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A la e 1 , z //-/' 7 ( 41111111111111. , • • .1 ,• , eikeza , . aut. •Ns it. A , 4r , 116 k k • co t .0 4 140 ;t 4 ••• ARO( • ; 4a f / • k . , -,.. /- 2 1 / / ( 1 ~~ ~• 'SP: it or IL AT,BFPT SATTITI'S MONT BLANC, 1% k including the BERNESE OBERLAND I.;.ucillitt Sl:uk Li ti, THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eighi o'Clock, (excel), Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the box-ofilca every day from 11 till 4 ; area, 25.; gallery, la.—Mont Blanc will close for the season en Saturday, Sept. 16th.—Egyptiau Hall, Piccadilly. TURKISH EXHIBITION and MUSEUM, ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY, Hyde-park-corner, Piccadilly, OPEN DAILY, from Eleven till Ten, Saturdays excepted, when it closes at Six. Admission, 2s. 6d. ; children, le. 6d. ; Saturdays, 55. ; children, 2s. 6d. Family Tickets for live, 10s. Schools admitted at e Half-price. Herr Kalozdy and his Band are engaeed, and will per form Daily, from Twelve till five. Mr. J. Osborne Williams will preside at the Grand Pianoforte during the evening. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-r , -ads, —The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAUREN T'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Pair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Gulop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Laurent , the following Waltzes - La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Villi kins and his Dinah. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. Daacing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. PATRON—TI.RM. PRINCE ALBERT. 'ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MAN GEM ENT. COURSE of MONDAY-LECTURES, specially ad,iressed to the IN DUSTRIAL CLASSES, to which they and their f,milles will be admitted, Morning or Evening, on payment of SIXPENCE each, on Producing a ticket signed by the Foreman or Superintendent of the - Works to which they may belong. The FIFTH LECTURE of this COURSE will be delivered -on Monday Evening, the 11th inst.. by Dr. SCOFFEBN, &c., on the MANUFACTURE of SUGAR. Also, during this week, LEC TUES by r. SCOFFERN. on the DESTRUCTIVE CHEMICAL RES R OURCES D of MODERN WARFARE, with startling and brilliant experiments. NATURE PRINTING, by Dr. BACITHOFFNER. EXHIBITIoN of DUIIO,CCIS ILLUMINATED CASCADE, in addition to all the Daily LECTURES, OPI 'CL EXHIBITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERY, Scc., A &c., &sc. A BAND of MUSIC under the direction of Mr. WARD of the Royal Italian Opera. The Gas-lighting by JonN LESLIE, Esq. GUILDHALL, STH SErT , 1854. THE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS will meet at Guildhall, on Wednesday. the 13th Sept. inst., at One o'Clock precisely, to receive i enders for Letting on Leases for 13 4 years (less 3 days), from Michaelmas next, the following premises, in lots, viz., No. 12, on the north side of Hill street, and Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, and a Workshop in Evan's place, Hill-street, Finsbury; No. 27, on the north side of Banner street 6,7, 8, and 9, on the north-side of Yrk place,, Banner-street, Finsbury; Nos, 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, 10, 11, 0 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20, North-place, Banner-street, Finsbury. Further particulars and Plans may he seen, and Forms of Tender Obtained, at the Architect's Offide . • . FERMNAND BRAND, Comptroller. • OUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.- 1,3 PLEASURE EXCURSIONS DAILY to those attractive latices, WINDSOR, HAMPTON COURT, RICHMOND, KEW, &c., &c., at Low Fares First and Second Class Return Tickets, at Single Fares (with the addition of a small booking fee), are issued on Saturdays and Sundays, at Waterloo and Vauxhall Stations, to Windsor and to all Stations below Woking. These tickets can only be received at the station for which they are issued, and are available for Return by any Ordi nary Train until the following Monday, inclusive. By order. ARCHD SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station July, 1854. CHEAP EXCURSION to SOUTHAMPTON and PORTSMOUTH and BACK.—MONDAY, 11th Sept., 1 854.— LONDON and SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—A Special Train will leave Waterloo Station at 7 15 a.m., returning from Ports mouth at 7, and from Southampton at 7.30 p.m., same day. Fares there and back :—Closed Carriages, 6s. 6d. ; Seated Open Carriages, 3s. 6d. Passengers with luggage will be charged the fares of the ordinary trains. Steam-Boats are constantly plying at moderate fares between Southampton and Cowes, and Portsmouth and R 3 de, thus giving pas sengers an opportunity of visiting the Me of Wight. On the above lay, a Steamer will sail from Southampton, on the arrival of the train, round the Island, and return in tame for the up train. Also, the usual Excursion round the Island from Portsmouth at 11.30 a.m., returning by about 5 p.m. ARCH°. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station, September, 1854. CHESHIRE. TO be SOLD, pursuant to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause "KINGSFORD versus It ALL," with the approbation of the Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, the Judge, to whose Court this cause is attache 1, on Wednesday, the Nth day of September, 18 A, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon precisely, at Geugh's Woodside Hotel. Birkenhead, in seven lots, by Mr. FREDERICK llohnscev, the person appointed for the purpose by the said jud. e Valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTY and LAND, con sisting of five commo-inus D ening houses and two Cot ages, with Gardens attached, and several portions of Land, epplicab e for build ing purposes, sitaw e at Tranmere, near Birkenhead, and now in the occupation of Mr. W. Armstrong. In hand Mr. J. Turner, Mr. H. t•.. Darty, Mr. J. C. Pauline, Mr. James Gibbs, Mr. David Ross, Mr. Wm. Gre,,ory, and Mrs. Glynn. Printed particulars And co nditions of Sale may be had, gratis, in London, of Messrs. Kb gsf,rd and Dorman, solicitors, Essex-street, Strand ; Mears. Dean and Son , solicitors, 23, 810 msbury-square and Messrs. Chester, Toulmin, and Chester, solicitors, 11, Staple ton ; and in the country of Mr. John Peacock, solcitor, Liverpool, Messrs. Townsend and Ridley, solicitors, Liverpool; and of the Auc tioneer, Birkenhead. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital. 110,000/., ful.y subst•ribed. Cuentatex—lCE \YON S. P IRK ER, Q.C. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN —Henry Blair Mayne, 'Esq. Accidents on hallways, fatal and non-fatal, insured against, either by single or annual preramms, at very moderate rates. Inquire at 7, Bank.buildings, Lothbury. ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE co , 4 PANY. Accidents by Sea, Fire, ordinary Travelling', or from any other Cause, insured against Weekly paymen's, together with medical expenses, immediately awarded in case of any acci d e nt whatever, which may prevent the insured from following his usual occupation. Inquire at 7, Itank•buildings, Lothbury. ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSIJRANCE COMPANY. WAR RISKS either by Land or Sea, or in the face of the Enemy, INSURED AGAINST. No personal attendance or medical examinatiop requhred. Prospectuses and further information can be had on application at the Company's Offices, or of any of their Agents. By order. WM. YOUNG, Secretary. 1 7, Bank -buildings. Lothbury. i+ ~~,. r-'c• 4 DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OlL.—The most effectual remedy for CONSUMP TION, BRONC HITIS, ASTHMA, ()DUI', RHEUMATI, and ail SCROFULOUS COMPLAINTS. Pure and unadulterated,SM contain ing all its most active and esientialprinciples—oftecting a cure much More rapidly than any other kind. Prescribed by the most eminent medical men. and supplied to the leadieg hospitals of Ellrope. Half pint bottles, 2s. 6,1.; pints, 4s. 9d., IMPERIAL ME \SURE. CO., Wholesale and Retail dep ot, ANSAR, ELRFORD, and 77, Strand. *** Four Half-pint Bottles sent (carriage paid) to any part of Eugland on receipt 01 a remittance of Ten Shillings. • THE he A !1! Prevented by the destruction of all noxious effluvia. the DISINFECTIN G FLUID, recommended by the Col lege of Physcians. The Cheapest and Strongest CIILORIOE of .„ZINC. Quirts, 25., Pints, Is., Half-pints, 6d. Sold by all Chemists, "I-Waists, and Shipping Agents, and at Commercial Wharf, Mile-end, London. N.B.—CREWS'S CHLORIDE of ZINC is a cheap, powerful, and finer preparation.—Medical Circular. -------- GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF SIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING wunD, Gallons, Is. Quarts, 2s. Pints, Is. Half-pints, 6d. This Valuable DEODORISER and DISINFECTANT instantane °ll,l3- destroys all BAD SM EL L w ithout urod , icing any itself . Its free use, as directed, PREVENTS CHOLERA and all CON TAGIOUS DISEASES• fists, and at the Office, 18, Cannon - Sold by all Chemists an d Drugg street, London-bridge. N.B.—Beware of a spurious imitation. CHOLERA. —TRIUMPH of the PURGATIVE SYSTENf. 1 0 Tun Entrell.—Sir,—lt appears that out of thirteen cases of cholera 1 treated in King's College Hospital under Dr. Johnson. six itely were treated on the old plan of alto • pting to check or 'inn the diarrhoea, and they all pi oved fatal ; the other seven cases Were treated on the purgative to stem. and the patients all recovered. We hive only to say that th , public at large ought to be thankful to Dr. Ge rge Johnson for his impartiality in thus pnclahning the truth ; and perhaps thi4 will do more to open th , eves of the world than 5,0110 cases cured out of the hosnitals. We have ourselves dur ing the I a- t 20 years proved the truth of the purgative system, al hough the " Times" of the 2ith of August, which announce , the success of Dr. Johnson, calls it a new treatment of cholera." It may be new to doctors, t ut is certainly not so to Hygeists. We are, Sir, your ovedient servants, THE MENIBF , Itc OF THE BRITIBH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New-road, London, August 30.1854. N.B.—We hope the new President of the Board cf Health will institute a full inquiry as regards the cases treated by Dr, George Johoson. This Advertisement, People of England, has been refused by the " Times" newspaper. Oh loh ! • ----- TRIESEIVIAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacie do Paris, and the Imperial College Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, Is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhon, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three (lays, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivl and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TR! rISE If AR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physle . an treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the Sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at I Is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, &c., &e.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John- Ston, 68, Conihill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBILITY;, Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper niatorrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative System, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident. at-dirnate, tbilowed by practical remarks, founded on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Sperrnatorrhnsa, &c. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MZET, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edln burah, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate cf Apothecaries' Hall, London, lice., tee. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con. sequences resulting tram certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, which have produced .more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are principles of personal manasrement which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may he mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physics' infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate to com th p e lain car ts e , w of hi t c g h no h r a an vo t unfortunately teen too generally confided enmities, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternoster - row ; Hannay , 63 , Oxford-street; Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free by postlor thirty stamps, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed ford-square. At home for omultatioll tidily from Natnn till Two, and from Si& till =Oat. No. 19,328• ]PUBLICATIONS. This day is published, in 1 vol. post Svo., T HE BALTIC, THE BLACK SEA, AND THE CRIMEA, Comprising Travels through Russia, with a Voyage down the Volga to Astrachan, and a I our through Critn Tartary. By CHARLES HENRY SCOT F. London : Richard Bentley, New Uurlingtvn-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Now ready, in 2 vols. Svo , 365., ; THE LIFE and CORRESPONDENCE of CHARLES LORD METCALFE, Late Governor-General of India, Governor of Jamaica, and G ove rnor General of Canada ; From Unpublished Letters and Journals, preserved by his Lordship, his Family, and his Friends. By JOHN WILLIAM KAYE, Aathor of "The History of the War in Afghanistan," &c. Richard Bentley, Publi4icr in Ordinary to her Majesty. 31R. CROWE'S LOUIS XVIII. AND CH t RLES X. • Now ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., 285., H ISTORY of the REIGNS of LOUIS XVIII. and CHARLES X. By EVltt.: EVAN'S CROWE, Author of " The Greek and the Turk." "Notwithstanding the prior appearance of Lamartine's " Illstory of the Restoration,' and Alison's ' Europe since the Battle of Water lon,' Mr. Crowe's book may take its place as the most useful and best of the three." —Spectator. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. MEETING OF THE PKINC FRENCH BOULOGNE. rrHE ILLUSTRIkTED LONDON NEWS, next Saturday, the 9111 September, and als r Saturday, Up , 16th September, will contain beautiful Engravi gs of this important Meeting of te Fench and English. with full particulars. Price 6d. Ofligce h . 198, r Strand. Orders receivLd by all Booksellers. • ----- LIVERPOOL CORPORATION LANDING STAGE. TO CONTRACTORg, SPTIPBUILDER (OOD AND IRON), IRON FOUNDERS, BOILER S MAWKERS, &c. The Corporation of Liverpool are prepared to receive fenders from parties willing to undertake to construct, flx in place, and complete ready for public use, a new Floating Landing Stage, to be moored is the River Mersey, in front of and parallel to the Prince's Dock Parade or Quay Wall. The contract will comprise 63 floating pontoons of the very best boiler work, in length v Tying f om 80 to 10 1 feet, and weighing 1,200 tons or thereabouts ; live wrought iron 4 to kelsons feet or depth, hollow rect angular beams, each 1 , 000 feet long, from 5 in and 2 feet in thickness, the gross weight of which will be about 1,200 tons ; eight other hollow beams of wrought iron, forming the girders of tour bridges connecting the Stage with the shore, and weighing about 260 tons, 1;0 tons, more or less, of cas;t-iron moori : and about chains, 17 tons of smith's work in knees, straps, bolts, spkes, ng- &c., &c. ; together with about 95,0' 0a cu be feet of ainte timber deck beam-, decks, &c , wrought, fixed in pl, and t d. A specification ofthe works and conditions of contract, with dupli cate schedules of quantities for the parties to tenderup uon, tother with an a tlas of detailed drawings, will be splied t p party any party making application for the same at the office of the Surveyor, Town Hall, Liverpool. between the hours of 1 i and 4 o'clock, on and after the first day of September next. No cop't sof the specificatten ion and drawings will be allowed t o be made, but a payment of gain' au will he required for the whole set. Sealed tenders for the above works, on the duplicate schedule of quantities which accompanies each specification, are to be delivered at the Town Hall, Liverpool, in sealed covers addressed to 'I be Finance Committee (and masked on the outside "Tender for Landing Stage"), on or before the 13th day of October, by 11 o'clock a.Ts., after which hour on that day no tender will be received. Parties or their agents to be in attendance on that day at 12 o'c'ock. Each tender must contain a seated letter with the names of two responsible parties who are wiling to become bound, jointly and severally, with the party tendering for the ntract, in the slim of twen ty thousand pounds for the due or thereof. The C orpor ation wiWll notILL be A SHUTT LE bound to accept the lowest tender. I WORTIL Town Clerk. Town Hall, August 18, 1854. FOR SEPTEMBER AND FOLLOWING MONTE-H.—The newly-invented PALETO I', which owns Its existPnce exclusively to the Estahlishment of E. and SON, Is the most suitable Article of Dre•s for septemMOSESan ber d following months. This Palet ot has removed all previoas deficiencies which may have appeared in every description of Paletot which has hitherto been pre served. By a ve-y peculiar cut it unite' ease in wear with the most correct and artistic fit ; it is the most elegant and gentlem mily article of the season. The mate rials, workmamhip, and finish at once Irtw ntirely ipossible it is for any Establi4hment to imitate it at the price for which it is offered by E. Moses and Son —viz., twenty-five shillings. For September and following months sportsmen require necessary equipment for the shooting season. The Fultablilty of the Sporting Attire manufactured by E. Moses and Son has gained it universal celebrity with all classes ; their long experience, vast transactions, and the unrivalled talent they employ in designing and making up every fashionable and usef .1 article of Dress, and the very economi cal prices they charge, insure it such patronage that the stock though immense is always new. For September the Hosiery and Ladies' and Children's Dress De partments are rerlenished with the most elegant articles of the first order of fashion, and at the most economical prices The Boot and i‘hoe Branch offers oppmtunities of selecting the best and cheapest Goods. :pedal arrangements are made for sportsmen. Merchants, Captains, and Em;grants should select from the Wholesale Clothing, Shirt, and Boot and Shoe Department. The Goods are made in accordance with the latest advices from the Colonies, will instantly sell at large profits, and are therefore the best freight which can be embarked. Full Lists of Outfits for ladies and gentlemen, with ship-salling information (gratis) on appdcation, or post free. CAUTION. —E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against Imposition, hevine learned that the untradosman-like falseht od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, anii for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 153, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate. opposite the Church. all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, Now Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all zommuicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Clothiers, Flatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT. --Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be e xchanged if desired. or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunse• on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business Is resumed till 12 o'c A new Book, w ith illustrations, entitled" The Ec ho o f Pablic Opi nion." containing full lists of prices, our system ef self-measare he had on application, or post-free. Qui si saris Aqua as habla iesnane parle Francais. inentin'cliteirc'°.s.no:Ccb. trnmaayn Deutsch. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE" H atrpenden, HARPENDEN. a June 18, 1854. " Gentlemen,—l have great pleasure in adding my testimony to the value of your Fireproof Sa'es. "Last Monday night my house, warehouse, and premises were unfortunately burned down; the tire raged very fearfully for about two hours, and, owing to the great scarcity of water, the whole of my premises and stock were consumed. " The safe I purchased of you had a most severe test, in conse quence of a barrel of brimstone standing close to it and melting with the heat of the fire, the burning lava running all over ad under the safe, which great y ad ded to the intensity of the heat nit remained In that position about four hours, and when with great difficulty allit was got out of the fire and o p ened, I found my books and papers uninjured. " You are at liberty to make what use you please of this in forma- Hon. " respectfully I am, gentlemen, yours "W M. WALKER. " Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47A, Moorgate-street, Londons4.. ~A gri c ul tu r al Laboratory, Harpenden , Ju l y 6, 18" " Gentlemen, —I was present at the late fire which destroyed the premises of Mr. W alker, Harpenden, and was much surprised at the great amount of heat your safe resisted, and still more surprised (when it was made known to me that a barrel of sulphur stood near it) that it was not enti ely destroyed. " Being anxious to see if it had been attracted by the sulphur, I scraped some of the blistered iron from the inside and outside of the safe, and, from analysis, find much sulphuret, so that it must hava been greatly acted upon by the sulphur , yet the books and papers were perfectly uninjured. I must in justice say that your safes are invaluable, and very necessary for every one who has books asd accounts of any value. " I am, Gentlemen, yours very faithfully, " F. W. SIMCGE. " Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47A, Moorgate-street." GR AVESEND STAR PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Greenhithe, and Purficet Piers. NOTICE.—D %.Y TICKETS are Mind upon the Gravesend Star Packets, available for return by them or by the London and Tilbury Railway; the Return Tickets by the Rahway will also be available for return by the Star Packets. The Packets rail at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting) FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. SUNDATI WEEK DAYS, Terrace Pier Time 7% 11% 1% 3% - fi - I . R ,g Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenchurr,h- s t r eet Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WIIMIF. BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. ---- SUNDAYS. WEEK DAYS. _____----- 0 - Fe n - .5 1 4 ,i, i.! 7 . 4 t - f e, .1 . f I L I i . 2 church t; ,e '° o church Street r, 0 0 . Street A 0 E 'a • ' t :- ' 8 4 1:-- r . ,-. 0 _ 10 4 —9% 114 N-- I 12 1 4 11 1 g ..... i 21 4 il *514 —3% —. 6% 5 _ 6 4 Passages marked * are direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London •••. • • .... 10d. .. Is. 2d. ~ Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. lOd. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. BOAT TICKETS. Twelve Months, si. Os.; Six Months, 3/. Os.; Three Months, 21. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Fast and superior Packets to be Let for Excursions. Apply to Mr. W. Morgan, Agent, Star Company, Star Oilier, Fenchurch street Terminus,•Blackwall Railway. July 24, 1854. CLOSE OF THE FISHING SEASON ON THE TAY.—By a special agreement at the time of letting, between the proprietors and tacksmen of the fishing•grounds on the Tay, from the Tinn of Campsie to the mouth of Earn, the filing season was closed on Saturday. All things considered, the year bas been a good one. We have heard of individual losses, and also of persons concerned who may be said to have neither losb nor won ; but, taking the season as a whole, it has, to say the least of it, left the fisher better than it found him.—Perthshire Advertier. 1-AONDON, 'WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1854. THE WAR, NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAL OF THE HANNIBAL WITH THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS. Yesterday morning ber Majesty's ship Hannibal, Commodore Grey, arrived off Deal with 323 Russian prisoners. 1 THE TERIVIAGANT. The Termagant, 24, ectew steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, arrived at Sheerness yesterday, from Bumarsund, with 199 rank and file of Russian soldiers, and one woman ; also three officers and their wives. The officers are Captain Swearoff, of the En gineers ; Captain Mellart, and Lieutenant Blum, of the 22d company. The officers and soldiers were taken out of the tower that surrendered to the English. Lieu tenant E. C. Chaplain, of the James Watt ; W. Croke, of the Duke of Wellington ; and Captain Myer, R.M., on promotion. Mr. W. A. F. Marescaux, mate, has acted as interpreter for the French and Russians during the whole expedition. The Termagant left the Algiers off the Holmn Light, and the Royal William off the Scaw ; she parted company with the Hannibal yester day morning, the Hannibal proceeding to the westward. The Hon. Captain Stewart gave the officers and their wives a farewell dinner previous to their being sent on board the Devonshire by the Wildfire. After dinner, Captain Swearoff, of the Engineers, proposed the health of the captain, and for himself and his associates he begged to return him their most sincere thanks for the marks of kindness shown to them and their wives during the time they had been on board that ship. It is stated by these officers that the Emperor does not grant them any pay while prisoners of war, nor allow them to re turn, on parole of honour not to serve. They appear all )0016i-thappy at the idea of residing in England, Out most earnestly express their hopes that our Go vernment will give them the same liberty that was given the officers of the Tiger—namely, to reside on shore in private lodgings at their own expense. They have no wish beyond this, as they have their wives with them. The Termagant left Ledsund on the morning of the 20th ult., iu company with Commodore Grey's squadron, consisting of the Hannibal, Algiers, Royal William, Stromboli, Sphynx, and St. Vincent. On the 21st coaled at Faro ; anchored on the 24th (on account of a strong head wind from south-west) off Bornholm ; left there on the 26th ; coaled at Elsinore on the 28th ult. (under quarantine, by an Admiralty order) ; left again on the 30th ; exchanged numbers on the 4th, at sea, with the Wrangler steam gun-boat, bound for the Black Sea, and arrived at Sheerness yesterday. Officers and crew all well. The Russian prisoners brought the cholera on board with them from the French frigate Sirens. Out of 43 cases on board the Termagant 17 proved fatal. There are at present only seven of them under medical treat ment. Several of the ship's company had attacks, all of whom recovered. Several invalids from the fleet came home, all of whom are sent to hospital and the flag-ship. Mr. Boxer, who left with the Gladiator, doing duty as acting master during the taking of Bomarsund, yester day, immediately on his arrival, was ordered to join the Beagle, which he has done. Mr. Macdonald, of Newcastle, Baltic pilot, has left, and proceeded to London. The machinery of this vessel has acted admirably throughout the voyage. The only casualties that have taken place have been the breaking of four one-inch bolts. They have been carried away through not having been properly lubricated. The said casualties can only be accounted for by the great hurry in which this ship was hastened away at an emergency. Several of the officers have brought home trophies of war from Bomarsund,,consisting of helmets (the famous Rus sian helmet), which are handsomely formed and made. They are particularly light, being made of a patentleather. The head is well protected, the officers having silver shields over the front and top. A great number of rifles also, with the cartridges for them. Amongst other curio sities is a Russian gnout, or whip of a terrific character, by which a powerful arm might cut the flesh from off a man's body, the whip part being thickly chequered, and • worked ingeniously therein to the handle, which is of hard-wood ; a bechet is attached, by which the arm that uses it can give the full weight of whip and stick also on the back. The Termagant left there last evening for the west ward. THE VALOROUS.' The Val - ups, 16, steam.frigate, Captain Claude H. M. BAle, arrived at Sheerness yesterday, She left LedsunNiithe 27th of August, in company with the Dauntless, arrived at Copenbagea on Wednesday follow ing, left again, on Friday morning, passed Elsinore on the same day, exchanged numbers with the Stromboli, which ship was also\under orders for England, passed the St. Vincent, in t01v...0f the Sphynx, on the following day. The Sphynx Megraphed that Captain Mansel died the day previous. Saw a line-of-battle ship off the Scaw, but too far off to signalise her to exchange num bers. The Valorous has brovght home Izah H. Oshbon, the High Sheriff of all the Aland' Islands. There are also six women with a mother and two infants. Three of the women are Jewesses. These women are wives of prisoners sent hOme in other ships, who, at the time of their husbands being taken, returned to their homes for their little valuables of clothing, bedding, &c., and were unfortunately too late to accompany their husbands in their respective ships. They are all sent on board the Devonshire and placed under the charge of her com mander and the officers. As regards the damage re ceived by grounding on the rocks when she was fired upon by the Russians, she is, to all appearance, at the water's edge, up and down the stem, considerably da maged ; her stein and gripe are gone, and a (number of planks were sent up from her starboard bow that were taken off by the divers. The Dauntless steam-frigate, Captain A. P. Ryder, arrived at Sheerness yesterday fternoon, passed through the harbour, and proceeded up alongside the coal depot in Salt-pan Reach. She landed one large mail. The Termagant and Valorous also landed mails, all of which left for London at 8 p.m. yesterday. THE GOVERNOR OF BOAIARSIIND. On Monday the French steam-frigate Souifier passed through the Downs, with General Bodisco, Governor of Bomarsund, on board, and a number of Russian officers, also taken prisoners at Bomarsund, bound for Havre. SCARCITY OF FIELD OFFICERS. In consequence of the scarcity of field officers in the garrison at Woolwich at the present time, it has become necessary to appoint a number of captains to act as field officers, and the following have been notified in garrison order for that duty : further orders, Captains Marriost Smythe and Phillpotts, Royal Artillery, and Captain Moore, Royal Marines, will do the duty of field officers of the day. Memorandum.—ln consequence of the regiment being considerably below its establishment, the Lieutenant- General of the Ordnance directs that discharges by pur chase be suspended until further orders. By general order dated August 22, the Lieutenant- General of the Ordnance has appointed Lieutenant R. W. Haig to be assistant instructor in practical artillery at the Royal Military Academy, vice Griffin, resigned.l Captain Baddeley having been appointed adjutant to the field batteries in Turkey, under the command of Colonel Lake, has resigned the adjutantcy of the 2d bat talion, and proceeded to the seat of war to assume his new duties. The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance has appointed Second Captain R. P. C. Jones to be adjutant of the 2d battalion provisionally, under the general order of the sth of February, 1826, vice Baddeley, who resigns the adjutantcy only. In consequence of the above, Second Captain Bad deley is posted to Captain Lawson's company, Ist bat talion, vice Jones. Mr. Commissary Young is promoted to be Chief Com missary in the Field Train Department. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has ap pointed Lieut.-Col. 11. F. Williams, C. 8., Royal Artil lery, to be her Majesty's Commissioner at Kars ; and her Majesty, by commission, dated Aug. 7, 1854, has been pleased to grant that officer the local rank of colonel while so employed ; and the Lieut.-General of the Ordnance has sanctioned the appointment of Lieut. Teesdale, Royal Artillery, aide-de-camp to Colonel Williams. FATAL ACCIDENT IN ARTILLERY PRACTICE. On Monday afternoon, while Captain Oldfield's com pany, and the detachments of Royal Artillery, at pre th otnoonSehBo-leiobnuoihrnycnghensgns,u, sfour 5s large t o a w t stationed and ds nB7f e 9e r e e p feet ran4:itniosefihnseg2s long,cwwi t., with spherical shot, at targets, the one at 800 yards range, and the other at 1,500 yards range, and with one of Lancaster's 68-pounder oval guns, 9 feet long, weigh ing 95 cwt., and one 56-pounder gun, 11 feet long, weighing 98 cwt., the latter burst in the act of firing at 2,800 yards, the object against which both it and Lan caster's gun were fired, with spherical shot, being a flag staff at that range. The whole of the gunners who manned the 56-pounder gun escaped unhurt, with the exception of a slight abrasure on the back of the hand of one of them ; but a most melancholy and fatal accident took place on the adjoining platform. The largest piece of the breech of the burst gun, upwards of a ton in weight, proceeding to the right, broke down the brick work in front, and, sweeping along the platform, jammed Colour-sergeant Rose between it and the front elevation, tearing his flesh and breaking both his thighs, and caus ing such other injuries that he died within an hour after the accident took place. The same mass of metal of the breach in its progress struck Repository-sergeant Lee, breaking both his thighs, and inflicting such other in juries that he died the same afternoon, after both thighs had been amputated. Pay-company-sergcant Williams was also struck by the same piece of the breach and had one of his thighs broken, which was shortly after am putated, and it was hoped he would recover, but, unfor tunately, it was found that his left arm was shattered, and it is apprehended it will have to be amputated. Cap tain Bullock, R.N., with a party of ladies and a number of the sea-bathing parties from Southend, were stationed about 30 yards from the spot where the gun burst to witnexa the practice ; fortunately, all (moped without the slightest injury, although pieces of the gun carriage, which was torn• into a great number of fragments, and the bolts, screws, and nuts which held it together, with the displaced bricks, were thrown with great force in all directions. Two gunners doing duty at the other guns were hurt, but able to walk to their barracks—the one having sustained a cut in the forehead, and a severe blow on the cap of the knee, which made it bleed. All the injury done was on the right side of the burst gun. The other half of the breech was broken into two parts, which were projected to a considerable height, at an angle of about 45 degrees, and passing over one of the sentries in a field, alighted more than 100 yards distant, in a field of mangold wurtzel. The other part was thrown about 50 yards further up the same field, which had a considerable slope downwards. The largest piece is apparently about 12. or 13 cwt., and the other piece about sor 6 cwt. About sor 6 feet of the muzzle of the gun fell in front of the battery, the mouth of the gun being turned almost full round from the direction in which it was placed when fired. Lieut. Colonel Wilson directed the firing, and the practice at the long range with Lancaster's 68-pounder gun was good, the last shot fired falling within a few feet of the base of the flag-staff, after passing close to it on the right. There did not appear to be any defect in the metal of the gun ' • but it would be di ffi cult to be p os iti ve on th a t p o i n t, from an examination of the blackened pieces. The practice was suspended after the accident, and the bodies conveyed to the hospital. THE WAR IN THE BALTIC. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I enclose you an extract from the "Almanac of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences" for 1854, which shows for 135 years the opening and closing of the river Neva by ice. I hope you may find room to pub• lish it, as at this period of the year it may prove useful to the allied fleets in the Baltic. The dates are old style, to reduce which to new style add 12 days. N.B. The dates given are strictly for the river Neva. Cronstadt is generally open via Oranienbaum, 10 to 14 days later, although sometimes closed in at the same time, and a similar period, or a longer one, elapses after the Neva hit free from ice before vessels can get up to Cronstadt, the ice remaining in the gulf considerably later. The publishing of this will greatly oblige, Sir, Yours very respectfully, Aug. 20. ANGLITCHAN. TABLE SHOWING THE OPENING OP THE RIVER NEVA, AND CLOSING THEREOF BY ICE, FOR EACH TEAR FRO 11718 TO 1852. Opening of the River. April, the closing the 13th of November. This shows the Neva to be covered with ice an average of 147 days, or about two-fifths of the year. Once only was the river open earlier than the 20th of March (1822, on-the 6th). During 82 years of the last century it was closed in December but three times, but during the 51 years of the present century no less than nine times. The latest known time was in 1826, on the 14th of December. th THE PEACE SOCIETY AT FAULT. Year. In April. xi ' 4 g C.) 0 C . . C. 71 " 0 X '- ra 5 s . P 2 2 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 1713 1744 1745. ••• 1746 . 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 .• 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1765 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 17 37 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 . 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 181:3 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 ...... 1839 ..... 1840 ...... 1811 ...... 1842 1843 1844 1845 1816 1847 1848 1849.•• -- 1850 1851 1852 1853 6 14 5 26 ::: 12 26 I 2 , 24 I . ii 1 ::: 1 2.1. 11 4 . 9* ..... 8 ... . 5 112 . 9 l4 - 11 11 9 - 17 C .g 0 C.> • ~. 27 14 1 23* 18 20 1 .. 24' 24 23 23 ... 112 151- . . 15* ... 7* 14 7 1 25 25 ... 11 ... 11 1 . 8, .. .... .. 15 2 1 ... .123 i 22 i 16 ... 20 ... 7 1 ... 1120 15 I I 14 13 •• 5 1 ... .. i i... 114 oi.. .. 7 16. 7 •• 7 •• 6 28 11 i vaClosed in October ---- From the above table we see t, ------------ hat during the fore going Times. FirstlOda 9 ysNov.o7 ' Second ............... 50 ~ Second " Last .................. 16 op e n e, ( 1 1 3 i n 5 First yearslMarch Or hat Gays . s e . 0. r . : A 7 pi. r ril..l N iels : 1. 7, Last 136 I I, In December 131 The average date for opening, therefore, is the 9th of ------ Note.—The dates set forth in this table are to be under stood as the actual dates the river was freed from ice, or c l os ed thereby. The addition of * indicates the opening or c losing of the river on the evening of t the 6th and 14th o f A pr il ), i t i s to be commenced moving on th e 6th , b ut be he previous day. Where in the same year t here ar e two dates for the opening and at length mo ve d away on the 14th of April. Of such there are onl y two instances. If there are r ( c a ea s ernk i n eo ns ttehadteitohynaeatar stationary h l let 7 g 3 jaci 3 on , , two dates for the closing of the rivet by ice (as in 1730, the 31st of October, and the 9th of November), it is to be under stood that the ice set on the 31st of October, went away again, and at length set fast the second time on the 9th of November. This has taken place Iline times iu all, but in 1791 the ice went away twice before it finally sot for the third time. What has become of the Peace Association ? Has it gone to the seat of war, wherever that may be, or what Is it about when the press is teeming with suggestions the most adverse to the objects of its mission ? What would the men of peace do if they saw a man pulling off his coat to fight And what is the press at this moment about but helping the soldier to pull off his coat to fight I Surely, then, this is the time for the active inter ference of the Peace Association. The British soldier, as he left our shores ea'iipped for war, represented with con summate perfecti.on a man bound over to keep the peace. To the greattst possible degree he was deprived of the use of his lirels. His stock throttled him ; his jacket was . so in the sleeves, especially at the arm-pits, as to confine his motions under penalty of excori- PAion ; his knapsack was placed on his back with regard only to uniformity, and without the slightest con ' sideration for the convenience of the bearer, or the ad justment most suitable to his particular height and figure; the cross belts perfected the embarrassment, and thus altogether the man was reduced to the state proverbially described as that of the "hog in armour." Add to this, if a cavalry soldier, that the weapon of offence is sheathed iu an iron scabbard, which renders it as ser viceable for cutting as a poker, and what can the Peace Society want more ? A Quaker ought to dress himself Jake a grenadier guardsman, to personify the highest degree of inaptitude for action. A guardsman attired like a Quaker would be alarmingly free for deeds of arms. In some parts of the country they hobble cattle to prevent their straying, that is, they tie one leg to another, or attach a log. The British soldier is hob bled for active service with equal success by his uniform and equipments. What is given to show, is so much taken from the man's efficiency; and surely this ought to satisfy the Peace Aisociation, and to enlist it in the defence of stocks, straps, buckles, belts, and all the rest binding over the soldier to the utmost contrivable harm lessness. Surely it is something to have the man in such case that he cannot march to meet the enemy, but drops down by the road-side. This at least keeps him out of harm's way. The Chinese women's feet are so bound and bandaged when young, that ample securities are had against their gadding, or taking freedoms obnoxious to the jealousies of their lords and masters; and the British soldier comes next to the Chinese lady in the disabled order. Antiquarians, a thousand years hence, will account for the peculiar equip ment of our troops by the constitutional jealousy of a standing army, standing /uces a non, be cause the men fall out in fits of strangulation. Imagine what must be the feelings of a soldier in heavy marching order when he hears the word of command, " Stand at ease." As Magog the beadle says, when dead drunk ho is told to get up, "It is all very easy to talk of such a thing, but how do you do it ?" And how, in the name of all impossibility, is the unhappy soldier to stand at case ? It is, perhaps, the only word of command he would willingly obey, but for his life he cannot do it. Compare the British soldier with the British sailor ; the one all for show, the other all for use. The exigencies of the ship's duties have not allowed of any tampering with Jack's freedom of motion. A man must have the unfettered use of his limbs ia go aloft in a gale, and reef topsails while the ship is pitching bows under, and the sail is fighting with all the fury of the storm against the hands gather ing up its heavy folds, and knotting the nettles. And see a soldier go into action, trussed as it were for the spit, and compare him with the seaman standing to his gun, stripped to his waist that nothing may interfere with his freedom and vigour of limb. 'We do not mean to imply that it would be fitting to equip the soldier as loosely as the sailor, but merely that all but the Peace Association would desire him to be emancipated from ligatures of various kinds, which, if they do not disable him, yet cruelly tax his powers, and in the same proportion impair his efficiency. Some little progress has already been made towards the sol dier's emancipation, and all through the labours of the press, assisted indeed by some military men who look to uses, not to show and systems which are behind all the rest of the world. But for the press, our troops at this moment would not be armed with the Minie rifle. Brown Bess had her last advocates in high military authorities ; and swayed by them so late as the session before last, Mr. Monsell declared that it was not advisable to arm more than about 200 of every regiment with the efficient pieces now in use. The press, too, has taken off the stock ; as (or the knapsack, the soldier throws it away when he goes into action, thus showing that if it has not its proper place on his back when work is to be done it shall have none at all. Yet we are told that it is an insufferable presumption for civilians to pretend to opinions on these professional matters. We are rebuked for not respecting Admiral Chads' bird's view of Cronstadt, and his awful report that the walls of that fort are of solid granite Now certainly we were not reverently struck by the stress on the solidity of the granite, granite not being a ma terial of which band-boxes are usually made ; but, as we stated in our last number, the obvious suspicion oc curred to us that if the granite seemed of any soli dity greater than what usually belongs to granite, the probability was that it was a sham, as has been proved to be the case at Bomarsund. Next we are blamed for having a notion that gun boats can be built on a more perfect plan than that of the Admiralty, by combining wood with iron, and thus getting a scantling for a heavy armament with a very , small draught of water. , We have done our best, accordingly, to read with all . respect and edification the account of the performances • of the Arrow, which proved so worthy of her name by • throwing her shells anywhere but to the mark. Her tar ' get was indeed small, the bull's-eye being no bigger than • the cliff over the Needles ; and such the excellence of • the practice, that the lighthouse at the top of the lofty cliff struck its flag after the fourth shot, and the garrison • marched out and surrendered at discretion, avowing that ▪ two , hells had all but blown up the building. There was * no such siege practice as this at Chatham ; here a • place was actually evacuated, and a pic-nic party • to boot had to fly for their lives. The gunnery • is of the unexpected sort, and an enemy would •• not know where to he safe against it except .• well in front. In explanation of these vagaries, - it is said that the Arrow rolled heavily, and well she might do that if she was in the sea running in or near the Bridge in anything of a breeze ; but we have a notion that the Nix or Salamander, with their snugly-stowed ma .. chin ery and better placed centre of gravity, would have been .. somewhat easier in the [lame surf, and would not have been •• so aspiring in their practice towards the lighthouse. Be • • that as it may, her Majesty must have been extraordinarily •• impressed with the prowess of her gun-boat the Arrow, " and must have inferred how formidable she would be to the enemy when even her Majesty's own lighthouses and pic-nic parties were not safe from her at a handsome distance from the mark. Considering the width of her • practice, this vessel's name merits the addition of the ... Broad Arrow peculiar to the Crown. Nearly was its ••• mark clapped on the Light which was not built of glass ••• as solid as the stone of Cronstadt. ••• Let it not be supposed that we mean to impeach the "* gunnery of the officers and crew of the Arrow. The io,„ fault in practice was doubtless solely referable to the build of the vessel, and the broadside position ,of her 6 armament. A correspondent of the Times thus explains the defect in the plan of the Arrow, and shows the 14* superiority of the Prussian models, the Nix and Sala -5* mender, to which we have so often referred : "The Prussian vessels are about the same size or tonnage as the/ English ; nevertheless, the Prussian vessels are so formed as to have room and means of working four guns of such size as those of which the English only carry two. This arrangement is peculiar to the Prussian boats, and cannot be adopted in our own. The next peculiarity is this—The two long guns carried amidships in the Arrow cannot be fired in a line with the keel ; they can only be fired broadside, and trained forward to an angle not ex ceeding 56° on either side of the keel ; so that there are 31° on each side on which there can be no fire. Seppose, therefore, these gun-boats to be chasing ; the vessels must deviate 31° from their course in order to fire a gun • or they must yaw round 61° to fire alternate guns on either side. On the other hand, the Prussian boats can lay their course and fire two guns simultaneously mid without interrup tion in a line parallel to their keel, and even convergent on the ship chased; and are equally able, at the same time, to keep up a fire aft on a vessel in chase. Their full speed and their full armament can therefore be simultaneously employed, which in the Arrow is impossible. "The Arrow has -no remedy for this state of things so long as she keeps her guns amidships. It was with the guns so placed, firing out of the broadside ports, that the experiments were made the other day. It would be pos sible in the Arrow to remove the guns into the bow, but, looking at the size and construction of the vessel and of the guns, I am sure that in a heavy sea that would be an experiment neither convenient nor devoid of danger." Further, it is to be remarked that as the rolling of a vessel from side to side must be greater and quicker than the pitching from stem to stern, it must he by so much more difficult to lay w gun correctly in a broadside posi tion, as in the Arrow, than fore and aft, as in the Nix and Salamander ; and this doubtless explains the very excursive flight of the shot and shell of her Majesty's new gun-boat—Examiner. REPRESENTATION OF WIGAN : -Mr. Acton, th e mayor of this borough, has publishea his address, announcing himself a candidate for the honour of repr esen ti ng i t in Parliament, on Liberal princi▪ ples. Mr. Act on t e ll s his 1 fellow-townsmen :—" For many years I h ave h ad the pleasure to bs intimately con nec t e d with privilege and Mr. Thickness° in public and political a ff a i rs. In poli tics and questions of public policy, I b e li eve we generally agreed. Time has served to confirm the principl es I have so long held, and events to my mind have proved their soundness." Mr. Woods, who had been applied to by a body of electors, in a letter, dated fr om Ki ssengen iu Germany, declines to divi▪ de the Lib era l party by 'be coming a candidate on this occasion. If the River. Closing of In November. .4 I 3 [PRICE SD. OPENING OF THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN THE CAPE COLONY. .._ne Cape Town, Mail supplies an account of an interesting political event in the history of thei, colony of th e C ape of good Hope—the opening o f the first Parliament elected by the colonists under constitution granted by her Majesty the Queen. The Mail says : The celebration of this auspicious event took place on Saturday last, the Ist July, and passed off with a degree of éclat, and under circumstances so favourable, as to afford, it is to be hoped, a happy augury of the success that will attend the fulfilment of its high and important duties. The ceremony took place in the state room at Government-house, but the idea of its taking place in the Legislative Council Chamber had only been given up so shortly before that the greatest activity was re quired to complete in time the arrangements, which, considering the limited space at command, were excel lent. At a quarter to 12, the Legislative Council, headed by their President, Sir John Wylde, in his rob es , arrived and took th e i r seats, when the Castle guns an nounced the approach of his Ilonour the Lieut.-Gover nor. The guard presented arms, the band struck up "God save the !Queen," and exactly at noon, accom panied by the Colonial Secretary and a numerous suite, he entered the room, ascended the throne, and took his seat. The Legislative Council rose to receive him, and were introduced to the Lieutenant-Governor by the Colonial Secretary. On resuming their seats, his Honour desired Mr. Boyle, the clerk of the Executive Council, to proceed to the House of Assembly, and command the immediate attendance of the house. A few minutes after, the members of the Assembly, preceded by the Speaker, Mr. Advocate Brand, sen., in his robes, were conducted by Mr. Boyle into the room, and, on the Speaker being introduced, took the place assigned them. The Lieutenant-Governor then received from the Colo nial-Secretary, who stood on his right (the colonial aide de-camp being on his left), the opening speech, both houses standing. The Mail here gives an address which, in re spect of length, bears a strong resemblance to a President's message. The novel relation of the speaker and audience perhaps sufficiently accounts for:this, and the form of the address was evidently borrowed from home precedents. His Excellency took care to impress upon'the members of the new Legislature that they were being dealt with in a frank and confiding spirit by the Imperial Execu tive. Having remarked that the period which had elapsed since the promulgation of the constitution had been one of comparatively little progress in all that regards the social and material advancement of the colony, he added : But this state of inaction has been the inevitable re sult of a strict adherence to the principle that the grant of a free Parliament having been explicitly ',declared on the part of the Crown, any disposal by anticipation of the future revenue of the colony, or any appropriation of that which might accrue during the progress of the measures necessary to bring the Parliament into active operation, save for the security and defence of life and property, and the efficient maintenance of existing in stitutions, would be contrary to that spirit of good faith in which the local government have desired to act to wards the people of the colony, and the observance of which in this regard has been invariably enjoined by her Majesty's Government throughout the whole of the period referred to. Of the proposals of the Government respecting the defence of the frontier, he said : I shall communicate to you such documents as the records of the Government afford, by which the policy of the governor in regard to the pacification and future defence of the frontier will be explained ; and the pro gress which has been already made in carrying out the measures required to give practical effect to that policy may be understood. The features by which the system is mainly distin guished are, the military occupation of British Kaffraria, under a government separate from, but subordinate to, that of the Cape of Good Hope. The establishment of the head-quarters of her Ma jesty's forces within the colony at a point in close prox imity to our immediate frontier (Graham's Town being, in the first instance, selected for that purpose) under a commander-in-chief, whose authority extends also over the army employed in British Kaffraria. The settlement along the frontier of the colony of a body of energetic and gallant colonists, the essential con dition of whose continuance in possession of farms, first freely granted to them upon a perpetual quit-rent, is that they shall be at all times prepared to serve in arms at the summons of the government—the zeal of patriotism being thus fortified by that resolute spirit which ever animates the citizens of a free state fighting for the protection of thE hearths and homes. - me removal of an the Kafir chiefs and tribes beyond the border, and the settlement of those whose loyalty is most to be relied upon in immediate contiguity with it. The location, in proximith to the frontier line, of the Fingo tribes, whose courage and fidelity have been tested and approved during the late war, and who are estimated to include about 7,000 men capable of bearing arms, to gether with the actual enrolment, as a paid militia, of four companies, amounting to about 240 of these people, to serve as nuclei, around which larger corps may be promptly formed in case of actual invasion ; and finally, the re-election of the eastern province into a lieuteuant government,—the power of the civil administrator being exercised in general subordination to the authority of the governor and commander-in-chief of the colony. Ac cessary to these, but for the recovery of property and the apprehension of marauders, rather than the repression of invasion, is the formation of the corps of mounted police, whose gallantry and efficiency up to the present moment have been universally acknowledged. These measures have received the approval of her Majesty's government. I - am - enabled to acquaint you that the necessary pro ceedings for erecting British Kaffraria into a lieutenant government are approaehing their completion, and that an intimation has been received of her Majesty's gracious intention to appoint a lieutenant-governor of the eastern province of this colony. His Excellency then touched a variety of sub jects of local interest calling for the attention of the legislature, and trusted that they had that day entered upon a course of co-operation which would result in the progress and prosperity of the colony, and that they might long flourish under the pro tection of Great Britain, not only to share in but to contribute to her honour and renown, accepting the responsibilities and, if need be, partaking of the burdens incident to that high mission which, in the great scheme of divine providence, seems assigned to her among the nations, as the protec tor of the weak against the strong, the herald of Christian civilisation in every clime, and the van guard of civil and religious liberty throughout the world. The proceedings then terminated. WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. WORCESTER, Tuesday Evening.—The festival opened this morning under most favourable auspices, but with one disappointment--the absence from the cathedral of Miss Dolby, who was set down to take some principal parts in the Dettingen Te Deum, and anthems. Miss Dolby has arrived in Worcester, bat unfortunately is ex ceedingly unwell, though she hopes to be able to take her share in to-morrow's oratorio. In her absence, Mr. Jabez Jones, a local artist of considerable talent, and formerly of the Worcester Cathedral Choir, undertook at short notice the music allotted to Miss Dolby, which he accomplished with considerable ability, though of course the unavoidable absence of tho lady occasioned some disappointment to the Worcester public, with whom Miss Dolby is a great favourite. Previous to the commencement of morning servile, Mr. Arnett, of Gloucester Cathedral, played a voluntary on the organ, which was substituted for the usual Esther overture, which had become a stock piece at these festi- vats. The was usedhepreces forand responses the Veniti, sponseswere T a a n l d li , s's fe ; r the e Grand Chant The H choralav erg a I (a resident ser vice employed. e psalms, a o f fi fine Worcester)cliant by w the as Rv. W H. had a grand effect, the masses of sound i n th e Amen," and again in the Gloria Patri, floating along, the vaulted roof, had a magnificent and overpowering' effect. The exhortation whiali precedes the Veniti is p ra i se ye the Lord ; the Lord's name be praised,' was given with almost dramatic effect, and seemed im pressively to evoke adoration. At the same moment the sun, which had been clouded all the morning, burst from his vapoury veil, and sent his cheering rays through the dim and time-stained windows of the sacred pile. The Te Dezon was the prescriptive one by Han del, that composed for the Dettingen victory. Mr. Jones took the parts allotted in the books to Miss Dolby, viz., the opening solo in the quartett, "The glorious company," the difficult trio, "Thou sittest at the right band," and the beautiful concluding solo, " Lord, in Thee have I trusted." In all these he acquitted himself with considerable ability, though (and it is no disparae-emeat to Mr. Jones to say so), we prefer a contralto, arid espe cially in the last solo, which no one knew better how to sing than Miss Dolby. In the chorus, "To the Cheru bim," Baumann's bassoon was, as usual, beautifully effective. Ilarpur's trumpet obligato was as perfect as usual, but Mr. W\- eis.s was hardly equal to it. Time beautiful solo, " When thou tookest upon thee," which is written in the bass clef, but is usually given t 9 tenor, was nic e ly ren d ered by Mr. Lockey, though h e interpolat e d a s h a k e at the close which was not t) b e found in the score. Handel improved ! A!r. Waite sung, " Vouchsafe, 0 Lo r d," an d, i n his anxiety to be effect correct in th e rea di ng , he loses thatpowerful which Phillip s use d to g i ve to this b eau tif u l composit ion. an _. es.. Nevertheless, there was an improvement if t the Lord" The anthems were Purcell's sing (after the third collect), and Blow's 9 0 • was and Mr. Thomas, before the sermon. The latter r. Jabez Jones, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Wr fo ls r - m ' former to Mrs. Weiss, of Worcester Cathedral ; and the r onas. Both these Mr. Jones, Mr. Lockey, and M .t . i.4 113 ‘‘i confided beheid' andto to clue to Kr. Thomas anthems are well known ; but to notice his creditable erieution of the solo ei Declars his honour unto the heathen," in which he displayed the quality of his voice. The succeeding duet by Mrs. Weiss and Mr. Jones was also admirably managed. The sermon was preached by the Rev. C. R. Somers Cocks, M.A., vicar of Wolverley and of Neen Savage, in this diocese. Handel's Grand Coronation Anthem, "My heart is inditing," was given after the sermon' by Mrs. Weiss, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Weiss, and another, whose name did not transpire. The attendance was not so large as had been an ici pated, but parties are reserving themselves for the Elijah, and the Messiah, all the reserved tickets for which per formances are already disposed of, a circumstance, we 'believe, beyond precedent here. The attendance this morning at the cathedral exhi bited a remarkable coincidence, the numbers present being 1,305, whereas at the last Worcester Festival the Among a,doeltih naegkrtsi°rn p r esent t on , &c.number was 1,312. Of the attendants to-day 392 were on the floor of the nave ; 333 in the western gallery ; and 580 in the aisles. The last return is satisfactory, as showing the increasing interest taken in these festivals by the middle classes. The collection at the doors for the benefit of the Clergy Charity was nearly 2501 ., which included 257. given by the Corporation. Sir E w .e H. e L o L r e d e S h a m n e d r y e m L r o . rd L r o r i a e r t t M.P., Lordp. Mr. THE CHOLERA. y e r a ms i e n ot f p bt a yb r part h o ep f as S ar i t s . ibt J a yo m f a s s : t ' d other preventive measures s. Anne, Soho, has been promp pa T ris h b e s a e l vlr i e n o t u b t e br a e,ak c ; adjacentp t a l xt elf went over the carried out by the boards of guardians e s d n e d n e t r f the e advice r d o f h t i h m e s Generalthe Board of i o affect e d di str i ct yester d ay morn i ng , with the view of c se o e u i r n a g ge fo l r oc hlms e e ff lf or t t h , eanrdealaaumayouanlatrmof bthyehis p re t ss o te e ce n et i He visit e d D ufour ' s-place, Broad-street, S t yen; re n and other i n f ested localities in the neighbour h oo d Groups of people formed themselves in the streets, and evinced much gratitude at his presence. The scenes in those districts are of a most distressing character. The guardians are acting most energetically, and every credit is due to them. The same may be said of many other districts. Inquiries have been instituted and assistance rendered where necessary in the following parishes and unions tr--Lambeth o St. Saviourls,.4%,..Gsocge,,aQuabwark ator Mary , - H ewing ~Camberwell, Bermondsey, Bother hithe, Greenwich, St. Olave, Stepney, Poplar, Bethnal green, Shoreditch, St. George - in-the-East, White chapel, Chelsea, Paddington. All the other distiicts of the metropolis will shortly be reported on. The president has directed special attention to the supply of water in the several localities ; the source of supply, whether filtered or not before supply ; and when two companies supply in one district the inspector is to state whether the disease is more prevalent in one dis trict than the other, having due regard to similar classes of dwellings. Inquiry will also be made into the state of the sewers. The inspector is also to report whether in those plaees which were the seats of disease in , former years, the epi demic has appeared in a less virulent form where drain age and general improvements have been carried out. House-to-house visitation is strongly recommended, and disinfectants are to be used when necessary. It is extremely satisfactory to find the local authorities have exhibited the geatest willingness to adopt any sug gestions from the General Board of Health. - After the inquiry is concluded, each inspector will make a report on the district assigned to him. He will state the powers given to local authorities, and the de fective state of those powers (if any), that the subject may undergo the consideration of the Legislature next session; and in the meantime, the inspectors send in daily reports to the board, which are noted by the president and re turned to the inspectors early each morning before tl ley proceed to their inquiry. Inspectors are also appointett to visit the shipping in the river, and report thereon. ST. PANCRAS.—Yesterday the Sanitary Board of Et. Pancras met in the Vestry-hall, King's-road, Camden town. Mr. Wildbore, the surgeon for the south-western district of the parish, reported that since Friday he had 130 cases of diarrhma, and 4 of cholera, without orders, and 100 whom be had attended with an order from the parish. The epidemic was frightfully on the increase, and he felt it necessary to have assistance. Similar reports were made by the other district surgeons. Mr. Godden moved, and Mr. Howes seconded, a motion, to the effect that an additional surgeon be appointed fur a mouth. After some further remarks, it was agreed that the vaccinaters of the parish be appointed to assist the surgeons during the prevalence of cholera and diarrbcea. . -. ........ WESTMINSTER.—On Wednesday and Thursday last the district comprising Marshall-street, Cambridge-street,Ed ward-street, Poland-street, Peter-street, &c., was visited with an extraordinary violent outbreak of cholera. About a fortnight previous several fatal cases had occurred in one house in Marshall-street, and subsequently there had been a few reports of cases, but on Wednesday and Thurs day about 40 persons were affected, the majority of whom were carried off in the course of 24 hours. On Friday and Saturday the attacks were reduced to below 30, but of these as many as 26 terminated fatally. Since Sunday there has been a considerable abatement of the disease, and every precaution has been taken by the parochial authorities to prevent its extension. DEPTFORD, MONDAY EVENING.--Since Friday morn• ing a portion of the lower part of this town, near the dockyard, has been the scene of a terrible visitation of cholera. Between midnight of Thursday and this morn ing nearly forty human beings have perished in one street alone, and it was stated this afternoon that there are nearly twenty more hopeless cases lying in the same street and the adjacent court. The immediate locality of this terrible outbreak is New-street, Wellington street, Deptford, a long street of old houses. In many places one common cesspool supplies the wants of several houses, and the stagnant gutters upon each side of the streets do the duty of sewers. Added to this, Welling ton-street, out of which New•street branches, being in the same state, nearly all its refuse water runs through New-street before it finds its way into the Thames. In places where houses have been pulled down, the waste ground has been used as a depot for all sorts of filth. In Flaggon-court, a small cul de sac turning out of Wel lington-street, four children in one family died in a few hours. This court has not the slightest ventilation backwards, and there is one common cesspool and no sewerage. THE HERRING FISH ERIES IN THE NORTH. WICK, Sept. 2--The quantity of herrings brought ashore here yesterday and to-day is only about 200 crane, which will but add about two to the general average of the whole fleet, making the average for the whole sea son, to the present date inclusive, 102 crane. As regards quantity and average we are on much about a par with those of the last twenty years. But if the whole Scotch coast is taken into account the deficiency from the take of last year is much greater than is generally believed. In round numbers the decrease will be fully equal to 147,000 barrels, or fully more thah a fourth of the whole of last year's catch. Of course, it is expected that. both in the Wick district, and on the opposite shores of the Moray Firth something will yet be done to diminish this deficiency, but at Lybsterand Helmsdale the fishing is practically over for a season, but here not more than 400 to 500 boats will again go to sea this year. So that we do not calculate on a material difference in the above figures. To-day about 1,500 men are paid off, and nearly 10,0001. are in circulation in Wick and Pulteney town, in the payment of their wages and other items. In the Lybster district about 4,0001. will also be paid out to-day for hired men alone. On Thiirsday night about two-thirds of the Lyb ster boats were at sea, and landed yesterday morning au average of about six crane. Helmsdale and Brora did pretty well yesterday and Thursday ; and to-day there are some heavy shots at the coast stations. andTh m e fishing ora has y stations. th week is Taking been b themn aggregate, about twenty cram have been added to the general ave• rage for the season. We have letters from Peterhead and Fraserburgh, per steamer, dated yesterday morning. Peterhead will ave rage 73 crans for the season, against 95, and Fraser burgh 91 against 98, to the same date last year. At both theie places the second week of September last added 50 crans to the general average. There has been a good deal done this week along the Fife and Dunbar coasts. In one day 300 tons of fresh herrings were despatched to the English markets. The fishing of Weduesc:ay and Thursday had, however, shown a falling off, and prices, which had fallen to 10s. per cran, rallied till they reached 14s. to 16s. Last accounts from Orkney are very unfavourable. In the North Isles the fishing is a decided failure, not a few boats having never measured a cran during the whole season. Since our last report the price of cured fish has risen 6d. per barrel. On the afternoon of that day 1,000 barrels of full crowned brands exchanged hands at 235. 6d. per barrel. Yesterday there were not so many sales. One or two parcels were got at 235., but the bulk of those that were sold were at 235. 6d. To-day 235. 6d. is the market price. • • Salt is still quoted at 28s. per ton. No inquiry after empty barrels ; last price was 3s. 9d. each. T a wo nd hays cargoes of Norw eg i an Lille wood arrived yesterday, been sold a t 11d . per f oot. —N or th e rn Ens i g n. LIRTHS IN LONDON.—Last week the births of 816 boys and SO9 girls, in all 1,625 children, were registered n London. •In the nine corresponding weeks of the tiL additionen,wh which premiss,asbeen male years 1845-53 the average num ber was 1,367. E,ZlPtLoOtYhMeEoNcTeupFo3tßioWnsOompzen to x.— well. Female fingers are henceforth not to exhaust all their nimbleness in music or in their customary domestic o perations. The electric telegraph solicits their assist ance. In the transmission 'of the Queen's Speech on the prorogation of Parliament to the provinces and the con tinent female labour was employed, and the whole was accomplished with unusual celerity. The girls were superintended by a matron telegrapher. Some of them, it is said, transm itted the s p eech at th e rate of thirty fire - words a minute. They sent the whole to the Conti pent (rid the Hague) in twenty reinates. The Electric Telegraph Company deserves commendati on for setting this example. Why should not women be employed in the p ost-offi: e The eer p ersonsanalogous o perform cases for that dut y in letter-sorting s eem to have constituted a difficu lty y at in the way of the improvements contemplat e d by t he late commissioners. Their report does not Contain any evidence that they considered the possibility of employing w capacity. Girls who coul d transmit 35 w ords by electric telegr a ph would soon outstrip theoinn l e adasm in wiha t t at onate we now employ in sorting letters. The sorting of 60 , letters a minute is, we believe, the greatest feat of clew• terity they can accomplish.—Athenctun. •• ~;7. j " TOUCHSTONE'S" WINNER of the ST. an y ] LEGER will appear in the " E RA" of next Siturday, tUrDO4 with Programme of the Glorious Meeting at Doncaster, batestiOr Petting, Arrivals, Starters Riders, ttc.—Order of any News Agent, *tit or send six postage stamp s ' to " Era" Office, Catherine-street, Strand. vernr __ _ , -4