danced at balls, he lectured at young men's institutes. A graceful and accomplished scholar, he was an admirable lecturer ; ho earned considerable reputa tion by his lectures on Pope, for instance, On the very ticklish subject of theology Lord Carlisle contrived to hold an even balance between the Protestants and Roman Catholics, as well as be tween High Church Protestants and the Low Church Protestants. if ho made a Dr. Gregg Bishop of Cork and a Dr. Versohoylo Bishop of Kilmore, he at any rate compensated for such eccentricities by recommending such eminent men as Dr. Bereaford for the Primacy and Dr. Trench for the See of Dublin. In short, Lord Carlisle was an impartial, a just, and a liberal man ; and he quitted his post--it is strange to say it of an Irish official—with the respect and affection of both parties in Church and State. Lord Carlisle was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1847, ho was elected Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen in 1853, and he received the freedom of the city of Derry in 1863. The noble earl was never married, and he is suc ceeded in his title and estates by his brother, the Hon. and Rev. William George Howard, of Christ Church, Oxford, who was born in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, in 1808, and has been rector of Londesborough, Yorkshire, since 1832, The pie sent earl is not married, and the heir presumptive is the lion. Charles 'Wentworth George 'Toward, M.P. for East Cumberland since 1840, who mar• lied a daughter of Lord Wensleydale and has issue. Lord William Howard, the second son o Thomas, fourth Duke of Norfolk, was " restored is blood" by Act of Parliament in 1603, and mar ried Elizabeth, sister and coheir of George, Lord Dam of Gillesland, and so became also owner of Naworth, and Hinderskelle, the site of Castle Howard. This Lord William, by the way, was the famous "Bald Willy," or " Bolted Will." His great grandion, Charles, was the first Earl of Car lisle, and was Ambassador to the "Czar of Mug. covy," and Governor, subsequently, of Jamaica. The third earl was First Lord of the Treasury; the fourth earl, Henry, married, es his second wife, the daughter of the fourth Lord Byron ; and, through this marriage the illustrious poet, Lord Byron, became connected with the Howards, being, moreover, a ward of Lord Carlise, whom he lam. peened and sneered at. Several most distinguished families are placed in mourning by the death of Lord Carlisle. The Duchess Dowager of Sutherland and Lady Caroline Lascelles are his sisters ; Sir Henry George Howard, K.C.8., late Minister at Turin, is his brother; the Hon. and Very Rev. H. E. J. Howard, D.D., dean of Lichfield, is his uncle; and the Duke of Devonshire and the Hon. and Rev. Francis Grey, rector of Morpeth, brother of Earl Grey, are his brothers-in.law. Within the last week or two Lord Carlisle re signed his office of Lord Lieutenant of the Etat Riding, and was succeeded by Lord Wenlock. He had been a Privy Councillor since 1835, and a Knight of the Garter since 1855. Lord Carlisle was as fond as all true scholars are of classical quotations, and one from his dearly loved Horace may aptly conclude this notice as an illustration of his own character :- 44 Cui pudor, et justitise soror, Incorrupta Fides, nudaque Veritas, Quando ullum invenient palm ?" To say that Lord Carlisle was a great orator or a distinguished statesman would ba absurd. He was a graceful speaker, and a conscientious, liberal, zealous, and impartial administrator. But he may Well be described in Horace's words as unsurpassed The deepening of the steam basin of Portsmouth dockyard by manual labour, with the spade and barrow, under contract, is being proceeded with as rapidly as circumstances will permit. The excava• tion varies from about sft. to 2ft. in depth; and the result, when the work is finally completed, will be to give the basin a uniform depth of 29ft. over its floor at ordinary spring tides. During the time the basin is being kept dry, to allow of the necessary excavation being made to give it this increased depth, advantage is being taken by the authorities of the opportunity to lower the inverts at the en trances to the dock connected with the basin—Nos. 7,8, and 11. No. 7 dock is having its invert lowered to 27ft.—that is to say, 2ft. above the new level of the steam basin new floor. This will give it the same depth of water as now exists over the invert of No.lo, or the Warrior dock, at present the largest in Portsmouth yard. No. 7 was originally con structed es a separate dock, having its entrance from the steam basin. On the plans being decided upon, however, some years afterwards for No. 10 dock, it was determined to make the latter a continuation of No. 7, and by this means obtain a south as well as north entrance to the steam basin from the har bour, with the additional advantages of greater depth of water and readier access. As the.new dock was of larger dimensions in every way than No. 7 the unavoidable result was that a great difference existed in the depth of the now channel of entrance formed to the steam basin by this junction of the two docks, which, as our ships of war increased in size, power of engines, Red draught of water, could not fail to prove a bar to the efficiency of the steam basin, too serious to be allowed to exist. The time has now arrived for its removal, and the lowering of the invert of No. 7 to the level of that of No. 10, at the opposite end of the channel, is the first step in the matter taken by the auttio tido. Tho second and final step, the lowering of the floor of No. 7, which is now sft above that of No. 10, will follow immediately on the completion of the deepening of its invert. These two docks aro div i ded by a caisson at their junction, and with this caisson removed they form one long dock end channel to the steam basin of 67011 in length. This dock or channel in the No. 10 portion is 80ft. wide between the entrance-gatv piers at the coping, 100 ft. wide at the top of the line of Coping, and -dart- wido--au--thr-11.4..-444.4m--I+l-+lte Mr.- 7 imrtimr the saute measurements are respectively 80ft., 100 ft., and' 35ft. No. 8 dock is 346(r. Gin, in length from the casson to the head of the dock at the coping. It is 701 i. wide (at present) between the entrance-gates piers at the coping, 80ft. at the top of the line of coping, and 33ft. on the floor line. Its invert is now being lowered to an equal depth with Nos. 7 and 10, and its depth of flooring will follow with No. 7. No. 11 dock, now constructing by Messrs. George Smith and Co., of Pimlico, is also having its invert lowered from 221 t. 9in. to 27ft., the depths on Nos. 7,8, and 10. This invert of No. 11 was the commencement of a dock designed many years since, but it now must form the en trance to an enlarged dock, to the width and depth of which it must be adapted. The naval estimates for 1864.5 fix the cost of lowering this invert and altering the caisson at £4,494. The dock, when completed, will be sufficiently capacious to receive the Minotaur class of ship, providing that the pre sent intentions of the Admiralty engineers to im prove the approaches are carried into effect. The Steam Basin into which all these docks open is as nearly as possible in the shape of a ship's rudder, the after part, or shoulder of the rudder, forming the northern extremity of the present boundary of Portsmouth dockyard. It was formally opened in the presence of her Majesty on the 25th of May, 1848, Colonel Irvine, C. 8., setting the last stone ; Mr Rolt,the present chairman of the Thames Ironworks Engineering and Shipbuilding Com• parry, being the contractor. It has a length of jetty on its east face of 579 ft., on its south face of 450 ft., on its west face of 950 ft., and on its north face or shoulder of 560 ft. ; 2,500 men were constantly en gaged on the work from first to last; and the quan. tities of material consumed were 1,155,208 cubic fe of stone, 7,696,000 bricks, and '135,700 cubic feet o' Memel and beech timber. In excavating it 984,500 tons of earth werwremoved. In excavating the floor of the basin at the present time to increase the depth of water a considerable number of blocks of stone have been recovered which had evidently fallen into the excavated basin from the barges when its walls were completing, and have remained ever since be low the surface of the basin floor. A large number of pile heads have also been laid bare by the new excavations, and these will, as a matter of course, have to be cut down to the new level. The Steam Basin and its connecting docks referred to is the only place in which the authorities of Portsmouth yard can efficiently refit or repair the iron or other large ships of her Majesty's navy. Their limited capabilities have been much felt since the introduc tion of screw frigates and line-of-battle ships, and this has induced the authorities not only to make arrangements for the extension of Portsmouth yard which has been the subject of special legislation, but also to deepen the floors and entrances of the existing docks and basin in order to utilise them as far as may be possible for future service. The ex■ isting establishment at Portsmouth, to say nothing of its absurdly incongruous arrangement, will be entirely put in the shade by the additions it will receive in the works now about to commence. The present extent of Portsmouth dockyard (including all official residencies, &c., and everything, in fact, within the boundary walls), is only 115 acres. Bat the extension will, in the first instance alone, comprise 177 acres. To efficiently carry on the onerous duties of this work Mr H. Wood, who has been for many years Government Clerk of the Works, and Assistant Civil Engineer, has been pro moted to the rank of Superintending Civil Engineer, and another appointment hes been made of an As' sistant Civil Engineer. The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 400 horse power got up steam yesterday in Chatham harbour, along. side the dockyard, for the purpose of testing the working of her boilers and machinery since the al teration and repairs effected by the engineer depart ment. Her engines and screw worked satisfactorily, the propeller being a new Griffith screw, which has been supplied to her in lieu of the old Admiralty . bladed screw wleh she had d‘ mission. Yesterday MriWtitiviorth made . a rs c „, Shoeburyneas with a new shell, design AN *till. penetrate the Warrior target. The distance was 60t.' yards. Owing to the target'having - been so much fired at, a very small space was considered sufficient to insure a distinct proof;us to whether a 70-pound gun firing its proper charge of 121 b of powder was capable of penetrating through the inner skin. Hitherto it has been th a opinion of those most com petent to deal with the question that 70-pounder guns, although capable of penetrating into armour plates, and damaging the side of the ship, were una equal to the task of getting through and bursting the inner skin. On a previous occuion Mr Whit worth fired two of there shells. One went throng's an old hole, constquently no result was obtaioed. The second shell struck in the exact spot aimed at, made a penetration of about 17 inchts, and bulged the backing; hut it was thought by trimly that the shell did not burst, or if it had done so it would have gone through the inner skin of the target. Ithas since been discovered that owing to a mistake is the construction of the powder-bag within the shell, only of powder was used instead of Jill), the quantity the shell is able to contain. The shell is an entirely new invention. It is of great strength and thickness, flat-beaded, and at the point which comes in contact with the plate there is a steel bolt fitted sufficiently well to remain unmoved till ex pelled by the explosion of the powder which a per• oussion cap by a mechanical contrivance fires after the shell has penetrated the target. In practice the shell is really a small gun, which fires a steel bolt after it has reached its destination. No. I steel shell struck the target 41in from the top edge and 66in from the left edge, 7in from the joint---the shell passed through the plate,stuck in the backing the base of the shell beiog 3in below the face of the plate—the powder exploded, blowing the plug through the backing and the skin along with the metal punched out. The shell, remained perfect. -No,* J.Lt-oel aheliziraw-L7 ,- . 4 ugh -the plate into - backing and burst, driving the plug through the backing against the skin, bulging it slightly—the skin at the point struck was supported by a crossbeam about 20in square. The shell struck 40in from the left edge and 15in from the top one —a bolt was broken — the shell came back and was picked up 74 yards in the rear of the target, and in good condition. No. 3 steel shell struck an old shot which was standing out from the target, and broke up in consequence. No. 4 steel shell struck fair on a vertical stringer Oft 6in from the left edge and 3ft 6in from the top edge. It penetrated the plate and backing, forcing the piece punched out against the skin, which was not bulged. The shell jumped back 104 yards, and was found in good con dition. Steff•Commander Moriarty has been appointed from the Marlborough, 121, screw three-decker, re■ cently paid out of commission at Portsmouth, to the command of the Fox, screw transport frigate, Tice Pullen, appointed to Keyham-yard. The Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering was brought into full opera. Zion last week by the commencement of a series of twelve lectures " On the Principles of Mechanics and Hydrostatics, Machinery, and the Elements of Mechanics," by the Rev. B. Morgan Cowie, B. 1)., rector of St. Lawrence Jewry, and Professor of Geometry in Gresham College. • This course of lectures will terminate on the 7th of March. On Wednesday, the 7th inst., Dr. Percy, F,R.S., will commence a series of six lectures " On the Mecha nical and Chemioal Properties of Iron." Bursting of a Reservoir in Cumberland. • _ _ On Wednesday last, a disaster occurred at the seaport of Harrington. Cumberland, similar in some respects to that which spread such devastation around Sheffield in the early part of this year, though upon a much smaller scale, anti fortunately unattended .with any loss of life. About 11 o'clock on that day a reservoir, three acres in extent, situated at a short distance from Harrington, burst and de- luged the main street with a wide stream, EOM 41t ur 51t in depth, which rushed down the street with a loud roar, the ain body of water finally emptying itself into the harbour. Tho reservoir was one recently constructed to supply the new ironworks of Mews Bsin, Blair, and Patterson• it was const►ucted in a valley, the adjacent hills forming two; sides, and the low end being shut in by an embankment about 300 ft in length and 20ft high. This bank was sft thick at the top, : and it gradually spread out towards the base, sloping on either side, It is about ton months since I.l , e_nokstrur.lien.uf .11lia...xtservoir commenced. and it wra; almost completed when this catastrophe occurred on Wed nesday. The recent heavy rains had flail it, and the by fall which carries the ovorfl , w into a beck, and so into the harbour, proved inadequate to carry off the surplus water, which flowed over the side of the embankment, and washed away the earth on the outer side, and so gradually dimi nished the thickness of the embankment at one place until it was incapable of resisting the pressure from withiD, and the water burst through, making a chasm some loft wide. One of the members of the firm (Mr Patterson) was stand ing on the embankment when the disaster occurred, and just saved himself by a well• timed leap. A man who had been employed at the dam, as soon as he saw the danger that was impending, ran down to the town to give the alarm. At this time the pupils of the national school were breaking up for dinner and coming into the streets. They wore at once hurried into cottages, where they would bo out of harm's way. In a few Minutes after the catastrophe oc curred. The torrent came rolling along in high waves of four or five feet in height down the main street, inundating houses alone its line of route, and sweeping off all mov ables that came in its way. It is stated that the stream occupied several minutes in passing. Fortunately no one was injured, all the damage done being confined to pro- , porty. Some people were carried for some distance by the flood, and a little boy who had fough t refuge at the railway bridge had a narrow escape from being drowned. The WhiSehaven !Yews thus describes the ravages of the flood :—" On bursting the embankment the water had overflowed the beck below, and, forming a stream several yards in width, pursued its way down the valley, tearing up a number of trees in its course. The first obstacle was the bridge of the beck, the parapet of which, consisting of three or four feet of brink and stone work, was completely carried away. Nearly opposite this bridge is a row of newly-built cottages. These were completely inundated to the height of from four to five feet ; the furniture was floated about, and in most instances the fires were put out. The schoolroom and two or three other houses next door, being situated on high ground, did not suffer much,' but at Mr Kendall's brewery the damage was serious, two brewings, we understand, being completely wasted. At . a short distance from Mr Kendall's brewery are three newly-erected houses, occupied respec tively by Captain James M'Greavey, Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. Barnes. At this block of buildings the water seemed to have dashed with immense force. Two walla at the back were knocked down, the collars in front filled with water, the pressure of which raised the flooring of the pas pogo and front room, and occasioned serious damage to the property. At Captain M‘Greavey'e the water rose in the parlour to the height of about Oft. The water had got into the room out of the cellar by forcing up the hearthstone, which was shattered to pieces. The carpets, hearthrug, to,, were one mass of mud. In the back room similar havoc' was made. Mrs Glover's house presented a similar scene of destruction. The water had found vent from the cellar by forcing up the front room, up which it rushed, carrying a large sofa out of its place, and knocking over a massive The wok,. Limn Mlle ill me neignt or aft or 4tt. From the house of Mrs Barnes, a laun s dres, several basket** of clothes were washed away, and at a late hour had not been recovered. Considerable injury was also dens to the woodwork of the house. The reason why this block of build. jugs suffered more than others is owing to their having cellars attached to them, which becoming filled with water could only find vent by forcing up the ceilings above. The many street is in many parts torn up. and trenches 2ft or 3ft wide and several yards long, leaving exposed the water pipes. have been made by the action of the water. The ioundation of the iron railway bridge has also yielded to the flood. Several large stones, fragments of the beck bridge, were found near the harbour, having been carried out be. wean 300 and 100 yards. BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. — liomcelpathic practitioner/4 and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most healthful of all beverages. When the doc trine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this country: there were to be obt ‘ined no preparations of cocoa either at-- tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nuC was either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London; Homeopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 1819 to turn his attention to this subject, and at lengtb succeeded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in its oomposition, and so refined. by the perfect trituration it receives in the process it passes through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomas:ll4 For general use Epps's Cocoa is distinguished as an invigo-q rating, grateful breakfast beverage, possessing a most deli.; dons aroma. Dr. Hassell, in his work, "Food and itS Adulterations," aays—" Cocoa contains a great variety of ina., portant nutritive principles —every ingredient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the body.' Again: "As a nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee or tea." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in s breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tin-lined Ilb., Ob., and lib. labelled packets, and sold )le, all grocers, oigeotioners, and chemists.— [A.ny'r.l . t