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: . 7 C . ._. fitii„...: l *,. . . ' KI " .N.TG'S HEAD HOTEL, COVENTRY.— t' --- —-- - l. 4s ..te, , - 4.• . . 5. „ ... ,L .;,. ,..., kc ,... ~....__ ,14 ,.., „ . „ 4 . v ' 4 11 - ~,_ CHARLE i SABIN bcp:s to thank his friends and the public , / , V 4 1 41 --_-_,,:r -‘7,:,4' ' .0 , l .., . ' ***... Q:48... fiii i II IIIIIIIIIa.;;- /r . r e 'L - /./ ' c ../ c e e 4 47 ,----,_ ill general for their kind patronage, and wishes to inform them that \ / i WI ' - ‘ I,, ~s 2 i - , \ -', l - ..t . ' --It •, • -,',,,,, \ .., - the business of the Hotel wdl be carried on 9.S usual. i, - -7 ,, t 1 ',......, . ~ 1 4\ s t -.N.B.—Post Horses, Cars, Gigs, Sec. ; Horse Boxes, and Lock-up - - 1 fe , : 1 4 ~,, , ,...-c, ...: 1 '' l. '' '' '‘ ( 41- - - , - . , 7(VM .. , . , • ,!- 0 1, ....c.4, ~,,,,„. , ,)4 .-1 " • ' ~,,, 4 - '''''t CO . ''''''' - ...-,r_ Coach 'louses. , i . .' ' ra. - :. , - 4 . 0 ' ~ ,'•4'- . 1, •. 1 ~ .i I -- t 4 . . „,.• w' tig . .., .. / , ~. o p, _ ~. .di 0 .4 , , $4 4 • huh ISO l 69's h ,,,,, pit s_. -...i ~, p ii .s,jr. „„p, , fr.. ~/ ). 4 , 7 \..• W i .. . - .4.,.. ~/ ., ~i, ~,,,,, --,- oi r .." *72 ,/, e'e.. .% .--;; ~A 9 ..-c- ‘---_e°. LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH-COAST R AIL WAY. The public are hereby intOrmed, that in consequence of a Slip uPou the Railway, near Balcomhe, the Trains wil! be passed on a Single Line for the next few days; but this wit be done with perfect sa fety, and without any necessity for passengers leaving their seats, With a delay of a few minutes on y. FREDERICK SLIGIIT, Sccretary. London-bridge Terminus, Oct. 21, 1853. No. 19,055.] r PRICE SD. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITIONS PARIS AND STRASBOURG RAILWAY. —Notice is Hereby Given, that the Deposit of 100 trines per share on the new shares of this Company will be received, from this date to the 12th November nest, inclusive, by Messr . N. M. Roths ,thilds and Sons, Bankers of the Company, New-cour, Swlthin's- Lane, I.ondon. The amount of the deposit in English money is Al. Os. 6d. per share. The certificates of old shares, each of which shares gives a right to one of the new issue, must be presented at Messrs. Rothschilds, and will be stamped in London without the need of transmission In Pa' u. ing much open water upon the eastern shore from the Mac ; kenzie towards Cape Bathurst, had no difficulty in work . ing along it ;in soundings from four to eight fathoms which latter was the extent that the ice permitted us off shore. At noon a slight clear discovered to us a cluster of islands,which a very indifferent observation (lat. 69 34 N., long. 135 9 W.) points out as those of Pelly. Ang. 23. —A fine clear day, the temperature rising to 40 degrees at noon. Made the northern extremes of Richard Island from the masthead, and by a good observation established W o f . e t: ch which given perfectly n b g y . I s 3 i cr 3 ll 4 ao S rh Ric3ardson agrees d o s w s t t i h h o n e t ' h s l e i O a . r e e 6 co 9 b u s e n i l t n g g N that the natives observes no ice for two moons, bit these never quit the land any distance, for were they to ex tend their excursions ten miles further north than our position, they would find the pack solid and impenetrable. This, however, gives ample space for navigation, the soundings being so exceedingly regular that, during the most foggy weather, we can stand in shore with the most perfect confidence to 31 fathoms. A whale was seen to-day, being only the third since rounding Point Bar row, although upon the day we were off that point seven were counted. Aug. 24.—Observed hut and natives off Point Warren. I hastily close this communication in the hope of its reaching their Lordships this year through Fort Good Hope, as I imagine these people c3mmunicate with the Mackenzie. I have written to the company's officer at the abovernentioaed post, to request his exer tions in sending it forward. THE CAXTONS : A Family Picture. LYTTON, Bart. In one volume. 7s. 6,1. By Sir E. BULIVE MY NOVEL, by PISL;TRATUS CAXTON; or, Varietics is English Life. In 2 vols, 21s. The POEMS and BALLADS of SCHILLER. Translated by Slr EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, Bart. In 1 vol., 10s. 6d. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. A receipt will be given for the deposit payment, to be hereafter exchanged for a provisional certificate of shares. Paris and Strasbourg Railway Agency, 7, Tokenhowe-yard, G REECE AND BYZANTIUM This Day is Published, London, Oct. 20, 1853, THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE:ASSLTRANCE ASSOCIATION, 42, Moorgat3-street. HISTORY of the BYZANTINE EMPIRE from DCCXVI. to MLVII. By GEORGE FINLAY, Esq., Honorary Member of the R. - .yal Society of Literature. Svo. 12s. 6d. ELECTION OF MANAGERS. "A volume, we repeat, which, in addition to its more solid value, is not destitute of a certain immediate interest as supplying information relative to the Greek Empire and the Greek Church—both of which are subjects now in the ascendant."—Athenaeum, Sept. 10, 1853. Lately published, by the same Author, Notice is hereby given, that at the Special General Meetinz to be held at Flall•past Six o'cl. ck, at the I.e4ndon Tavern, on WEE- NaSDAV, the 16th November, for the Election of Three Managers, the following Gentlemen, being duly qualified, wilj, offer themselves as Candidates, viz.:— GREECE UNDER THE ROMANS: A Historical View of the Greek Nation, from the time of its Conquest by the Romans until the Extinction of the Roman Empire, B.C. 146 to A.D. 717. Svo., IGs. Mr. EDWARD COLEMAN. Mr. ANGUS JENNINGS. Mr. FRANCIS NICHOLLS. Mr. JOHN PIKE. Mr. HENRY ROGERS. Mr. SANCTON WOOD. Mr. CHARLES WOOLLEY. By order of the Board, HISTORY OF GREECE, from its Conquest by the Crusaders to its Conquest by the Turks, and of the Empire of Trebizond, 1204 1461. Bvo., 12s. Gd. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London I'. 11. BYRNE, Secretary. London, 20, Oct., 1853. RELIEF FROM INCOME TAX. THE Board of Management of the Provident Clerks' Association call the attention of the public to the 54th S ection of this Act, which allows an abatement of the Tax in respect of Premiums on Life Assurance, and in addition thereto this Asso ciation oilers the following important advantages : All Policies may be made absolutely payable to the WIDOW, WIDOWER, or CHILDREN of the Assured, by which the Expense Of LEGACY and PROBATE DUTY IS SAVED, and the Assurance under any circumstances SECURED to the person or persons for whom it was effected. The COST Of POLICY STAMPS IS PAID by the ASSOCIATION, SO that the Premium is the only charge to which Assurers are subjected. NINE-TENTHS of the PROFITS are divided every five years amongst the Assured of three years' standing, and the Association has already appropriated upwards of 15,0001. in Reversionary Bonuses. Loans aro granted to the full extent of the value of the Policy. All Policies are indisputable, except in cases of absolute fraud. Clerks Assuring with this Association have the option of being Members of the Benevolent Fund, from which they may, in case of heed, derive very great advantages. In conclusion, it gives me much pleasure to state that the whole of the crew are in excellent health and spirits. The season appears exceedingly favourable, the tem perature being mild and the water perfectly free from ice along the shore as far as we can see. It was my inten tion to touch at Cape Bathurst, with the chance of being able to forward this despatch, which will now not be necessary, but shall make the most of the remainder of the season by getting to the northward in pursuance of their Lordships' directions. By order of the Board. PHILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Moorgate-street, London, Ist Sept., 1853. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant, ROBERT M'CLURE, Commander. CONTRACT FOR BOOTS. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, PALL-MALL, 18th October, 1853. N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons desirous of contracting to supply the undermentioned quan tities of BOOTS and SHOES, viz.:- 2,850 Pairs of Ankle Boots, Men's, hobnailed, with. Laces, assorted sizes. 1,000 „ of spare Laces for ditto. 500 Ankle Bocts, Men's, bradnalled, with Laces. 1 ,845 ditto, Boys', ditto, with Laces, assorted sizes. 4 80 „ Shoes, Children's, with Strap, assorted sizes. 50,000„ ditto, Women's, Leather, ditto. „ Ankle Boots, Regulation Pattern. That proposals in writing addressed to the Secretary of the Board 'if O rdance, ealed up and marked on the outside, " Tender ) , ° °t B ,” n &c., will be received at the Ordnance-office, Pall-mall, on for or befo re WEDNESDAY, 2d November, 1853, and at any ti me on th a t 'ay. Forms of Tender may be obtained at this Office. P atterns and Spec , flcations may be inspected on application at the in elPal Storekeeper's Office at the Tower, and d u pli ca t e p a tt erns 1,1, Wi1l be delivered by the Ordnance on payment of their value, when a pplication is made for them. Pe rsons who make Tenders are desired not to use any f orm s b u t those whieh are obtained of the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance. By Order of the Board. G. BUTLER, Secretary. Her Majesty's Discovery Ship Investigator, off Cape Bathurst, Polar Sea ; lat. 70.23 N., long. 127.57 W., Aug. 30, 1850. SlR, —Having closed my dispatch of the 24th with an intimation that it would be left near Point Warren with the natives observed from the ship, in accordance with that intention I proceeded to the shore. Why it was not so left I shall, in continuation of my narrative, re late. From the contiguity of this tribe to the Mackenzie, I was naturally led to imagine that their trade was with the Hudson's Bay Company. Great, therefore, was my surprise upon approaching the beach to find, instead of being greeted with the usual friendly signs, that two savages, with gesticulations the most menacing, having bended bows with arrows on their strings, and one with a large knife, which he brandished most signifi cantly, waved us off. Taking no heed of these hostile demonstrations, we pulled in ; they retreated, yelling furiously ; upon our reaching the full of the beach, we made the same signs of friendship which we had used with the Esquimaux further west, but without any effect until joined by the interpreter, who was in full native costume; this gave them confidence, and, upon his explaining our friendly intentions, they approached, but when within about 30 yards, remarking some mus kets which the boat's crew had, their fury revived ; to pacify them they were laid upon the ground, where they became the object of a cautious examination ; still un satisfied, they beckoned to take them to the boat ; seeing that nothing short of this would allow of any communication, I sent them away, when they ap proached and permitted us to examine their bows and arrows. INLAND REVENUE, SOMERSET HOUSE, 19th October, 1853. EDEMPTION OF LAND TAX.- Itprevisions.) The Board of Inland Revenue draw p u bli c a tt en ti on t o th e pr evisionsisions of the Acts of the last Session of Parliament, 16 and 17 c. 74 and c. 117, the former reducing the terms on which the .°`nd Tax may be redeemed or purchased, and the latter restricting L ich redemption to persons having an estate or interest in the pro perty Whereon the L and Tax is charged. , chapter 74, it is enacted that, in lieu of the amounts mentioned ; 1 the 42d Geo. 111., to be paid for the redemption of the Land Tax, t Vie consideration shall be a sum of the capital stocks mentioned, less 171. 10s. Od. per cent. than the amount of the STOCK considers- V: 111 , calculated according to the previsions of the last. mentioned Act, or a sum of money less by 171. 10s. Od. per cent. than the amount of the MONEY consideration, calculated as by the last-men tioned Act, is prescribed. BY chapter 117, sec. 1, it is enacted that no body corporate, nor any person whatsoever. shall he entitled to redeem any Land Tax, except bodies or persons having an estate or interest in the property Whereon such Land Tax is charged. By section 2 it is enacted that, upon the completion of any con tract, entered into for the redemption of Land Tax, and upon the transfer or payment of the consideration, the property comprised in such contract shall be wholly freed and exonerated from the Land Tax charged thereon, and from all further assessments, and from any yearly term, rent or rent charge, in respect of any consideration for such contract. Mr. Miertsching informed me that we had been observ ed at 5 o'clock in the morning ; the whole tribe had imme diately taken to their baidars, with their most valuable skins, and left the settlement, with the exception of the chief and his son, who remained to defend their property as it would have been undignified to retire when danger was apprehended. A sick son and his mother, seeing our friendly disposition, soon joined us. Dr. Armstrong examined the poor lad's foot ; it was in a frightful state of mortification. The chief stated that they were at war with the neighbouring tribes, and had occasional skirmishes with the Indians ; that they had no communication with any person belonging to the Great River (Mackenzie), nor had they seen any white people before ; but when the sea freezes (the latter end of next month), the whole tribe proceed west and trade with the Esquimaux whom we had met near Jones's Island. The interpreter told him that he had found a brother in the chief of one of those tribes, whose name was Attauwas ; the old chief clapped his hands and said he knew him well ; that he was the great chief he traded with, and their reasons for going such a distance, in pre ference to the Mackenzie, was that the white men had given the Indians very bad water, which killed many, and made others foolish (drunk), and that they would not have any such water ; from this it evidently appears that the company lose annually many valuable skins, which find their way to the Colville, instead of the Mackenzie. By the Act 42 Geo. 111., chap. 116, it is provided that any person who is, for the time being, possessed of, or entitled beneficially to, the rents and profits, but who shall not have the absolute estate or Interest in any manors, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, may sell Lad dispose of any part of such manors, lands, &c., for the purpose t redeemteg the Land Tax there m. iklliat where any manors, lands, &c., belong to or stand limited to b. h 3se or for the benefit of any bodies politic or corporate, or any Ih.7 t tes for charitable or other public purposes, a n d an y p e rsonal t erty is invested in the public funds or placed out on mortgage e name of such bodies, &c., and is subject to any trust to be Q out in the purchase of other manors, lands, &c., to be limited to gi ll „ ° t!sa or benefit of such bodies, &c., such personal property may be bed in the redemption of the Land Tax charged upon the said See., belonging to such bodies, &C. t Where any manors, lands, Scc., batwing to any Wm,- persons 7t7 S ettled or limited to uses, and any other property is subject to trllst to be laid out in the purchase of other manors, lands, &c., a _ l, , e settled to the same uses, or to be appled in payment of any Plied ts or charges affecting the same, such other property may be ap )z in the redemption of the Land Tax charged upon such settled . 4 ticl rs, lands &c „1..0at ivhere ' any ' lands are settled to charitable uses for the benefit th: h r y Parish, such sum as may be necessary for the redemption of b i - 'and Tax charged thereon may be applied out of the Poor Rate case the rents of such lands be applicable for the benefit of the TBr, and out of any Church Rate in case the rents be applicable to repairs of any church or chapel. 81.,.. Board consiler it desirable that a knowledge of the provi "3 of the Acts above referred to should be as extensively diffused C A , Possible, and all persons who may be desirous of availing them- N 'es of these provisions will, on applying at this office, receive ere./ ._ instruction and assistance as to the mode of proceeding. By Order of the Board. THOMAS KEOGH, Secy. THE NEW STAMP ACT. HE new Act for Penny Receipt Stamps is ~bTIM r intended to the purposes of pur , and cirF bi - the people a facilitate legal guarantee for every businesschase to . This ulate will I N no alteration to the purchasers of goods at E. MOSES and "'EI. for they have always been willing to reflind the money for the article not be bought at their Establishment, or its Branches, should goods entirely approved ; but it is another proof of the ~,,P,nl a rity of E. MOSES and SON'S bnsinesr, which provides the best 1 7 1 : 1e les at the lowest possible prices, and every description of Attire ~...`"te by them is haves tamped with superior quality and unparalleled .7 1 e. Thus they secured the world's confidence by the most "Ltlitable course o f trade. ,„.."-;• Moans and Sort's arrangements for the Winter Season are mag ireent In every sense of the expression. comprising novelties in c?..les and Materials which cannot be found elsewhere, the Quality, _-aPneis and universal application of the Goods being without any pre and all classes may furnish themselves with the best arti ‘4oll.,.. of Dress, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Furs. Boots, and Shoes, &c., &c , ' 4 9 1 0 cheapest and most satisfactory conditions. Merchants, Captains, Shippers, and Emigrants may select such C nies gas are pradpeared the season when they will and arrive in the this apts them for immediate sale, the very low "ces charged by E. Mons dad Sox render their Goods the most off s investment which can be made. Jail Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship-sailing '"wrmation, may be had on application, or post-paid. C AUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like sehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the Rune concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for v▪ uvions 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 :- 84 London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. A.ondon West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2 and 3, Hart-street, all_contreunicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Mayfield Branch, 36, i'argate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. B,Merchant T ailors . Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and °I ! Makers, and General Oatfftters for Ladies and Gentlemen. I MPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it willbe Za▪ hanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned "?nout hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lo west v "ee, irom which no abatement can be made. tajbe Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Ur daYs, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A n ew Book, "The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain ,fllll full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., &c., a T be had on application, or post-free. 11 a handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis , pplication. hi Pon parle Francais. Qui si parla Hier serteht man Deutsch. Aqua se hahla Espanol ,*** SPECIAL NOTICE.—The Establishments will be CLOSED M^ day and Tuesday, Oct. 24th and 25th, re-opening, as usual, • Wed nesday morning, at 7 o'clock. Observing an old flat brass button suspended from the ear of the chief, he said it was taken from a white man who had been killed by one of his tribe, who went away in his kyack when the vessel was seen ; the white man belonged to a party which had landed at Point Warren, and there built a house ; nobody knew how they came, as they had no boat, but that they went inland ; the man killed had strayed from the party, and that he and his son baried him upon a hill at a little distance. The only answer we could obtain as to the probable time when this transaction took place was, " that it might be last year, or when I was a child." To examine the grave I was very anxious, but was prevented by the state of the weather, becoming foggy with fresh breeze, which compelled our immediate return to the ship ; so, making them a few presents, we parted on very amicable terms. This intelligence appeared of so important a nature, with respect to the white men on the point, that I determined to remain until it became sufficiently clear to land and examine the house, which might possibly contain some indication of the missing expedition—this detained me 18 hours, but to have left with a doubt would have been a subject of perpetual regret. At 2 a.m., on the following morning, the 25th, we reached the point, the weather being tolerably clear. The interpreter, Dr. Armstrong, and myself, went on shore in eager expectation of discovering some clue that would lead to a knowledge of the parties ; but in this we were miserably disappointed ; two huts, indeed, were there to excite hopes, but upon approaching them we found the woodwork to be perfectly rotten and of a very old date, without any description of mark to yield the slightest information. The general appearance of the country about the point was low and marshy, covered with grass, moss, and flowers, the breeding -place of the eider duck, and every species of wild fowl ; we also remarked the footmarks of the fox and reindeer ; so fertile a land scape I could not anticipate upon the shores of the Polar Seas. The interpreter, from his knowledge of the cus toms of the Esquimaux, is of opinion that the story of the white man is traditionary—probably some of the early discoverers had been engaged in some affray with ancestors of the present chief and one of them had been killed. The present generations inherit the honour, and so identify themselves with their forefathers, speaking of the transaction in the first person as if they themselves were the actors ; which is very likely, from the vague n definition of the time—" it might be last year, or I was a child ;" so the history of the white man will continue a mystery. We also heard that last year two boats came from the westward and landed ate what Point Warren and then returned. I cann e o t t h i o na se ave mi ag jn of Liessed boats these these could be, unless they w nant Pullen, who, in thick weather,b were at the Point, ght h the Mackenzie, and, by discovered his error. They sig h h a dtsnot obstained n ca a s n i y o n t a h l i l s y year. Aug. 26.—N.E. winds andsnow, clear ing, so that the land could bediscerne cl, which pres ente d with a few conical hills a sh or t dis tance inland. the same low saw a few old tents, but not a native. passed We uone very s close to the vessel Two whales large, n fa o t r h t o h m er s ly of w w i n a d t s e r and thick f og. It . although onlyLiinght Aug. 27. was m y intention to send a boat alongside, that she might examine it thoroughly as the water to the east ward of Cape Brown permits us standing within two miles of the coast, and take her on board in the evening ; weather, but, under the circumstanc e o f thick I could not venture to do so, fearful of being detained by mis sing her. Aug. 28.—Light winds from N.E , with a mild, cloudy day. At no on , C ape Dalhousie S.N . V. 12 miles, several masses of drift ice, some of the pieces very heavy, which, however, is not any obstruction to our progress, as the space of open water is ample for sailing. We have MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRE I T T. INFIR MITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURY :R. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD - SQUARE , eUniversity LONDO o N, f Do ctor of Medi c i ne, and Matr i cu l a t e d M e mber of the Ed inburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall. London, &c., &C. AY be consulted, personally, or by le ti tt e er, ste o m n , the various disorders of the nervous and genera ti v e suiting v hav gy e pro ,„ , ng from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which and prema tirs:u. More misery in youth, degradation in m ea, u eoaY at all stages of life, than perhaps any other , class of dis h, , e . s lulown to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience .` Lna treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist- secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes l r Bt° nee, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous agt_utY. various forms of Insani c ty, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri endi' I nMetency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their poneias Modifications owe their almost entire origin. edi absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are in - cannot be violated without in e • es , of personal management which theurrug grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed heYday ef inconsid.rate self-indulgence, how these penalties ,I"a t 3, be ow mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be remo s v ai ed l , t h the evil and its empequenc es may be avoided, and f abo e v tisasi cl er ,., there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or u G e gernelit to which the timely aid of science cannot apply n a cure in Ink LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged Plaints,ol extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com er l, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless the h° ta unts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had at,conf ' dence through the medium of the public press, to direct t r Z7 . ntlon to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is r . - 7 In selecting this department of practice, he has been a hi mply s .:_arded Duhitieati -3' the great success that has attended his efforts th '-'"' feat of these cases, which are too generally confided to the -are nn um . _ n qualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated °f their mla, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues have been Patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who igix"q! induced to place faith in their pretensions. t ;l o , f s ne for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Med; I "Aght• be letters mast contain the fee of li., and advice and ... °. nes can be forwarded to any initials or address. ,_dis desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT ' Oll l first obtain a copy of his work on 4 Medi 1 SELP•PRESERVATION. 14,„,__ oh Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and s,(Vatilve Debility, illustrated by fifty-coloured engravings, and des ,i'eue4"l:e.n detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and Ilder"othDerst" The Perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct ts,ench Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. 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THE SHIP-BUILDERS OP LIVERPOOL AND THEIR SHIP- WofRLIGiHveTrSp.--Aool wasimportant n meetmeeting s of da y t e w s h h e i p n - b i u t i 1 d w e a r s s unanimously determined that strangers should be em ployed in the building-yards, and that the rate of wages should be 7s, a day, and is, an hour overtime. THE NORTH- WEST PASSAGE. The following is the first portion of Captain M'Clure's despatches. We shall complete the pub lication in two successive impressions : Her Majesty's Discovery Ship Investigator, off Point Warren, Polar Sea, Aug. 24, 1850, in lat. 69 . 43 N., long, 131 . 57 W. Sin,—l have the honour to report to you, for the in formation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that we arrived off the Mackenzie on the 21st inst. The letters that I forwarded by her Majesty's ship Herald, from whom I parted company on the 30th ult., off Cape Lisburne, will have put you in possession of my pro ceedings up to that date. After parting with the Herald I stood to the N.N.W. with a fresh breeze from the N.E., with the intention of making the ice, which was accomplished on the morning of the 2d of August, in lat. 72.1 N., long. 166.12 W., and at 11 a.m. stood into the loose ice for the purpose of ex amining the pack ; the wind, however, failing before we got far in, I was induced to run out to avoid being beset, having ascertained that the pack was very close and heavy, extending from N.N.E. to W.N.W., and, seeing no hope of getting through, worked along its edge in soundings from 24 to 26 fathoms (mud), the hundreds of walruses that were lying upon the ice, thickly huddled together like sheep in a fold, were most astonishing. We continued working along the ice, occasionally getting drifted in, until the sth, when the weather, which had been previously thick and misty, cleared a li le , and, no ice being in sight, I shaped a course for Vrainwright's Inlet, with the intention of getting between the pack and shore ; in running exchanged numbers with her Majesty's ship Plover, and at 11.30 a.m. observed a low bench, Lapparently shingle, distant about two miles. The weather again having become thick, we we went entirely by our soundings, which varied from 14 to 73 fathoms, in which latter we rounded Point Barrow at 11.80 . P.m., without, hOuievcr i , observing the land, and steered to the eastward, direct for Bank's Land, finding that the ice was sufficiently loose and practicable for sailing through. These hopes were soon, however, dissipated ; for on the forenoon of the 6th it suddenly cleared, when I found that we had been running directly into the pack, which was very heavy - and impenetrable, extending from S.E. to S.W. (by the north), in lat. 71 35 N., and long. 155 12 W., and the sea through which we had come ooking nearly as white as the ice ahead, except that lanes of water were observable. We instantly hauled to the wind, and commeneed working out. During the night the breeze freshed considerably, bringing showers of rain with thick weather, while being compelled to carry a press of canvas through very heavy and close sailing ice rendered the navigation extremely critical. The vessel occasionally struck with some violence. This continued till the afternoon of the 7th, when clear water was reported from the crow's-nest. The wind almost immediately fail ing, the boats were all manned, and towing commenced amid songs and cheers, which continued with unabated good humour for six hours, when their laborious work was brought to a successful termination ; being in per fectly clear water in Smith's Bay, a light air springing up, we worked to the eastward. At 2 a.m. of the Bth, being off Point Drew, sent Mr. Court (second master) on shore to erect a cairn, and bury a notice of our having passed. Upon landing they were met by three natives, who at first were very timid, but, upon ex changing signs of friendship, which consisted of raising the arms three times over the head, they approached the boat, and after the pleasant salutation of rubbing noses, became very communicative ; when, by the as sistance of our valuable interpreter, Mr. Miertsching— the selection of this gentleman for this important office does infinite credit to the discernment of those who sent him—we found the tribe consisted "of ten tents (this being the only approach to their numbers he could obtain), that they had only arrived three days pre viously, and that they hold communication with a party inland, who trade with the Russian Fur Company. The evening before they had observed us, but could not ima gine what large trees they were moving about (our masts), and all the tribe had assembled on the beach to look at them, when they agreed that it was something very extraordinary, and left the three men who met the boat to watch. They also gave the pleasing intelligence that we should find open water along the coast from about three to five miles' distance during the summer ; that the heavy ice very seldom came in or never left the land further than at present ; that they did not know if there were any islands'further north, as they found it impos sible to go in their kyacks, when in pursuit of seals, further than one day's journey to the main ice, and then the lanes of water allowed of their proceeding three quarters of a day further, which brought them to very large and high ice, with not space enough in any part of it to allow their kyacks to enter ; the probable dis tance Mr. Miertsching therefore estimates, from his knowledge of the Esquimaux habits, to be about 40 miles off shore, and from what I have seen of the pack, I am inclined to think this is perfectly correct, for a more un broken mass I never witnessed ; they also mentioned seeing the boats with white men going eastward last year (which I suppose was Lieutenant Pullen), but had not seen any other white persons or anything like this vessel before ; they had, therefore, no name of sufficient grandeur to give the great " mniae," so they called her the " fast moving island." Several of them came off to the vessel, but had little to barter, as all their hunters were away, but immediately we had been observed they were sent for, and would soon arrive. Then said they, "You will be gone, and how disappointed they will be." They appear a simple, kind people, very poor, very filthy, and, to us, looked exceedingly wretched. The time of our return was repeatedly inquired for by them. They would have a quantity of skins ; they were anxious for us to wait a little, that they might send off a supply of reindeer ; but, the boat return ing, and the wind fair, I made them a few presents, and gave them a letter to be forwarded to the Rus sian Fur Company, and made sail to the eastward ; the wind being light as we ran close along-shore, in from four to six fathoms, we had a great many visitors ; many of them had been their whole lives between the Coppermine and Point Barrow. These could give no information of the missing expedition. I am certain that had any of them reached these shores we must have heard of it. The coast is inhabited throughout, and the natives are, to all appearance, a kind and merry race, and when we gave them presents, through the medium of the interpreter, we told them that we were looking for our lost brothers, and if they saw any white men in distress they were to be very kind, to which they as sented, by saying they would, and give them plenty of "deer's flesh." While running along the land, which is exceedingly low, observed upon Point Pitt two conical mounds ; thinking they might have some communica tion buried beneath, ran in to examine them. While in stays the vessel took the ground, but was hove off almost immediately without any damage, the bot tom being soft clay. The boat sent to examine the mounds reported them old Esquimaux eachds, where they deposit their venison. They left a bottle con taining a notice of our passing. Upon rounding Cape Halkett on the morning of the 9th found the ice was set close to the shore, which rendered it a passage of much anxiety, great labour, and imminent risk, as the wind was strong, from E.S.E., with thick fog, and the ice closing around us fast, so that we had barely space to work in,itacking frequently in five, and never beyond ten minutes, standing upon one tack into three•and-a half fathoms, and upon the other to four-and-a-half and six fathoms ; this operation was continued the greater part of the middle and all the morning watch. A t 9 a.m. the weather cleared a little, and open water was observed in Smith's Bay; our soundings gradually increased; the reaches became longer as we rounded the Cape, and all apprehenaion of being forced on shore was over. Aug. 10.—In crossing Harrison's Bay found the influence of the Colville to extend twelve or fourteen miles, the surface of the water being of a dirty mud colour, and scarcely salt. The weather, thick and foggy, prevented any land being seen. The soundings were very regular on one tack ; the ice allowed of our standing off to eight fathoms, and on the other, the land to three-and-a-half fathoms, black mud. Aug. 11. —ln the morning the weather cleared a little, and dis covered to us Jones's Island. An erect piece of wood on the shore attracted the attention of the officer of the watch ; a boat was sent to examine it, when it appeared to be a piece of drift wood, which had been squeezed up by the ice. The shore was strewed with it, and one spar was as large as our mainmast, and 45 feet in length. We erected a cairn and left a notice, In the forenoon about 30 natives came off in two baidars, for whom we obtained some fish and ducks, in exchange for a little tobacco. They had been about two months oa the coast, and trade with the Russian Fur Company. Their surprise, of course, was very great, particularly at the size of our handkerchiefs (the sails) ; the whaleboats attracted their attention, and they asked if trees grew in our country sufficiently large to make them. The head man possessed a gun with " Barnett, 1840 " upon the lock ; this he obtained from the Russians. As a fair spe cimen ofthe observation of these people and their aptitude for trade, the following may be taken :—Seeing that we cut the tobacco into pieces to give in exchange for their fish (salmon trout),they began to do so the same with the fish This, however, we would not admit, so they were obliged to come to our terms. During the afternoon, while standing along a low flat island, we observed a flag (a pair of seal-skin inexpressibles) upon a lofty pole, and a number of natives around it ; we stood for them, but when the boats were pulling in they appeared to re gret their temerity,; for down came the seal-skin and away they ran ; shortly gaining courage, they returned, and, as, we approached, ranged themselves in line upon the beach, and commenced extending their arms above their heads (typical of friendship), which being an swered from the boats, perfectly assured them of our amicable intentions. Upon landing they evinced a most manly confidence, rubbing noses, and embracing most vigorously ; these were very cleanly, so that the operation was not so unpleasant as it otherwise might have been. Through the interpreter, Mr. Miertsching, we learnt that these people had never before seen a Eu ropean, nor had they the smallest article of European manufacture about them (Lieut. Pullen's boats they observed last year, but they were some distance, on, and consequently had no communication). They live during the summer months upon these desolate islands, and in the winter retire a short distance on the mainland to their warmer residences. Their women and tents were upon another island. They were a fine active set of young men, average height about five feet six inches. These barter their skins, &c., with a tribe further west, who, in their turn, do the same with others, until they reach the Russian post upon the Colville. To them I entrusted a dispatch for their Lordships, which ,they,p,remised most faithfully should be forwarded to the Colville. I made them a few presents, also a boat's en sign, in commemoration of the first man-of-war whose flag has ever floated in these sterile regions. The magnifi cence of the gift they could not for some time comprehend, and were loath to touch it, but at length the interpreter made them understand it was sent them by a great chief, and in return they were to be very kind to all white men they met, and show it to them ; all this they promised ; the chief then seized it in his arms and ran across the island to his canoe, followed by the remainder of his tribe, and no doubt hurried with the joyful tidings to the women. We find a westerly set which prevents our nuking but slight progress, the wind hanging so muiph tl the eastward. On the morning of the 12th four baiders came along side, containing the whole encampment of the tribe we met last sight, and also some that we had seen two days previously, from which it appeared they are migratory,; they brought off a supply of fish and a quantity of veni son, but the latter was in such a high state of putrefac tion we could not touch it ; we allowed most of the men to come on board, and, although well aware of their knavish propensities, and, consequently, a sharp look-out was kept upon them, they most adroitly managed to slip both handles of our winch and a small ice-anchor into their baidar, when the fair sex became the recipients. It was by the greatest accident that the theft was discovered by the end of one handle protruding from beneath the ample proportions of the lady—who, when taxed, immediately returned the articles, and informed upon her husband. For this immorality the whole boat was exempted from receiving any present. Working to the eastward observed a few deer upon one of the low islands, but was prevented sending any boat, as a south east current was setting us in to shoal water very fast, so that all the boats were required to tow until eight p.m., when a light air ran us to the westward into six fathoms ; the loose ice was in rapid motion, and the larger floe pieces, as they passed, appeared to create a current which frequently turned the vessel completely round against helm and sails, the power of a two knot breeze being iissufficient to counteract it. On the morning of the 13th we were enveloped in a dense fog, among exceedingly heavy and close sailing ice, through which we attempted to work, but found that endeavouring to avoid one piece we ran upon another, striking occasionally with great force, which determined me to snake secure to a floe until it cleared. In this we fortunately succeeded, getting one that was grounded in seven fathoms. It was a heavy piece, but not so much so as many that were about us. I took its height above the water in seven places, which gave an average of 11 feet 11 inches ; a pack chiefly composed of such would be too powerful a foe for any ship long to contend against. At 8 a.m. of the 14th, it having cleared a little, slipped from the floe, and commenced working to the eastward among masses of ice. At 10.30 a.m. observed a shoal just in time to avoid it ; it was com pletely hidden from view off deck, not being as high as the ice, having a quantity of driftwood upon it, which is in great abundance along the whole coast. At 3.30 p.m. our course was impeded by another of these low islands, which had the ice resting upon its northern extreme, while the southern point was flanked by a shoal, which connected it with the island seen in the morning. We were thus perfectly hemmed in. The boats were sent to sound, when Mr. Court represented a passage practicable in 3 fathoms. In running through we unfortunately hit upon a spot with only 21 fathoms, which had escaped observation ; we had consequently to lighten the vessel considerably before she got off, which, however, was accomplished without any damage (the bottom being sand) by 11 p.m., having been on shore five hours. I regret to add that 11 casks of salt meat, which were placed in the first whaleboat, were lost by her upsetting, being compelled to place the provisions in the whalers, the cutters having the bower anchors in them. This was a serious loss ; indeed, an irreparable calamity. As soon as we were off it was my wish to return by the way we came in, but we found that the ice had set upon the shoal we had first observed, and cut off our retreat, under which circumstances I was obliged to anchor and wait a change of wind. Upon the 16th the wind came slightly from the westward, which set the ice in motion off the north point of the island. At 9 a.m. weighed and towed to the edge of the ice, which presented a barrier of about 500 yards in width between us and the open water we wished to get into. We commenced warping at 2 p.m., and so heavy was the ice that it was not until 8 p.m. that we could get through ; it fell calm, so made fast to the ice for the night. Next morning, the 17th, a very thick fog, with light north-east wind, and at 4 p.m. commenced kedg ing to the eastward, but at 7 a.m. gave it up ; the wind freshened and unable to see for fog. At 2 p.m. it cleared ; we slipped from the ice and plied to the north earth amid heavy streams and large floe pieces, vessel striking violently, but unavoidably, against them. August 18.—To-day, from the masthead, observed the first lane of open water in the pack, extending east and west several miles, but very marrow. In the evening a fresh breeze from the south-west, and almost simultaneously a slight pitching motion was observed, which is considered an infallible symptom of open water being near. It was so foggy that no thing could be seen ; but, notwithstanding, I shaped a course north-north-west for Banks's Land, thinking that we had rounded the pack, having coasted it between 400 and 500 miles ; we continued the greatest part of the night to run without much obstruction, but upon the following morning, the 19th, our progress was checked by finding that we had run into a deep bight which compelled us to work back again to the south-east. Aug. 20.—Before getting clear of this pack, into which we had penetrated a considerable distance, being deeoyed by a few lanes of open water, we were compelled to run 70 miles south, which placed us in lat. 69 50 N, long. 136 50 W. It is seldom that observations can be ob tained, this being only the sixth set since the sth of the month, the fog and mist being more continuous than I ever remember to have met elsewhere. Aug. 21.—We have succeeded in getting again into clear water. At 1 p.m. made the Pelly Islands, off the mouth of the Mac kenzie ; the coast is, however, so exclusively shoal that I find it impossible to reach the main land, which I was very anxious to accomplish, but, at the distance of 40 miles from it was obliged to tack in 3i fathoms ; we passed the line of its tide most distinctly marked about 10 miles fur ther north, the water being the colour of the Thames at Woolwich, slightly brackish, and its temperature 39 degrees, the sea, four hours previously, being 28 degrees. From what I have observed of the pack, I feel con vinced that any attempt to reach Banks's Land through it would only terminate in failure, and the t consequentits s edge and the shore have confidence in making loss of valuable time, but by working between e the latter method, and, in so doing, this season ; it is, ther afore tr.: my in. deviate from my origi nal sicp goodursu advance thelee, a s mentioned in my purpose of pushing into d a ted the 19 th of July. Aug. 22 . lett er —Fog t to u t r e n i g r l t o h r e dP w s whole of the n ight very dense, but, 'LINN boasts omand t, there .o wore A, but . 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Saloon. •• 10d. .. Is. 2d. lab Bd. .. Os. 10d. 6d. .. Os. Bd. To or from Gravesend and L0nd0n...... s Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwi. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5. Three• Months, 2/. Os. ; to be had of tb -Papkete; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, ( Oct. 19th, 181.8. Os. ; Six Months, 3/. Os. ; Collectors on board the iravesend. found, during the last four der, a eurrsnt varying kern 11 to 16 miles daily, setting to the southward. We have had no opportunity of shooting ; the greatest part of the birds had taken their souther;lXefore our arrival ; the few flocks that we h ave v a t shy, and unapproachable. % l ota. , Sk Aug. 29.—Very dense fog, 4WI 44tvila which cleared at noon sufficiettii:t*TAtaiii:4;*&li n ' altitude, and found that we h south 12 miles, Cape Dalhou-'- -, miles; the fog enveloped us shore, when we ran into a na '' l baliitr'Kut fathoms on either side, which compelled us talbelr up west. This carried us into deep water in about 15 minutes. In the course of the afternoon we fell in with the heavy drift ice, composed of large floe pieces, occasionally be coming entangled in consequence of the thick fog, although there was much open water among it. Aug. 30.—Wind from the northward, with clear wea ther. Observing a mark on the beach upon the island off Maitland Point, in Liverpool-bay, sent Mr. Sains bury (mate) to examine it, and to leave a notice of our passing. Upon his return he reported that an Esqui maux encampment had recently broken up, the traces of their tents and footmarks being quite distinct. We observed from the ship several reindeer, which were not seen by the party on shore. In standing along the coast, observing natives, I ran in to forward this dispatch, trusting it might reach the Hudson's Bay Company this year, which is probable, if they are not as great a set of savages as we met near Point Warren. I hope to round Cape Bathurst to-morrow. This will therefore be the last communication which it will, in all probability, be in my power to make to their Lordships. The tempe rature has hitherto been exceedingly mild, thermometer seldom being below 32, and from the present favourable appearance, both of the weather and state of the ice, I have very strong hopes of getting well to the northward ere the navigation ceases, which will be about the' latter end of next month, according to Esquimaux report. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, 'ROBERT M'CLURE, Commander. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 20. The following important appointments are current here to-day : Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons (whose selection to the second post of command in the Mediterranean we were the first to announce) to hoist his flag in the Aga memnon, screw, 91, at Plymouth. Rear-Admiral Lord Adolpkw Fitzelarenae to be Lbw . tenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, vice Gordon, promoted t o G overnor. Captain Sir Thos. Maitland, C. 13., from the Agamem non to the Victo r y ( w i t h the Excellent, perspective). non, Shepherd, of the Victory, to be Superin tendent of Woolwich Dockyard, vice Eden, term ex pired. Captain Fremantle, of the Arrogant, screw, 47, to the Juno, 26, sailing,-frigate, at Sheerness, to relieve Captain Sir Everard Home, in command of the Australian station. Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., late in command of the Blenheim, 60, screw guard-ship at this port, to be Controller-General of the Coast Guard, vice Ellice, de ceased. Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, F.R.S., to be Commodore, and command her Majesty's steam-yacht squadron, vice Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. Her Majesty has decided on having her new yacht built of wood, and it is to be ready by the summer of 1855. The Russian frigate and corvette, having obtained permission to be docked and refitted, the latter was towed into harbour this afternoon, and the former will be towed in to-morrow. The Leopard, 12, paddle-frigate, Captain Giffard, has shipped a large number of beds for soldiers, and sails this evening for the Mediterranean, calling at Queens town for troops. The Prussian frigate Gefion, 48, Commodore Schra3- der, having been thoroughly refitted, went out of har bour to Spithead under sail this morning. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 20. Her Grace the Duchess of Hamilton arrived yester day afternoon at Torquay, on a visit to her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess of Russia. Her Majesty's screw ship Ajax, 53, Capt. Michael Quin, with topgallantyard across, steamed yesterday afternoon from Hamaoze into the Sound. She is to sail for Queenstown on Saturday. The steam-transport Rhadamanthus, 4, Master Com mander John Belam, came in yesterday afternoon from Woolwich, with the boilers for the Nile. The steam-vessel Lucifer sailed on Tuesday for Ports mouth. The crews of the Magicienne and Desperate were paid wages yesterday. Yesterday morning, about 7 o'clock, the 10-oared cutter of the Magicienne, in charge of Lieut. King and five hands, left that ship in the Sound for the purpose of going ashore to pick up those men whose liberty time has expired. On entering Barnpool they were met by a boat belonging to La Hogue, which ran into the cutter and capsized her. The crew held on by the boat, and were speedily relieved from their dangerous position. Beyond the injury to the mizenmast and bumpkin and the loss of grapnel, no harm was done to either crew or boat. Mr. W. Elson has been promoted from second to first class boatswain, and Mr. Penfold from third to second class. Mr. Mason, second-class carpenter, has been ap pointed to the steam-frigate Terrible, 21, Capt. James J. M'Cleverty. This morning, about 5 o'clock, two men-of-war were observed going up Channel, close in to the Bolt. The headmost was a two-decked saili ng s hi p, rat h er short, sides rusty. She was under single-reefed topsails, reefed courses, three topgallantsails, and reefed mainsail. Wind W.N.W., fair breeze. The other, two leagues astern, was a small black paddle steamer, neatly rigged, half of paddle-box painted blue, bird figurehead ; she was under steam only, and exhibited a light aft for about five minutes. WOOLWICH, OCT. 20. APPOINTMENTS. Capt. Hon. Joseph Denman (1841), to command the Victoria and Albert royal steam-yacht, vice Rear- Admiral Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H., on his promotion to that rank. Captain William Crispin (1852), additional to the Vic toria and Albert. Captain Stephen G. Fremantle (1842), in command of the Arrogant, 47, screw steam frigate, of 360-horse power Chatham to command the Ju no, 26 , commissioned this day at. Captain William Peel (1849), to command the Dia mond, 28, commissioned this day at Sheerness. Lieutenants —Henry E. Bacon (1853), to the Juno ; Edward H. Howard '(1853), from the London, 90, to the Diamond ; John E. Doran (1852), to the London, vice Howard ; Edgar H. Blake (1845), and Logie A. Whimper (1850), to the Britannia, 120, flagship of Vice- Admiral J. W. D. Dundas, C. 8., on the Mediterranean station ; "William C. Nowel (1828), to the Neptune, 120, guardship o f or di nary at Portsmouth ; Thomas C. Ro ss ( 1 839), to th e B oscawen, 70, guardsh i p of ordinary at Chatha m ; H enry Oakeley, (1843), from the Coast Samuel Twyford t o th e M a d agascar receiving sh i p at R io ; Twyford (1849), to the London. Masters—Michael H ea th (1849), to the Diamond ; Charles Gah an (1837) t o th e B oscawen . en the Mediter ranean R. E. S mar t, M.D. (1850), from the Spitfire paddle-wheel st eam -vessel, ranean station, to the Diamond ; Samuel Donnelly (1852), to the Juno. Mate Francis P. Staples (1852), frombthel2, sloop, atlmperieuse, 50, screw steam frigate, to the Ara, Chatham. t t o o the th e J A u m n o h J. 3 er, ) Mr'sSl a c s o t n e d M A a s s e t i e e r t a R n t . C. D vv r Gunners—William Andrews , .ewW(e t lb o Bs t st h e Diamond; Thomas Boyle, to the Juno. ilenr C r ocker, to the Diamond; Y B n Thomas, Boatswains.—John the ns Juno. —j i h ch n a r d Carpenters. —Sergeant, to the Diamond ; not give} officially, it is ge nerallyAlthoug i i n i; c l quarters that the ed well•inform in the course of believed will take place Robert Baird,ith itofotiihoewJinugnoi.e a the present ap 1 Berkeley, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Rear-Admiral changes undermentioned following I vacate his seat at the board, on being Admiralty, will . month : be succeeded by Rear-Admiral Sir James appointed and d uperintendent of the new Coast Guard Vo lunteers, a one of the th Lords ptai n o ef who the werwere Admiralty. As a rewardg na the Navy, and. mademembersa most committee va luabler n i l Stirling p ien conclusion of their labours, the fol . eorotnamt t manning nh ne • appointments are expected to take place :—Cap lowing tain Henderson, C. 8., late in command of the Blenheim, to the controllership of the Coast Guard, in the room of Captain Ellice, deceased ; Captain Peter Richards, to succeed Commodore Henry Eden, as Superintendent at Woolwich Dockyard, with the rank of Commodore Captain John Shepherd, of the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth, to be Captain Superintendent at Chatham, in the room of Captain Richards ; Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, at present in command of the Agamemnon, 91, screw steam -ship, to be captain of the Victory, vice Shepherd. The Agamemnon would then be recommis sioned as flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G. 0.8., K.C.H., who will have the command of a squadron. Rear -Admiral Hon. William Gordon to have the Lieu. tenant -Governorship of Greenwich Hospital, vacant by the death of Admiral Sir Charles Adam and promotion of Vice-Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, K.C.8., to be Governor of Greenwich Hospital. THE DUBLIN GREAT EXHIBITION.—As nearly as it is possible to estimate the account of receipts, disburse ments, and liabilities, Mr. Dargan will be about clear ed by his noble undertaking. The apprehended loss which all seemed to think he would sustain is therefore reduced to nothing. The receipts up to Monday last amounted in round figures to 49,0001. ; and this sum would cover the whole expenditure, minus, of course, the property still available. The money to be rec eived still for ad missions and for some matters to be disposed of will, it is said, be sufficient to pay the expense of sending back the pictures, &c., to their owners. The . exh . ibitors are organising a banquet to Mr. Dargan, which is likely to be crowned with success. G R AVESEND STAR PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting ) FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. I