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'ens) 1 by son) 2 !per) 3 id, St. In announcing the arrangements for another season, the Director of her Aaje-ty's Theatre cannot but refer, with sin ezre gratitude, to the Success which attended his efforts, un der very trying circumstances, in the season of 1856. Dramatic Opera, which in every foreign State is fostered by Government aid, is, in this country, denied the support which is extended to other departments of art; and it is to the patronage of the upper classes, who have rallied round the establishment, that the country owes the prosperity of a noble lyrical institution, which no unsupported individual efforts could maintain in a manner worthy of its old renown. In acknowledging the munificent assistance which enabled him to conquer the unprecedented difficulties of last year, the Director cannot sufficiently express his grateful appreciation of the delicacy with which it was bestowed. Support was freely and nobly accorded for the sole purpose of insuring the prosperity of the institution, and the counsel which added to its value was never accompanied by a word to shackle the dis zetion or impair the authority of the direction., To this the success of the past season is greatly owing; and from the generous confidence w.th which the subscribers have renewed their subscriptions for the present year, without awaiting the publication of the annual programme, the Director derives the assurance that he has not altogether disappointed the patrons of the theatre, and that he may rely on the continu ance of the cordial encouragement by which he has been hitherto upheld, and under which it is hoped still higher triumphs may be achieved than were immediately attainable en the restoration of the establishment. The enthusiasm which welcomed the re-opening of her Ma iesty's Theatre was not confined to the subscribers. The hearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by the audiences who thronged the house from the first night to the closing farewell demand the warmest thanks of the Director, which he will endeavour practically to express by renewed efforts in the service of the 'public. The Director is most anxious to acknowledge how much he is indebted to Meddle. Piccolomini - and all the artistes whose talents contributed to the success of last year, not merely far those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira tion of the subscribers and the public, but for that high artistic feeling and honourable fidelity which secured the audience from disappointment, and enabled the Direction to produce the entertainments promised for each evening with out a single change of performance—a fact without precedent In Operatic history. The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Theatre—its cen tral position, and associations now more than a century old —give to it natural pre-eminence of which no occasional circumstances can ever permanently deprive it. These ad vantages will be turned to account by a Company combining the prestige of acknowledged genius with the attraction of new candidates for the highest rank of their profession. Those who last year won favour at the hands of strangers will re appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English sudience never refuses to established favourites ; and the direction has been further strengthened by an accession of new aspirants of the highest order, whose merits are already acknowledged on the stages of Italy, and who only await the verdict of the subscribers and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre to confirm their fame. Although, in an Establishment especially devoted to Italian Opera, the compositions of Italy will naturally predominate, the gems of other schools will not be neglected. Ballet will continue to be supported by the most famous of established Artistes and the most promising of those who are ambitious of the same distinction. It is hoped that the organisation of every department will prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity to which her Majesty's Theatro has now attained. The following are the arrangements already completed OPERA. Madame ALBONI, Mdle. MARIA SPEZIA Mdle. BAILLOU, Madame FRANCHI, Mdle. BERTI, Mdle. POMA, (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Felice, Venice; San Carlos, Lisbon, &c.—her first ap pearance), ANGIOLA ORTOLANI (Of La Scala, Milan ; L'Ori ente, Madrid, &c.—her first appearance), Mdle. TRENETA RAMOS (Of the Teatro Regio, Tarin —her first appearance), ANT Mdle. PICCOLOM !NI. Sig. ANTONIO GIUGLINI, (Of La Scala, Milan ; Carlo Felice, Genoa ; San Carlos, &e.—his first appearance), Sig. JACOPI, Sig. MERCURIAL!, Sig. LUIGI BOTTARDI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa, itc.—his first appearance), Sig. BELLETTI, Sig. BENEVENTANO, Sig. NAPOLEONE ROSSI, Sig. GIOVANNI CORSI Director of the Music and C Sons.Directeur and Maitre di Suggeritore—Si, (Of La Scala, Milan, and Italian Opera, Paris, &c. — his first appearance), Sig. BAILLOU, Sig. DE SOROS, Sig. GARIBOLDI, AND Sig, FILIPPO VIALETTI (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fe nice, Venice ; L'Orientc, Madrid, &c.—his first ap pearance). !onductor—Sig. BONETTI. a Chant—Sig. VASCHETTL g. FONTANA. Mdle. CAROLINA -- POCCHINI (Of the Karnther Thor, Vi mina ; La Scala, Milan ; San Carlos, Naples ; Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—her first appearance). Mdle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Mdle. BOSCHETTI, Mdle, KATRINE, Mdle. TERESA ROLLA (Of La Fenice, Venice —her first appearance). Mdle. LUIGIA BRUNETTI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa— her first appearance), ,LET. Mdle, ELISA SALVIONE (Of La Scala, Milan—her firs' appearance), Mdle, GIUSEPPINA MORLACCHI_ (Of the Teatro Begin, Turin— her first appearance), ISAB . FILLA KAR LISKI (Of the Academie Imperial°, Paris—her first appearance), Mdle. CAROLINA PAS. QUALI (Of the Imperial Theatres of Vi2nna and Milan her first appearance). And Madame ROSATI. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. RONZANI, M. CHARLES, M. PIERRE ,MASSOT (Of the Oriente, Madrid—his first appearance), Rig. FILIPO BARATTI (His first appearance), Sig. CASARE CHECCHETTI (His first appearance). Signori RAFFAELLE GAM BARDELLA, LUIGI VA RINI, LUIGI" TURBINO, and PIETRO BUZZIO (of the Teatro Regio, Turin, and Carlo Felice, Genoa— their first appearance). 3 Ballet-- lONZANI, and M. MASSOT. oanse—M. PETIT. ustrnetion—M. MASSOT. Maitres de M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. 13 Regissenr do la Di Master of the School of In Madlle. PICCOLOMINI Will arrive early in April, and, in addition to the characters which last season she made her own, will appear in a varied and attractive repertoire. Madlle. SPEZIA Will have the honour to appear for the First Time at the Opening of the Season in Donizetti's Opera of LA. FAVORITA. Immediately after Madlle. ORTOLAN' Will make her first appearance asElvira, in BeninPs Operao: I PURITAN'. Madlle. ORTOLAN'. Signor GIUGLINI. Arturo Madame ALBONI Will arrive before the Ist of May, and will make her first ap. pearanee this Season as Azucena, in Verdi's Opera of IL TROVATORE. The Union of Three of these distinguished Prime Donne, Madlle. SPEZIA, Madlle. ORTOLANI, and Mo.dlle. PIC . COLOMINI, Will be effected in Mozart's Opera of IL DON GIOVANNI, Which will be produced with the peifection of ensemble acid details necessary to realise the intentions of its great author. All the great Artistes of the Establishment will join in aiding the efforts of the Director to do honour to the noble work of the Shakspeare of music. Signor GIUGLINI. This charming Tenor will have the horour of inaugurating the opening of the Theatre, and will make his first appear ance as Fernando, in the Opera of LA FAVORITA. The distinguished Basso Profondo, Signor VIALETTI, Will also make his first appearance at the opening of the Theatre. The admired Tenor, Signor BOTARDI, Will make his first appearane3 early in the season. Besides the principal executants of last year, the Orchestra has been strengthened by the engagement of, amongst others, Signor PEZZE, First Violoncello of La Scala, and Signor GIRALDONI, First Contrebasso of Bergamo, La Scala, die. The Chorus will be numerous and effective. Principal Artist to the E.tablishmont— Mr. CHARLES MARSHALL. The Costume Department under the sole direction of Mme. COPERE. Executed by M. LAUREYS and Mrs. MASTERMAN. Principal Machinist- Mr. D. SLOMAN. Head of the Property Department—Mr. BRADWELL, . 150 guineas, 200 „ 150 ~ 100 „ 25 „ Ballet of LA ESHER kIDA: Founded on Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris, La Esmeralda Madlle, POCCHIN: Claude Frollo Signor RONZANI. Pierre Giingoire M. MASSOT. In addition to the union of operatic talent at the opening Of the season, the inauguration of the Ballet portion will be made by the faseinatipg Artiste, Mad POCCEIINI. The most successful Ballet, LA ESMERALDA, Will be revived expressly for her debut. Early in tho season, Madlle. BOSCHETTI and MadUe. KATRINE will appear. Radii°. MARIE TAGLIONI Will arrive early in May, and will shortly afterwards appear in a New Ballot, composed expressly for her by M. Paul Taglioul. Madame ROSATI Will appear n a Ballet Divertissement from Auber and Scribe's New Ballet of MARCO SPADA, Nov preparing for her at the Academie Imperialo, Paris. The Subscription wi'l consist of Thirty Nights, and tho terms will be as fol'ow : Pit Boxes Grand Tier One Pair Two Pair Pit Stalls The THEATRE will OPEN on TUESDAY, April 14, when will be presented Donizetti's Open►' of LA FAVORITA. Leonora Madlle. SPEZIA. Baldassare ... Signor VIALETTI. Fernando .. Signor GIIJOLINI. To be followed (first time these 10 you sl by the favourite All the Boxes and Stalls having been disposed of for the Subscription or Opening Night, the same Opera and Ballet will be Repeated on THURSDAY, April 16 (it being an extra night not included in the subscription), A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay niarket, Price One Guinea and Ono Guinea and a Half each. The doors will open at half-past seven ; the Opera com mences at eight. , 312 apt second didate; got no named ied the ►h geld- piles, 3 lake) 1 arda) 2 vner) 0 og out ; won by , 10 ft., ; about each. Jun.) 1 reen) 2 )wes) 3 3 Star, DS, 5 to )diham, flowing a hedge and the im, and he ditch i." The d with ; a long nearing cropped •Odi passing Lrd, and nos still the lane I place. ling the lengths ; home. cb, with allowed lrnan) 1 iards) 2 inezzar, e Hack. 1 agst rst time )me dis tend the Weston fourth. ng on to dell ; he tmely in again all sere the id Theo e down, ave Bri• tl water, ihead of illed up tz 3. BEAL% S. 42s Od 363 lld 33s Od 680 sold 170 sold 406 sold 197 sold 5-12 tbs 7-12 tbs Inferior 25s oa 194 6d 27s Ott 364 6d bushel tole 2d to Os 101 to 3s 6d to 26 6d to 2s 6d to Oe Od to 5i Od hi to ila 5 to 106* id to Ad to 29 2d o 0 10d d to 26d 7d Scum lundlor slightly h Stack laßgow, to be a >e, from Vednes- known, at into )rdinary ' tulency, , Cough, Barry's e follow -" Minn Herta : a iv spirits. aizabeth n years' " Cure n, and ,xcellent t, Perth. ssors of larval ; Ingram ;. Castle. peetabla ,11 other respect- he Rev; st-gate, Louisa squares George iroline, place, iquare, he late !aroline 3nadiet 1-road; luson, A pside, , Esq., 1, ard low of ,svener npton - UNG, 3, No . couutf BAL: Mr. GYE beg most respectfully to announce that the Royal Italian Opera will, during the Season of 1857, be given at the Theatre Royal Lyceum. The opening will take place on TUESDAY, APRIL 14th. It was the intention this year that the performance of the Opera should take place at the Theatre Royal Drury Laue, chiefly with a view to afford accommodation to those large classes of the musical public who, for so long; have been the constant supporters of the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Gar den, but unforeseen circumstances have prevented this inten tion being fulfilled. Mr. GYE has iu consequence again taken the Lyceum Theatre, and while he much regrets the exclu sion of a great portion of the general public from the per formances of the present season, he has at the same time the satisfaction of being able, by judicious alterations in the building, to accommodate a very considerable number of the regular Subscribers. It is also a source of gratification to know that an almost universal approval was expressed at the perfection of the per formances at the Lyceum last season, many Subscribers indeed even preferring the smaller theatre ou account of the facility lin seeing and hearing the entertainments, as well as for the elegance and exclusiveness of the audiences. Mr. GYE trusts, however, that for the Season ISSB he will be able to restore to the Royal Italian Opera a home equal, if not superior, to that of which it has been deprived ; in the meantime be begs most respectfully to entreat the continuance of that warm and generous support which has so long been accorded to him, and without which he would scarcely have had the fortitude to battle with the consequences of the cala mity of last year. It will be seen by the following outline that there has been no relaxation in the endeavour to render the arrangements of the present season as complete as possible ; that the great artistes are engaged—artistes, whether as sopranos, tenors, baritones, or bas es, are as yet without rivals; that the cele brated Orchestra, and its most accomplished Conductor, as well as the Grand CheruS, still form part of the establishment; and, in fact, that an extraordinary combination of talent, such as has procured for the Royal Italian Opera an European reputation is again assembled. In addition to the Operas performed last season arrange ments have been entered into with Monsieur Scribe and Mon sieur Auber, the Author and Composer of PRA DIAVOLO, to adapt that beautiful Opera for the Italian Stage, and it will be produced with entirely New Recitatives and additional Poetry and Music, written expressly for the Royal Italian Opera. _ _ _ . . Herold's Romantic Opera of ZAMPA, With new arrangements and alterations, will be performed for the First Time at the Royal Italian Opera. Cimarosa's IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO will be revived. Also Mozart's Opera, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. , DON PASQUALE Will be performed for the rentree of Signor LABLACHE. Mercadante's Opera, IL GIURAMENTO Will be performed for the First lime at the Royal Italian Opera. Verdi's Opera, LA TRAVIATA, Will be produced early in the season. The principal chatae ters by Signor MARIO, ' Signor GRAZIANI, AND Madame BOSIO. With such a list of artistes as the followin ,, , it need scarcely be said that the castes of these operas must be powerful. The Engagements for the present Season are— Madame GRISI and Madame BOSIO. Madame ROSA DEVRIES, Mademoiselle MARAI, Madame TAGLIAFICO, Mademoiselle DIDIEE. ALSO Mademoiselle PAREPA, (From the Eoyal Theatre at Lisbon, her first appearance in England), AND Mademoiselle VICTOIRE BALFE, (Her first appearance on the stage). TENOR'. Signor MARIO, I Signor NERI BARALDI, Signor SOLDI, I and Signor GARDONI. An engagement will be offered to Signor TAMBERLIK on his arrival from the Brazils. BASSI BARITON't Signor RONCONI, I Signor GRAZIANI. BASSI PROFUNDI. Signor LABLACHE, Signor POLONINI, His first appearance these . Monsieur ZELGER, two years), AND Signor TAGLIAFICO, Herr FORMES. The Orchestra and Chorus will be as last year. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Mr. COSTA, Maestro al Piano and Composer 1 Signor PANIZZA, of the Ballet Music • Chortis Master M. SMYTHSON. Prompter Sig. MONTERASI. Poet Sig. MAGGIONI. The engagements for the Ballet aro : Mademoiselle CERITO. Mademoiselle DELECHAUX, ' (Her first appearance) AND Mademoiselle PLUNKETT. Mademoiselle ESPER and Mademoiselle BATTALINI, Mademoiselle LEBLOND, Mademoiselle EMMA. Mademoiselle MARIE and Mademoiselle ELISE. Maitre de Ballet Monsieur DESPLACES. Stage Manager Mr. A. HARRIS. Scenic Artiste Mr. W. BEVERLEY. Leader of the Ballet Mr. A. MELLON. Machinist Mr. SLOMAN. The appointments by Mr. PRESCOTT. Artistes Costumiers... Madame MARZIO, Monsieur GUSTAVE and Mr. COOMBS. The Subscription will be for Forty Nights, commencing On TUESDAY, APRIL 14rn. Applications for Boxes and Stalls to be made to Mr, Parsons, at the Box-office of the Theatre in Wellington-street, MADAME RISTORI.-LYCEIIM THEATRE. R. GYE begs most respectfully to announce that he has entered into an engagement with the celebrated. Italian Tragedienne, Madame RISTORI, together with her ITALIAN DRAMATIC COMPANY. Madame RISTORI will give FIFTEEN Performances in Lon don, commencing the First Week in June. Full particulars will be duly announced. GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL AT THE \ CRYSTAL PALACE. Under the especial patronage of Her Majesty the QUEEN and H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. Notice is given, that applications for tickets for places, reserved andnumbered as stated, are one guinea each for each performance, or at two guineas and a half for ono place for the series of three performances, can now be re ceived, and the places secured in numerical order, at the Crystal Palace, or by letter addressed to the Secretary there ; at the Temporary Offices of the Company, 79, Lombard street ; and at the Central Ticket Office, No. 2, Exeter-hall. The seats which are at present disposable consist of four blocks of 500 places, each in the most eligible position in the centre of the great Transept,• the front row being about 40 feet, and the back 140 feet from the conductor's seat. These 2,000 seats are all equally good, and no one place has any ad vantage over any other. Parties applying at present can secure their seats being within these four blocks, but until the arrangements are more perfectly matured it is impossible definitely to particularise position. In allotting seats to those who shall have applied before the 20th of April, pre ference must be given to those who take sets of seats for the three performances. N.B.—No application can be attended to lessacsompanied by a remittance for the price of tho places applied for. It is requested that Post-office orders be made payable to George Grove, at the General '2'ost-office, and that Bankc hequ cheques made Subscribers payable t the for Comps and crossed Union e.nU g ual season tickets for the Crystal Palace are respectfully ! informed that such tickets b London. will not be available for thesepc,rformances. The THREE PERFORMAJ': 7 IOES are now definitively fixed to take place as follows, via., MONDAY, June 15, " MES SIAH; " WEDNESDA';, June 17, " JUDAS MACCA BYEUS ; " and FRID - June 19, " ISRAEL IN EGYPT." At these performar i ees the orchestra will consist of nearly 2,500 performers,„ viz.-2,000 chorus, and 300 stringed and a due proportion of wind. instruments. 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M.A., Chairman. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. New and improved Edition, enlar4ed to 105 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post, Is., THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, from the effects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurious conse quences from the use of Mercury ; with observations on the oblige lions of }ferriage, and directions for obviating certain disqualifica tions. By R. and L. PFRRY and CO., Surgeons. Sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Paternoster-row; Sanger, 160, Oxford-street; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is employed to renovate the impaired powers of life. 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It is, moreover, the best food for infants and invalids generally, as It never turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor interferes with a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. Supported by testimonials from the celebrat ed Professor of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure, Dr. Shorland, Dr .Har vey, Dr. Campbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Ingram, Lord Stuart do Eccles,. the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, and 50,000 other well-known Individuals, whose health has been restored by this useful and economical diet, after all other means had been tried in vain for many years, and all hopes of recovery abandoned. Analysii by the celebrated Professor of. Chemistry Andrew Ure aLP., F.R.S., &c. 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Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, B.unemet- place, 6th April, 1857. • • THE Commissioners for executing the Office of JELL Lord' High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do Hereby Giva Notice. that on TCESDAY, the 21st inst., at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to contract for supplying her Majesty's Hockfard at Woolwich with , 20 Tons of RUSSIA WHITE or ENGLISH TALLOW. Parties tendering are to state the earliest period within which they will engage to deVer the same. A form of the tender may be seen at the said office. No tender will be received alter Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressedto the Secretary of the Admiralty, and. bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Tarow," and must be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a letters good by a responsible person, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of 3001. for the dueperformance of the contract. ilaval and lYitittary - _ Lieut.-General the Hon. T. Ashburnham, C. 8., appointed to the command of the military force about to be despatched to the seat of war in China, left town, accompanied by several military officers, on Saturday evening for Alexandria, on his way to Hong Kong, to assume his command. Lieut.-Col. J. L. Simmons, C. 8., of the Royal Engineers, who was the Queen's' Commissioner at the head-quarters of the Turkish army under Omar Pasha, and who has received the Imperial Or d er of the Medjidie of the Third. Class for his distinguished servicea during the late war, left town on Friday evening for Marseilles, on his way to Constanti nople, accompanied by his staff. The gallant offi cer is now British CoMmissioner for the regulation of the Turco-Persian boundary. Mr. W. T. Doyne,' C.E., late Chief Superinten dent of the Army Works Corps in the Crimea, has been engaged by Col. Sandhaen, R.E., C. 8., to deliver a course of lectures on the principles and practice of civil engineering to the Engineer Cadets under his charge. H.M. steam troopship Transit, • Commander Chambers, embarked yesterday at Portsmouth 193 of the medical staff corps, 30 of the Royal Engi neers under Lieut. Campbell, 286 of the 90th Foot, and 119 of the 59th Regt., for China. She sails this morning. Sir R. Airey, Quartermaster -General of the Army, together with Major-General Breton, commanding the south-west district, Col. Wright, Assistant-Quartermaster-General, and Brigade Major Nelson, minutely inspected the Transit on the troops embarking ; they also inspected the Himalaya, which will embark the head-quarters of the 90th about the end of the week for the same destination. We have already given the names of the officers of the 90th. who go out in the Transit and Himalaya. Those of the 59 , h are Captains Montmorency and Kean, Lieutenants Racket, Lawson, Drage, Cockell, and Crosse ; Ensigns Shaw, l‘Mullin, Bowen, and Telford. Yesterday troops selected from the depots at the provisional battalion,. Chatham, consisting of 130 non-commissioned officers and men, in chirge of eight officers, proceeded to the fortifications near Prince Henry's Bastion, for the purpose of going through a course of escalading, in conjunction with the troops of the Royal Engineers under Major F. C. Hassard, R.E. Second Class Staff Surgeon E. Menzies, in me die4l charge of the troops stationed at Tilbury Fort, has been ordered to embark forthwith for' China, and Second Class Surgeon Mildmay has been removed from Chatham to relieve Surgeon Menzies at Gravesend. Rear-Admiral W: P. Wallis, appointed Com mander-in-Chief on the south-east coast of Ame rica station, hOisted his flag yesterday Morning on board the Excellent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, and exchanged the usual sAutes with the Cum inander-in-Ohief, Sir G. Seymour. Mr. J. W. Andrews, paymaster, R.N., is appointed secretary to Admiral Wallis on board the Cumberland, 70, fitting out at Chatham. • The Charity, steam-transport, is being laden with stores from the Clarence Victualling-yard, Gosport. It is reported she will take out Rear- Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, K.C.8., to the Cape of Good Hope, to relieve Rear-Admiral Trotter, in command of the squadron on that sta tion. The steam-ship Dee, 4, Mmter-Commander T. Pullen, with shipwrights from Milford, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday. The gun-boats Kestrel and Charon, having been supplied with false keels, will be taken out of dock at Devonport to-day. The Scorpion, 6, surveying sloop, Joh n P, Dillon, master commanding, arrived at the Big Nore early this morning, and was this afternoan towed to the Little Nore by the paddle steamer Otter, Lieut.- Commander Simpson, preparatory to being in spected by Captain Lord Frederick H. Kerr, after which she will proceed direct to Chatham to dis mantle and pay off. The Terrible, 21, paddle frigate, in charge of Mr. Andrew Douglas, chief engineer at Chatham, re ceived orders this morning to hasten her fitments, &c. The belief here is that she will be one of the vessels employed to lay down the telegraphic wire between Ireland and Newfoundland. The Cumberland, 72, Captain John Dickson, is in No. 3 dry dock. She is caulked and painted, and will be coppered this week, and ready to haul out and get in her masts in. about 10 (lays more. Admiral Wallis haS not yet hoisted his flag. The Janus, 2, screw gunboat, Lieut.-Commander William K. Jones, wilt haul out of No. 6 dry dock to-morrow ; and the Drake, 2, screw gunboat, Lieut.-Commander William Arthur, will haul in to have an additional falseteel. Royal Sovereign, 131, length between perpendi culars, 240 ft. 6in. ; breadth, extreme, 60ft. ; breadth, moulded, 80ft. 4in. ; depth in engine room (or hold) 24ft. Bin. ; burden, in tons, 3,758, is to be launched on the 25th inst. The Nimrod, 6, screw despatch vessel, Commander Dew, arrived at Devonport on Sunday morning from Portsmouth en route to China. The Greenwich out-pension, vacant by the pro motion of Captain Hillyar to flag rank, has been conferred upon Capt. Wm. Turner. Mr. James Rusden, master, RN., who was dis missed summarily from her Majesty's ship Electra and the service 'on the arrival of that vessel from the Australian station, at Spithead, has been re stored to his position in the Navy List - , upon his own representation. The screw steam-ship Julies Watt, 91, Captain T. V. Anson, discharged her powder in Plymouth Sound on Saturday, preparatory to going into liar- bour. The freight-ships Mary Harrison and Cora Qucen are loading provisions in the Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth, for China. The mail steam-ship Candace, Commander Rolt, left Plymouth on Friday afternoon for Madeira, Sierra Leone, and the West Coast of Africa. In the account given yesterday of the experi ments at Woolwich, the sample plates of sheet-iron were erroneously stated as being " three-quarters of an inch in thickness," whereas it should have been " three inches and a quarter in thickness." The screw steam troopship Dutchman has shipped a cargo of Ordnance stores from Woolwich Arsenal, and is to sail to-day from the London Docks for Malta, whence she is under orders to embark troops for Gibraltar. The freight-ship Samuel Gaderley, in the London Docks, is emba' king Ordnance stores from Wool wich Arsenal for St. Helena ; the Alice freight-ship is shipping a similar cargo for Demerara ; and the Annie Morice for Newfoundland. • The steam store-ship Rhaclamanthus, Master- Commander BrOWne, arrived at Woolwich on Sun day evening from Portsmouth. Tim Fawn, 17, screw Fitt3ITYJPIOOIi, at Sheffill6Bg, is ord-re 1 to be prePared for being commissioned forthwith. , Instructions have been received at Woolwich from the Commander-in-Chief, ordering a still further diminution to be progressively made in the numbers of the artillery regiments by reducing 172 serjeants, 2,400 rank and file, and 1,000 horses. The companies thus reduced are to be continued as supernumeraries in reserve until absorbed by the corps. -All recruiting for the service is, conse quently, to be suspended for the present. The Racoon, 21, steam screw corvette, now just completed at Chatham Dockyard, has been built from the designs of Sir BAldvim'Walker, ,K,C,8., ►STATIONS OF THE ROYAL NAVY IS COMMISSION. (From " Colburn's United Service Magazine.") (Corrected to March 27.) With the dates of Commission of the Officers in Command. Acorn, 12; Com. A.• W. A. Hood, 1854, East Indies. Actaeon, 26, Com. W. T. Bate, 1848, East Indies. Ajax, 60, screw, Capt. R. S. Robinson, 1840, Devonport. Alarm, 26, Captain D. Curry; 1846, Pacific. Alban, 4, steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander the Hon. W. B. De Blaquire, 1844, particular service. Alecto, 5, st.-vessel, Com. J. Hunt, 1854, Coast of Africa. Abgerine, screw gun-boat, Lieutenant Commander C. Forbes,' 1848, Woolwich. ' - • Amethyst, 26, Captain S. Grenfell, 1850, East Indies. Amphitrite,'24, Captain E. Tatham, 1854, Coast Guard. Antelope, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander J. W. Pike, 1848, Coast of Africa. Arab, 12, Commander, R. B. Tears°, 1856, North America and West Indies. Araehno, 18, Corn. V. 0. Inglefield, 1848, N. America and W. Indies. Archer, 14, sc., Captain E. Heathcote, 1852, W. Indies and N. America. , Ariel, 9, ser.cCom. F. A. Maxse, 185 5 , Mediterranean. Arrow, 4, scr. gun-vessel, Corn. S. H. .1-lendeison, 1855, Mediterranean. „„ _ Atalanta, 16, Com. T. M. S. Parsley, 1855, N. America and W.' Indies. Atholl, 4, store-ship, Lieut.-Com. G. S. Boys, 1845, parti cular service. Bann, at.-v., Lieut.-CoL J. S. Hudson, 1854, Woolwich. Banterer, se. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. B. C. T. Pim, 1850, Devonport. Barracouta, 6, Bt.-sloop, Com. T. D. A. Fortescue, 1854, East Indies. Basilisk, 6, st..ves., Com. G. - A Phayre, 1854, N. America and W. Indies. Beagle, 4 se. gun-vessel, Lieut.-Com. W. N. W. Hewett, 1854, Mediterranean. Belleisle, Com. J. R. Redd, 1851, Devonport. Bittern, 12, Corn., East Indies. Black Eagle, st.-yac., Mast. -Com. J. E. Pettey. 1844, Woolw Blenheim, 60, screw, Capt. Hon. F. T. Pelham, C. 8., 1840; Portsmouth. Bloodhound, 3, Lieut.-Commander C. R. - Robson, 1851, Coast of Africa. Boscasvon, 70, Rear-Admiral A. Fanshawe, C. 8., Captain W. F. Glanville, 1846, N. American and West Indies. Brilliant, 20, Captain' J. A. Paypter, 1854, North America and West Indies. Brisk, 14, screw, Com. A. J. Courtis, 1852, Pacific. Brune, screw gun-boat, Lieutenant-Commander A. H. Hoskins, 1849, Woolwich. Brunswick, 90, sc., Capt. H. Broadhead, 1846, Mediter ranean. • Bustard, 2, sc. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. T. E. Collinson, 1850, East Indies. Calcutta, 84, Rear Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.8., Cap tain W. KI Hall, C. 8., 1853, East Indies. Cambridge, 78, Capt. R. S. Hewlett, C. 8., 1850, Devon port. Camilla, 16, Corn. G. T. Colville, 1855, East Indies. Caradoc, 2, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander H. A. 'Cla vering, 1847, Mediterranean. Castor, 36, Commod. H. D. Trotter, Cape of Good Hope. Centaur, 6, st..v., Capt. W. J. C. Clifford, C. 8., 1847, Mediterranean. Centurion, 80, sc., Capt. E. G. Fanshawe, 1845, Medi terranean. Chilpers, 12, Corn. V. G. Hicklcy, 1850, Coast of Africa. Clown, se. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. V/. F. Lee, 1855, Devon port. Colossus, 80, Captain T. S. Thomson, 1846, Lisbon. Columbia, 6, steam surveying vessel, Com. P. F. Short. land, 1848, North America, and West Indies. Comus, 14, Cora. R Jenkins, 1853, East Indies. Conflict, 8, screw, Com. T. Cochran, 1851, Devonport. . Conqueror, 100, sc., •Capt. H. R. Yelverton, C.B. 1843, Mediterranean. • Coquette, 4, se: Com. 11. C. Gly, 1855, Mediterranean. Cormorant, 4 se., Corn. J. Saumarez, 1854, Portsmouth. Cornwallis, 60, Capt. R. A. Powell, C. 8., 1855, Coast Guard service. Cossack, 20, screw, Capt. J. H. Cockburn, 1850 North America and West Indies. Creisy, 80, ec., Capt. R. L. Warren, 1839, Mediterranean. Crocodile, 8, rec. sh., Corn. W. Greet, 1854, off' the Tower. Cruiser, 17, so., Com. C. Fellowes 1855, East Indies. Cuckoo, st„-v Lieut.-Com. A. G. E. Murray, 1841, Sheer. ness. Curacoa, 30, screw, Capt. the Hon. G F. Hastings,' 1845, Mediterranean. Curlew, 8, screw, Corn. W. Horton, 1855, Mediterranean. Dasher, 2, st.-v., Cora. E. G. Here, 1854, Channel Islands. Dee, 4, tr.-sh, Mast.-Com. T. C. Pullen, 1844, particular service. Desperate, 8, screw, Com. G. M. Jackson,lBss, Mediter ranean. Devastation, 6, st.-r., Cora. E. Marshall, 1852, particular service. Drake, se. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. W. Arthur, 1854, Ports mouth. Duke of Wellington, 131, screw, Capt. IL Caldwell, C. 13 1853, Portsmouth. Eagle, 50, Capt. H. A. Story, 1855, Coast Guard Service. Edinburgh, 58, se., Capt. E. P. Halsted, 184275 he Sheerness. Electra; 14, Com. W. Morris (b), 1846, Chatham. rness. Elk, 12, Com. J. F. C. Hamilton, 1854, East Indies. Encounter, 14, sc., Capt. G. W. D. O'Callaghan, 1846, East Indies. Esk, 20, so., Capt. Sir R. J. Le M. M'Clure, 1850, East Indies. Euryalus, 50, sc., Capt. G. Ramsay, C. 8., 1843, N. Ame rica and West Indies. Eurydice, 26, Capt. J. W. Tarleton, C. 8., 1852, N. Ame. rica and West Indies. Excellent, 46, gunnery ship, Capt, Sir T. Maitland, C. 8., 1837, Portsmouth. Exmouth, 91, sc., Capt. H. Eyres, C. 8., 1841, Devonport. Fairy, screw yacht, tender to Victoria and Albert yacht, Portsmouth. Falcon, 17', sc., Com. H. Campion, 1855, North America and West Indies. Firefly, 4,_st.-v., Cora. G. F. Day, 1855, Coast of Africa. Firm, sc.lun-boat, Lieut.-Com. B. G. W. Nicolas, 1849, Portsmouth. Fisgard, 42, Commodore J. Shepherd, 1840, Woolwich. Forester, 2, sc. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. A. J. Lines, 1853, East Indies. Formidable, 84, Captain J. J. Tucker, 1838, Sheerness. Frolic, 16, Com. L. W. Peyton (acting), Cape of Good Hope. Furious, 16, st.-ves. ' Capt. S. Osburn, Capt. S. Osborn, C. 8., 1855, Portsmouth. • Fury, 6, st.-v., Corn. C. T. Leckie, 1854, East Indies. Geyser, 6, st.-v., Corn. A. Tower, 1854, Cape of Good Hope. Gladiator, 4, st.-v., Capt. C. F. Hillyar, 1852, Medi terranean. Gorgon, 6, st..v., Corn. G. W. Towsey, 1855, Meditcr. ranean. Harpy, 1, st..v., Lieut.-Com, G. A. Briue, 1845, Mediter ranean. Harrier, 16, screw, Corn. S. H. Derriman, 1854, South America. Haughty, 2, so. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. R. V. Hamilton, 1851, East Indies. flavannah, 19, Capt. T. Harvey, 1848, Pacific. Hawke, 60, sc., Capt. J. Wilcox, C. 8., 1850, Coast Guard Service. Hecate, 6, st..v,, Corn. G. F. Burgess, 1854, Coast of Africa. Hecla, 6, st.-v., Com. E. D'O. D'A. Aplin, 1853, Coast of Africa. Herald, 8, sur.-y., Capt. H. M. Denham, 184 C South Seas. Hermes, 6, st..v., Com. W. E. A. Gordon, 1854, Coast of Africa. Hesper, sc. store-ship, Master-Corn. Hill, Woolwich. Hibernia, rec.-ship,Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir M. Stopford, K.C.8., Coto. E. K. 11. Hallett, 1851, Malta. Hi:llll37er, 21, se., Captain C. F. A. Shadwcll, C. 8., 1853, East Indies. Himalaya, se. store-ship, Com. W. H. Haswell, 1850, Portsmouth. Hogue, 60, Rear-Admiral Sir H. D. Chads, K.C.8,, Capt. J. Fullford, 1848, Queenstown. Hornet, 17, screw, Com. C. C. Forsytb,lB49, East Indies. Illustrious, 72, Capt. R Harris, 1849, Portsmouth. Imaum, 72, Corn. S. Morrish, 1851, rec.-sh., Jamaica. Implacable, 72, Capt. A. Lowe, 1845, Devonport. Impregnable, 104, Adm. Sir W. Parker, Bart., G.C.8., Capt. C. Wise, 1847, Devonport. Indefatigable, 50, Rear-Admiral W. I. H. Johnstone, Capt. T. Hope, 1852, South America. Indus, 78, Rear. Admiral Sir H. Stewart, K.C.B , Capt. W. H. Stewart, C. 8., 1854 (acting), North America and West Indies. Industry, 2, se., storoiship, Mast.-Com. G. J. Hodges, 1841, part. ser. Inflexible, 6, steam vessel, Cem. K. Corbot, 1841, East Indies. Intrepid, 6, Com. W. Wood, 1854, North' America and West Indio. Iris, 26, Capt. W. Loring, C. 8., 1848, Devonport. Jackal, st.-v., Lieut.-Com. C. T. W. G. Cerjat, 1846, par ticular service. , James Watt, 91, sc., Captain T. V. Anson, 1841, _particu lar service. Janus, sc. gunboat, Lieut.-Com. W. H. Jones, 1853, Ports mouth. Juno, 26, Capt. S. G. Fremantle 1842, Australia. Kestrel, sc. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. W. H. Rason, 1855, Devonport. Lee, sc. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. W. Graham, 1849, Wool wich. Locust, 3, st.-v., Lieut.-Com. J. B. Field, 1846, Sheerness. Lynx, 4, se. gun-vessel, Com. R. B. Oldfield; 1555, Medi terranean. Madagascar, rec.-ship, Com. E. M. Leycester, 1856, Rio Janeiro. Meander, 44, Capt. the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8., 1846, Coast Guard Service. Magieienne, 16, st.-v., Capt. N. Vansittart , 1854, Medi terranean. Majestic, 91, sc., Capt. J. Hope, 1838, Mediterrane an. Malacca, 17, st..v., Capt. A. Farquhar, 1849, Moditer raneau. Mariner, 12, Com. NV. R. G. Palliser, 1555, West Indies. 1855, Me- Medina, 4, st.-v., Capt. T. A. B. Sp ratt, C. 8., diterranean. Medusa, 4, st.-v., Corn. W. Bowden, 1854, Coast of Africa. Megrera, 6, sc., Com. G. T. M. Purvis (b), 1852, particu lar service. G. Heath, C. 8., 1854, Coast Melampus, 42, Capt. L. Guard service. Melville, 72, Com. H. Trollope, 1852, Portsmouth. 0. W. Buckley, 1856, Coast of Merlin, 4, st..v., Com. Africa. Mas.-Com. H. T. Ellis, 1848, Hong Mi n den, store -ship, Kong. Minx, 3, screw, Lieut.-Com. R. H. Roe, 1853, Coast of Africa. Miranda, i 4, Sc„ Captain R. Hail, 1855, Mediterranean. Monarch, 84, Rear-Adm. IL W. Bruce, Capt. G. E. Patsy, 1851, Pacific. Monkey, st.-tug, Sec. Mas. G. Syndercombe (act.), Wool wich. Myrmidon, 4, st.-v., Lieut.-Com. E. W. Shaw, 1852, Coast of Africa. Naiad, '42, store-ship, Mas, Corn. W. W. Dillon, 1813, Callao. Nankin, 50, Capt. the Hon. K. Stewart, 1842, East Indies. Nautilus, 6, Lieut.-Com. W. B. Grant, 1852, apprentice ship,Devonport. • Nereus, 41, store-depot, Mas. Com. J. C. Burlow, 1825, Valparaiso. Niger, 14, sc., Capt. the Hon. A. A. Coarane, 1854, East Indies. Nile, 91, screw, Capt. G. R. Mundy, 1837, N. America and IV. Indies. Nimrod, 6, screw, Cora. R. Dew, 1854, Portsmouth. Oberon, 3, st.-v., Lieut.-Com4J. Jackson, 1846,Woolwich. Opossum, 2, sc. gin -boat, Lt.-Corn. C. A. Campbell, 1852, E. Indies. Orion, 91, sc., Capt. J. E. Erskine, 1828, W. Indies awl N. America. Osprey, 4, sc., Cora. IL J. Blomfield,lBss,Mediteerancan. Otter, 3, st.-v., Lieut.-Com. C. H. Simpson, 1848, part. service. Pearl, 20, sc.. Capt. E. S. Sotheby, 1852, E. Indies. Pembroke, 60, Capt. J.' Fraser, C. 8., 1841, Coast Guard service. Peuelope, 16, st.-v., Capt. Sir W. F.. 3, Wiseman, Bart., 1854, Coast of Africa. Perseverance, 2, tr.-ship, Corn. J. W. D. MgDonald, part. ser. .Pigmy, 3, st., Lient--Com - , particular service,' Pi neer, 6, sc., Cora. G. P. Mends, 1854, West Indies. - Pique, 40, Capt. Sir F. W. E. Nicolson, Bart.; 1846, East Indies. , Plover, 2, se. gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. K. Stewart, 1855, East Indies. Plumper, 9, screw, Capt. G. H: Richards, 1854, part. ser. Pluto, 4, st. -v., Lieut.-Corn. W. Swinburn, 1848, Devonpt. Porcupine, 3, st.-v., Capt. H. C. Otter, 1854, surveying. President, 50, Capt. C. Frederic, 1842 Pacific. Princess R0ya1,...91, screw, Capt. G. Giffard, C.B. 1815, particular service. Prometheus, 5, st.-v. Corn. C. W. Hope, 1854, Coast of Africa. Racehorse, 14, Com. E. K. Barnard, 1852, East Indies. Raleigh, 50, Capt. the Hon. H. Keppel, C. 8., 1837, East Indies. Recruit, 6, st. vessel, Corn. H. F. M‘Killopp, 1855, Mediter. Retribution, 28, st. vessel, Capt. C. Barker, 1830, South America. • Rhadamanthus, 4, st.-vessel, Master-Corn. W. L. Browne, 1831, fart. ser. Rifleman, 8, screw, Lieut.-Com. H. Christian, 1849, South east Coast of Africa. Rolla, 6, Lieut.-Com. C. C. Nelson, 1854, Portsmouth. Royal Albert, 121, screw, Rear-Admiral Edmund Lord Lyons, QC 8., K.C.H., Capt. W. R. Mends, C. 8., 1852, Mediterranean. Royal William, 120, Rear-Admiral Sir J. H. Plumridge, K.C.8., Capt. F. Hutton, 1844, Devonport. St. Vincent, 102, Rear-Adiniral W. F. Martin, Capt. G. A. Elliott, 1838, Portsmouth, Sampson, 6; st -v., Captain G. S. Hand, 1852, East Indies. Sanspareil, 71, screw, Capt. A. C. Key, C.8.,1850, China. Sappho, 12, Capt. F. Moresby, 185 4 , Coast f Africa. Saracen, 4, Master-Com. J. Richards, 1837, East Indies. Satellite, sc., 21, Capt. J. C. Prevost, 1856, Pacific. Saturn, 72, Capt.-Sup. R. Smart, K. H., 1837, Pembroke. Scorpion, 6, Master-Corn. I. Parsons, 1854, West Indies. Scourge, 6, st.-v., Commod. J. Adams, 1854, Coast of Africa. Shannon, 51, screw, Capt. W. Peel, C. 8., 1849, China. Simoom, 8, sc., Com. J. M. Cooke, 1852, particular service. Siren, 16, Com. J. H. Selwyn, 1851, South America. Snake, 6; sc., Corn. J. E. Commerell, 1855, Mediterranean. Southampton, 50, Captain E. P. Charlewood, 1855, Coast Guard Service. Spartan, 26, Capt. Sir W. Hoste, Bart., 1848, East Indies. Sphinx, 6, st. -v. , Capt. A. P. E. Wilmot, C .B. , Mediterrau. Spiteful, 6, st.-v., Com. E. H. Shortt, 1854, Mediterranean. Spy, 3, Lieut.-Cora. A. Luckraft, 1846, South America. Starling, sc. gun-b., Lieut.-Com. A. J. Villiers, 1855, E.lnd. Staunch, 2, sc. gun-b., Lieut.-Com. L. Wildman, 1854, E. In. Supply, 2, store-s., Com. W. H. Balleston, 1845, Mediterran. Surprise, 4, se., Corn. S. G. Creswell, 1854, Devonport. Swallow, 8, sc., Com. C. L. Waddilovo, 1855, Mediterran. Sybille, 40, Corium& the Hon C. G. J.B. Elliot, 1841, E.ln. Tartar, 20, sc., Capt. H. Dunlop, 1850, W. Ind. 4t N. Amer. Tartarus, 4, st., Com. A. L. Mansell, 1855, Mediterranean. Teazer, 3, sc., lint. -Com. W. H. White, 1849, Coast of Africa Termagant, 24, st. -v., Commod. H. Kellett, C. 8., W. Indies Tortoise, 12, store-s., Capt. G. A. Seymour, 1854, Ascension Transit, sc. store-s., Com. E. Chambers, 1854, Portsmouth. Tribune, 30, sc., Capt. H. E. Edgell, C 8., 1846, E. Indies. Trident, 6, sc.-v., Com. F. A. Close, 1854, Coast of Africa. Trincomalee, 24,. Capt. W. Houston, 1847, Pacific. Tyne, 4, storeship, Mast. -Corn.j. S. Hill, 1845, Woolwich. Urgent, sc. storeship, Corn. C. G. Phillips, 1848, particular service. Victor, 6, sc., Corn. A. F. R. de Homey, 1853, North America and West Indies. Victoria and Albert, 2, steam-yacht, Capt. the Hon. J. Denman, 1841, Portsmouth. Victory, 101, Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, K,C.8., G.C.H.; Capt. G. H. Seymour, C. 8., 1844, Portsmouth. Vigilant, 4, sc., Cora. W. Armytage, 1855, Mediterranean. Viper, 6, sc., Mediterranean. Virago. 6, st.-v., H. V. Haggard, 1855, South-east Coast of America. Vixen, 6, st. -v., Com. G.T.Mecham, 1854, particular service. Volcano, 3, st.-v., Master-Com. J. M. Hockley, 1855, Portsmouth. Vulcan,6, sc. tr.-ship, Corn. J. H. Furneaux, 1856, parti cular service. Vulture, 6, st.-v., Capt.F. A. Campbell 1854, Mediterran, Wanderer, 4, sc., Corn. J. P. Luce, 1854, Mediterranean. Wasp, :3, sc., Com. F. H. Stirling, 1854, South America. Watchful, sc. gunboat, Lieut.-Com. J. H. Whitshed, 1854. Waterloo, 120, Vice-Admiral Hon. W. Gordon, Capt. Lord F. H. Kerr, 1852, Sheerness. Wellesley, 72, Captain Sup. G. Goldsmith, C. 8., 1842, Chatham. _ Weser, st. gim-bo4, Com. C. A. Wise, 1855, Mecliterra /lean. Winebester, 50. Capt. T. Wilson, 1853, East Indies. Woodcock, screw gun-boat, Lieut.-Com. B. J. Pollard, 1855. Wrangler, sc. gun-vessel, Lieut.-Com. J. li. Marryat, 1835, Mediterranean. Wye, st. tank-vessel, Mast-Com. G. Moore, 1843, Ports mouth. STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. (From " Colburn's United Service Magazine.") Where two places are mentioned, the last-named is that al which the Depot of the Regiment is stationed.] Ist Life Guards—Windsor 44th Do.—Sheliffe. ; Walmer 2d Do.—Regent's-park 45th Do. —C. G. H. ; Co Ithes. Rl. Horse Grds.—Hyde-park 46th Da—Corfu ; Mullingar lst Dragoon Guards—Exeter 47th Do. - -Malta ; Fermoy 2el. Do.—Dublin } For Can- 48th Do.—Ditto ; ditto 3d Do —Dublin terbury. 49th Do.—Barbados ; Walmer 4th Do.—Sheffield 50th Do.—Belfast ; Colchester - sth Do.--Piershill 51st Da—Curragh; Pembke 6th Do. —Bengal; Maidstone 52d Da—Bengal ; Chatham 7th Do.—Manchester 53d Da—Bengal ; Chatham Ist Dragoons—Dublin 54th Do.—Deynpt.; Winchsr. 2d Do.—Dublin 55th Do.—Gibraltr;Parkhrst. 3d Do.—Hounslow, for 56th De.—Curragh ; Pembke. Newb. 57th Da—Malta ; Fermoy 4th Do.—Brighton 58th Da—New Zealand;Tem 6th Da—Shorncliffe plemore 7th Hussars—Aldershot s9th Da—Hong Kong ; Ath -Bth Do.—Dundalk lone 9th Lancers —B;a1 : Maidst. 60th Do. [lst bati—Bengal ; 10th Hussars —Birmingham Chatham 11th Hussars—Hounslow ' Do. [2d bat.]-- Cape of Good 12th Lancers—Mdrs : Maidst. ' Hope • Jersey 13th Light Dragoons—Cahir Do. [3d bat.] —Dubin ; Jers. 14th Do.—Bombay: Maidst. 61st Do.—Bengal ; Chatham 15th Hussars--Dorchester 62d Do.—N. Scotia; 131rr 16th Lancers—Kilkenny 63d Do.—Ditto ; ditto 17th D a —Dublin 64th Do, —Bombay; Chatham Grenadier Guards [lst bat.]-- 65th Do. —NewZealand; Tem- Portman Barracks plemore Do. [2d bat.]—Dublin 66th Do.—Aldrsht. ; Winchs. Do. [3d bat. I—Windsor1 —Windsor 67th Do.—Plymouth ; Athlne. Coldstream Guards [lst bat.] 68th Do.—Cephalonia ; Mul -Aldershot lingar Do. [2d bat.] —Wellington B. 69th Do. —Barbadoes ; Wey- Scets Fusilier Gds. [lst bat.] mouth (ordered home) —St. George's Bks. 70th Do.—Bengal; Chatham Do. [2d bat.]—Tower 71st Do.—Malta ; Ft. George Ist Foot [lst bat.]—Curragh: 72d Do.—Guernsey, for Ports- Glasgow mouth; Ft. George Do. [2d bat.)—Malta, for 72d Do.—Cape of Good Hope; Gib.: Glasgow Colchester 2d Do.—Cape of Good Hopo; 74th Do.—Madras ; Chatham Colchester 75th Da-4mgal ; Chatham 3d Do.—Corfu ; Mullingar 76th Do.—Nwßrunswk ; Birr 4th Do.—Dublin; Colchester 77th Do.—Dublin ; Colchester sth Do.—Mauritius, for Hong 78th Do.—Bombay; Chatham Kong • Preston 79th Do. — Canterby.; Stirlin g 6th Do.—Cape of Good Hope, 80th Do.—Cape; Colchester Col 81st Do.—Bengal; Chatham 7th Do.—Aldershot; Pem. 82d Da—Ports= for China Bth Do.—Bengal; Chatham 83d Da—Bombay; Chatham 9th Do,—Canada; Limerick 84th Do.—Madras ; Chatham 10th Do. Bengal ; Chatham 85 th Do. —C . of G. H. ; 11th Do.—N.S.W. ; Butte- eastle-on-Tyne vant (ordered home) - 86th Da —Bombay ; Chatham am 12th Do.[lst bat ] Tas- 87th Do. — B en g al ; Mah Do.-[ls t mania ; Colchester 8 8 th D o . — Do. Temp e- Do. [2d bat.]—Cape of Good morn Hopo ; Colchester 89th Do. land ; Colchester 13th Do.—Cape of Good Hope; 90th Do.—Portsm. for China Colchester _cape for New Zea- Gibraltar ; Ft. Geo, 15th Do.—Gibraltar • Park- 9 2,1 1 31 ) ° o • _ 14th Do.—Malta ; Fermoy 91st Do._ —Corfu ; Preston Dover for Chin hurst (ordered "a D.—C • h • a 16th Do.—Canada; Limerick 91tit Do.—Dublin ming , Perubrk 96th Do. —Gibralt. ;Parkhrst. 17th Da—Canada ; Limerick 95th . Dublin ; Fermoy 19th18th Do.—Curragh 0 ; t ;13Pirarrkst 97th Do. Aldershot; . Chi 20th Da—Aldershot ; Chich chaster 21st Da—Malta ; Glasgow 98th Do.—Sheffield; Aldersh. - - C A u ld ri C a r g sh h 22d Do.—Aldershot ; Chiohes 99th Do.—Cork 23d Do.—Portsmouth, for Rifle Brigade (Ist bat.) —Al• China dershot ; Winchester 24th Do. —Bengal ; Chatham Do. (2d bat.)—Do.; do. 25th Do. —Manehes. ; Preston Do. (3d bat.) —Alder. for C. 26th Do,—Bermuda; Chatm. . of G. H.; Winchester 27th Do.--Bengal; diitto Ist W. India Regt.— Jamaica 28th Do.—Ma.lta • ,Fermoy 2d Do.—Demarara 29th Do.—Bengal ; Chatham 3d Do. —Jamaica 30th Do.—Gib. ; Parkhurst Ceylon Rifle Regt.—Ceylon 31st Da—Malta, for Gib. ; Cape M. Rifles—C. of G. H. Winchester Royal Canadian Rifle Regt.- 32d Da —Bengal ; Chatham Canada 33d Do e —) lauiitius; Colches. St. Helena Regt.—St. Helena 34th Do.—:Bdinburn Pakrst. Royal Newfoundland Corps 35th Do.—;Bengal ;'Cliatham Newfoundland 36th Do.--Jamaica; Cork (or- Royal Malta Feneibles—Malta dered. home) Gold Cat. Corps—Cape C. Cstl. 37th Do. —( Deylon ; Chatham Military Train (lstbat.)—Ald. 38th Da- 4 Darragh ; Fermoy Do. (2d bat.) Curragh for 39th Do. Canada ; Battey. China 40th Do.— N. S. W. ; Temple- Do. (3d bat.)—Aldershot more It Do. (4th bat.) Bristol for 41st Do.— Sheliffe. ; Walmer Curragh 42d Do.— Dover ; Stirling Do. (sth bat.) —Aldershot 43d Do.— -Madras; Chatham Do. (6th bat.)--York --- The Or well has arrived from Melbourne with 49,384 ounces 0 f gold, valued at 197,5361., and the Derwea with 16, i go4 ounces, valued at 65,0524 ..WW161: 1 4.1V , TVITaIIOIZAFT AT OA tC• z. d • 4.4.1 4_ • r (From the Times.) :7 „ r Joe This morning our readers are anoth-r glimpse into the iirte myst i d rhea of Wile:licraft, as be!ieved., , it in England in the year of grace 1857. .orahe S authority of the coratnuniervion we can entirely - vouch, and its. interest' is considerable, not, merely as authenticating the nature of the delusions still current in the country, but more especially as exhi biting the phase which these per,suasions assume in the•case of respectable persons and well-regulated parishes. The truth is we fear, that .much of the thaterial out of . •7A tic follies and barbarities cf • the 17th century were constracted exists to the present day, and if the results are less deplorable it is owing rather to better administration than superior enlightenment. The example now given is supplied by the evidence and arguments of a yeoman farmer—well-conducted, pretty well to do, and possessed of at least as much religious and ge neral knewledgi as fills usually to the lot of his class. His wife being ill, he . betakes himself taa neighbouring magistrate, relates his affliction, at- • tributes it-te the machinations of a certain witch, and applies for the magiStraters warrant to have her " proved," according to the Use and practice of our forefathers. The mention of the case in the neigh- honrhood brings out other allusions, anecdotes, and confessions, until at length it becomes plain enough that the applicant's optniona 'on this subject repre sent pretty nearly the private creed of the whole parish. Mr. Disraeli was certainly wrong in saying that the Deiert was the only place for purity of tradi tion. No Egyptian necromancers could have pre served their mysteries more faithfully than the in habitants of this British county. The principles and maxims d'sclosed are of the real genuine stamp, unimpeachable 'in their antiquity, unimpaired in their proportions, unadulterated iu their folly. The " proving" of the witch is tee true old trial, without cross or blemish—a real Devil's ordeal. Innocence of ordinary crimes used to be tested in early days by appeals to the immediate agency of Providence, so that fire was expected not to burn, or blows to hurt, in the case of a person unjustly accused. ._But innocence of witchcraft was proved by an inversion of the test. The agency here pro voked was that of the Devil, and if impunity ensued the verdict was that of conviction, not of acquittal, since the Prince of Darkness was held to have be trayed his sympathies in the protection of his own. The unfortunate consequence of these assumptions was that the incriminated party had no chance of escape either:, way. In the common ordeal, or appeal to Heaven, safety in the experiment brought safety altogether ' • but in the proof of witchcraft safety in the trial brought destruction afterwards, and acquittal was only established by death in the process. A reputed witch was thrown int) the water: As a human being in such case would usually sick and perish, it was held as evidence of diabolical support if the accused was found to swim, and the stake awaited her accordingly ; if no such aid was forthcoming she went to the bottom in the odour of innocence, and there re mained. The reader will discern in the stories now set befere _him with what remarkable fidelity this theory has been preserved. It is only in the touches of humanity and public order that the ideas of the 19. h century peep out. The farmer still desires to have the witch "swum," but he applies first far a magistrates's sanction, and would do it tenderly and with precautions, so as "not to, hurt her." Another notable persuasion of the . good old times was to the effect that these pre sumed dealers with the Devil were in the habit of buckling young imps at certain abnormal teats, presenting the appearance of moles on the skin. . The method of diagnosis on these occasions consisted in probing the moles to the quick with - sharp pointed bradawls ; and the famous Hopkins, the Witchfinder, was renowned for the peculiar dex terity of his manipulation. • We suspect that the vitality of this. tradition also -may be detected in one of the requests preferred by the farmer to the magistrate. _ _ There is little novelty in any of the symptoms detailed as evincing the agency in question. As are the witches, so is their work—the veritable repro- _ duction of ages long past. It would be almost a starting piece of testimony to find some entirely new feature or apparition, but, unlu kilt'; nobody ever sees or hears anything except what tradition. represents as being seen or heard under such cir cumstances. The most curious part of the state ments now published consists, we think, in the evidence of the counterpart traditions—traditions containing antidotes to witchery, which are hoarded and handed down like family recipes. In intro ducing one of these to the magistrate's notice the farmer observed, in a philosophic tone, " These, you see, sir, are little schemes which go from one generation to another. There is always something• to be learned out of the weakest and ignorantest. ' The "little scheme' 'pie-educed on the present oc casion from Ibis - 111}0Sitory-of' lore consisted in taking some hairs from the "noddle" of the be witched woman's neck, some parings of her nails, and some nails from a horseshoe, and putting the whole together in a bottle on the fire. Whoa the bottle bursts the experimenters look out of window, and there ,the guilty witch or wizard will be seen standing before them. Nor was this the only counter spell available. When the evil disposed person had been thus identified there were means of getting rid of her very simply in deed. The impulse of the Devil would drive her to the house she was afflicting, and it was only necessary to refuse all speech of her 'to send her backto her own home to die. One case, it will be seen, was related in which the actual employment of this method with a full and due result was said to have occurred. In point of fact, if a household was but in posse ,lion of the proper knowledge, and re solute in applying it, it seems to us as if witches would get a good deal the worst of the game. One highly natural but exceedingly striking fea ture in the discourse here put before us is the clashing and discord of ideas produced in the con flict between delusions of the 17th century and realities of the 19th. It is hard to say which ap pears the strongest—faith in spells or belief in parochial government. Witches are spoken of one minute as if they were born children of the Devil, end the next as if they were poachers or tramps. The farmer had argued with the magistrate about the Witch of Endor and about Jewish demoniacs, but when it came to the push, and as a last resort, he asks whether a man who "bas to pay the rates and taxes, hard and fast," ought to be bothered in this kind of way ? Satan might be roaring and ramping about, but he couldn't be stronger than the Squire. " Sir, if our Squire knew that there was any such bad things' as witchcraft about, he would have it altered." Even in the case of the very witch believed to be at work the final appeal shows the ratepayer triumphant over the victim of superstition. He had been pleading very hard for the swimming and the proving—for the pond and the rope ; but at last he says, "Couldn't you have her hit 3ned off to the Union? That might be a benefit 1" We shouldn't wonder if it proved as hard a trial as any. It is horrifying to think of the cruelties which in former times were practised under the influence of persuasions like these, when poor unhappy creatures, almost always aged and helpless, were liable to treatment of the most barbarous descrip tion on charges which could always be made and could hardly be disproved. In the present case harmless,oin reasnpteettett,usantldia.ttotoh e in a fi c r o m use t d o s w ti O r re rn an ue t from her cottage, while the woman, thought to be i s e vidently labouring under aberration Yet this, we dare say, is the type of many a case a ttended in da y s g one b y with atro eities too terrible to be thought of. In this de bop bewitched, de partment, i t it n d t , ' however, of the subject matters stand on a pretty good footing ; nor is there much danger that witchcraft can involve anytbin worse than fraud or folly so long as men of charity and intelli gence, like our correspondent and his colleagues, can temper the superstition of their neighbourhoods by advice and superintendence. For a more radi cal cure we must look to education, and such ex amples as we have recently given ought to teach us more strongly than any arguments how urgently progress is required. The payment of tea duties under the reduced scale have already been extremely heavy. At the London Customhouse alone the amount has been' 320,0001. THE RATE OF DISOOIINT.—The Bank of England, which during the recent shutting of tile transfer books has made its usual quarterly advances on stock at 61 per cent., gave notice yesterday afternoon that the rate for such advances will now be 7 per cent., and that they will be limited to seven days. This movement was not generally known until after businese hours, when it caused Consols to be sold at a further decline. It is, however, precisely similar in character to that adopted at the approach of the dividend payments in January last. The rate of disc ount was then 6 per cent., and the charge for loans on Government securities was put up to 6c. The step might therefore have been antici pated. Within the last five weeks the aggregate amount taken from the Bank on these securities has been ex tremely large, and now that the ostensible reason for which the assistance was granted no longer exists, it is right that they should be brought within a compass not to interfere with the supplies available for regular coat• mercial operations. The Bank is not bound, either by precedent or in any other way, to make these advances after payment of the dividends on any terms whatever, and supposing an anticipation to have been entertained of the necessity of increasing the stringency of the pre. -ent discount arrangements, it may be presumed they would have been withheld altogether. Whether whoa Iwill ultimately be adopted may depend probably upon the gold movements of the present week.—Thnes. Esq.,