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, July 3, N. long. ! N. 10Dg. N. long. , July 4, rk, 10th, tidelaide, y 12, of Bremen, April 18, g 63 W. N., long. 6lia, Mg lat. 6 N., via, MaY nil 5, lat. a, in the I Head. Lt. 29 S., iverpool, ►arrels of barrels rig, 110 T., long• co, June aal, each t lt. 113, :ET- Dtions in .6 stones to 5s Od. meal, 0 ire dull. k on the Third. 32s 6d Oi el — s al ..18 0 ~ 18 0 ~is 6 -.18 3 ler ire. yesteJ 1 Holy ire and !on and - Incaln, 1g firmer, as been g, 21k; I Win• he war at, and is state 3 board lone at s daily Eion of [nom n this it ofl9co v hen 110 in gland. h Mon. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS TRA.PALGAH•SQIIARE. LAST WEEK. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the EXHIBITION of th lOYAL ACADI MY will finally Close 01 113STuIDAT next, the 23d Inst., at Seven o lock precisely. ,Adraisslon (from eight o'clock till Seven) One Shilling. Cate tie One Wiling. JOHN PRESCOTT KNIGHT 8.A., Sec. tu r.iltibitors are requested to send for their works on lhar 4 day , the th ' PridaY. the 29th instant. !INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL AND SAVINGS. PARTIES desirous of INVESTING Money are requested to examine the plan of the MITE E. AeSUKAIsCE /crest and I NVESTMENT ASSOCIATION, by which a high ra'e of In raitY be obtained, combined with perfect security. P rospectuses and fall information may be had at the office, or sent, Post twee, on application. W. BRIDGES, Sec. 23, pan ~man. TOURS IN IRELAND. DUBLIN GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. IRISH TOUR= TICKETS (available for a month) are now 'slued at the following stations :- Ist Clam 2d Class. : London, Station).... ..... £6 10 0 £5 5 0 Edinh __La g h, Glasgow, Hull, iristol, Cat:lisle, 6 6 0 5 5 0 4 15 0 Worcester, Cheltenham, Gloucester 5 15 0 Ingham, Itugoy, Leamington, Coventry, ...2411eoln• 550 4 5 0 o , • •""• •••• ****** '•"••" • iVerhampton, Hudde.rsfield, Leeds, !net fdeld, Derby. .... .. 5 0 0 . ................ 4 5 0 Warrington, Stoke, Macclesfield 4 4 0 3 10 0 ""'verPool, Chester ... -••••••••• • • • • • • '• 4 4 0 3 5 0 They enable the holders to proceed to Chester, Bangor, Dublin, 'Cork, and the Lakes of Killarney, and back again to the station at which the ticket was taken. toThe holder of each Irish Tourist Ticket is entitled to have issued rates, at the office, 52, Westland - row , D ublin, at ver y reduced ,tickets for a tour in the county W i ck low, in Ke =are and z eullariff, up the river Shannon —for the journey from Dublin to 'most, for the excursion to the Giant's Causeway, and fr3in Dublin • Galway for the tour through Connemara. Every purchaser of a ticket is presented, gratis, with a copy of the "11l ustrated Irish Tourist's Hand-Book," compiled solely for these Tours. The fullest and mast accurate information afforded At the Chester and Holyhead Company's Office, 52, Westland-row, Dublin. See ales " Bradshaw's Guide," page 123. NNW FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. THE DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY is, New Bridge-street, Blackfriara, London. CAPITAL—ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. TRUSTEES. The Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. Sir Merles Price, Bart., 3, King William-street, London. Lieut.-General Sir W. R. Clayton. Bart, Gloucester-place, Portman square, and Marden-park, Surrey. DIRECTORS. Chairman —The Right Hon. the' Viscount Drungenirig, M.P., Comptroller bf hei'Majefty's Housettold: _"— Yallowley Barnes, Esq., 11, City-road, Finsbury. q- Noel Clarke, Esq., late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Club. GOOrge Coode, Esq., Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. ...Helier's, Jersey, osePhen Cracknall, Esq., 1, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11 _New-suare, Lincoln's-ifi. W-Jones, q M.D., Davies-stre n et, Berkeley-square, and Lutterwortb, Leieestersh ire. G eorge, Knex, Esq., 15, Connaught-square, Hyde - park , and Tor Ledge, Staftordsbire. Alexander Maclean, Esq„ Harrow-on-the-Hill. q Berkeley, Gloucestershire. David C. PoQle, Esq., 32, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square. Prinsep, Esq., 147, Leadenhan-street, and 8, Hyde-park- Place, West. Robert Andrew Riddell, Esq., Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Seatilan 21, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught - square. Nor Sperling, 14, St. James's-square. AUDITORS, • J. Big& EA„ 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Mcd,cal, Iv„ L eg„ al. and General Life Office. ~‘ , l am Jon,4s, Esq., Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambers. ;Leek, Esq., 8.A., Actuary to the Engineers and Masonic Life tr ualce, 345, Strand. 4 " E. Sheridan, Esq., Manager of Times Assurance Company, Lud- Sate.hui. Sir n BANKERS. - Ch arles Price, Marryat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London. —al. HopLinson and Co., 3, Regent-street. PHYSICIANS. •dean insbury-plaee. 121, Upper Seymour-street West, Connaught-square. SURGEONS. T. Chapman, Esq., 16, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square. Teevan, Esq., 44, Gloucester-place, Hyde-park-gardens. CONSULTING ACTUARY. Francis G. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles IV. Bevan, Esq. 1r), 71) AI Public Is respectfully invited to examine the principles of the Mei t System of Assurance. whicb is based upon tables calculated i s 't %red is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. Nelson, .F.L.S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. t wee n ( n nparative Tables to assure 5001 on death, by a person aged Cf,A ty next birthday, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system snrances, L - 1 RAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. The following testimonia: is another proof of the great efficacy of this medicine : " Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, April 16, 1851. " Sir,—ln consideration of the great benefit I have derived from taking Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you and the public to send you the following statement. For upwards of nine years I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine. I had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion, but a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, I now inform you that a few doses gave me great relief; and during this long period of time I have taken them in preference to any other medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a better state of health, which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know of nothiug to equal it. "I am, Sir, yours respectfully, THOMAS PROVINCE. " To Mr. T. Prout, 229, Strand, London. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, and is a pleasant, safe, easy aperient ; they unite the recommendation of a mild operation with the most successful effect, and require no re straint of diet or confinement during their use. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London,"oll the Government Stamp. Pries Is. I%d. and 2s. 9d. per box. ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. Tile sum the ordinary The sum the Life Offices would give ordinary Lift him if he were unable Offices would !to pay, or if he omitted At the Ills give him for to pay his current end of policy the surrender annual premium of Annuall thirty at that or sale 81. Cs. 3d. after he has Premium,yearswhenl age, of his policy, paid iuto their coffers to assure the party in casei after thirty 249/.73.6d., and which 5001. is fifty of lyearepayments they have had the use years old, death I amounting to of at compoun hewillhavo will bej 2491. 78.6 d. interest, or In paid into worth which theyhave the event of his death the office. had the benefit one hour after such Of at compound omission or inability interest. to pay. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LAWERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &e., &c. 41 AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on 21_ the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile Irregularities and excesses, which have pro duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ture decay ac all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience in the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist are secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri ages, Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, bow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its con4equenc es may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com plaints, and s the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. In selecting thi' department of practice, he has been amply rwe arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated publications, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At borne for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 11., and advice and medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. It is desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT shoul first obtain a copy of his work on SELF-PRESERVATION. A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and Generative Debility, illustrated by fifty-coloured engravings, and des crfaing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and excesses. The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct description of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, French, Spanish, Dntch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Stogie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; or free by post for forty-two stamps, to any address from the Author's resi dence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. LONDON. NOTHING. 8z.63.3c1. r 249/. 75.6d.1 5001. 7 1. 108 Od little more than 80/. perhaps 901. TIIE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. 15221.257 d If un able to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo licy would still remain of its FULL value 522/.25.7d.ti death , ll if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. if however the partv,irom any cause, wlshei to cancel the Policy, he could not only draw out all helms put in, viz., 2251., but a certain bonus of 621. 2s. gd. in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole ofhls paymelits, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 501., diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the ar,o when withdrawn. See pagess and 7 in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq. 2371. 20. 9d. ( 7.'n u m comparison ef these two tables it will be seen that a person er the novel system of DEPOSIT assurance can secure the ollow jle-is sum, paid nnully, he can assure 2 , ll arger main p ine ase t of death than under the a ordinary system. iq 3r • b 1 the event of a desire to surrender his Policy he can receive this c j hmpa n y, by the above example, which applies to all ages , of TnaE E tittles as much as on the ordinary system. ardly. In the event “ I "..ibility or omission to pay, his policy remains still his property, fM any number of years ; herces on the ordinary system, he gets ' 4lllll g. 4thly. Should he require to increase or decrease the I}; „ uount of ale policy, he can do so at pleasure. He can at any time, -v„,Y Riving a fortnieht's notice, withdraw any part from 11 up to the h } e 'ole amount of his previous payments and with interest. After he withdrawn part cue year he can, by a single payment, three j',!are, or any time afterwards. raise his policy to a greater or even former amount ; and by this system he can at all times regulate KT annual savings by his annual expenditure, with the facility in the C,7 r gain of having a fund to fly to in case of necessity, the same as a bank, with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets Into 7j,'t for his money, and in case of death his family receive more than " e amount 01 his savings. In ordinary Life Offices he can do no bt% thing, but his policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment ; ceases to pay his current premiums, and, instead of having any tZ l , l , tl to to for aid, all his hail-earned savings become forfeited to tao ' r E 'eletY, and his misfortunes Beryl) to benefit the pockets of his c fortunate co-assurers. Such.. b a system is too equitable and too striking to be overlooked ;;;;I i uroslx assurance is the only system of assurance which can be ~`,ffversally recognised and adopted when the, principles are impar canvassed, and its palpable benefits become widely diffused. It ,',Mers greater ad vantages than a benk because it allows a fair rate r a Zterest in cas e o f w i thdrawal, and gives twice the amount i n the ..s of the Company to the representatives of the Depositor in vssuler death. thus combining the ADVANTAGES OF A BANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. In case of endowment assurances the advantages of the DEP= System still more striki ADVANTAGES OIFIFTEIIIAnsfi JORAISIPNArir UNDER THE ORDINARY BRANCH. _To those who prefer this branch Pollees are granted from 201. to 9. 1 11101. on every known principle the Ives in all but the worst stages thereof. o f disease, and such as have been —eieto cted by other Offices, are taken at r ates equivalent the parti e'atler disease. „ L Pitn3 fr om 5 01 . an d upwards granted on every kind of securit ee; or ;xi -Ro na l, on the Most equitable terms to t f h a e , b our orr a o b w ie e t r e s y, _tioinngrcaasneteodf inability to pay to : l et 1 : ‘ rl a eit o ur f e o v o e f r y e d P eS ol e lc ri y! Tee s the currant the Directors will either purchase the Policy at a fair rase op , al oe , or give a new one is lieu thereof, less per cent., inte- Which h,,e!Pending m in ade. a mount to the whole of the previous Payments posit e been ,__ ,„ tf prospectuses with tables in fa rther illustration of th e 113'st ein, and any further information ma y be obtain ed on appz. " v u to the Agents in the country, or to CHARLES BE vA/.7, Resident Secretary. ria3. —Asents:wanted in all parts of the World. TAKE NOTICE ! 1 MESSRS. R. &L. PERRY & co. con IITUE TO BE AT 19, BE RNEss - sxitzET, AL, CONSULTED AS USUAL, LONDON,Es tOIT , In Th rTRED MISE R ' -...., SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQ. , -- Oxsoart-sTitEET , AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. In Six . ap,,, CorrATNING TEX Langnages—Fiftieth REBEEDY sox PluivENTlON Edition or DISEASE. 4-uUStrated by One hundred Anatomical Coloured Engrav ings and ll'e w E Cases. dition, enlarged to 200 pages, price 2s. 6d., by post, from the rrliEstablishment, 3s. 6d , in stamps, E SIT:PINT FRIEND, a M e di ca l Work on t ,,, the axhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by sh,,,,sive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of I.)..:_ c crif, with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fol u_ou by observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications which t rent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By B. and L. sL t I E rF and CO Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford ll'', '', London. ' Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster- A c ,'" e nd sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Gor la ii, Leadenhall-stree ; 95, Farringdoa-street ; W. Sutton, 10, T r Chorch-yard Butler , 4, Cheapside ; R. Johnson, 68, Cornhill. , 0 'AIT I. t reats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive r gens, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. A „l'.kaT I. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in- Zigence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing i' r , n tal and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative 'e,Pacity- Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. tb Aar 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in th a • Prit cary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for i _ Sir treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav .o RS. II l'All'r IV. contains a Remedfor the Prevention of Disease by a Vle a Polleation, by which the danger of in is obviated. TI e 4" V* is devoted to the consideration of marriage and its duties. 81 _ ..ectuses of unproductive union are also considered, and the whole 1. ..‘ ? critica ll y and philosophically inquired into. i n ..'i Ira Coantax. Bum OF STRISCUM is exclusively employed in treat -1101.4 , n _ e . r vells and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I Is. and 335. per awn 4, The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic 130,Lt ,p. y, for Purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary o . ns, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 1 is. and 335. per pe, ! ~... P en'Y's Purifying Speci fi c Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. 0, r em y z, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and i. minflansmation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, ti c) ai l 8 flute detail et the case is required age, habits, and posi ntent on?c ety. 51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish a„. ,__ .Y. by which the fee, 11. , is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, 4014", .nrgtttendaers, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon- Alor 121 E levelt till Two, arid Five to Eight ;ou Sunday from -- % Ito Quo. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS, Just publbted, by 11. Balla% 219, Regent-streat, London No I. vo., in cloth, price 55. by post free, 50. 6d., ON TRUE Jz FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generatlye System, Ir. Sexual Ilypochondrissis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first tune, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his tower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We Promised in a former number that we should recur to this work, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of Quiet Symathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who stiffer from the corn 'plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many h mdreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ... ...This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat mint upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, Juno 16, 1852. No. H. avo., in cloth, price 38. 6d., by post free, 45., THE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even Its most Inveterate and apparently Intractable Forms. BY F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. "In F of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given the history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad as any which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. Such are cases ix., xi., xii., and xviii. No. ix. had resisted, for a period of twelve years, the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in as many weeks. But cases xviii. and xis. appear, both in duration, severity, and complication of symptoms, of a more ag gravated character than any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the treatment adopted by Mr. Courtenay proved eminently succeSsful." Professor Lizars on the Treatment of Stricture. R. CIILVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. • To uo had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row , Carvalho, post, 1 4 7. Fleet-strect , Mann, 39, Cornhill. Price One Shilling each; by Is Gd. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. " Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." 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THE DURHAM ELECTION PETITIONS WITHDRAWAL. —The select committee, of which Sir Frankland Lewis was the chairman, appointed to inquire into the circum stances under which the petitions against the return of Mr. Atherton and Mr. Granger, have reported that the prayer of the petition under consideration was palpably illusory, and presented . the remarkable anomaly of the opponents of a candidate praying that he might be duly elected. That Mr. Coppock, who adopted the responsibility of this form of petition, stated it to be, in his opinion, the only means of putting an end to a petition which ho believed to be frivolous and vexatious, and which means he considered to be rendered necessary in consequence of the course adopted by Mr. Brown that the committee regard with much disapprobation an attempt made on the one side to get rid of opposition to a candidate by the threat of a petition, and on the other the defeat of that petition by presenting another, the prayer of which was avowedly fictitious and illusory, and calculated to interfere with the rights of the consti tuency by inducing Parliament to delay the issue of the writ. The committee are of opinion that the state of the law, which permits the valuable right of petitioning to be perverted from a remedy for public wrong into a weapon of electioneering warfare, deserves the serious consideration of the house. THE DOCKYARD COM3IITTEE.—The members of this committee met yesterday to consider their report to the house on the case of Lieut. Engledue. DECIMAL COINAGE.—This committee have concluded their inquiry, and recommend, it is understood, in their report, the adoption of a system of decimal coinage. WORCESTER 'AND HEREFORD RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the committee, of which Lord Overstone was chairman, passed the preamble of this bill, promoted by the London and North-Western. el 2- ___-.._e...-e__,.- By the ship Woolloomo L which arrived in the river yesterday from Sydney, after a rapid voyage of 87 days, we here of the loss of three English ships—the " Duke of Wellington, bound to Port Philip ; the Emma, last from San Francisco for Sydney, with 72 passengers on board ; and the barque Caldew, bound from Sydney to San Francisco. The wreck of the first-mentioned ship—the Duke of Wellington—took place on Cape Lip trop (Australia), on the night of the sth of last April, during a gale of wind ; and, by the aid of the life-boats, all hands were saved. That of the Emma occurred at Tongataboo, where she had put in to procure provisions and water, and while at anchor a heavy gale of wind drove the ship ashore on some reefs where she became a total loss. The crew and passengers were saved by the natives without loss of life, who throughout acted with good feeling. The passengers still remained on the island when the last accounts were sent off, the master, Capt. Cresswell, b e i ng una bl e t o c h ar t er a vesse l f or their con veyance to Sydney. The loss of the other vessel—the Cal clew—Captain Snow, master, was accompanied with melancholy circumstances, a number of the crew having, it is feared, perished in the boats from starvation. The ship was lost on a sunken reef in the Pacific, in latitude, by observation, 6.21 N., by chronometer 161 43 W: (the chart showing no dangers in that locality). It occurred on the afternoon of the 20th of last January, the weather extremely fine, scarcely a ripple being perceptible to indicate the exist ence of the reef. All hopes of getting- the vessel off being dispelled, preparations were mode for abandoning her, and the crew commenced to fit and provision the boats ; this was done, so as to be in readiness for leaving at any moment, as it was not their intention to leave the wreck so soon, hut seeing how rapidly she was breakine up, the threatening appearance of the weather—the '; heavy swell rendering it difficult to keep the boats from being knocked to pieces alongside—the immediate aban donment was ultimately thought the wisest plan, the long-boat having already been driven by the rollers in contact with the wreck, thereby seriously damaging her. At 5.30 p.m. (Jan. 21) the two small boats were cast off ahead, to tow the long boat clear of the reef, and at 6 all three made sail, and their perilous voyage com menced. It soon became dark and cloudy, with heavy swells—the two smaller boats, from the darkness of the night, were soon lost sight of. Fanning's Islands, being the nearest inhabited place, distant 247 miles, in a south easterly direction, it was their intention to steer thither, but from the boisterous state of the weather, the violent squalls and heavy sea breaking on board, rendered it extremely difficult to keep the boat free; that idea was obliged to be given up. At 10 p.m. the squalls became terrific, the boat so nearly filling with water thatpart of the provisions and spare clothing had to be thrown over board. They were not able to carry sail, through the tempestuous weather. They exerted themselves to the utmost to reach the nearest land, though uninhabited, which was the Palmyras Island, about 50 miles distant. They were in hopes of falling in with the other two boats, but at daylight, on the following morning, Jan. 22, not a vestige of them could be seen. They then steered direct for Palmyras, hoping to reach it before dark, being then at noon, in lat. by calculation 5 49 N., long. 162 S.W. A west course was steered for several hours, but they failed in sighting the island: passing it, as the master imagines, to the southward. The master then attempted to make Prospect Islands, in lat. 450 N., long 161 40 W. ; Samarang Islands, in lat. 4 56 N., long. 162 18 W., which both ended in disappointment. Up to this time the incessant rain, the chilling feeling during the night, the heavy seas constantly breaking on board, and the sufferings they thereby endured, were dreadful. The next trial was to fetch the Enderby group, hoping, if successful, to procure some cocoa nuts, and repair the long boat, which was daily becoming more frail. After sailing for some days in lat. 2 48 S. long. 169 37 W., they succeeded in catching a shark, and the weather having moderated, with some difficulty it was cooked, this being the first warm meal they had partaken since leaving the wreck. By this time, from the want of proper nourishment, and constant exposure to intense heat and cold, &c., the bodies of the men were completely covered with sores. They then bore away, sanguine of making the Enderbys and Farmer's Island ; both trips, however, were fruit less, -they were unable to stgbt them. The men were almost exhausted, and despaired of ever reaching the shore alive. All that remained of their provisions were a feci tins of preserved meats, about two gallons of lamp oil, and about klolbs. of saturated bread, resembling &nigh. With starvation staring them in the face, but with hope of speedy relief from their sufferine . s, they di rected their course towards the Duke of York b and Cla ' rum.° Islands, and encountered further disappointment, and sufferings too horrible to describe. Happily, how ever, on the twenty-third day a vessel hove in sight, and bore down upon them. It proved to be the brig Eclipse, from San Francisco. It is needless to say that the poor fellows were taken on board, where they received the greatest kindness, but several days transpired ere they recovered their senses. The Eclipse conveyed them to Sydney. Of the remaining poor fellows, in the two smaller boats, eighteen in number, nothing has since been heard, leaving little doubt as to their horrible fate by starvation. ' E ~ LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1853. G RE:AT• WESTERN RAILWAY. —ETON REGATTA and ELECTION, SATURDAY.—On SATURDAY nest, July 23, Trains will leave Paddington for Windsor at 10.40 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 12.40 p.m., 1.30 p.m., 2 0 p m., 2.45 p.m., 3.30 p.m., 4.0 p.m., 5.0 p.m., 5 30 p.m., and 6.15 p.m.; and will return from Windsor to Paddington st 4 5 p.m., 5.30 p.m., 7.25 p.m., 9.0 p.m., and 9.20 p m. In addition to the above, aSPECIAL TRAIN will leave Windsor for, Paddington at 10.30 p.m., after the Fire works.—Paddington Station, July 20, 1853. ETON REGATTA and. ELECTION. SATURDAY, 23D JULY, 1853. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. In addition to the trains which leave Waterloo for Windsor at 9.4 5 , 10.45, 11.45 a m., 12.45, 2.15, 3.45, and 4.40 p m., returning from Windsor at 4.30, 6.25, 7.40, and 8.20 p.m., a Special Train will leave Windsor at 10 p.m., after the display of fireworks. ARC[ID. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station, July, 1853. L ONDON & SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSION TRAINS To PORTSMOUTH, SALISBURY, WINCHESTER, or SOUTHAMPTON, AND BACK, FOR 3s. 6d., Every SUNDAY from WATERLOO STATION. For Portsmouth and Salisbury at 7.45 a.m., returning at 7 p.m„; and for Winchester and houthampton, at 8 a.m., returning from South. ampton at 7.30, and Winchester at 8 p.m. FARES THERE AND BACH : Closed Carriages, 6s. 6d. I Seated Open Carriages, 33. 6d. By Order. ARCHD. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station, July, 1853. GREAT MILITARY CAMP at CHOBIIAM. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. In order to give opportunities for witnessing this grand military display, TRAINS will run, on and after MONDAY, 4th July, from WATERLOO to CHERTSEY, STAINES, and WOKING. the nearest Stations to the Camp, at convenient intervals, from 7 a.m., returning in the Afternoon. Horses and carriages should be at Waterloo Station by 6.30 a.m., and will be forwarded by Trains at 7 and 7.20 a.m. Chertsey Station is within four miles of the Camp, and omnibuses will be continually running at moderate fares. Superior private conveyances can also be obtained at Chertsey, at fixed fares, on application to Mr. Rowland, Swan Hotel. Arrangements have been made at Chertsey Station for the accom modation and refreshment of passengers by these trains. The Camp is within five miles of Woking, and of Staines Station four, from whence conveyances can be obtained. The route from Staines is via Virginia Water. • By Order, AUMID. SCOTT, Trafficlfanager. Waterloo Station, July, 1853.' CORNWALL RAILWAY.-NOTICE OF CALL.—FIFTH CALL.-21. per 201. Share, making 101. paid up.—Notice is hereby given, that the - Directors of the Cornwall Railway Company have This Day made a Call of 21. per 201. Share upon the respective Shareholders in the said Company, and have appointed such call to be paid on the 15th day of August next, to either of the undermentioned Bankers, namely : Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., Lombard-street, London. Messrs. Praeds and Co., Fleet-street, London. Messrs. Tweedy, Williams, and Co., Truro, Falmouth, and Redruth, Cornwall. And the several Shareholders In the said Company are hereby re quired to pay such Call. By order of the Directors. W. H. BOND, Secretary. Dated Truro, Bth July, 1853. Interest'at the rate of 3 1 ,4 per cent. en Calls paid up will be allowed from the date of payment. All interest will cease from the date of the Call being made payable on the whole amount paid up until the said Call be paid, and a charge of 4 per cent, will be made on the unpaid call during the time the said Call remains in arrear. CHOBHAM ATTRACTIVE. Its bloodless battles create infinite amusement ; the number of spectators is multiplied by the increasing interest of the grand spectacle; the military exploits at Chobham are sights seldom wit nessed, arid the Attire of the visitors is as much noticed as that of the forced and their superiors. In this, as in all other concerns, the cut, make, and superior finish displayed in Summer Clothing infal libly point out the benefits derived from the East and West•end Establishments of E. lifosEs and Sox. The advantages presented to the public are selection from the most novel and magnificent Stock of Clothing, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Boots and Shoes, &c., ever inspected, for which considerably lower prices are charged than at any other house in the world. - - Merchants, Captains, and Emigrants may procure the most useful and the most saleable goods at the gigantic Whclesale Department of E MOSES and Sox's Establishment. The low prices charged will secure an immense profit on the transit of the goods to any colony in the world. All classes of Emigrants outfitted in the best and most economical manner. Ship sailing information and full lists of outfits for ladies and gentlemen May be had on application, or post free to any part of the kingdom. - - CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvlous'reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 151, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 3, Hart-street, all communicating. 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(From the Times.) ' The latest intelligence received -from Constanti nople is of the 9th inst., and it confirms . the state ment already transmitted to us by the telegraph, that on that day the Grand Vizier and Rcschid Pasha, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, had been dismissed from their respective offices. The diplo matic body were taken by surprise when this announcement was conveyed to them, for the change does not seem to have originated in any political cabal of foreign powers, or, indeed, in any definite modification of internal policy. It was explained, as far as we have been able to ascertain, by the will of the Sultan, who thought he had reason to complain of the rivalry and personal dis sensions of his Ministers, and who had thereupon resolved to supersede the Grand Vizier, and to replace Reschid Pasha by Ali Pasha, the same who was Minister for Foreign Affairs in the au tumn, and has just been recalled from the govern ment of Smyrna. A few hours' consideration, however, served to convince the Sultan of the danger and inconvenience of such a modification in the executive government at sush a crisis ; espe cially as it was Ali Pasha who was involved in the late disturbance at Smyrna, and he is consequently on indifferent terms with the Austrian Govern ment. His Highness resolved, therefore, to revoke his decision, and before the close of the day the Ministers were reinstated in their places. The next mail will probably bring us the protest of the Porte against the occupation of the Princi palities, and its public reply to the Russian mani festo. At the same time, it was understood that a proclamation would be issued to explain to the Turks the existing relations of. their Government with the Christian Powers ; for as we observed a few days ago, in the eyes of a Mussulman a Chris tian friend is but one step removed from a Christi= foe, and the aggressions of Russia are scarcely more offensive to the true believer than the pro tection of England and France. These feelings are now so strongly excited in many parts of the Turkish Empire, but especially in Constantinople and in the European provinces, that we should be in no degree surprised at any violence they might display. The Sultan himself, and the more en lightened members of the Divan, who have laboured, and are still labouring, to connect the Ottoman Empire with the family of Christian States and the international relations of Europe, are objects of suspicion, perhaps of hatred, to the bigoted Turkish party, who conceive, not perhaps without reason,that their existence as a nation is inseparably connected with the ferocity and intolerance of their race. They feel that there can be, after all, no compromise between principles so dissimilar and religious senti ments so opposed to one another. Wherever the Mussulman creed ceases to predominate it soon ceases to exist ; and it ceases to predominate wherever its ascendancy is not supported by the rigour of absolute power and military force. Such was the termination of the Moorish occupation of Spain, which lingered for a few years only after the conquest of Grenada, and then died away. Such will one day be the fate of the Ottoman race in those fertile provinces in which the domination of a barbarous master is barely tolerated by the great majority of his subjects, though it is still treated as a necessary evil by the Christian Powers. The Porte itself is without the power to execute its own decrees of toleration, and it labours in vain to impress on its inferior officers the spirit of its own concessions. For although those concessions have by no means relieved the Christian population of Turkey from all the evils it has to endure, they have sufficed to kindle the fiercest resentment among the extreme Turkish party, and the appeal which has recently been made by the Porte, in self-de fence, to the martial spirit of the army and the Redif or militia (in which no Christian is suffered to bear arms) has, of course, given greater intensity to these passions of religion, national pride, and race. The Turks are still a warlike people. Their sway over the European provinces of the empire may still be preserved for a time by the assistance of the fierce and fanatical Asiatic tribes. But it is easier for them to comprehend the duty of resistance at all hazards and all risks than the nice provisions by which the diplomacy of highly-civilised and pacific communities heals a wound or allays a quarrel. It is, then, a question at this moment whether the present Turkish Government and the Sultan himself will be able to maintain that course of moderation and forbearance which they have adopted on the recommendation of their European allies ; or whether the fact that the territory of the empire has been invaded, and that negotiations ar still going on, will not provoke an explosion of resentment among a party which undoubtedly re presents the strongest feelings of the Mussulman faith and of the Turkish nation. It cannot be denied that considerable anxiety is entertained on this point ; and it is one of the most odious and distressing consequences of the assumed protectorate by the Emperor of Russia of the Christian popula tion of Russia that he unquestionably placed the Rayahs in the provinces and even the Christians at Constantinople in a position of considerable danger. We have no doubt that the Turkish Government will take all the means in its power to repress, or rather to prevent, any such outbreak, and the more so, because the Liberal party in the Turkish Government would be the first victims, in the event of the success of the war party. But, in appea ing to the religious passions of his own subjects in re gard to the Eastern Church in the dominions of another Power, the Emperor Nicholas ought to have remembered that he inflamed to an equal de gree the passions of a nation and a creed even more intolerant than those of Russia; and the deplorable effects of that manifesto will be felt far beyond the boundaries of the Russian Empire. We have no security that the Porte will be able to control these feelings of bigotry and resentment among its subjects—wo have no certainty that the Sultan will not be prevailed upon to make some further change in his Ministry as suddenly as that which he at tempted on the 9th of July. Either alternative might lead to very alarming consequences, and at the present moment the maintenance of tranquillity at Constantinople is at least as essential as the adoption of fresh terms of negotiation at St. Petersburgh. Sargon defeats the King of Gaza, then subject to Egypt ; where he receives the tribute of Pharaoh of Egypt ; where the King of Ashdod flies to Egypt, then subject to Meroe in Sennacherib's campaign in Palestine ; and in the titles of Esarhaddon. In all these cases the cor rect orthography is Musuri. If this be true, the other notices hitherto applied to Egypt must indicate some other place to the north, of Assyria. Thus, in the ac count of the building of Khorsabad, the words, " after the fashion of Egypt," must mean, in reality, "in the direction of Musr" (" the mountains above Nineveh" being sometimes added). Again, although " horses" are certainly indicated in the tribute of Egypt given to Sargon, and although that monarch speaks of " horses of Musr" among his especial trophies, he must refer to this northern region. The most important ques tion, however, refers to the tribute of Musr given to Deleboras, in the third panel of the Nimroud obelisk. The objects enumerated in the epigraph are " double backed camels, oxen of the river Irkiya, elephants, hei fers (?), monkeys, and baboons." Colonel Rawlinson states that he had always hitherto supposed the Irkiya to be the Erchoas of Upper Egypt. The Tiglath-Pileser cylinder contains, however, a detailed account of the conquest of Misr by the Assyrian king, with a list of forty countries which he overran in Northern Syria, the names of which are for the most part obscure, perhaps because they belonged to Scythic tribes. Of these, fif teen appear to have been situated to the east of the Euphrates, in and about the Taurus ; the remainder to the west of the Euphrates and the shores of the Medi terranean. After overrunning these countries, Tiglath- Pileser attacks the Hittites, and takes Carshemish, which was at that time apparently on the left bank of the Euphrates ; and immediately after this follows the ex pedition against Musr. In describing afterwards the extent of, his dominions, he mentions the Mediterranean as his western limit, and the Lower Zab as his eastern. On these grounds, Col. Rawlinson now thinks that Musr represents Persian Armenia. In conclusion, Col. Rawlinson gives it as his opinion that Nineveh was not built till about B.C. 1000; Alassar, or Kalah-Sherghat, being the original capital ; that Babylon appears for the first time on the Nimroud obelisk, and is then only men tioned as a town ; and that the name which he and Dr. Hineks have hitherto read " Kar-duniyas" is, after all, nothing else than the Biblical Shinar. Mr. V Birch read an interesting letter from Mr. Colnaghi, jun., secretary to Mr. Newton, her Majesty's vice-consul at Mytilene, in which he states that Mr. Newton has been busily occupied,in collecting inscrip tions in the island of Rhodes, and that he has just started, accompanied by Mr. Finlay, of Athens, on a visit to Cos, Patmos, and Scio. It can hardly be doubted that so able an investigator as Mr. Newton will find many objects of interest to reward his re searches. Mr. Birch also communicated to the society some cu rious results of the late visit to M. Gu6rin to the island of Samos. It appears that M. Gutrin spent six weeks there, during which time he was able to explore it very thoroughly, and to discover the mountain which Hero dotus 60) mentions was cut through by Eupalinus, of Megara. M. Gudrin made several excavations, and cleared away enough rubbish to enable him to pass along the ancient tunnel more than 500 paces. A portion of a paper by Mr. Greenwood, "On cer• taro Epochal Periods of Papal History," was then read. ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. Letters justreceived from Colonel Rawlinson announce the discovery at Koyunjik of an obelisk of white stone, 9 feet 2 inches in height, and 6 feet 3 inches square at the base ; its dimensions are, therefore, considerably larger than the obelisk discovered by Mr. Layard, at Nimroud, which is in the British Museum. This obelisk was found lying on its side in the middle of a mound, and about 15 feet below the surface ; it is unbroken, but some parts of the bas-reliefs and inscriptions with which it is covered have been defaced by damp. There are eight bas,reliefs on each side, and each of them is accompanied by inscriptions. The gentleman in charge of the exca vations at Koyunjik was about to send the obelisk to Colonel Itawlinson, and from his letter announcing the discovery we extract the following description of the bas-reliefs : MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. FIELD-DAY AND JUVENILE FETE IN THE PHCSNIX-PARK, DUBLIN. On Tuesday the troops of the garrison, consisting of four cavalry and four infantry regiments, assembled in review order on the Fifteen Acres, Phcenix-park, under the command of Lieut.-General Sir Edward Blakeney, K.C.B. The number of men under arms was upwards of 6,000, and, the day being extremely fine, the lines were covered with holiday folk ; and a considerable as semblage of fashionables came in carriages and on horse back to witness the exercise of the troops. The latter went through their evolutions with the greatest preci sion ; the firing was regular in the extreme, and univer sal approbation was expressed at the beautiful appear ance and high discipline of the soldiers. After perform ing many military movements of an interesting nature, each regiment broke into columns of companies, and marched off the ground in superb order, the 11th Mus sars taking the lead, and the bands of the several regi ments playing favourite martial airs as they left the ground. Among those who witnessed this interesting spectacle were the youthful tars attached to her Majesty's ship Blenheim, now stationed at Kingstown Harbour, who came at the kind invitation of Lieut.-Colonel Colomb to spend a right merry holiday with the little soldiers of' the Royal Hibernian Military School. The appearance of these young sailors, 45 in number, when they arrived at the Fifteen Acres, excited a good deal of curiosity, and many remarks were made upon the contrast pre sented by the " blue jackets " and red coats of the sons of Neptune and Mars respectively, as well as upon the easy, careless movements of the former, in opposition to the educated deportment of the latter. After the troops had retired, the blue and red coats formed into line and proceeded to the Hibernian School, the band of the latter discoursing pleasant music by the way for the entertainment of their visitors. The glad and happy faces of the merry party were the best tokens of their joyous feelings, and all who saw them must have been convinced that good, and good only, can result from such delightful gatherings of young people. The 74th depot will be relieved in Kilkenny by the 62d Regiment, from Athlone, one company of which will arrive here on Friday next. On Tuesday the head-quarters of the 43d depot, com manded by Captain Synge, marched from Templemore to Dublin ; also Captain Cockburne'e company from Maryborough to Dublin. A company of the 2d Foot also marched on Tuesday from Templemore to Maryborough. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart., the First Lord of the Admiralty, entertained his colleagues in the Cabinet at dinner, at his official residence at Whitehall, yesterday. Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., entertained at dinner yesterday, at his official residence at the Ad miralty, Rear-Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., Captain Milne, Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, and others of his colleagues, Com modore Henry Eden, &e. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 20. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., struck his flag on board the Victory this afternoon, and pro ceeded to the Channel Islands to inspect that part of his station. The Dasher steam-vessel, Commander Le Febvre, accompanied the Admiral's yacht Fanny. The Firefly steam-sloop, Commander Seymour, sailed this morning for Woolwich to be paid off. The Agamemnon, 91, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C.B. will be taken into dock to-morrow. The Desperate, 8, screw-corvette, Captain Chambers, hauled out of dock to-day, having completed her refit. The Blazer, old steam-vessel, is ordered to be broken up in this dockyard. The Alfred, 50, and Scourge, steam-sloop, will be docked to-morrow for refit. WOOLWICH, JULY 20. APPOINTMENTS. _ Captain modor eo f thesecond Thomas Henderson class, and (l a B p 4 p o) oi i o s t mo m t o o t t h e d e i t o in C a u o m m 72, receiving-ship at Jamaica, in the roora of Commodore Peter M'Quhae. Lieutenant Samuel T. Dickens (1846) to the Water loo, 120, flag-ship, at Sheerness. Chaplains. — The Rev. Francis Hannan, B.A. (1847), from the Imaum, to the Queen, in the room of the Rev. Samuel Beal, appointed chaplain and naval instructor to the Terrible steam-frigate ; the Rev. J. W. L. Bamp field to the Imaum vice the Rev. F". Hannan. Acting Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Murray, M.D. (1853), to the Victory flag-ship, at , Portsmouth , Assistant Engineer- bed Gi .ay (Ist class) to the Terrible steam-frigate. Clerk Thomas Goodman (185 2) to the Hogue, 60, screw steam guard-ship, at Ports ;mouth. The Terrible steam-frigate, Cal >fain M'Cleverth w as inspected by Commodor e H enry Eden on M on d a y, an d left Woolwich for Greenhithe a ,t 11 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday ; she was to have her compasses adjusted to day preparatory to proceeding sound to Portsmouth to join the fleet at that pert. ROYAL SOCIETY OP LITERATURE. At the last meeting of this society, Sir John Doratt, V.P., in the chair, ieHntincks stated that he had Mr. Vaux communicated a pape r from the Rev. Dr. Cylinder in the British Ti m i n n s c e k u s i n ::, O i nn which a n as certained this cylinder to contain a much more ancient historical notice than any other document which had as yet been published ; and that another cylinder had lately been noticed by Colonel Rawlinson, which, in Dr. Hi lL eks' opinion, was nearly the same as the one in the Musem.in, but not so interesting, as much of the chrono logical rm,:tter appeared to be wanting on it, or, at all events, bad not been noticed by C o l one l R aw li nson . Both decypNerers agree in referring the two cylinders to the same mooarch—Tiglath Pileser. The date of the Museum cylinder can be approximated very nearly. The king who wrote it is the same who is mentioned on the Bavian inscriptOn of Sennacherib as having been conquered by the Babylonians 418 years before the first year of Sennacherib. At this period Nineveh was destroyed, and Kalah-She2:ghat became the seat of Government, and certain imaos and gods were carried to Babylon, which Sennacherib subsequently brought back with him from that city. Now, as Sennacherib's conquest of Babylon was in B.C. 702, the pre vious fall of Nineveh must have been in B.C. 1120, and the date of the cylinder may have been a few years later, about B.C. 1110. In the inscription, Tiglath- Pileser speaks of four of his ancestors, all of whom bear the titles of the Kings of Assyria, and notices especially one of them, " Shemsiyao ' " the son of " Ishmi-Daltax," a name which Dr. Hincks considers to be certain. He states also, in the same inscription on the cylinder, that he rebuilt a certain temple at Kalah-Shergat, wl rich his great-grandfather had taken down, and which had been originally built by Shemsiyao, 641 years before. These years must have terminated with either the taking down of the temple or its re-edification. In the former case, Shemdiyao must have lived B.C. 1750 ; in the latter, 8.f . :. 1840. Tiglath-Pileser adds that he made tablets and inscribed sculptures containing a record of his con quests, ai2d that he put them up in the temple ; and that he at the same time found tablets and inscribed sculptures of his ancestor " Shemsiyao"—which wens of course in a character then legible, and similar to ti‘lat which he used himself—and that he put these up in t he temple, by the side of his own. Dr. Hincks suggel3ts that they are probably there now, and may yet be found, whenever the great mound at Kalah-Sherg at shall be thoroughly explored. The accuracy of the dal ,e, 641 years, like that of 418 years on the Bavian, ia scription, is worthy of remark, as it is clearly not !in tended as a mere approximation, as in that case round numbers would have been used. It is probably tak en from some canon of the kings' reigns, fragments of which have been found among the Assyrian collections in the British Museum. Mr. Birch read extracts from a letter he had just x e ceived from Colonel Rawlinson, in which he stated that he had much difficulty with regard to the name of Egypt in the inscriptions. Two words occur, one reading Mu.- sufi, the other Musri ; the question is, whether the:) , have the same or different meanings. Colonel Rawliii son thinks the former is the case, and adds that, in h is opinion, the only genuine notices of Egypt are, whgre THE CAMP AT CIIOBHAM COMMON. At length a favourable change in the weather has permitted the troops to depart from that state of inglo rious rest in which for several days they had most un willingly indulged, and to satisfy their military ardour in the search for laurels on the bloodless heather of the plains of Chobham. The four days of repose, damp and uncomfortable though they have doubtless been, which the present forces have enjoyed since their arrival, do not appear to have been lost on them, if we may judge from the manner in which they went through their evo lutions yesterday and the previous day. So far from their energies having been damped, by the continuous rain, the showers of Chobham appear only to have invi gorated their spirits, and made them, like " giants re freshed," ready for the performance of any duty. We do not pretend to that amount of technical knowledge in military details which would enable us to form an accurate critical judgment as to the relative merits of the present or the former troops, nor would it be fair to compare the performances yesterday or on the pre vious day with the more finished evolutions of the pre vious division. The predecessors of the present forces presented an admirable example of discipline and effi ciency, and in the opinion of persons competent to form an opinion on the subject, the troops now on the ground are not one whit behind them in any respect. Certainly, the manner in which the troops went through their movements yesterday was satisfactory in the ex treme, and won the applause and admiration of the spectators as well professional as non-professional. Apart from the detailed movements yesterday, the whole plan of the operations was conceived and carried out with the ability of a master mind, and with an amount of strategic, knowledge equal, if not superior, to anything which Lord Seaton had yet devised. The enemy were to be driven from a strong position, partially repulsed, and, forming under cover of a thickly-wooded planta tion, they were to beat back the whole of the attacking forces. The means by which this feat was accomplished, we now propose to state. The enemy consisted of a company of the 23d Fusiliers, forming the left wing ; oompany of the Scots Fusiliers, in white fatigue dress, in the centre, and a detachment of the Sappers and Miners on the right. They were formed in a strong position, on the verge of tho common, near the site of the old encampment. The earlier part of the movements was confined to attacks of the cavalry, several most beautiful movements being gone through. The brigade of Guards having commenced the attack, had fallen back, when the cavalry formed in two lines—the Blues and Scots Greys in the first, and the Hussars and Light Dragoons in the second line—moved forward. The whole body of cavalry pressed forward in most beautiful order en echelon of regiments, and, re tiring, formed line in rear of the infantry. Colonel Lockyer's brigade, consisting of the 79th, 88th, and 97th, checked the progress of the advancing enemy, while the cavalry were forming in their rear, and, falling back, were covered in their retreat by another splendid movement of cavalry, which advanced en double echelon of squadrons from the centre. In this movement the Scots Greys were remarkable for the precision with which they moved forward, while their scarlet uniforms and grey horses gave them, not only a military, but an exceedingly picturesque appearance. The martial and soldierlike appearance of the Blues was also much ap plauded. After this advance, the cavalry retired to the rear of the infantry, and continued changing their front, and marching and counter-marching, in conformity with their movements. At length each brigade, having formed line, and poured some tremendous volleys into the enemy, retired and took ground to the left, for the purpose of attacking the enemy's right, and of turning their flank, under cover of the plantation which skirts the edge of the common. The 35th Regi ment attempted to penetrate the wood, but the enemy, extending their right, first obtained possession of the stronghold, and were enabled to keep the 35th at bay, who contented themselves with skirting the outside in single Etc), firing as they advanced. The brigade of Guards on the left had in the meantime passed along the Chobhamn road, intending to surprise the enemy at the rear of the wood, while in the centre a demonstration was mad.e by the Artillery and Bth Hussars, and posses sion take In of a small cottage for the purpose of securing the retreat. The Hussars had just emerged from the boundarie of the wood when they surprised the enemy in the rear, md, attacking them, created a temporary panic among them. Speedily rallying, however, the uncon querable :Fusiliers advanced on the Hussars, who, hav ing picketed their horses, were advancing on foot to meet them, and compelled them to remount after an in effectual fire, and protected by the Horse Artillery, to seek the shelter of the small cottage and garden. While the enemy were thus successful on their left, the right and centre emerged from the wood and drove the 35th before them n in most admired disorder, although protected in their ref neat by some of the guns of the Horse Artil lery, which• were dragged up to the summit of one of the heights, and brought to bear on the advancing enemy. On the extreme left of the attacking party, the brigade of Guards had missed the main body of the enemy, and, after firing a few shots among the stragglers, fell back. The whole army was now in full retreat, pursued by the avenginr , enemy, and covered by th e cava l ry . O nce or twice the cavalry showed a disposition to charge on the advancing foe, but, for prudential reasons, no doubt, declined the task. Col. Lockyer's brigade formed on one of the ranges of hills, and after vainly attempting to resist their fate, continued their retreat. The last move ments of the cavalry consisted in retiring by columns of squadrons from the left, covered by the skirmishers of each regiment, and supported by two squadrons of the Blues. At length they passed over the hill as though doggedly not to yield the palm of victory, and the artil lery thundering forth a final salute from the flanks of the 2d light brigade permitted the infantry regiments to form in column and retire from the field. The enemy col lected their th reo miniature divisions, and, satisfied with the honours they had achieved, marched quietly back to their respective camps, where they arrived about three o'clock, having been on the ground for upwards of four hours. The operations of the previous day were confined to the same spot of ground as those of yesterday, and were remarkable for several very splendid charges made by the cavalry. During one portion of the day the enemy were posted in considerable strength on the sum mit of a steep eminence, from which all previous attempts to dislodge them had been fruitless. The Horse Guards and the Scots Greys, however, advancing furiously up the hill, reached the top, and near l y rode down the enemy, sabreing and dispersing them in every direction, to the great amusement of the spectators, and the no small alarm of the enemy, who, by the rapidity of their move ments, evidently thought their adversaries were carrying matters beyond a joke. The really effective manner in which the whole of the cavalry manoeuvred on this their first trial, and upon ground still wet from the effects of the recent heavy rains, and unknown to the men, was matter of considerable surprise to the field officers. During the first few days, the horses, as might be expected, were somewhat restive in their al fresco stalls ; they are now, however, perfectly reconciled to their new state of things, and we are not aware of any accident which has occurred to the animals from " staking," or from those other causes which interfered to some extent with the comforts of the former troopers. Yesterday a corporal in the Bth Hussars, while mounted on the field, received a severe kick from one of the horses in the front rank, which broke his leg, and com pelled him to be carried off the field on a litter. This is the only accident which has yet happened to the troops at present on the ground. The Sappers and Miners are, we believe, to be relieved to-morrow. They have now been in camp for upwards of eight weeks, and the hard and laborious duties which they have performed, in all weathers, fairly entitle them to the same relief as has been accorded to the other por tions of the troops. The fresh company of engineers will be employed in throwing pontoon bridges over the ACCURACY IN PRINTING.-It appears by calculation Thames at Chertsey, every arrangement having been made by the printer of Stevens's editi on o f Sh a k s p eare , now completed w ith th e h o ld ers o f l an d on each side of that every octavo page of that w or k, t ext an d no t es , the riv er w ith respec t t o th e t emporar y occupation I contains 2,680 distinct piecef of metal, which amount to the ground required for the operations. 42,880, the misplacing of one of which would inevitably The effect of the last two days of fine weather has cause a blunder. With this curious fact before us, the been most remarkable, and the ground, which swamp, buta few is accurate state of our printin g i n general is to b e adm i re d , d ays since was i n some p l aces an impassable and errata ought more freely t o b e par d one d th an t h e now comparati ve ly d ry, an d as favourable for the move fastidious minuteness of th e i nsect eye of certa i n cr i t i cs mea t s o f th e t roops as at a l mos t any previous period of has allowed. tho encampment. First Side.-1. Warriors besieging a castle. 2. King on the bank of a river, near a tower, accompanied by warriors wearing curious caps. 3. King sacrificing. 4. Four-wheeled carriage, drawn by two horses ; a man dancing in front. 5. Some carriages, followed by men bearing presents. 6. Man in a chariot, bearing a ban ner, and preceded by eunuchs. 7. King seated on a chair, accompanied by two persons on chairs ; with waiters and musicians. 8. Much defaced ; part "of a castle visible. Second side.-1. King marching in a mountainous country. 2. King besieging a castle. 3. The same subject. 4. King with attendants. 5. Man driving loose horses. 6. Scribes going to a deserted castle. 7. King on his throne, and a small figure on a stool. 8. King hunting deer. Third Side.-1. King besieging a fortress, which seems on fire. 2. Car drawn by two bullocks. 3. Men sitting, two and two, on stools. 4. Man driving horses. 5. Man driving bullocks ; some sacred flowers. 6. King in pursuit of fugitives. 7. Flocks of sheep and atten dant slaves ; tents pitched. 8. King hunting the wild ass. Fourth Side.-1. King besieging a castle. 2. De faced. 3. King on his throne ; idol seated on a stool ; men driving a bullock for sacrifice. 4. Men carrying presents. 5, Five figures looking like kings ; one dis tinguished from the others. 6. Chariot drawn by two horses, preceded by king driving alone in another chariot. 7. King marching. 8. King hunting the wild bull. Colonel Rawlinson has seen only a small specimen of the inscription, but thinks it likely to belong to Assur akhpal, the builder of the north-west palace of Nim roud • in style and language, however, it seems to re semble the inscriptions of Tiglath Pileser I. He defers pronouncing any confident opinion until he shall have examined the obelisk itself. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' NEW SCHOOLS. The first stone of the edifice intended for schools for the orphan and necessitous children of commercial tra vellers was laid yesterday with the accustomed forms. The estate purchased for the schools is at Pinner, near the Pinner station, and the site seems well selected as regards salubrity and the beauty of the locality. At about three o'clock the procession entered the tent where the stone was placed, the band of the Coldstream Guards, uder the direction of Mr. Godfrey, playing an inspiriting air. Mr. George Moore, the secretary, came forward, and, having stated that Prince Albert was pre vented by indisposition from performing the ceremony, as it had been the wish and intention of his Royal High ness, said he had to request that Mr. Masterman, the representative of the banking and commercial interests of London, would undertake the task. The stone was then adjusted, the current coins of the realm were placed in it, Mr. Masterman put in the mortar with the silver trowel which had been presented to him, and the stone was lowered amid the cheers of the com pany. Mr. Masterman made a brief address. He said he was not well versed in masonry, but he would do his part to the best of his ability. He knew that Prince Albert would have been present if it had been in his power, for he heard his Royal Highness express his con sent to come. Every one knew that whenever there was an opportunity to do good for the country Prince Albert was always ready. (Cheers.) The weather that day was so auspicious that he thought a favourable augury might be drawn for the success of the institu tion, and he trusted that a long period would elapse be fore the coins which had that day been deposited should be disturbed. (Cheers.) Dr. Vaughan, the head-mas ter of Harrow School, then offered up a prayer ; a hymn, written for the occasion, was sung by the chil dren, which was followed by "God Save the Queen." Hearty cheers were given for her Majesty and Prince Albert, and for the prosperity of the institution. The company were then invited to partake of a cold colla tion. It was supplied by Mr. Holt (Radley's Hotel, Blackfriars), and was most abundant and excellent in every respect. After the toasts of " The Queen," "Prince Albert," and "The Royal Family" had been proposed and acknowledged with cheers and cordiality, Dr. Vaughan, in a very tasteful and feeling speech, proposed the "Health of the Chairman" (Mr. Master man). The chairman acknowledged the compliment in appropriate terms. The chairman, in pro posing " Prosperity to the Commercial Travellers' Schools," appealed in forcible terms for assist• ance to the institution, touched upon the ad vantages to be derived from the spread of education, and spoke of the commercial travellers as a most intelli gent and respectable class. The body consisted, he said, of 30,000, and he could not say how ninny children. (A laugh.) Mr. Cuffiey acknowledged the toast. This gentleman and his family, it appears, are warm friends to the institution. The chairman next proposed "The health of Mr. G. Moore, th e treasurer. Mr. Moore acknowledged the compliment in appropriate terms. He expressed a hope that the new schools would be opened in 12 months, when the lease of the school at. Wanstead would expire. lie expressed the gratificationl be felt at the educational progress of the children, and particularly as regarded their advance in Scriptural knowledge. He then gave a satisfactory account of the subscription of the day. After some other toasts in con nection with the institution, the company left the tent, every one present being much gratified with the proceed ings. One novelty—a beautiful day—added considerably to the pleasure and interest of the occasion. The archi tects of the proposed building are Messrs. Lane and Ordish. It will no doubt be worthy of their reputation and of the purpose for which it is to be erected. The institution, it is to be hoped, will be well supported. A "nation of shopkeepers" must feel an interest in render ing assistance to the children of commercial travellers. THE POLICE MOVEMENT. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.—The defection, or ra ther dissatisfaction of the force, as expressed by the pri vates in the H and K divisions, at the system of promo tion and the rate of pay they receive, is rapidly extending throughout the numerous divisions of the metropolis ; the complaints of the men are deep, although not loud, and rumours continue to gain credence that some hun dreds of the force will resign if their grievances are Lot listened to, and an alteration of the system adopted by the commissioners, with an increase of pay. As it would be impossible to hold a general meeting of the whole body, deputations from each division are spoken of to unite and adopt measures to urge a consideration and redress of their complaints ; but all urge that it should be done in a temperate and respectful manner. THE CITY POLICE.—APPREHENDED STRlKE.—Yester day sectional meetings were held in several of the divi sions of the City police, confined to the members of the force comprising the second, third, and fourth-class men, for the purpose of adopting measures to convene a general meeting of the whole force, to consider the best means and course to be pursued by them in bringing the griev ances under which they labour prominently before the public • and to memorialise Mr. Daniel Whittle Har vey, the chief commissioner, for an amelioration of their present condition. The meetings, however, appear to have been conducted privately, the general body keep ing aloof until such time as their proceedings, by una nimity, among themselves, are ripe for a general meeting. There would, however, appear to be some differences among them upon their several grievances ; but on one question—the system of promotion—the dissatis faction appears to be general throughout the several divisions, six in numbr ; the ground of complaint— that where civilians have been in the force for upwards of 10 or 12 year's, and gone through all the duties im posed upon them with satisfaction to their superior offi cers, the duties having of late years been of no ordinary character on many occasions, particularly the Chartist riots and other public occasions, they find men who have been only a few months in the force are promoted over their heads as serjeants, simply because they have been in the army. The men, also, of the second, third, and fourth class, consider they have a right to complain of being deprived of their usual week's re laxation, while the inspectors have each enjoyed their ten days' absence, the sergeants and first-class men having received a week's leave of absence, the re mainder of the force being denied similar relaxation. Their being compelled to reside within the city is a mere minor consideration, and applicable to a few, but they all express themselves unanimous upon the inade sqeuravcey before o their n epayy arriveand t a h t e e le v n e g n th 2 () e s t: time e w e t e h k e , y t h h a e v ep pay c y ) of the second class, the greater portion of whom, by that time, are married men, having to support a wife and several children, some of them as many as five, be sides payment for their lodgings, no trifling deduction servefrmo s t i lei x i m r e p n a t y. nra ses - ,ssu T alatn h ,td e ali f nfB o ds u n. r o, t t th h s - e c ren l er a pva s eosr reported and e do n vt thah e nee n rcy t ee sixdr to area d , N t v o ith th t e he th s ir a dmeclt s h . s ; m° l ll 9 and in 12 months after, go into the second class at U., and wait their chance of another 12 months to get into the first class at 225., when they begin to look for promotion as serjeants at 255., but in vain; they find men who have only recently been in the force made ser jeants without any apparent cause. The men say they cannot continue to live upon such a system, and unless an alteration takes place, and their pay and chances of promotion are increased, they will have no other alter native but to retire from the force. The movement is by no means confined to this class of men. The men in the first class equally complain of the system of pro motion and pay, and commiserate the position of the other classes. The serjeants in several of the divisions have memorialised the commissioner for an increase of pay, but as yet have received no answer. The men are anxiously looking for a general meeting, and are watch ing the proceedings of the metropolitan force. OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE OFFERED BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. A few months ago Lord Aberdeen stated to a large and influential deputation that if any of their number connected with the shipping interest were willing to convey letters across the ocean under the fourpenny charge, for which the Government proposed to perform. the transit service between Great Britain and its o Canning the offer ; and, since that declaration, colo nies, he was sure the Post-office w ould L glad m gladly accept has intimated the intention of the Government to put t o s m e o f T t h h e e se colonies official widely the fe p l u le b w lis i h n e g d e i o n m t ra he un U ica ni t r o d to ep the ee competition of of private m te ails enterprise. statements statesand havehave be l t elicited a new steam - pac ket com p an y in Ne w York "Glasgow and New York Steam-packet Co., N o. 33, Broadway, New York, J une 25, 16b3. "ELIHIJ BURRITT, Esq. si r , --Observing the enclosed in the Journal of Com merce of the 22d inst., I beg (as agent for the Glasgow and New York Steam-ship Co. here) to say I shall be glad to make an arrangement with the British and Anrirican Go any quantity of mail bags at th e ra t e of one sterling per l e tt er . I n th e me i nt i me we h v a erli ve m o e n n l P oneeythntnoy ca steam-ship (the Glasgow) on the line, and that vessel makes her passages in from 12 to 14. days. Another (the New York) is now building, which we expect will be from 36 to 48 hours faster, and will be ready for sea by February next. Two others will be immediately contracted for, and, when completed, will enable us to have fortnightly sailings from each side of the Atlantic, "You can make any use you choose of this communica tion, if you think it will assist in forwarding the good ob ject you WEI _ J. WSittcar." 28 26 'h. 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