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As an illustrious Secretary at War, when speaking of the yellow fever epidemic at Gibraltar to-an army medical officer of high rank, once said, with truth and wisdom, " Such calami tous outbreaks of disease are the battle-fields of the medical officers, and common justice dictates that on such occasions they should be rewarded in the same manner as the executive for services in their battle fields"—it is but right that there should be fair dealing to all classes. Dr. Woodcock is a surgeon of nine years' standing, and the Admiralty can have no difficulty in making him some acknowledgment of his services. As regards Dr. Wallace, he has been nearly eight years an assistant-surgeon, and we confidently look forward to seeing his name gazetted to the rank of surgeon in a very few days.—Herald. Larks t ass , s :a 6,1 UNITED UNIVERSITY CLUB. The ANNI,TAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of Lae United University Club will be held at the Club-house, on warasnsv, the 26th of May. The Chair will be taken at Three o'clock precisely. By order of the Committee, CAMILLUS FAWSSETT, Secretary. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1853. ; al 3 s old s old 0 sol i d 9 Jo" No. 18,915.] [PRICE SD. IRISH TOURISTS TICKETS.—In consequence of the postponement of the Killarney Junction Ra'lway—the 10121R1ST3' TICKETS will not be issued before the 21st inst. By ar.der. General Manager's Office, Chester, 6th May, 1853. J. 0. BINGER. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF TLIE LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANK. VACANCY having occurred in the Direction A I of your Bank, in consequence of the death of Iv illiam Curling, beg leave to offer myself as a CANDIDATE for theoflice. l ould I hav e th e honour of being eh cted one of your Directors, beg to assure you that my best services will be devoted towards Promoting the interests of your institution. I have the honour to be Your very obedient servant, P. W. FLOWER. London, 4, Princes.street, May 7, 1853. SIPS WANTED TO CONVEY HER The POST MAJESTY'S MAILS TO AUSTRALIA. 14 telitle . MASTER-GF,NERAL hereby gives notice that it is h is . 8 .11 at° r eceive Tenders for the Conveyance of Mails to Aus si flothoby Steamers or S a ili ng V esse l s. The dates o f di s patch to be Dcviz.:—The 4th June, 4th August, 4th October, and 3d be tuber ' °f this year, respectively, and the Port of departure to t or 63hd on,Liverpool,,Southamptou„or Plymouth. - ail *ill , be ready 'bio TbeF . #4l,the 19 th et . g 'Eleven o toek lo4ho 4V4 i FiVACKS4treiT'Viat ti Va al"*p, at ttiCtitk Oki r 60 1 :. $ * lazit Bun, 0 tO deity Gene ral f . l One Thousand Pounds will be paid by the Postmaster requir or tilts voyage to Australia, and persons tendering will be Other " ttheecif the number of days in which they will undertake ley either Mails at their destination, subject to penalties for de in deParture or arrival. Which things equal, the preference will be given to that Tender An peciffes the shortest time for the service. Darp ose vh ders must be made on the printed form provided . for the apPlie.,', which, with the conditions attached, may be obtained on 0114„ --4 h at the Secretaries' Office, London ; or at the Post-office Teh'erPool, Southampton, or Plymouth. Zon e ,! e rs rilust be delivered at the Secretary's Office, London, and ct ' i sh be received after the day and hour above-mentioned. Octeb e cei Will appear shortly with regard to the Mails of August, r, and December. General Post-office, May, 1853. •-•...._ S ALE OF MARINE IRON BOILERS AT WOOLWICH Admiralty, Somerset-place, 7th May, 1853. ?TIRE Conunissioners for executing the Office of - -1411 High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain itli'sotal_reland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 31st tendf at One o'clock in the Forenoon, the Commodore Superin receive Sealedo yrd at Woolwich will be rea t u i TENDERS for the purchase of the undermen o y ned o longing Lot Set of 'AI/trine Iron Flute Boilers, in three pieces, be boiler engines of 220 RP., fitted with furnace frames, &c., doors, boil er or bearer, bars, man and mud hole doors and damper for each Lot 20MPlete. lou t One Set of Marine Iron Boilers (Fine), in two piece=, be krid t 0 engines of 120 lI.P , fitted with furnace doors, man hole L ot oole doors. Z000?rs, and Die ees :',77 o ne Set of Marine Iron Boilers, with Brass Tubes, in two . UelOngin to engines ef 220 11. P., fitted with furnace frames, ash pit doors. and a part of safety valve gearinF. and ox Marine Iron Boiler, with Iron Tubes, belonging to Noke 1 " H.P , fitted with furnace door, frames, and doers, Darn ox doors mud hole and man hole doors, brackets for bearer Th e abovit doors—all lying in the said yard. l'ersons e to . be sold subject to all imperfections and deficiencies. Olitee : Is hing to view the lots must apply to the superinten cati ons admission for that purpose, and to whom all c3mmun should be made with reference to the sale of the above. rb ri . ll W FEATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. '43-r- DEPOSIT and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, ~.,1 8. New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London. CAPITAL --(h.rx HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. The RI TRUSTEES. , - "gilt Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., Honourable the Lord Viscount siAmptroll i' Clia 1 et Of her Majesty's Household. ...15 114.. T es Price, Bart, 3, King William-street, London. Gene ral Sir W. R. Clayton. Bart, Gloucester-place, Portman . and and li da.rden-park, rrey. Chai m DIRECTORS. C°r ap a t n ro ---11112R1 M.P., P.C., ght Hon. the Viscount Drumlanrig, R . tanowiller of her Majesty's Household. n O• N'oc ei n e , B arnes, Es., 11, City-road, FinsbutT. a -eo„rge c ood - r:e; Esq ,ate 17th Lancers, Junior Unite Service Club. -.eller ----* .•sci, r ortland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, St. Steph„ ' Je v rseY. N - r -R . e : - es si e Z nall *Ll. ;.l l n , n S . t. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11 ~Leitestkrs 'l4-* ba vies-street, Berkeley-square, and Luttervrorth, sJeorge Rtior e l ,. Al r e ' , ° : l i g il e e * r St a m ilo c r — de q n b4, , ls, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor C. Mor gan E lea • -- se.. Harrow-on-the-Hill. a:: e'r:r'in.Bseqp", 1 : 1 : 1 e1, Gloucestershire. Willi am . °°l e. Esci, 32 lUpper Seymour-street, Portman-square. Ifllivi!tos7rtesaiilld'.nsr,te2.wi 'Riddell 'El47l,PLifeandeernTheamll-psltereneta,rraiisidterS.,at.HTy,adwe-.park- SPerlin g, 1 4 * U , Pp.e . r ' Se sq ffi ' ou n r-street West, Connaught-square. St. James's-square. P j• II ', • igg v AUDITORS. v...-Legal ..' .._. Sq.. 126, Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, mil l in*.T.no General Life Office. 4 ',1 ) : - P es Esq Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambrs. `Mi ck ' '''s ( l., 8.A . :, Actuary to the Engineers and Masonie Life Ito k ee- 345, Strand. ..... gatPteridan, Esq., Man*er IstVimes Assurance ComPanY, Lud- Nr c h RANKERS. )4 8, 41.8 prim Marryat, and C i c;., n 3 t , London. ••• Hopkinson and Co.. s e Xi . tre n e g t. William-gtreet' r3I3IIIIOeIAN- Pr. Lewis 44. Finsbury-place. --gnian, 21, 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, E.q., F.L.S. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. RESIDENT SECRETARY. Charles W. Bevan, Esq. The public ts respectfully invited to examine the principles of the ir Posit System of Assurance. whicb is based upon tables calculated Y. and is under the immediate supervision of, Francis G. P. lie:son, F.L.S., the Consulting Actuary to the Company. t w "rnParative Table to aure 500/ on death, by a person aged tw enty next birthday, s on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system t tA s surances. ON THE ORDINARY SYSTEM. • The sum the ordinary The sum the Life Offices would give ordinary Lift 'shim if he were unable Offices would 'to pay, or if he omit.•ed At the His I give him for to pay his current end of i policy , the surrender annual premium of .` , A .. nnual thirty lat that or sale ,81. 6 5. 3d. zifter he has - . ft i,, e mium yearswhen. age, of his policy, I paid into their coffers assure, the party incase. after thirty 2491.75.6 d., and which :4 " 5001 - 1 is fif t y I of years'paymentz,they have had the use * 5 1 years old, ! death , amounting to of at compound 4 hewill have will be 2491.75. 6d, I interest, or in E Paid into , worth which theyhave the event of his death 'i the office. had the benefit, one hour after such i of at compound omission or inability ... --_. interest. 1 to pay. ----- -, - 2% 11. 6 I I little more 1 i 3 . 3 d., 2 49/.75.6d. 500/. than 801. NOTHING. ----- __________J___ perhaps 901. ON THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. If un able to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,the Po licy would still remain of its FULL value, 5221.25.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no fur ther payment beingre quired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the Policy, he could not onlydrzw out all heh as 211 put in, viz., 2251., but i• los 2251. 5221.257 d 2871, 2s. 9d a certain bonus of 621. 2s. 9d, in the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of his payments, 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 age when withdrawn. See • pagess and7in detailed pamphlet, by F. G. I'. Nelson, Esq. . . - ' On to _ hg ef these two tabli r t an wl ee can se l e iv er h e e can assure int 4aultotlovel system of DEro l sz "sum, paidennna d ' iay sy eei m ve . Zcilarg, Z n ee, i 'v n iz as l e st.F odreaath'll be seen th t a h t e a f P ci e ll7:! than de i• yhe Can re es, n % la na n o a le, whi ch I 3 '• Irk the eve t f desire to surrender his Lily. In the e , tlrett uinPany, by the above examP 3r . .. ort3, or io rites as much as on the ordinal"' system. still nis F ni E onus ". totheb,lity or omission to pa thou policy e his current payments h gets I'° :p e plies to all t ut a 5 same value as it was,gh be c the rt1,1,,i/ tuber of years; whereas on the or !Ino t - 1 - „I• , 4iblyi Should he require to inc rease Ile can at fo r t ' , 3• g e r ids Policy, he can do so at pleasu p • art from 11 up P fte lie *h ob , ug fortnieht's notice, withdrr ,7 And any with interest. system, payment, A three luta amount of his previous Payments eugle cease or decrease ttme, ytara"itildraven part one year he can, by l a icy to a greater or i ts fo'n, ° .,:_eny tittle .afterwards, raise hi 4 , e r amount and -by this Mite ball ;I'l4l savings by his annual expenditure, wi litv e , the same as lb ,ban 'n of having a fund to fly to in case of ne . he g get lnte hmishP:can at all ti f m ac e i s ut r y eg 4, 4 f.it, with this Palpable advantage, howev er, that receive more than regulate the a " r his Menet, and M case of death his fam ily trieee slo th I:lll7tint of his savings. In ordinarY Lif e " ncelled the moment te teasing, but his policy at once lap I \ld 4,7 t o Pay his current premiumr n s become forfeited to be can In the 0e1 ! to for aid, all his hatd-earnedilardi's. " It the pockets of his instead of having any i ker t forlria, atned,heisasmisfortunes serve to ben erlooked 414n bx it p a nt at eni is tosnoreersqu'itable and too striking l a o ce be wh o i v c - n can be ;11,4iTernay•-• y es s eco u g r u ar s e ed e is the only 'ldy"ehmenotfhae"Pirrianciples are imapalr-t tir,nrYer,eanYasse and itsapnadi ;ate or ITn....greater advantaees than a b Ink because it allois ' in the p ad ab o l P e t uene w fits become widely - d e iff t u e s ir e haoo e r e t 't in case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amount in tesek,f detahteh,ethemusPcao°rnYbtutho i ti g le th r e epresentatives of the Depositor A L YANTAGES OF A DANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF In AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. ~,., ease of endowment assurances the advantages of the DEpOBl -,elb are still more striking. 41)Ar • ANTAGES OF THIS COMPANY UNDER THE ORDINARY LIFE ASSURANCE BRANCH. "Mandis,L o . t who prefer this breech Policies are granted from 201. to rt,;es every known principle thereof. in all but the worst stages of disease, and such as have been , •-•:i d .ca other Offices, are taken at rates equivalent to the parti till* ch.caae. y ea] O r 5 01. and upwards granted on every kind of security, ..._,..e1n1, on the most equitable terms to the borrower Ni•.ti of every description granted on very favourable terms. tt '",.nurAtorfeiture of a Pol ic y.—ln ease of inability to pay the currant 11,,l i ct 2 3 , , Me Directors will either. of the Policy at a fair leg, t o _c e _nie, Or give a new One in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., inte ‘nile,ethaliiaaring in amount to the whole of the previous p Pesit 83 the-rosPectuss etn made. with tables in further illustration of the De ayments . oati __ . and any further information may be obtained on appli .. t Agents lathe Country, or to CHARLES 'W. BEVAN, Resident Secretary. Irat.-Agente Wanted in all parte of the World. T HE GREAT EXHIBITION at DUBLIN. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Notice is Hereby Given, That Tickets, including the Fare by Steamer from Bristol, will be issued at the Paddington Station, giving persons who wish to visit Dublin on the occasion of the Great Industrial Exhib.tion the opportunity of doing so at the fol lowing low arcs:— LONDON TO DUBLIN. First class, 31s. 9d. I t.econd ems, 28s. 6d. I Third class, 14s. 4d. LONDON 'lO DUBLIN AND BAGS, AVAILABLE FOR 16 DAYS. First class, 475. 3d. I Second class, 435. Any information respecting the departure of the Packets from Bristol can be obtained at the Paddington Station. —May 9, 1853. THE GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION or 1853, DUBLIN. WILL BE I NAUGURATED AT TWELVE O'CLOCK ON THURSDAY, the 12th of MAY inst., By His Exe,dlency the LORD LIEUTENANT, who, accompanlea by tile COUNTESS OF ST GERMAINS, Will proceed in Full State from Dublin Castle to the Building. The KNIGHTS of ST. l'icraick will take part in the Ceremonial. The CABINET MINISTERS, FOREIGN AMBASSADORS, and MIINicreAL AUTIIO,IITIES of the Principal Towns in the United Kingdom, _have been itrrited to be present at the Opening, :lc— -4. MUJCAL.YKBFORMA2IOE will take place. The Orchestra consisting of One Thousand Performers. Mr. J; earn ROBINSON, Conductor. Mr. Rourarr STEWART, Organist. PEERS and PEERESSES who propose attending the inauguration are requested to intimate their intention to the Committee,ln order that Reserved Seats may be provided. None but the ho ders of Season Tickets will be admitted. On the Inauguration Day the Doors will be Open at Half-past Tea o'clock. From the 13th May to the 21st inclusive, the Doors will open at Twelve o'clock and close at Six o'cl' ck each day during that period, when the Admission Fee charged at the door will be Five Shillings for each person. N.B.—Season Tickets may now be had at the Office each day be tween the hours of 10 A.M. and 6 P.M.; and on the day previous to the opening, from 10 o'clock A.M. to 9 o'clock P.M. • •••••• SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. CONTE ACTS for MAINTENANCE. The Directors of the t-,' , oath Wales Railway Company will receive Tender for the Ala ii,enance of the Permanent Way nd other Works, s on the South fats R a ilway between the following points, viz. :—From Grange Court, near Gloucester, to Cardiff, a of about 48 miles ; from Cardiff to Swansea, a distance of about 46 miles. Specifications trmy be seen at the Engineer's Office, Chepstow, on and after 3londav the 16th instant. The Tenders to be addressed to the Directors of the South Wales Railway Company, and delivered at their Office, No. 10, E tstbourne-terrace, Paddington, before 12 o'clock on Thursday, the 2d Jaue, i 853. By Order, FRED. G. SAUNDERS, Secretary. 7th May, 1853. G " No other Packets The Packets cal: FRO; V ESEND STA PACKETS, call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfieet P I ,Li the r•iers as underlined (weather permltti TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. ------ YVE LK DAYS. SUNDAYS. L 5 c., ' I c., ' • L .%: +l ! 4 t Q ' 4 `... . Terrace 5 '''' -= ;,: Time. t? ' 4 vg' 5 6 Pier. a - , ! 1 : ~ 5 . g , ,"' , a E p, 8 c , -' c.., - c., g 8 - NIl "1 - 8 14, 8 -- - - 11% 11% — 3 15 6 % 5 _ ._ 5 ——l i 6 14 6% — — . Direct Trains from the Boats masked t Omnibuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every smatter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol low;ng Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. WEEK DAYS. - SUNDAYS. ti , \.= . ..„,, 4 e. - • ~. Time. , ~ T, : v , Time. '0 -. 51 1 2 ,{L) c.. g 914 -- 9 111,A 10 11 12M 2M 4m —3% . . 54 5 rinse:m(3 marked * are run direct. Saloon, To or from Gravesend a nd L0nd0n........ •• —. 10d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. •• Os. 101. Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. 81. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, N. 04. ; Six Months, V. Os. ; Three Months, Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Fast and Commodious Packets to Let for Excursions. For Terms, apply to Mr. W. Morvan, Agent, Star Office, Fenchurch-street Ter minus, Blackwell Railway. April 25, 1853. -----maraN Is L. HYAM73 FASTABLZSEteIIiiaTT? • -_ THE constantly increasing bulk of the Metro polis, and the daily influx of visitors from country districts and foreign parts, are such as to render necessary a plain guide to the Proprietor's Warehouse. Be it remembered, therefore, that " 36, Oracechurch-street, City," is in the immediate vicinity of the Monument and King William's Statute, at the foot of London bridge. Parties in quest of L. llyam's trading premises are recom mended to keep these "landmarks" in view, in order to preclude the possibility of unnecessary trouble er disappointment. WHAT IS L. HYAM'S ESTABLISHMENT ? L. Hyam's Establishment is devoted to the manufacture and sale of Bespoke and Ready-made Attire for Gentlemen and Youths, Hosiery, Hats, and General Outfits, in each of which branches its recommendations are conspicuous. Novelty and elegance of style, coupled with superiority of materials of every description, are strik ingly developed in the Tailoring Department of L. Ilyam's trade ; and durable, graceful, fashionable, fitting, and economical articles of Dress are, at all times, obtainable in this direction, to the complete satisfaction of the purchaser. L. Byam's immense Stock of Hosiery, Hats, and General Outfits, will stand the test of minute inspection, and, when submitted to a trial, will rise in the estimation of all classes of buyers. A judicious expenditure of adequate capital in securing the beat materials and artists, and in advantageous retrenchments, is sufficiently evident on an examination and comparison of the various articles to which public attention has thus been incited. OBSERVE !—L. lIYAM begs to state that he has no connexion with any similar establishment in London. 36, Gracechurch-street, City (establishished upwards of 15 years), is the only place of busi begs carried on by L. HYAM, where the public can be supplied with good, durable, and fashionable Clothing, of sound workmanship, at such economical prices as must defy all competition. L. lIYAM, Tailor, Clothier, Hatter, Hosier, and General Outfitter, 36, Gracechurch-street, City. 1 $ e Bo;j' rel ; , ofg° • s 151' CDo'4' po po t° ./' f• 01, 0 11. rillZ, Or sal' ~,:::!.., 5, 0 0, 0 0,,, ,, ', cot , ,11 0 dr'? OOP 01' WHITSUNTIDE. THE time when Spring and Summer " comes out" in good earnest—trips, excursions, promenades, and busi ness enliven every circle in society—every one purchases New Dress, and is anxious to secure the Newest Fabrics associated with the most Fashionable and Comfortable Styles. Every youth in the Empire expects a New Suit of Attire, nor are they indifferent about the appearrnce their dress will impart. The advantages desired by families are superior quality, neatness, fashion, and economy. All these are combined in the resplendent Stock of Clothing, Ilals, Caps, Hosiery, &c , &c., prepared by E. Mons and Sox for Whitsuntide. Specification of the principal fea tures of their Spring ant Summer Clothing is impossible. Inspection will convey an impression ot the novelty, elegance, and cheapness of the Goods, and experience will prove the superior quality of the ma terials and workmanship. The unparalleled position E. MOSES and SON have maintained for many years renders assertions unnecessary, and it is only requisite to observe, that for Whitsuntide they are magnificently prepared svitli the cheapest and the best Clothing of every fashionable description. Juvenile Attire offered by E. MOSES and Sox is more distinguished for elegance, style, fashion, ease, novelty, and cheapness, than any which others can present ; it manifests the perfection of their skill in the selection of materials, and the triumphs of talent in the Cut and Make of every Garment. Spring and Summer Coats, Vests, Trousers, Paletots, &c., &c., in cluding various New Styles, which can only be obtained at the Establishments of E. iStosEs and Sox. Every article is far better and much cheaper than those obtained elsewhere. 150,000 EMIGRANTS to AUSTRALIA, Consisting of cabin, intermediate, or steerage passengers, may be Outfitted with everything they will need, of the best quality and the most suitable kind, liar less money and in less time ti an at any other house in the world. These are the advantages offered to all Emi grants by E. Moses snd Sox. The largest Wheicsale Clothing Establishment in the universe is available for large or snisll investments E. MOSES and Fox's Goods being highly appreciated in Australia and all other Colonies, are the most convenient and lucrative investments emigrants can make. Shipsailing intormation, and fall Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, may be bad on applicat i on , or p ost free to any part of the kingdom. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the entradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same conceta," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they neg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OP LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Mlnories, 83, 84,85, and 86, Aldgate. opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507; 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, 8, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 nd 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch. 36. Vargate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers. and General Ontfltters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. Ail goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no aba , ement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when bioiness is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, "The Herald of the Seasons," containing full lists of prices, our system of 40 f•measurement, fects relative to Australia, advice to emigrants, &c., may be had on application, or post-free to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for Vie year ending 1853 can be had gratis, on application. lei I'on parle Francins. liter .prieht men Dew.h. Qui xi parla Italian. Aqua se habla Espanol DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be hail nt Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row , Carvalho, 47, Fleet-street, Mann, 39, CornhW, Price One Shilling each; by h ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." CoNTENTs:—Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Forests, Fields, Higli-roads, and other pleasant places —Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea -London at Night—Evenings at Home Music—The Drama—Gn Eating, Drinking, sleeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, OccuPatior, &c., FRAGMENTA FROM Vo THE FOUNTAINS. Two Vols. l. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES ; SKETCH OF EDINBUR GH. &c. Vol. 11. rAE LAKES ov KILLARNEY ; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, "That three score years and ten our course may run." A'popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business or study, and em bitters old age ; with tablet and rulesfor the diet and physical regu lation 01 every-day lite. _ IV. THE PASSIONS. . 4 Whitt passions hurt the body—What improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." 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Instead of occupying the witness-seat, his grace by some accident found himself in a seat at the table of the committee, and was by no means very audible at intervals in the delivery of his evidence. The Chairman (Lord Seymour), in addressing his lordship, said—Will your grace state to the committee what was the date of your accession to office ?—I think it was on the 2d or 3d of March, 1852. _ . Had you previously held any situation in any depart ment of any previous Government l—Never. From the commencement of superintending the ad ministration of the Admiralty, were any arrangements made as to the distribution of its patronage among the lords and Secretary of the Admiralty ? There was ; and I believe it has always been the custom among the dif- Iferent members of the board and among the different lords. I, for my own part, took all the naval and mili tary patronage, and gave up the civil patronage to the secretary. You gavel., all the civil patronage to the secretary excepting the irrasr-shipwrights, and one class of messengers, which I reserved for deserving soldiers and marines. Is your grace aware whether it had been the custom before to give up the appointment of the principal officers in the dockyards to the secretary 7—l never inquired ; I had no knowledge on the subject either one way or the other. I may mention that Lord Ellenborough told me he never knew anything about the private patronage, but I only say that from hearsay. Then the committee are to understand that it was with your sanction Mr. Stafford had almost all the dockyard appointments ?—The whole of them, except in cases where it would be an honour conferred on a master ship wright that he should receive the appointment from the head of the establishment. I only reserved it for that reason, that it might be considered a degree of honour for a master shipwright so to receive it. It appears from the evidence that on April 2, 1852, Mr. Stafford wrote a letter to the Surveyor of the Navy, in which he stated there seemed no alternative but to resume the system that existed previous to September, 1849, and pointing to cancelling the circular of Sir F. Baring of September, 1849. Now I wish to ask your grace whether you had given any directions to Mr. Staf ford before he wrote that letter ?—None. I may men tion that Mr. Stafford at various times had conversa tions with me on the subject. I do not know whether the committee would wish to know what these represen tations were, but the letter was written without my knowledge, and without my knowing anything about it. Then your lordship had not considered, either one way or the other, the expediency of cancelling the cir cular of September, 1849 had not. Was it represented to you by Mr. Stafford in those conversationsconversations w th e a r t e t a h t e va s r u i r o v u e s y t o i r m 's es d , department many artment appeared to use influence in favour of a n y p o litical party ? — The mornings , when he came to me, and they wer e to the effect that he was responsible for all the patronage of the Ad miralty—that he felt a difficulty in doing his duty—that when called upon by the Government or by the House of Commons to explain anything for which he was re sponsible, he had not the means of answering, the whole of the appointments and patronage being in the sur veyor's office. He told me also that the patronage of the Admiralty was used against the Government ; and lastly, the last time he spoke of it he said that he felt he had not the power of doing his duty, and that he could not retain his office under the circum stances, mentioning it only in conversation ; and liethat toldeer therefore patronage refusedthat o to f his e interfere. effi Admiralty c e wa s of little value to him. I alway s re f use d t o i n terfere for want of and ti i: e t xrience. I had no t h a d s ufficient experience, Hearing it stated by th e S ecre t a ry to the Admiralty w politi cal adversaries, did y our grace i n stitute as givenany inquiry on the subject at the time ?—None whatever ; and I never, from the day I was in office to the day I left it, inquired whether the patronage was in the hand s of the surv e y or, or whether it w as i n the hands of the secretary. I never knew anything about it. It was never brought to my knowledge by the parties. I knew nothing whatever about it. Had your grace any reason that induced you to dis trust the surveyor of the navy in his department ?—I had only the representation of the secretary, who wa s a mem ber of the Government, and who was responsible to the House of Commons. If he made representations, what ever the representations may be, I supposed he had grounds for those representations, for I never inquired. I refused to interfere because I had not sufficient experi ence. Did not your grace considiriitt, in ve ig ry ht p h r e ej s u o adiegiaailntsot any y e interests of the se r vice that there should be ev en an hn poiuste of atio p n oli a t g io a a i l fnstavtohueristuisrnvierr's department of the exer department. I have been now 50 years in the navy, and I never heard but one story told of the same system of government influence and jobbing, as it is called, in the dockyards having always prevailed. It was a matter of common notoriety, as far a I know. Did your grace take into consideration the circular by th Mr.iat l Ward, adbe with a been issued by t Lordo preventing Aucklan jobbing Auckland, an in thedwritten dockyards ?—Lord Auckland's regulations were excellent tdheope administration a ration now, when it was rep resented to your grace that the great —they were excellent ; and I ma y mention that the effect of the minutes was to return to Lord Auckland's regulations. But Lord Auckland's reg ulations state that the g ood n o l r o b as a u d ro w o o n rki t r h ig ose o f o• out that perly carrying surveyor's office was not pro a e n n y t rsuysstteedm wmust ad ministration, did it a pp ear to you to be your your duty to order an inquiry into it ?—I cannot conceive how I could have made any inquiry into the matter. The means of inquiry would be by a committee. I had no means of inquiring into ever y individual case that was recomm ended. I only heard it g enerall y from the secretary as a confidential and responsible member of t the board, a nd as res p onsible to the House of Commons such was the case. I had no reason to disbelieve it, and at the same time I did not know that it anythingwas more than what m i g ht have been going on as before. I b elieved it mi g ht not have been the Surveyor of the Navy who did it, but that it might have been some one under him. But as far as the interest of the service was con cerned, if political favouritism prevailed through per sons in his department to the injury of the service, it would be pretty nearly the same as though it prevailed through the exercise of the influence of the surveyor himself ?—lt appeared to me then, and it appears to me now, that the only way of getting rid of that favourismfand the influence of Government, is by taking away the votes from the dockyards. There is no other way. Without that is done it always must pre vail. When this was brought to your notice by the Secre tary of the Admiralty, did your grace authorise the issue of the circular of the 19th April, 1852, which cancelled Sir Francis Baring's circular of 1849 I—Well, I sanc tioned it : I was cognisant of it. But did you authorise it ; did you give directions to the secretary to prepare the circular of the 19th April, 1852 ?—I did not. You did not ?—I did not. I was cognisant of it, but I did not give those directions. But before it was issued was your grace cognisant of it ?—Before it was issued I was cognisant of it. I wish to know, did your grace approve of it ?—No ; on every occasion when it was mentioned to me by Mr. Stafford in his representations I objected to interfere. I would not interfere because I had not sufficient experience, but he afterwards represented to me that Mr. Parker's cir cular bad been written by him, and that it was not a minute of the board, and that he, as secretary, had the same power as Mr. Parker had. He said, also, that he would do so on his own responsibility. Did he bring in before your grace the original circular of Mr. Parker, to which he referred ?—No, he did not. When he brought you the circular of the 19th of April, 1852, did your grace affix your signature or initials to it? —He did not bring it. You did not then see the circular which had been pre pared by Mr. Parker, so as to know whether or not Sir Francis Baring's initials were affixed to it ?—I did not. "'"lf It had been brought to yolirer"i66l notice, that the circular of September, 1849, had affixed to it the initials of the First Lord, should you have considered it neces sary to take some further consideration before allow ing that circular to go forth—the circular of Mr. Stafford?—l can hardly answer what I might have done under the circumstances. Sir Francis Baring's name would not make it a legal document without the name of another Lord of the Admiralty. Then Sir Francis Baring's name being attached only showed that it had the sanction of the First Lord ? Yes. But this circular, as I understand, went forward with out the sanction of any lord annexed to it ?—Without the sanction of any lord annexed to it. Now, on the 21st of April, a few days after this circu lar had been issued, Admiral Parker, in his examination, stated to the committee that he had placed in your grace's hands Sir Baldwin Walker's letter of resignation ?—I have looked very carefully into that part of Admiral Parker's evidence, and I find he is very uncertain about his dates. I may mention at once that, until November, when it was referred to in the House of Commons, I did not know his letter of resignation had been sent in, or had existed. Admiral Parker, in his evidence, distinctly states that he took Sir Baldwin Walker's letter, tendering his resig nation, to the Admiralty to the Duke of Northumber land on the same day. Has your grace any recollection of that?—None whatever. I have referred to all the dif ferent points in the evidence relating to Sir Baldwin Walker's resignation, and Captain Milne's evidence as to Sir Baldwin Walker having mentioned that he wrote the letter when Admiral Parker and Captain Milne were in the room, and Captain Milne is asked when it was, and says the 25th or 26th of April. Then you have no recollection of Admiral Parker having either given you the letter or having related to you the purport of that letter ?—He never mentioned a word of the letter. He may have indirectly or indiscri minately have discussed the purport of the letter, though he never mentioned that there was a letter. Do you remember when he discussed first the purport of the letter ? On the 26th of April, which was the first day I heard of the order being out, and the minute of the 19th April was brought to my knowledge on Mon day, April 26, by Admiral Parker himself making the complaint from Sir Baldwin Walker. Captain Richards has brought to the notice of the com mittee a private letter written by Captain Pelham to Captain Richards, the superintendent of Chatham dock yard, inquiring whether any political influences were at work to hold back appointments for the promotion of men in the service in Chatham yard ; now I wish to ask your grace whether that inquiry was at all instituted by your grace's command ?—By no means ; I never knew of it. In that letter Capt. Pelham, your private secretary, states, " My chief is for the best man for the public ser vice, and scorns a job;" and he writes to Capt. Richards respecting the appointment of a man to the metal mills at Chatham by Mr. Stafford, the man being reported unfit by Captain Richards ; and to this Captain Richards sent a reply on the 24th April. Does your grace remember whether that reply was brought under your notice ?—lt was ; the first complaint was from Sir Baldwin Walker early in April, and Captain Richards came to me on the 12th or 13th April. Captain Richards, in his letter, says he requested an interview in order to disabuse your grace's mind upon the question. It would appear, therefore, from his let ter, that he asked for an interview after he had written one letter, which it appears your grace granted. Now, at that interview did Captain Richards bring under your notice the case relating to Ridgway?—Yes, he did. He showed how Ridgway had formerly applied to Sir F. Baring for his intervention ?—Yes, he did. And he entered fully into the case, and showed, that Ridgway had violated the spirit and words of the circu of 1847 ?—Yes. And then Captain Richards stated that he was satis fied with the interview with your grace, and that you expressed to him your conviction that he was doing his duty honestly and honourably ?—Yes, as a matter of course, as an officer, I was perfectly convinced that he was doing his duty, and that he was right in not inter fering with matters of political influence. The words I made use of to Captain Richards in parting were, " If you ever have any interference in your duty, or if you ever have any complaint to make, come to me, and you may rely upon it I will support you." If, then, any accusation was made against Captain Richards that he interfered at all in politics, it would have been a violation of the order, and I understand you to say you quite acquit him of any such imputation ? I never had a question about it, no such imputation ever came to me. I only mention my belief in the character of Captain Richards, but there never was a question. In Captain Richards' reply to Captain Pelham, he " begs and entreats that the case may be thoroughly sifted." Now when this was brought to your grace's notice at the interview, did you feel so satisfied, that yo , a considered no inquiry necessary ?—I knew nothing abr,ut the letter. I was not cognisant of the letter. Car 2 tain Richards had been to me to explain the matter full, and he said very naturally that he never was influenced, as he was ordered not to take any part in politie s , Captain Richards' impression was that Ivo had read the letter to you ?—lt might have been, Ira I was not aware of it. It might have been. Capt. Richards in his evidence states that he asked your grace if he might have permission to read the letter from Mr. Stafford to him ?-11e rAight have done so, and it is very likely he did. Did you hear from Mr. Stafford any ground for sup posing Captain Richards to be a political partisan ? At this moment I don't recollect any question, cer tainly, with respect to Captain Richards. Now, was your grace aware that Sir Frederick Smith had applied for the promotion of Ridgway ?—I never heard one word about Sir Frederick Smith, or of any election connected with any one of the dockyards, either directly or indirectly. On 26th April it appears you saw the Surveyor of the Navy, and you had seen him previously to your representing to the Secretary of the Admiralty the an noyance the surveyor felt in regard to the issue of the former circular ?—lf I may explain, there is some little indistinctness in the recollection of Admiral Parker on that subject. It was on the morning of Monday, 26th of April, that Admiral Parker came to me to say that the Surveyor of the Navy was very much annoyed and vexed at Mr. Stafford's cancelling the cir cular of 1849, that he considered it was a slur upon his character, and Admiral Parker spoke very warmly and justly on the subject, as he was an officer who felt any thing like a slur, and he also said that it would lower him in the estimation of the superintendents and officers, and he did not think that if the slur remained on the surveyor's eharacter that he would remain in his office. I told Admiral Parker I was quite confident Mr. Staf ford never meant any disrespect to the surveyor, and that I would send him into Admiral Parker s room, where I understood the surveyor was, to remove any impression from the surveyor's mind that such was the case. It was an interview that lasted five or six minutes, and it was very ardent on the part of Admiral Parker, and very proper. After the interview on the 26th of April was a circu lar submitted to your grace for approbation ?—I sent for Mr. Stafford, and told him all the circumstances— all that Admiral Parker had told me. I said it was considered by the surveyor that this cancelling had cast a stigma on the surveyor, and I am very mr.ch afraid he will resign his office, and if he did resign his office, I said, though you, Mr. Stafford, may treat it lightly, it is a much more serious thing than you seem to think ; for if the surveyor does resign his office, I am not pre pared to propose a successor ; he has done his duty and good service, and I thought that good service should con tinue. Upon that, Mr. Stafford went to Admiral Par ker's room, where the whole of the circumstances, I be lieve, took place about the minute that was agreed to. At the end of half an hour they came into my room, Sir Baldwin Walker and Admiral Parker together. Sir Baldwin Walker explained to me how very much he was annoyed, and explained to me the matter very much in the same words as before, that he felt the circular was a censure on him, and which I of course felt a wish to re move. In a few minutes Mr. Stafford came in with a mi nute and read it to Sir Baldwin Walker and Admiral Par ker in my hearing. Sir Baldwin Walker, when it was read said, "I am perfectly satisfied ; " and Mr. Stafford answered that it should be read to the board as a mi nute, and they all went away. It does not quite agree with the evidence already given, b u t th a t was the case.- Then you had read the circular before it was sub- mated to the board ?—lt had been read in my room to the Surveyor of the Navy and Admiral Parker, and I was present, and that was the first day that I heard of the circular of the 19th of April having been issued. I did not know when it was issued. I observe that in Captain Milne's evidence it was brought to his notice by the surveyor also, and the surveyor's letter was read in Admiral Parker's room to Admiral Parker. Captain Milne does not quite fix on the date. He seems to think it was on the 25th, 26th, or 27th of April. Then are the committee to understand that this was the first time your grace gave your sanction to the circular of the 19th April ?—I was cogni sant of it before it was issued, and I knew th a t I was responsible for it ; but this was the first time that it was brought before me, and thus we knew it. It was a very nice point. I knew it. I fully countenanced it, Admiral Parker fully countenanced it, Captain Milne fully countenanced it, and we were aware of it, and certainly were responsible for it from that very moment. How far the other two members of the board were answerable I don't know. In the circular of April 26, 1852, it is stated that the circular of February 27, 1847, will be strictly adhered to, and that their lordships deemed it advisable to revert to the system then in force of having all communications addressed to the Admiralty in the first instance. As your grace by this time sanctioned the reversal of a sys tem that had been a system at the Admiralty for some years, may I ask your grace upon what grounds this reversal was based ?—May I ask what the matter is— what we cancelled was reverting to Lord Auckland's original regulation for promotions in the dockyard, which were these : The master shipwright on a vacancy named three persons, and named them to the superin tendent, who erased one name which he thought the least worthy of promotion. The superintendent then sent these two names to the secretary, who selected one, and that selection was the whole of the patronage the secre *saw -had -in promotions. The circular of 1849 made this alteration. The superintendent sent these two names to the surveyor, and the surveyor selected one name, and so had the patronage. The question of pa tronage was one known to Lord Auckland and his suc cessor. It was reverting to Lord Auckland's regulation, and my opinion now and then was that Lord Auckland was right. Does your grace mean that the surveyor had the ab solute choice of one name, or that when the two names were sent to him he forwarded them to the Admiralty, with his remarks ?—I do not think he was justified by the circular of 1849 in making the selection, but he always did, it was a matter I never knew anything of, and of which I was not cognisant. But, on reading at tentively the circular of 1849, I do not think it justified the surveyor in taking the patronage. The circular of 1849 merely, as I understand, ordered that the correspondence from the superintendents should go through the surveyor before it came to the Admi ralty ?--So I understand. After some further questions, and the examination of Commodore Eden and Captain Hamilton, the committee adjourned to this day. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WOOLWICH, MAT 9. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—Edward Barkley (1853) to the Comus, 14, sloop, at Sheerness ; Charles A. \Vise (1847) to the Vulture, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, at Devonport. Naval Cadets—C. Townshend and Henry Philipps, first nomination. The Breadalbane, hired ship, for conveying stores to be left at Beechey Island for Sir Edward Belcher's expe dition, left Woolwich to-day at one o'clock, and will be towed by the Monkey, steam-vessel, to the Nore, where she will remain until the Diligence is brought round and ready to take her departure, with the Phcenix, screw steam-sloop, for the Arctic regions. The workmen in the masthouse are preparing new shears to be put upon the wharf wall between the basin and the river, for the convenience of putting in or taking out boilers and heavy machinery from the largest steam vessels in the service. Some idea may be formed of the size of the masts when finished, when it is stated that there will be four of them, each 104 feet in length, and 40 inches in diameter. Formerly it was with the greatest difficulty trees in any degree approximating to the size required could be obtained ; but now no diffi culty whatever exists, as the four masts now making will be formed of pieces of timber only 10 inches square, and of moderate length, the pieces being joined together by marine glue, until the full size is attained. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9. The Cyclops, 6, paddle, under the command of Lieu tenant Luccombe, arrived at Spithead last evening from Woolwich, having on board the new boilers for the En counter, 14, screw, as well also the new intermediate shaft for the Sidon, 22, paddle. The Cyclops will come into harbour to-morrow, Tuesday, to land the boilers. The Sidon will also come in to receive her new shaft. The Vulcan, 6, screw troop-frigate, Commander Von Donop, hauled out of dock into the steam basin, where she will complete her refit, and in a few days go to Spit head. The ports have been fitted with plat e -glass s as h es , which will add much to the comforts of the troops on their voyage to the colonies. The Menelaus, quarantine vessel, having undergone extensive repairs, and having had berths fitted for the reception of invalids coming from abroad, will again take up her station at the Motherbank, the moorings there having been relaid and strengthened with heavier ground tackle. The Victory, flag-ship, Captain John Shepherd, was paid wages to-day. It has been a most boisterous day, blowing half a gale, and raining in torrents. MALTA, MAT 2. The little flotilla which, as we announced formerly, had left Malta to ascertain if a rock due E. of the island, distant 90 miles, and laid down in some charts as doubtful, did or did not exist, returned to port, having under the most favourable circumstances failed to find a bottom with 2,000 to 2,500 fathoms of line out. An area of 20 miles in circumference was swept, with the same result, and it was only in returning, when up wards of 40 miles front the indicated danger, that bot tom was struck with 175 fathoms, and gradually be came less till the vessels reached port. The Modeste sloop is ordered to sea to-morrow, and will be absent on a cruise of a month or 5 weeks, visit ing ports on the coast of Sicily and Tuscany. The, Arethusa is ordered home, and will leave during the r,peek. Mr. Potts and Mr. Webbe, both under sen tence of imprisonment, will be sent home by her. DESERTIONS FROM THE NAVY. Three captains, with their mates, have lately figured before the police magistrates, charged with harbouring deserters from her Majesty's navy on board, viz.—Capt. Wm. Jarvis, of the Wasp, for harbouring a sailor of the Britannia (Thomas Richardson) ' • Captain Thomson, of the Kate, for harbouring Joseph Blanchard, of the Rod ney ; and Captain Graham, of the Amphitrite, for har bouring a midshipman of the Albion, by name Arthur 0. Webbe. With the exception of Captain Jarvis, who was liberated, the others were committed for trial, but the Crown Advocate, having examined the evidence, entered a voile prosequi, and they were dismissed from confinement. The stories, indeed, told by the deserters were in the highest degree plausible, particularly that of the midshipman, who took his passage, for which he was to pay the simple expense of board, and told the captain that he had two months' leave of absence to go home to pass, and did not scrupl• to say so at a public-house in presence of several persons, and some of them his own messmates. The Taurus steamer is just coming into port. She is to be employed between Liverpool and ports in the Levant. The idea of running the vessels of the Peninsular and Oriental Company to Naples has been at present abandoned. One is generally lying idle between her arrival from Marseilles and the return of the boat from Alexandria. A General Court-martial assembled on Friday last on board her Majesty's ship Albion, Rear-Admiral Harvey President ; Captains Graham, Carter, Greville, Lord Paulet, Jones, Symonds, and Drummond ; Mr. Pullen, Officiating Deputy-Judge-Advocate, when Arthur Orme rode Webbe was arraigned on the three following charges ;-- " 1. For that he, the said 0. A. Webbe, being in actual service and full pay in the fleet, and midshipman of and belonging to her Majesty's ship Albion, did, on Friday, April 22, 1853, between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m., go out of the ship without permission of the commanding officer, knowing his leave to be stopped at the time. " 2. For that he, the said A. O. Webbe, being on frill pay, &c., did on the 22d of April, attempt to deser t b y g oin g on board the merchant vessel Amphitrite, and hiding him self away, with the intention of leaving the p ort in her. " 3. For that he, the said A. 0. Webbe, did, on the 2`4d of April, commit a robbery on board her Majesty's ship Albion, by taking a sextant, the property of Lieutenant Nolloth, out of his cabin, and carrying it out of the ship with him." The prisoner pleaded guilty to all the charges, and would not retract his plea. He was sentenced to two years'pt ohn 26th Nh u. imprisonment oblys,ibi no i gy n fo o rf n o one of the e f t hA h e e l r bmi oi Majesty's zne, mtoept of that g histaoctilt e s a , yt t ei to is s be the e dismissed the service, and rendered incapable of eve r fa again serving her Majesty. John His death was instantaneous. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP DAUNTLESS. —Now that the Dauntless is about to be paid off, we trust that the Admiralty will not be unmindful of those officers, who, in that vessel, witnessed the fatal epidemic by which she was visited during her late service in the West Indies. Death has unfortunately removed more than one officer of this ship well entitled to the highest consideration of their lordships ; but a sufficient number still remain to enable the Admiralty to show that they can appreciate other services besides those of actual warfare. When all vied with each other in kindness and attention to their sick messmates, it would be an impossibility to point out the most deserving ; but surely an act of grace, either in promotion or in some other shape, conferred upon such men would not be misapplied by their lordships. On such an occasion we may, without subjecting ourselves to the charge of invidiousness, allude to the immense amount of lab our and responsibility that must havede volvedr upon D r . Woodcock, the surgeon, and D . THE LATE TRIAL OF THE AGAMEMNON. We are informed that during the last trial of the.9o - screw-ship, Agamemnon, Captain Sir T. Maitland, at the measured mile in Stoke's Bay, the Royal yacht screw-tender Fairy beat the line-of-battle ship only by half the . latter's length in the mile run. The following are details of three runs : With With 21 Knots Averag e or Time. 0 i Itevollr: Per Kil lr e Ot g Against,..?, 0 bons H Tide. 44 our . our. -- Against.... 5.34 27 20 631 • 10.778 1 11.449 With 4.57 ... ... ... 12.121 —......., ---. Against.... 5.53 ... 20 64 10.198 1 11.349 With 4.48 ... ..., ... 12.500 -- ainst.— 6. 0 1 ... 20 64 10.000 1 10• 'tB7 With 5.11 1 ... ... 63 11.575 The indicated hoi : se-power was 2,268 horses ; the mean speed 11.248 knots. ‘ THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The British and North American royal mail steamer America, Captain Leitch, arrived in the Mersey this morning. She left Boston on the 27th, and Halifax the 29th ult. She had 115 passengers and 127,000 dollars in specie on freight. The America has ex. perienced strong easterly winds with extremely cold weather during the whole voyage. The steam-ship Canada was at Halifax on the 27th ult. The screw-steamer City of Manchester left Phila delphia for this port on the 23d, with 50 passengers and 7,000 dollars specie. The steam-ship Star of the West had arrived at New York with two weeks later intelligence from California and the Pacific coast, which confirms the report of the loss of the steamer Independence, and, in addition, makes the lamentable announcement that fully one hundred and forty of her passengers are numbered with the dead. The Independence ran ashore on the 16th of February, on Margaretta, Island, Lower California, where she took fire and was entirely consumed. There were five hundred passengers on board at the time, nearly all of whom jumped overboard, and heroically braved the dashing surf and strong tide to gain the shore. Those who suc ceeded in reaching the land were afterwards obliged to stand mere helpless spectators and listeners to the vain struggles and heart-rending supplications and dying shrieks of the less fortunate of their companions—includ ing men, women, and children, who were either perish ing on board the blazing vessel, or being swept out to sea by the irresistible force of the current. Another ac count states the loss of life to be 176. Amongst those who were on their way from England to California, and were passengers on board, and who perished, were E. Collins and two children, P. Francis, W. Abraham, Mrs. M. A. Came and child, and R. Davy. The steam-ship California sailed from San Francisco on the Ist, with 52,234,303 in gold dust, en route for New York. . The accounts from the mining districts of California were generally very satisfactory. The general news from California is possessed of great interest. We learn that the city of Marysville has again been submerged, and that extensive loss of property has been the consequence. Gold appears to be as abundant as ever. The steamer which sailed from San Francisco on the Ist inst. had on board nearly two and a quarter millions of the precious article, of which $BOO,OOO were shipped by one house, $530,000 by another. Owing to the arrival of a large number of vessels, freighted with every description of merchandise, the San Francisco mar kets were quiet. Small sales of flour had been made at $l2 and $l3. Advices from San Juan del Norte to the 15th ult., state that the war between Honduras and Guatemala seemed to be prosecuted with increased vigour. The Guatemala general, Carrera, had encamped to await the arrival of the Honduras general, Cabanos, in order to give him battle. There appears to be nothing of special interest stirring at Washington. Advices from Texas at Baltimore to the 24th ult. state that further discoveries of gold had been made in Hamilton's Valley, and that a great excitement was existing. Extensive arrangements are being perfected in Wash ington for the survey of the various routes for the contem plated railroad to the Pacific. The Provincial Parliament at Quebec have adopted a plan for a decimal currency in dollars and cents. The committee of the Assembly at. New Brunswick had reported in favour of snaking Campo Bello a free port, where goods from all parts of the world would be stored free of duty. NEW ORLEANS, April 25.—The election of a senator in the place of Mr. Soule has been postponed until Friday. Sam Houston has arrived at Baton Rouge to electioneer, as is supposed, for Mr. Slidell. The steamer Falcon has arrived from Aspinwall with the California mails, 75 passengers, and 100,000 dollars in treasure. The steamer Texas, from Vera Cruz, arrived here this evening, bringing Millard H. Farwell, bearer of dis patches from the United States Legation at Mexico. He reports that an express messenger arrived at the city of Mexico on the Bth, bringing the news of the occupa tion of the Messina. Valley, in Chihuahua, by the Governor of New Mexico. The intelligence had caused great surprise, and a determination was expressed to drive out the Americans at the point of the bayonet. An armed force was ordered to proceed immediately to the scene of action, to assist the government of Chihua hua in expelling Governor Lane and his troops. A deputation of the Mexican authorities waited upon Judge Conkling, on the 9th of April, and made a solemn protest against the whole proceeding. Mr. Farwell says that intense excitement exists in Mexico among all classes. Governor Trias, of Chihuahua, had replied to Governor Lane's proclamation in a powerful vindication of the rights of Mexico, in behalf of which he produced the most unanswerable documents. The news of the loss of the steame r Alb a t ross reac h e d New Orleans by the Texas from Vera Cruz. The steam engine and cargo were saved. Every soul on board was saved. The boat was built at Philadelphia, and was worth 75,000 or 80,000 dols. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, April 26.—There is an active demand for money still prevailing in our market. For loans on demand, upon prime securities, 7 per cent, is the lowest rate. These are readily negotiated at •7 to 71. Primo business paper is passed with greater facility than of late, at 7to 8 per cent. Exchange on England for the Cunard steamer of Wednesday next remains at 9?, to 91 for bankers' bills. The supply is fully adequate to the demand. For commercial bills the rates range from 81 to 9 per cent. premium. We quote London, 109 i to 1091 ; Paris, 5.131 to 5.15; Amsterdam, 401 to 41 ; Frankfort, 401 to 40; ; Bremen, 791 to 791- ; Ham burgh, 36i to 36/. COTTON.—(From the New York. Courier and Inquirer. of April 26.) —The market has been quiet without quo table change during the last two days. The sales of Saturday were 600, and to-day 500. The receipts and exports continue steadily to decrease, and opinio ns as to the probable extent of crop are consequently settling down to moderate figures. The latest dispatch from New Orleans, of the 23d, advises a very active market ; sales 17,000 bales at 101 c. for middling, excess reduced to 309,000. A dispatch from Mobile, of same date, re duces the excess to 300,000, and quotes middling at 9 c. FRElGHTS.—Freights are easier. Cotton is taken at id. per lb. for Liverpool. To Havre the rate is un changed' at Ic. )orted. a s n u d in for flour was moderate A to- 13 day, AD bul u p F r F ic s e .-- ; T were h e well dem HAvANNAII, 22 . . Sugar is firm with an u p ward tendency, and large Exchange dol. Lurob on er a L e o ti n v d e o ; n sl 9 lok o to s sales for exportation. Whites, 81 to 101 ; yellows, 6 k to 8 ; browns , 51 to 6. Coffee in demand for New Or leans and Spain ; sec ond q ualit y , 8 to 81 ; tria g e, 7 to 71. Molasses ligh t declined 21 p er ke g . Codfish, large d m u r l i l v . a 1 s F , r d e e i g c li h n t s e d l 0 3 w t e o r. 1 9 preni. RAGGED SCHOOL UNION.—The ninth annual meeting of this institution was held list evening at Exeter Hall ; Lord Shaftesbury in the chair. The report was read, which stated that the number of schools was now 116, a small increase on last year ; 13 new schools had been opeped, but several of those on the list had been closed for various reasons. The number of scholars attending the day schools, it was also stated, was 8,000 , in the week evening sch oo l s, 5 ,770 ; in the Sabbath schools,. 11,270 ; the industrial classes, 2,030. The number of paid teachers was 221, and of voluntary teachers, 1,785. The document went on to state that the Shoe Black Society continued to prosper. The average earnings of each boy per week had been 7s. 11d., who out of this received as his share 4s. Bd, at once, is Bd. for ex penses, and ls, 7d. to his savings bank ; 24 schools had mothers' meetings in connection with them, which were attended by above 770 poor mothers. The number of boys who had been enabled to emigrate during the year was 24, making the total number now sent out 370. Nearly 40 schools held City Mission meetings, attended by 1,400 persons, and during the year 1,920 Bibles had been sold to the children, at sixpence each. The finances of the society were this year improved by two legacies, amounting to 1,1001. ; ono of. a 1,0001., from the late Mr. James Grant, .?nd the other of 1001., from ( A i f r i s n . Vaughan. The sum ,of 17,000/. had been ra h, i . se 0 The grants made by the society amounted to 2 " of thanks to London for one year, in behalf of Ragged Schools. report was adopted unanimously . 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