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I • , ‘ • .fr,„•/•- 7 .4 . .. ... ~,,,,,, .. 7 l /z , ( •.. . _...,. 4 " \ ' ‘\,A . :2, • , , ' , -. '' *aftkel't,dl44,ft. M[W i lijk '-' 74lt ' . , , r ;)/4/ i , ~ , .., LIM., ..t4',:''''''''''g.. 1... i- • ;,7 , ,. , • ~,,k . , fr . 14,,,,,, • ~,, , ~,, t., „, ~ _...,-,_ ..„ ,tw,,, '`-,:t" ',' f-7/ ' • 149 - ' '''• fr lfrifik ' G , i4A I , . •' -.. .-< l ' l', - , ,, r .. ' • ~ ‘ ' " 410 1 . w q , ,-,, - 1. , r EAST WM k TIOURE, 4TH _ FEBRUARY, 1857. THE COURT of DIRECTORS o f th e EAST INDIA COMPANY 00"IIEREIIY GIVE NOTICE, That rthey have received returns of unpaid shires of Donation Bette .!n ted to the (trees employed in Burrnah during tho campaign of by general order, by the Governor-General, of India, in Council, dated ISt July, 1853, due to Oflacers, seamen, and Marires of her Majesty's ships Cleopatra, Contest, Hermes, Hastings. Sala ander, Sphinx, Serpent, Styx, Fox, Winchester, and Rattier ; and ttukt.the Nun° will he paid to the several parties entitled, on their a PPueation at the Military Department, East India House, after the Hith instant.' LON MONDAY EV t-i NiP,G, FEBRUARY 9, '1857. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. ( ,N. „. 20,169.) E tetuoic ST.mpED SD• ZST IIAM DISTILLERY COMPANY. (Limited ) bi II. .., ° „ T ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the works of the above et c."_"erY being near completion, the Directory will be open to re orders for PLAIN SPIRIT to be supplied in February. Due *Wee will be sent round to the trade. THOMAS WEBB, Manager. bist illerY, West Ham, 31st Jannil7, 1857. MR• ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, EVF BADEN, up the RHINE, and PARIS, is NOW OPEN Ey EVENING (except Saturday) at 8 o'clock.—Stalb., 3s. ; area, 2s. gallery, Is. Stalls can be secured at the box office, 4 if7ptian Hall, Piccadilly, every day between eleven and four, with out AnY extra charge. The Morning Representations take place "er7 Tuesday and ,aturday, at Three o'clock. M R. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, with New Costumes and v irious Novelties, Vocal and Cha racteristic, every evening (except Saturday) at Eight. A MORN ING PERFORMANC E every SATURDAY, at Three. Private Boxes and stalls May be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office, Polygraphic -hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has been entirely' redecorated. ARGYLL ROOMS.—LAURENT'S CASINO. The New Grand Walfz, ALEXANDER BOMANOPF, by iten , l Laurent, introducing the National Anthem and Melodies of Russia, performed every evening by Lanreut's Band. Principal COillet•a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Admission one Shilling. D R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street; Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen o nly) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models uld th ePrparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in and disease, the race of men, &c Lectures delivered at 12, h II. 4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; a n d a new and 4 h , and series of Lectures it now in course of delivery b 7 Dr . kAttx, at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely. 4dmission, One Shilling. Catalogues containing Lectures as delivered by Dr. Khan Gratis). I Go.apoy OTT/AXING, the LION HUNTER; will give his newand popular ICNTERTAINMENT, descrip tive et his EXPLOIT. and ADVENTURES in SOUTH AFRICA e ven' evening, except Saturday, at S. MORNING REPRESENTA TION every SATURDAY, at 3 o'clock. The Lion Hunter's 'Rush reople, !tom the great Kalahari Desert, will appear incidental to the Entertainment. Piano by Mr. ilarrfes Wilson.- Area, Is. ; reserved kale 28'.; stalls (which may be taken dailybetween eleven and tour, at the Museum), 35.-232, Piccadilly. GNEIt . A.I.= 'TOM THUMB Las scarcely undergone the fligittest change in features, Voice, or size since be appeared Three Times before her Majesty at Elackingham Palace thirteen years ago, and exhibited before 600, , ;00 •f the nobility and gentry in London. Hundreds who knew him Intimately at that time recognise him daily. His intellect has Vastly expanded. His Songs, Dances, Statues, Imitations. &c., in numerous Costumes, are peculiarly enchanting. His Miniature Equipage promenades the streets. The costly Presents received from her Majesty and the Crowned Heads of Europe are exhibited to his visitors, THREE EXHIBITIONS EVERY DAY and EVENING, in the beatitifhl PRINCE OF WALES BAZAAR, 209, rent-street, near Conduit-street —HOURS CH HGED.—From tg 2,3% to 5, and 7 to 9 o'clock. Dqprs open half an hour in ..avance; Admission, I a., regardless of age ; Stalls, 2s. Children m uriniee. ' INVESTMENTS in BRITISH MINES.--Full Particulars of the most important Dividend and Progressive Mines 'Will be found in the Fourth Edition of BRITISH MINES _ CONSI DERED AS AN INVESTMENT, recently published by J. /I . MURCHISON, Esq., F.G.S.,F.S.a.', price 3s. 6d.; by post. 4s. Ur. MURCHISON also publishes a QUARTERLY REVIEW of EIRITISH MINING, giving the position and prospects of the Mines It the end of each quarter, the dividends paid, &c. s The Reiiew for the quarter and the year ending 31st Dec. last con tis 4 MO of the Camborne district, price Is. " The book will be f oun d ex t re mely valuable."—Observer. " " valuable little book."—Globe. " A valuable guide to invdstors."—Herapath. A useful littl e vo l ume. " — M orn i ng H era ld . " Of Vest falud to capitalists."—Sunderland Times. Parties requiring information on mining investments will find no titer and safer instmtor than Mr. Murchison."—Leeds Times. " One of the most valuable mining publications which has come tinder our notice, and contains more information than any other on the subject of which it treats."— Derby Telegraph. "To those who wish to invest capital in British Mines, this work is 0f the first importance."—Welshman. This vrerk enables the capitalist to invest on sound principles; it is, in truth, an excellent guide."—Plymouth Journal. CoPies of the above publications can be obtained at Mr. Murchison's onfilaees, 117, B ishopsgate-street Within, London ; and reliable infor tlon and advice will be given at any time to those who may re quire it. CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Recretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—Thts Institu tion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor "ducted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, ihc eadllin on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted It the Bronmton Estahliskment, for one month, and for a longer Period if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per- Sons under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for the last three years about 400 cases each year. Since the foundation of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every form of this dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this Charity. A Weekly Board manage Its affairs, and every informa tion connected with the Institution may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this great work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be Paid to William Loxhani Farrar, Esq., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's inn -fields; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand; and at the Secretary's Oakes, 167, Piccadilly. By order. W. J. COCKERILL, Secretary, ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron-IThe QUEEN.—Fonaded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone ; no re slommendatien is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits Of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal application Week ending 7th November 2,154 Ditto 14th November 2,043 Ditto 21st November Ditto 28th November 2,309 •th and 30th November.• • • Total in November .... • • 8,747 of Which 2,775 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat- Meng having been admitted previously. The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the Patients, Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such eaten re relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the Public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, Yearly elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual General Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, When any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not en d owed, but is wholly dependent on volun lar7 contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co.; Williams. b eacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber tiers-street ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A.. Chairman. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. POI CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, COUGH, ASTHMA, CONSUM PTION , AND DEBILITY. DII BARRY'S delicious HEALTH-RESTOR ING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and cures the above complaints and their eequences, such as hemorrhoidal affections, flatulency, disten o, acidity, heartburn, palpitation of the heart, nervous headaches, 4>titeria, neuralgia, deafbess, noises in the head and cars, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, erysipelas, erup tions of the skin, impurities and poverty of the blood, scrofula, dr op Y. rheumatism, gou t, nausea an d sickness during pregnancy, after eating, or at sea ; low spirits, spasms, epileptic fits, spleen, general debility, inquietude, sleeplessness, involuntary blushing, paralysis, trestr , rs, dislike to society, unfitness for study, loss of me irl Fh orY, delusions, vertigo, blood to the head, exhaustion, melan e:lY, groundless fear, wretchedness. It is, moreover, the turns t food for infaLts and invalids generally, as it never l acid on the weakest stomach, nor interferes with a f n oc c ,d i iberal diet, but i mparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, restores the faculty of digestion and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. Supported by testimonial.; from the celebra ted Professor o f Chemistry Andrew Ure, Dr. Shorland, Or .llstr vey, Dr. Campbell, Dr. G attiker, D r . W urzer, Dr. 'ngram, L " rd Stuart de Decles. the DowagerCohuo.ntess of Castlestuart, and 50,000 , other well-known i n di v i duals, health has been r es tored by this useful and economi ca l diet, aftel' all other means had been tried in vain for many years, and all hopes of recovery aban toned. Analysis by the celebrated Fpß ro .s fes , s sc orc..Ac C . lie mistry Andrew Ure, London, 24, 'Bloom bury-square. " I hereby certify, that having examined Du Barry'si Revalenta perfectly whole_ I find It to be a pure vegetable Farina, some, easily digestible, likely to promote a healtii: stomach and bowels, and thereby to counteract dyspyepseit,itoeinodfigtehge. Um) constipation, and their nervous consequAennzls3.l Analytical Chemist." ANDREW URE, M.D., &c., Ukase by the Emperor of Russia. Russian Consulate General, London, Dec. 2, 1847. TheConsul-General has been ordered to inform Messrs. Barry Du Barry and Co., that the Revalenta Ar a bi ca they had sent to a his Majesty the Emperor, has by imperial permission, been forwarded to the Minister of the Imperial Palace. Suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions. In canisters, Ilb 2s 9d ; 21b 4s 6d ; slb lls ; 121 b 221; super refined quality, lib 6s ; 21b lls ; 51b 29s ; 101 b 33s The 101 , , and 121 h canis ters are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry.. D u B arry and Co.. 77, Regen t- s t ree t. L on d on; Fortnitm,, - mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at, 60, Gr aeechurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 4, Chcapside ; 68, C ornhill; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker -street; 63 and 150, Oxford-street. A NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE! I OF MEDICINE. Patent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Vienna. cil Pharnaacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine , i N a i _ n o r ze ' nge; TRIEREm ocket. AR No. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the form o I devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat P . y sold in tin cases, divided into separate doses, as administered o alpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, &c tice• T RIESE '' MAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE consen LARATION, SPE RMATORRIREA, and all the distressing and sexua , ' ne nces arising from early abuse, indiscriminate excesses, or too l long residence In hot climates. It has restored bodily ll_%eilgth and vigour to thonsands of ilebilitated individuals who . a a i r i e rio in the enjoyment of health and Functions of Manhood . d Whatever may be th e cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAR ‘ ,, r.:, they are effectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery* TRIESEMAR No . II„ ce of three day s, com effectually, in the short ,P. era licates all traces of Go orrhoaa, to the its mi p l l d et a e n ly d forms, Gleets, Strictures It Urine, Pains of the Loins Inflation of Bladder, Non-retention of ' copalvi and Cubebs have a a n g d gr en av ti a r t eZ mend Kidneys. and those disorders which Egctifon of the a vaat Ploonrgi been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of Till population. is the great Continental Remedy f AR No. 111., toms, It also constitutes a cer g ta a l a n :cu S re D f h o i r li Fl c a u nd Secondary Symp . Cutaneous Eruptiotis, removin in its course all corrup it, rvY, Scrofula, and all tions and impurities from the vital stream expell --ags altogether to eradicate •he virus of disease, and expe , it vvith:the insensible parspiration rasekrin through the medium of the pores of never-failing remedy tor that class o f di , and urine, and is a the English Physician treats with Mercu ° ry, (.08 Ilvhich unfortunately tion of the patient's constitution. and vrhich taletinevitable d estruc • the world cannot restore. Price lls., or four cis he sa rsaparilla in which saves 11s., and in 5/. cases, whereby t here ' is s" in one for 335,, To be had wholesale and retail in London, ot b4 a viug of IL 128, 14 0 , Loadenhall-street; Prout, 229, Strand; flaiina; Y „and Gordon, ford-street ; Sanger. 150, Oxford •street ; Barclay an c l tn o C n ° ••.3, Ox ringdon-street •; Butler and Ilarding, 4. C heapside ; 1.; i' ''''' Far ( wards, St. Paul's Churchyard. .1•••••••••••/..1 HUMAN TRAILTY ; a Popular Medical work, price Is., post free, beautifully illustrated with 100 engravings, and containing the opinions of Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, &c • It gives copious instructions for the perfect restoration of those who are prevented by impediments from entering into the married state, also showing the dreadful results from early abuse, gonorrhcea, and syphilis, and the beiierits arising from the chemical tests and examination of the s permatoza, by the author's newly-constructed mhA icroscope, with powerful lensei p —Piper and Co., 23, Paterneator ; and Itom all agents for the sale of ".Tricoemos." PUBLICATIONS THIRD AND CHEAPER EDITION, REVISED, N ow ready, in 1 vol., with Illustrations, 6 5., bound , EASTERN HOSPITALS and ENGLISH NURSES: The Narrative of Twelve Months' Experience in the Hospitals of Koulali and Scutari. By a LADY VOLUNTEER. " A work doing honour to humanity."—Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, price Sixpence, IS THERE ANY EFFECTIVE CONTROL of the PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. Addressed to Members of the:House of Commons. By Sir HENRY WILLOUGHBY, Bt., M.P. James Ridgway, Piccadilly, and all Booksellers. On the Ist of March will be published, Part 1., price 2d., of FEIST'S RACING RECORD, containing a complete CALENDAR of SPORT, from the Ist of January to the day of publication. Edited by ALBERT FEIST, Editor of the Turf Department of the "Sunday Times," and Reporter of Sporting Intelligence to the London daily papers, &c. Printed and pub'ished, on the Ist of each month, by William Wright, Sporting Printer and Publisher, Frlwood rents, Holborn. Just published, in Bvo. with a Map and 8 Colouied Illustrations, price 12s. 6d., cloth, ERMII DA, a COLONY, a FORTRESS, and a JLP PRISON; or, Eighteen Months fn the Somers Islan.ls. By a FIELD OFFICER. " Bermuda, as. a prison, is very important"— Daily News. " We part from him with regret."—Literary Gazette. " A man of observation. and of ability."—Globe. " A highly interesting account of transportation."—Record: " It is full of Information, and agreeably written."—Press. "A field officer mites with all the frankness of a soldier."—Sun. " A pleasant account of this group, as colony, fortress, and prison." —Spectator. " irarieus suggestions particularly valuable and seasonable."— JohnStilL " donveya a Tana amount d initainaVvx In a, plea,sing form."— United Service Magazine. London: Longman, Brawn, Green, Longmans, and Roberts: Just published, price 2d., or postiree 3d., the 1024 Edition of THE NATURAL REGENERATOR of the DIGESTIVE ORGANS, the STOMACH, LIVER, NERVES, LUNGS, &c., without Medicine, Galvanism, Electricity, inconve nience, and expense, by en easy, natural, pleasant, and infallible remedy, which saves fifty times its cost in other means of cure. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professor of Che mistry, Dr. Andrew TTre ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey • Dr. Camp bell ; Dr. Gattiker; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess ofCastie-Stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failtd. London : Barry Da Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street. Jast published,. price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., fiN STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA : its PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREATMENT. Illus trated by numerous Cases selected from the Records of upwards of Twenty Years' extensive and successful Practice, and which embrace every variety of Urethral Contraction, together with appropriate Means of Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, • Member of the Royal College of Burgeons of England. • H. Ballliere, 219, Regent-street "We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the - treatment of stricture to have equalled, if it has not exceeded, that of any of •his contemporaries; whilst• we most certainly know of no man to whose care we would sooner intrust the treatment of a severe case of stric ture."—Medical Circular. PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made is the matter of Thomas Vowe, late or Hallotsn, in the county of i eicester, Esquire, deceased, all persons claiming any debts or liabilities affecting the personal estate of the above-named Thomas Towe, who died is or about the month Of December, 1855), are, by their solicitors, oil or before the 7th day ig March, 1857, to come in and prove their debt. and liabilities at the Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, Knight, No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof theyovill be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order. Thursday, the 12th day of March, 1857, at One o'clock in the after noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for bearing and adjudicating upon the claims. - Dated this 29th day of January, 1857. • CHAS. PUGH, Chief - Clerk. FLADGA.TE, CLLRKE, and FINCH,. 43, Crktren-street, Strand, Solicitors for the Executors. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY COMPANY. Creation of 2,000,00 1 1. further Capital. The Board of Directors hereby intimate to the Shareholders of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company that the Hon. East India Company have sancti ned the raising of further capital in this Com pany to the extent of 2,000,0001., with interest guaranteed at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. It has accordingly been resolved, pursuant to the act, to issue the said capital rateably among the shareholders, in shares of 201. each, One new share to be given in virtue of every Twb shares of 201. value standing on the register of the Company on the 16th January nst. And the Board . have, by such resolution, made a call of 21. per share on every new- 201. share so allotted (with the option to the sharebo'der of paying up the whole 2014, which is hereby declared payable at the Bank of Messrs. Heywood, Kennard% and Co., Lom bard-street, London, on or before the 26th day of February, 1857. Circular letters of allotment, with directions for payment, and forms of Receipt, will be forwarded' to , the address of the several skareholders. The shareholders are hereby informed that share certificates, if left at the Wilco after notice is given that they are ready for delivery, remain at the risk of the proprietors. (Signed) CORNELITTS NICHOLSON, Superintending Director. 3, New Broad-street, London, Stla Jan., 1857. SUN LIFE ASSUIt o ANCE SOCIETY, Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-FIFTHS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society, ccording to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives ,re lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers tre fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in Iddition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy stamps paid by the. Office. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of tke Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. p ROTIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TAIOTEIS. Thomas Barlag, Esq., M.P. 1 WM. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomas Hankey, Esq., M.P. 1 Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Life Assurance for all classes of society. Existing Policies. Accumulated Fund........ Annual Income 26,000 A THIRD BONUS will be declared during the ensuing year. The Report and Balance-sheet for 1856 may be obtained at the Office, 15, Moorgate-street, London. ' WM. THOMAS LINFORD, Secretary. January Slat, 1857. ESTABLISHED 1841. MEDICAL, INTALID, AND GENERAL LIFE OFFICE, 25, Pall-mall, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament. At tke Fifteenth Annual Meeting, held on 27th November, 1856, It was shown that on the 30th June last— The number of Policies in force was •• .....• ••• • • • 8 ,7 38 The amount insured was • • 2,752,1971. Is. 2cl. The annual Income wa5......., •• 11g,8571. 16s. 2d. Two Bonuses have been declared (in 1848 and 1853), adding !loft 2 per cent. per annum on the average to sums assured, and by which a Policy of 1,0001. issued in 1842 on a healthy life Is now increased to 1,2601. -ince the last Division of Profits in 1853 the accumulated funds have increased by more than 105,0001, offering considerable advan tages to present assurers. froths divided every five years—next division in IESB. Tie Society, since its establishment, has paid claimi on 651 Policies, assuring 254,0081. Assurances are effected at home or abroad on healthy lives, at as moderate rates as the meat recent data will allow. Indian assurances at very moderate rates. and great facilities given to assurers. Invalid lives assured on scientifically constructed tables. Policies issued free of Stamp duty, and every other charge but the Premiums. Agents wanted for ♦acant places. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposa's, and every other information, =ay be obtained of the Secretary, at the Chief Gillet, or on applica tion to any of the Society's ♦gents in the country. C. DOUGLAS SINGER, Seoretary. HULL and LONDON SCREW STEAMERS from Custom-House Quay.—The public are respectfully in formed that from and after Monday, 2d February, 1857, the Hull Steamers will run from Custom-Reuse Quay with Goods and Passen gers, as usual. Best Cabin, 6s. 6d : Fore Cabin, 4s. Farther in formation may be obtained of the agents. WM. JO. HALL and CO., London. A. BANNISTER and Co., hull. COLT'S SIX-SHOT REVOLVERS—the fa vourite size for Officers, Army and Navy, weight 21b. Soz., rifle-b ored. Also, th ree s i zes POCKET REVOLVERS, for Travel lers and H ouse Protection. Holsters, ',el", Pouches, Cartridges. & large stock, Lond on made, ready for immediate delivery. Des s3ctription and Price-Ists ilirnished. Order of the Patentee and ufactnrer, SAMUE L COLT, 14, Pall-Mall, London.— Bew are of counterfeita. JOZEAII'S COPAIIINE, or SACCHARATED ICAPSULES, approved of by the trench College of Physicians, successfully administered In the Paris and London Hospitals, and Acknowledged by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder. (See " Lancet" of Nov, 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on appli cation.—Price per 100, 48.6 d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor, ( 4ABRIEL JOZEAU, sole French chemist, Haymarket, London, and Ail the principal chemists. v e l R. HOWARD, lir geon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI !MAL TEETH ,tixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so e rfectly resemble the natural te et h as not to be distinguished from he original by the closest ooserver; they will never change colour or ecay, and will be nfooutnrdeqvueig tshuepeerixotrrateotiaonnyotferewtht.e,voerr baenfyorpeauhsierudl. 1 elete °(lan(dlowesill support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is c a a t r y e e e d t . teeth At pndered sound a r i l i :c a irs r ' a 'nt n ii t °e e tn e l: d to mastication.--52, t n i e d a t m i o a n s . t_i mastication. n p . ome from ten till five. `ALT and Co.'s EAST INDIA p ALE 1.0 B URTON ALES. BRE STORES:— WERY—BURTON- ON - TRENT. an' LONDON Hungerford-wharf. LIVERPOOL 52, Henry-street. MANCHESTER .. • • 37, Brown-street. SHEFFIELD ...... . ..... 12, George-street. BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL.. ....... 13, Small-street. DUBLIN 4, Crown -alley. EDINBURGH ... • .... Por thopctoun Warehouse. GLASGOW St. Vincent -place. These Ales, in Casks of Eighteen Gallon% and upwards, and in Bottle, obtained from an respectable Bottlers. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. - —"'YUdeigEesitrathP [ 4 L A. A and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE stai all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, Jail by it e ar f t o s od th . e most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops,. „ evrinei-cti s tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to lhanet Bdaily guard to healt ~,, a s 0 :i 41,,,,Vis Messrs -Crosse 8 . Pi c r r o o a s d s -es andtree ti„ useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe sold by th h. London, a e Proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street and nice oilmenilaWckorweeelslt,earn;daolstohebry-Messrs. Barcla2 1.7.13.._ /. . n o u en ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. 4114 PE.R.Rzi, i , 4 , rd Against imitations, see that the names of " LEA ' 44 uPon the label and patent cap of the DOttle. THE CHINESE WAR. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. The papers relating to the proceedings of her Majesty's naval forces at Canton, presented to both houses of Par liament by command of her Majesty, were published on Saturday. They include the despatches from Sir John Bowring to the Earl of Clarendon, Admiral Seymour's despatches to the Admiralty, the respective correspond ence between Sir John Bowriog, Admiral Seymour, and Consul Parkes, and with the Chinese authorities ; docu ments irelative to the proceedings of the French and American representatives, together with a variety of papers, the subetance of which has already been made known. There is also an appendix, composed of papers dating from 1848,, respecting the right of British subjects to flee entry into Canton. The only expressions of opinion on the part of the home Government contained in the paper will be found in the following despatches : 'TELE EARL OF CLARENDON TO SIR J. ROARING. - Foreign Office, Dec. 10,1856. Sir,—l have received your despatches of the 13th and 15th Oct., reporting what had passed, in regard to the seizure, by the Chinese authorities at Canton, of the crew of the hrcha Arrow, sailing under British colours. I have consulted the law officer of the Crown on this matter, and I have now to state to you, that I am of opi nion that this act of the Chinese authorities constitutes ao infraction of Art. IX. of the Supplementary Treaty. The only possible defence open to them appears to be, that 'the Arrow was not "an English merchant ship" within the true intent and meaning of the Treaty ; but Art. XVII., Rale 1, in Supplementary Treaty, recog nisei and includes this particular class of vessel; she had a British master, British colours and papers ; and even if her licence had been improperly granted in Aug.,1854, this 'was a matter of British internal regulation, and to be dealt with by the British authorities. This point is evi dently an after-thought on the part of the Chinese, and the icily evidence of it is the uncorro b orate d assert i on of one of ihe crew whitat in custody.. lio.-Britiah,lorcha would besafe if 'her crew were liable to seizure on such grounds. I have further to observe that there do not seem to have been any such circumstances of urgency in this case as would afford any justification or excuse for the arbi trary conduct of the Chinese authorities, who were, pro bably, emboldened by the absence ofany of her Majesty's ships from Canton. , The Arrow was bound to Hong Kong, and if any of her crew could be identified as hav ing been guilty of piracy, or were even suspected of it, there would have been no difficulty in securing their ap prehension and delivery, had the Chinese authorities taken the course indicated by Art. 9, viz., communicat ing with the British Co n s u l. O n l y two o her crew were charged with piracy, viz., Le-ming-tae, and Liang-kien foo the third 'detained (Woo a-jet)) is apparently only wanted as a witness; and there was not the slightest pre text for seizing the other nine, who were afterwards re leased. Tne accidental-and temporary absence of the British master on board a neighbouring vessel could not affect the, question. The British flag is clearly proved (by the deiosition of Kennedy a n d L eac h) to h ave been .hauleddo n byithe Chinese Mandarin crew, notwithstanding the, denial of this fact by the Imperial Commissioner ; but evea if the flag had not beeu actually flying at the moment, it is obvious that the national character of the loreha, was well known to the authorities. The expiration of the Arrow's sailing licence on Sep tember 27, previous to her seizure, does not appear to have been known to the Chinese authorities ; and this, again, is a matter of British regulation which would not justify seizure by the Chinese. The principle involved in this case is most important, and the demands made by Mr. Consul Parkes appear to me to be very moderate under the circumstances. I consider that the re•delivery of the three men st:lt de tained, ana a subsequent formal demand for their extra dition before they are given up again, should be insisted on as a sine qua n on. T hey must be considered as having been forcibly taken in breach of Treaty, and without any justification or excu se , f rom on b oar d a British vessel, and illegally detained in custody by the orders of! the Imperial Commissioner, with full know ledge of all the circumstances and in defiance of a formal de nand by the British Consul. [Under all the circumstances of the case, I approve of the intention to seize and bold one of the imperia l junks as security f o r the redress which the high commissioner has been called upon to afford in this case, have thatade intothe conclude circumstances r y c o u u m s h t a a v n e c es c aused a 4 only to add , rictinciulrytobe m con nected with the grant of the licence to the lorcha in the ycar 1854.—1 am, &c., (Signed) CLARENDON. THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY TO MR. HAMMOND. (Received Jan. 3.) Admiralty, Jan. 3, 1857. Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you copies of a letter from Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, and of such of its enclo- Aires as have not been received at the Foreign-office, de titiling the operations at Canton; and in laying the same blefore the Earl of Clarendon, I have to request that you will move his lordship to inform mylords what instructions a 6 to be sent to the Admiral by the mail of the 10th ipst.—l have, acc., (Signed) Taos. Paum. H. HAMMOND TO THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY. (Extract.) Foreign-office, Jan. 10, 1857. I have laid before the Earl of Clarendon your letter of the 3d inst., enclosing Rear. Admiral Sir Michael Sey mour's report of the late operations in the Canton river, and requesting to be made acquainted with the instruc tions which should be sent to him on the subject ; and in reply I am to request that you will acquaint the Lords Comwissioners of the Admiralty that Lord Clarendon is of opinion that the admiral's conduct should be entirely approved, and more especially the judgment, firmness, and moderation with which be has acted, and the respect which he has shown for the lives and properties of the Chinese people. THE EARL OF CLARENDON TO SIR J. BOWRING. (Extract.) Foretgn•office, Jan. 10, 1857. I have received your despatch of the 23d of October last, with a report of the operations in the Canton river, and I have to acquaint you that her Majesty's Govern ment entirely approve the course which has been adopted by Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour and yourself ; and I have to instruct you also to convey to Mr. Parkes a similar approval of his conduct. Count de Conroy, the French representative, expresses to Sir John Bowring his "moral adhesion" to the course taken by the British authorities, and his recognition of the fact that our common interests direct us towards the revision of our treaties with China. DEPOSITIONS REGARDING TIIE LORCHA ARROW. Thomas Kennedy, aged 21 years, a native of Belfast, duly sworn, states—Between 8 a.m, and 81 a.m. yester day morning, Bth October, I was on board the lorcha Dart, which was at anchor about 150 yards below the Dutch Folly ; my own vessel, the Arrow, was lying about 50 yards ahead of the Dart, nearer the Dutch Folly, within easy hailing distance, also at anchor. I was sitting on the deck of the Dart, when I saw two Chinese boats, each having mandarins on board in uni- form, and about 20 seamen besides the officers ; in all, there might be about 60 men. Some of the officers had official caps, with feather tails to their caps. I did not take any notice at the moment whetherthey were armed. A little after I saw the boats pass, the captain of the Chusan lorcha, who was also on board the Dart, re marked to me that these mandarin boats were lying alongside my lorcha. I answered, " They are probably sending passengers to Hong Kong." As we were looking, on 1 saw one of the mandarin seamen, who had a badge on his breast and another on his back, and a uniform cap on his head, haul down the English ensign from the wizen gaff. I immediately afterwards saw the blue Peter, which was flying at the foremast head, hauled down. but could not see the man that did so, because the view was interrupted at the moment. I then got on board a sam pan with the captains of the Dart and Chusan, and pulled alongside the Arrow. It was about slack water. By the time I reached the Arrow I found that all my crew Lad been taken out, and were in the mandarin boats along side, bound by their elbows being tied behind their backs. I noticed that the old man who acted as a sort of priest on board was bound with a thicker rope and more com pletely secured ; he was also separated entirely from the others. I asked my boy when I went on board who hauled the ensign down. He said it was one of the mar darin chinamen. I asked particularly if it was one of my men, and he said again it was one of the mandarin's people. Immediately after I came on board they shoved off. I tried to ask what was the occasion of this con duct, but was unable to understand the reply. I asked why the flag was hauled down, and could get no satis factory answer. I hoisted the flag again. Nothing was taken from the ship, but as I passed aft to hoist the flag, , they called ou t t o me, "Yu na ma," and " Vrae tae.' I turned round and asked why they made use of such lansuage, and the officers shook their heads at the sea men and made them keep quiet. They wished to take all the men away, but I asked them to leave two men to take charge of the vessel, and they did so. I understand a little Chinese, and asked them myself to leave two men. They then went away. (Signed) THOS. KENNEDY. Sworn before me at the British Consulate, Canton, belowboard this 9th . day of October, 1856. John(Stgued) CHAS. A, WINCH about-15I0w3a,:sois"ESTER, Vice-Consul. states Leach, aged 21, native of London, duly sworn, the D o ß w ut n ch vess Folly,et he Dar about t, ly ing 50 yards below the Arrow. morning, the masters of die Chusan etween 8 and 9 yesterday iehas were on board breakfasting w ith and Arrow or me. We three were sitting aft together when I saw two mandarin boats pass up the river, ea c h h av i ng some 30 men on board, seamen and rraudarins. Th e seamen had on badges in front and behind, and the officers had long gowns and ca s Two of the mandari n officers had k nives by thei p. saw the two boat s go a l ongs i de the Arrow , a fr s ter wards I icl es. I saw the English ensign h au l e d d own by one of h darin soldiers, with a badg e i n f ront and anothetrbeeman hind. I saw the blue Peter hauled dow n , b u t could not discern by whom. I went on board the Arrow with my two friends, and when alongside 'found the crew of the Arrow i n th e mandarin boats alsngside, bound; one, in particular, more securely bound than the others. ThiN mad was in a place by himself. When we went on board, I heard the captain ask his boy in Chinese, who hauled the flag down. I understand enough Chinese to know that the answer was, the mandarin's people. Afterwards I saw that they left two men of the crew, who were going over the ship's side into the boats. This was at the cap tain's request. I have heard the deposition of Thomas Kennedy read over to me, and fully confirm the state ments contained in it.. (Signed) JOHN LEASH. Sworn before me, .at the sritish Consulate, Canton, this 9th day of Oct., 1856. (Signed) CHAS. A. WINCEESTER, Vice-Consul. The examination of Chin-a Sing, one of the crew of the loroha Arrow, before Mr. Consul Parkes, at Canton, Oct. 9, 1856 : Early on the morning of the Bth Oct. three or four Chinese war-boats called " towmangs," left their anchor age at the Dutch Folly, and dropped down the river, passing close to our lorcha - the Arrow. One of them I saw come to an anchor not far below us, and she immediately sent away two pulling boats, which pulled up to the lorcha an , l boarded us. There might have been 18 or 20 men in each boat • they were all dressed in uniform—a few only I were armed ; two of them, I noticed, had swords. There was one mandarin in one boat and three mandarins in the other. • The first -named mandarin vv , re a crysal button and a feather on his cap, the others opaque white buttons; at least I can speak with certainty to two of ,them being thus decorated ; and one of the latter also wore a fea ther. They all had personal attendants with them; who held cotton umbrellas over them to screen them from the sun. All four mandarins boarded the lorcha, and were followed by their men, and anotheriperson- who pointed out to the mandarins an old man, one of our crew, who was known among us both by the surname Le and the surname Leang. The mandarins ordered their men to seize and bind this old man, and then addressing themselves to the crew told us to be quiet, as they did not wish to hurt u. Immediately afterwards they said they should require us to go with them, and , we were ordered into the boats. At the same time that this order was given, I heard the maddatiffietTivdriiiihe4brystal'buti k e t r ortp_qt,, " This is not a foreign lorcha, for there is no ftifergn-er'li:Cliord-. wand ; haul down her ensign." Several of us assured the mandarin that we had an European captain. I saw one of the soldiers, in obedience to the command of the mandarin, haul down the ensign, which was flying at the time on the mizen-mast, and which he flung on the deck without unreefing it from the halyards. As the crew were being passed into the boat, our captain came on board. I heard him demand of the officers what they were doing to his vessel, and I beard him cry out, " Who hauled down the flag l" Some of us replied, "The mandarins ;" on which he ran aft and hoisted it again. The mandarins said they did not believe he was the captain, and immediat •ly went into their beats and pushed off, taking with them eleven of our crew, besides the old man Le, and leaving only myself and Leang-a yung on board s Old Le H A looked ßßy S m . ; A ch it alarmed. s, 08u I T heard it then stated fur the first time that he was the father of Le-a-kuer,,a pirate.—Befor e m e , (Signed) Leang-a-yung, on being examined by the consul, de posed to the same facts as Coin-a-sing. He distinctly saw the flig.hauled down by one of the soldiers. He and another man were busily enga ge d i n a sampan un mooring the lorcha at the moment when tlie mandarins boarded. (Signed) HARRY S. PARKES, Consul. statement of facts re sANTECEDENTS:O R F THE LORCEIA 'AROW. gF. H. Block.' s name , (Exy-act from the China Mail of Dec. 11, 1856 . ) in connection with the lorcha Arrow, in th e correspond ence between his Excellency Sir John B owr i ng an d Y e h , pe W ct e in w g il t l h in e g a l i y hl i s u i s o e n r zin t t a n d e e fo t l o lo m wi r n . the Imperial commissioner, which appeared in the Ga xe.te Extraordinary of the 28th of Nov. last, and which will entirely deprive his Excellency Yeti of any excuse or pretext founded on the assumed fact of the register of the lorcha Arrow being fraudulently obtained ; at the same time vindicating Mr. Block from any imputation which such an assumptiOn might cast upon him. We shall therefore give, as briefly as may be, the history of the lorcha, so far as is connected with her becoming a regis tered British vessel, and, indeed, so' far as is known on the subject. The lorcha Arrow was heretofore employed in trading on the coast, and while so employed was taken by pirates. By them she was fitted out and employed in the Canton river during the disturbances between the imperialists and insurgents. While on this service she was captured by the "braves" of the Soo-tsoi-che-tong Company, or guild, one of the loyalist associations or ganised by the mandarins for the support of the imperial government. By this guild she was publicly sold, and was purchased by a Chin-chew Hong, a respectable firm at Can:on, who also laid out a considerable sum in re pairing - And otherwise fitting her out. She arrived in this harbour about the month of June, 1855, at'which time a treaty (which ended in a bargain) was on foot be tween Fong Aming, Messrs. John Burd and' Co.'s Corn pradere, and Lee-yeong-heen, one of the partners in 'the Chin-chew Hqng, for the purchase of the loreba by the former. Shortly after the arrival of the vessel here she was claimed by one Quantal of Macao, who asserted that she . had been his property before she was seized by the pirates. Of cours e th e then o wners di s p u t e d hi s claim ; upon which he commenced a suit in the Vice- Admiralty Court. After a short time, by consent of the parties, the question was referred to arbitration, and the arbibrators appointed were Mr. Edward Pereira, on behalf of Quan-tai, and the Hon. Mr. J. F. Edger, on behalf of Lee-yeong been, as representing the parties who opposed the claim of Quan-tai. These arbitrators could not agreeand Mr. Geo. Lyall was appointed umpire, who awarded that the possession or ownership of the lor cba should continua undisturbed ; but as he was not satis fied that Quan-tai had sufficient opportunities afforded him of regaining what h e asserte d to h av e been originally his property, he also awarded that the sum of- $2,100 should be paid him, being the sum at, which the lorcha bad been sold by the Soo-tsoi-che - tong and which appeared to be the Value' of the lorcha at the time of such sale. Up on thi s award, a question arose between Fong Aiming, of Messrs. J. Buud and Co., and the Chin-chew Hong, as to who was to pay the 2,100 dollars, and it was finally arranged between them that Fong Amiog was actually to pay the money to Quan-tai, buethat the Chin-chew Hong were to allow him out of the purchase-money for the lorcha the sum of 1,000 clefs., being their contribution to the amount of the award, and that the balance of 1,100 dol3. was to be Fong Aming's hontribution. This sum of 2,100 dole. Mr. Block advanced for Fong Aming, and paid it to Messrs. Gaskell and Rrown, the proctors for Quan-tai, who acknowledges the receipt thereof from him on ac count of Lee-yeong-heen, the partner in the Chin-chew Hong, who had been made defendant in the suit. In the accounts between the Hong and Fong Awing, the BUM of 1,000 dole. was deducted from the total amount of the purchase-money for the lorcha. The ownership of the vessel was' transferred to Fong Aiming, and in his name she is registered. These are the simple facts connected with the purchase of the lorcha by a resident in this colony and her regis try as a British vessel, and it is from the3e facts that the Imperial Commissbner Yeh has arrived at the Erroneous conclusion expressed in this letter of the 12th ult., where he says that a register was purchased for Soo Aching of the merchant Block for 1,000 dots.—the fact being, that Mr. Block interested himself i❑ the matter solely for the purpose of extricatin g his Cornprador (Fong Atning) from the difficulty he had with the lorcha at this place. As an evidence of the truth of the above statement the documents bearing reference to it have bc:sn placed in our hands, for the inspection of any person who may feel interested in the matter ; and we are assured that Mr. Block received no remuneration whatsoever for his assistance, nor did he derive any profits, either direc,ly or indirectly, nor bad he any interest or share in the lorcha. TIM ALLEGED POISONING OF MRS. _BACON AT STAJTFORD. Mrs.B ed thatmoiactually acknow leother-in-law dined i with them, she, by directon , of her hu s b an d , m i xe d dg i on has,the dayit is her said, m arsenic with the old woman s broth ; and further, she said that afterwards her husband mixed more of the same poison with her medicine, before hand ing it to his mother, and this mixture she also drank: These disclosures the unfortunate woman made when told by a female relative in attendance on her that the body of her mother-in-law was about to be exhumed for the purpose of being exa mined, and when she had finished the frightful revelation, she said, "This will take a great weight from off mymind." The magistracy of Stamford are now exerting themselves ; it was only a few days ago that the clerk to the bench there wrote to the chief clerk at Lambeth police-court, to request, in the event of Bacon's discharge from the very serious accusation against him in the county of Surrey, that he would cause information to be taken against him on the charge of poisoning his mother, so that he might at once be forwarded to Stara ° , d . Inspector Young, and the officers engaged with him, have been at much trouble in making the ne cessary inquiries respecting information that had reached .hem that Bacon had i nsured the l i ves o f both his children in some buri a l society, an d h a d received the money since their deaths ; but the officers have not been able to trace the rumour to any authentic source. COMMITMENT OF MONTEFIORE TO THE QUEEN'S Par a° frequently before the public in connection with the -- e :I E da r forgeriesd H t o o r sac largee I l o n a t m e fioourne, whose name has been has been committed by amount on the Cape of Good Hope Bank, . a judge at Cham bers to the Queen ' s Prison. A writ of habeas corpus wa s sued out on his behalf, and on Thursday evening he was brought up from Whitecross-street Prison and delivered over to the tipstatf of the Court of Exchequer. He s a ° ll N e . g was forthwith lodged in the Queen's Prison, there to re- Ws main. It is supposed that - next application will be to the Insolvent Debtors' Court. Naval and lYftlitary Intei)lw3vlw,3. The following circular memorandum has been issued from the Horse Guards, dated Feb. 5 : " With reference to the circular memorandum, dated sth Sept. last, Saing the establishment of regiments, it is clearly to be understood that men are not to be en listed at the bead-quarters of corps or depots until fur ther orders, although under 'the strength authorised by that memorandum. "This notification is not to prevent commanding offi cers bringing to the General Commanding-in Chief's no tice the names of men whose term of 10 years' service will expire during 1857, and who may wish to re-engage. "By command of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief." " G. A. WETHEIZALL, A. G." An order has just been forwarded from the Horse Guards to the various commanding offic rs of regiments and depots announcing that the Secretary of State for war bas received her Majesty's sanction to restore to the whole of the non-commissioned officers in the army the good conduct pay they were i❑ receipt of at the time they were promoted to be serjeants, the rules of the service having hitherto prevented a sergeant from receiving the good•conduct pay be was in receipt of when a private a. so ,n as promoted. The gcl Dragoon Guards, commanded by C Dyson, under orders for India, will proceed to that destination in about 8 weeks, and will be quickly fol iwed by the 2d, or Queen's Bays, Colonel Campbtli, Major-Gen. Sir J. Chatterton, commanding the el valry in Dubria, was incessantly employed during last week in selecting the men of the 21 and 3d Dragoon Guards ordered for Indian service. The following promotions and appointments have taken place in the corps of Royal Marines consequent on the death of Gen.lJonos:—Lieutenant.General T.A. Parke, C. 8., to be General; Major-Gen. J: R. Coryton, to be Lieuteriant•General; Col.-Commandant J. A. Philips, of the Chatham division, to be Major-General ; Colonel Second 'Commandant E. A. Parker, of the,Second L.00 . 1901244349f14044 •,,iTirripnt.-Col. H. W. Parke, to be Col. Si3coiiil'CriMtnitillitikand . to retain command of the Artillery compinierii Li - et:W. I W. A. 13. Stiarisharir,' to be Col. Second Commandant at Woolwleb, vice S. Hawking, retired ; Lieut.-Col. E.. Rea, to be Colonel Second Commandant at Chatham. vice Parker ; Capt. J. H. Gascoigne, of the Chatham division, to he Lieut.- Col., and appointed to Portsmouth, vice T. Holloway ; Capt. R. J. M`Killop, of the Portsmouth division, to be Lieut.-Col., and appointed to Woolwich, vice A. B; Stransham ; Capt. and Brevet Lieut.-Col., W. F. Hop kins, C.:13., to be Lieut.-Col:at Woolwich, vice P. B. Nol loth, retired ; Capt. C. Tate, to be Lieut.-Col—at Chatham, vice E. Rea ; Lieut -Col. T. Holloway, of the Portsmouth division, and Captain Mawbey, of the Chatham diVisiOn, are- appointed to the Artillery com panies.. _ Her Majesty's sailing frigate Diamond, Captain C. B. Hamilton, arrived at Spithead on Saturday from the Mediterranean ; she left Malta on the Ch of Dec., and is 24 days from Gibraltar. She xperie.ric-d a very rough passage. On the 20th and 21st ult., off Cape Fini-terre, she fell in with a heavy gale of wind from the , which lasted 11 days; in this she carried away her main yard, and threw overboard six upper deck guns, the ship labouring heavily with a tremendous sea. She brought home 11 supernumeraries from Malta, and one from the Curlew at Gibraltar. On Thursday last, in the Channel, she spoke the ships Koh-i-noor arid the Grand Trianon, both outward bound. The Diamond sailed yesterday morning for Chatham, to be paid off. The old 50-gun frigate Conquestador, having undergone the necessary alterations and repairs at Woolwich- pie; is this day to be removed by the Dockyard Department, and moored in Erith Reach, to be placed at the disposal of the Ordnance storekeeper, for the purp me of a float ing magazine. The Admiralty yacht Vivid, Master-Commander Allen, returned to Woolwich on Saturday from special service, in conveying the late governor and family from Jersey. The paddlewheel steam sloop Vesuvius, having com pleted repairs and received new rigging, is ordered to be removed from Woolwich basin, to be placed in the first class steam reserve at Sheerness. The Northfleet freightship, 1,200 tons burden, arrived at Woolwich on Saturday in the service of Government, and cinmenced shipping a heavy cargo of 13 inch mor tars, battering guns, shot, shell, ammunition, artillery waggons, and other war stores for China. The freight. ships Wynard and Menagan, in the London Docks, are likewise chartered for the same purpose. Reductions on an extensive scale are ordered to be put into execution in the Government Department at Woolwich at the end of the present financial year. In addition to the dismissal of the various cl-.rks engaged as extras during the late stress of work, the services of the whole of the temporary clerks, a number of whom have been always attached to the establishment, are ordered to be dispensed with. With a desire uf corresponding with the rigid instructions of economy which have been issued, about 2,000 artisans and I tboui ers are likewise to be discharged at the end of March—namely, 1,000 from the Royal Laboratory, 500 from the carriage department, and about 500 from the storekeeper's and the gun fac tory departments. R-ports are current to the effect that the majority of the Artillery officers employed in super intending the departments of Woolwich Arsenal are to be superseded by civilians experienced in the duties of the departments, the services of the military officers baying been demanded by the Commander-in-Chief. Other important changes are likewise to be made in the store branch of the War Department, which will add greatly to the efficiency of the establishment. Many of those who are advanced in life are to be allowed to re tire on the superannuation list. CRUELTIES OA BOARD AMERICAN SHIPS. The following is a special report from the manag ing committee to the members of the Liverpool So ciety of Friends of Foreigners in Distress, adopted at a meeting held on the 4th February, 1857 : " Ever since the foundation of the Liverpool Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress, is 1851, the atten tion of the committee has repeatedly . been called to the sufferings inflicted upon foreigners by the system in force at some of the ports of the United States for supplying the American mercantile marine with sailors. A large portion of the resources of the society has been applied to the relief of the victims of this evil system. " But the evil has reached of late to such a magnitude, and threatens such rapid increase, that the committee consider the sphere of their action ought no longer to be canfin . d: to the granting of assistance to' the sufferers, but that i thas become their duty to appeal to the autho rities of both countries, in the hope that steps may be taken to attack the evil at its root. " Hundreds of poor men of all nations are annually cast among us from the cause mentioned, in an utterly wretched condition, not only destitute of money and clothing, but too often in a state . of ruined health frcm the revolting usage they receive on board the American vessels. Some of them have been carried off by force or stratagem, leaving behind parents, wives, and children ; others are enticed by the promise of good wages ; and the great majority are turned away entirely destitute on their arrival in England. - " These are grave charges, and the society must of course be expected to substantiate them; with this view the committee have extracted from their books a list of cases which they have examined during the last year ; they amount to 79, and since the beginning of the new year they have already 27 cases. Only 37 of these have shipped of their own accord, while the remaining 69 had been brought over against their will. With two excep tions they all complained of having been repeatedly and grossly assaulted and ill-treated during the voyage, and the fact that 82 of them were either obliged, on their arrival, to be sent to the hospital, or otherwise received medical assistance, sufficiently corroborates their com plaints. "All sorts of contrivances, it appears, are resorted to at New York to obtain seamen for the American packet ships ; for instance the New York. shipping agents ad vertise ie English and in Germau for young men who need not have been at sea before to work as deck la bourers at fixed wages ;' under this pretext they are de coyed on board, and when once there they are retained by force. Others engage of their own accord as ordinary seamen, cooks, carpenters, Ste., but are alike deceived ; others again are enticed into public-houses, math) drunk, and thus betrayed on board. It is on record that many have been offered work on board a steamer in the river, or to unload ships, and are thus prevailed upon to step into a small boat to be carried on board, which leaves them as .soon as they are put on the deck of the ship, where they are retained forcibly. "Among the applicants for relief there have been coopers, carpenters, cooks, waiters, clerks, and sur geons, who have been carried off in this nefarious way. Very soon after they are on board they are robbed of most of their effects, and there is no redress to be ob tained ; their remonstrances are laughed at or answered by ill-treatment, and the same means are employed to force them to go aloft and to do all that able seamen are expected to do. " The cruelties which are practised upon these poor unprotected men on board these ships would be incre dible, had they not been of late frequently confirmed by the proceedings in the Liverpool police court ; bnt un fortunately in redress for these ferocious assaults, com mitted upon the high seas, there is no practical remedy for these poor men on their arrival in this country. It has been proved in that court that on board of the Ocean Monarch men have been forced to draw with their teeth iron nails from the deck, into which they had been driven for that purpose to the depth of two inches that they have been compelled literally to lick up the dust from the deck of the cabin floor ; and at the inquest held upon a Dutchman who had been beaten to death by the third mete and the boatswain of the Guy Mannering, the surgeon who made the post-mortem ex amination deposed 'that the head presen'ed an enor mously contused mass, the face was completely battered in, and there were from 70 to 80 contused wounds upon the feet, legs, thighs, and the back.' The hospitals of Liverpool record many instances of the lamentable con dition in which the majority of these victims of savage ferocity are brought in. "It may, perhaps, be pleaded in extenuation that these men ship under false pretences as able seamen, and that when they are found "on board to be only landsman the officers reel so annoyed and disipiminted that they give vent itotheir.vexation 16, ill-treatment. Although this would form no excuse whatever for the barbarous crueltieS practised; yet even this will not avail, for the shipping masters who are employed by the owners to propre a prew, _,nd who m us t b e su pposed to enjoy and to retain their confidence, are perfectly aware of the condition and the quality of the men they cngageat the wages of 20 dols. and 30 dole, per month ; moreover, it is stated , in a recent case heard in the Li verpool Court 'tkat two Germans and a Frenchman who . were decoyed on board of the .Albert Gallatin, when the crew were mustered on deck, were objected to as not being on the muster-roll, and were proposed to be cent on shore ; the first bate, however; prevented this being done, stating that he. would rather have these three foreign - ers than three -- seamen already on-the roll, -no doubt thinking that the former would prove the cheaper men, it being the practice in all cases that have been brought before the society, including the one in question, to turn off such, unhappy fellows on their arrival with out paying them anything. Of the many,cases which have come under the notice of the society it would be difficult to find any Men that could have passed them selves off as sailors, their outward appearance rendering it impossible for them to impose upon the pradtised judgment of a seaman or shipping master. "It is,.ho wever, but justice to exonerate the majority of the captains from any participation in the actual ill treatment. This has been generally practised by the mates, boatswains, and crews. " rhat such a syStem is fraught with the most dan gerous-consequences to the shipping interest must be self-evident--an incompetent crew will always endanger the safety of a ,vessel—but it is in behalf of humanity that the society have taken up this subject, and in that behalf they plead forcibly, earnestly, and urgently that the proper authorities should devise means for putting an end to a system which by its barbarity and cruelty must prove a disgrace to civilised nature. - "By order of the Committee. "F. PRANGE, Vice-President, "E. PICTET, Hon. Sec. "16, Sir Thomas's-buildings, Liverpool." LEGAL CRUELIT. • We have received the following letter, showing that a child of nine -years old has been committed to the county gaol for ten days for throwing stones iu the town of Torquay. The editor visited the gaol on Thursday morning, but the rules of the prison did not permit him to see the intent prisoner. The humane and kindhearted governor told him that the 'child was - well-behaved and an object of sympathy with 'those who had charge of him ; that he was infantine in appearance, dressed in a tunic with a belt, with habiti befitting his age, and nothing like a criminal or ill-behaved cbild. We saw the warrant under which - he was brought to gaol. It states that he was fined is. 6d., and 3s. 6d. costs, and that, the father stating that he had no goods on which the funds might be levied, the Bench committed the child for t -11 days' imprison ment in the county gaol. This is a horridly absurd sentence on the face of it. We do not, however, mean to impeach the conduct of the magistrate, as we do not know the facts of the case. They may be bound by the local act of Parliament ; but, if so, we would impeach the law. When standing under the Cyclopean arch of the gaol and viewing its rugged massiveness, -we could not help feeling a cold ihudd,er at the thought that a poor child was snatched frdm his playmates in the street and con signed to a stern imprigioninent for an offence which might have deserved a parental bircbing, but nothing more. With the exception of th e discre pancy as to the fine, we believe the father's story is subst•lntially correct. We may see what it will have cost to add this poor child as an item in the "increased criminal" returns. The cost of appre hension, of conveyance to Exeter, of maintenance in gaol, of return fare to Torquay, all come out of the county rate and the consolidated fund. There is one consf)lation in the case. The child is ten derly cared for in prisoriby the excellent governor, who told us that he could not help looking at him as a father, having children of the same age ; and, if he had only to receive children who might be caught throwing stones, the `fill - precincts of the goal would supplylenouvh to fill it. The following letter is from the child's father":--- "Torquay, Feb. 2. "Sir,—Being a poor man, I wish for you know of the justice shown to my child, only nine years old, at this Town-hall. He is now in Exeter Gaol, undergoing his punishment. Ho was, with about a dozen other boys, at play in one of the back thoroughfares in Tor quay, and as is mostly the case with boys, occasionally throwing stones ; and he, as well as the rest, did throw a stone, but not to do any damage to any one. But the policeman happening to come by, and taking hold of my little boy, the rest all running away, hesummoned my child to the Town-ball, and he was sentenced to pay 5 , 4. or suffer a week in prison. Well, sir, because I was poor—l have nine children to my table every day, de pending on my hands—and I could not raise the money, they gave the chili an extra three days—that is, ten in stead of seven days ; and another thing, I was to pay 2s. more. Now, sir, I should like to know if this is justice, because could not raise the money, to give the child three days longer In prison than he was first sen tenced. Sir, I should be very thankful, if you see anything wrong in this judgment, to see some little remark in your paper. "I am, sir, your obedient servant, " R. TREBY, Cabinetmaker, 2, Melville-street, "The father of the child ; and he never bad anything against his character." —Western Times. VIOLENT OUTRAGE) AT THE CIIATIUM POST-OFFICE. CHATHAM, FEB. 8. A gross outrage was committed at a very early hour yesterday morning on the postmaster, Mr. Dadd, by several soldiers belonging to the Provi sional Battalion. The affair took place between 12 and 1 o'clock in the morning, at which time Mr. Dadd was in the post-office, having just received the mail bags from Sheerness and Sittingbourne, the mail cart, with Long, the driver, still standing at the door, which at the time was wide open. Mr. Dadd, who has sustained such serious injuries that he is for the present unfitted for the performance of his duty, states that the first thing which attracted his atten tion was a great noise and uproarin the office lobby. On hastening out to see whence it proceeded, he found the passage nearly filled with soldiers, who were attacking a sailor belonging to her Majesty's ship Iris, 26, at this port, in such a savage manner that Mr. Dadd saw he would be murdered unless he got him away from them. With this intention Mr. Dadd pulled the sailor, who was partly inside the door, into the post-office, and the moment he had done so the man dropped lifeless to the floor. At this moment Mr. Dadd received a tremendous blow on the head from a life-preserver, or some other heavy weapon, which was aimed at him through the glass door of the office, and which inflicted. a wound of about three inches in length, from which the blood poured, in a stream. This was immedi ately followed by other blows from the soldiers, and also by several stones, which were thrown at Mr. Dadd as he stood behind the glass door leading into the office, endeavouring to keep back the sol diers who were struggling to obtain an entrance. After trying for some time to force the door in they succeeded in doing so, and as the mail bats and the contents of the post-office wore then at their mercy Mr. Dadd rushed forward and seized a sword which happened to be in the office, with which ho threatened to kill the first man who attempted to advance any further, or to molest him. The mail driver, seeing the danger to which the postmaster was exposed, attempted to obtain an entrance to assist Mr. Dadd, but while doing so one of the sol diers struck him a heavy blow on the head with the brass end of his waistbelt, which laid open his face. The soldiers, who were kept at bay by Mr. Dadd, continued to throw stones, and on the family rushing downstairs, in answer to his appeals for assistance,, they were struck by them. The post-office lobby being very dark, Mr. Dadd was unable to recognise any of his assailants sufficiently but he believes there wer e s and two civilians engaged in to identify o r seven them soldiersagai n, the outrage. The noise having excited the atten tion of Mr. Randall, of the Mitre Hotel, next door to the post office, that gentleman hastened to ren der assistance, and by this time several persons in the street, seeing the post-office door open at that unusual hour, and hearing the loud shouts inside, also attempted to get into the office, but were pre vented by the soldiers, who then fought their way out and rushed into the street, but before leavin g a th lso ey t s h i a n t as o h f e t t e in iv t i h it e re sh ß u o tt t e e r l, o w i . t t h h e post-office n Although Mr. Dadd was sufferingi large severely e s ir a o : the effects of the ou t rage inflicted on him, he pro ceeded, accompanied by several persons, to Govern mamnead a Govern ment-house, t d - as soon h n o t of the u s a e thes he residence of Colonel Eden, com garrison, who rose immediately, iomwpatslym or a d d e e re ac d the quai ß nt r e ig d ad w e i_ m th a t j l o ie circumst ances r to have the whole p of the troops of the Provisional Battalion aroused and the muster-roll called, with Col. Eden, the view of ascerta• • decision, who ming what soldiers were absent. acted with the utmost also gave directions that every man who entered the barracks should be placed in the guardhouse, and ordered any cabs which arrived to be Nearched, NE WSPApER ..... -/. - C--i - W - .- ' 7 ',-1,,\• in order that no soldier should enter .4.-4:74D : r tiT l 4 * 4• .„, '-t,! 1 : 4 ,_,. ' ':144 The Colonel of the, lloyo _ - 4 - -&• ir, j ( 1 et) .P 11 i:ips, of the ROyal Milrine , s lin troops of each of, those corps to be a = , it, i A 7 , ,, 144t At i t i t _ the roll call e d. D ur in g t h e n i g ht several ail*,,_ S men were placed in the guardhouse. With.the view of ascertaining which of the mili tary were implicated in the violent outrage, Col. Eden ordered a court of inquiry to' assemble-yester dayat the Mitre Hotel for the purpose of investi gating the matter. Th e C ourt, wh i ch was comp i le d of Major C. D. Robert Son, R E., president, Capt. ' A. Wright, 81st Reg-t., and Captain A. Butcher, R.M., sat for some time, during which they took the statements of several persons who witnesSed the outrage for th . 'nose of laying it before the Com mandant, wh,..- wili report the circumstance to the authorities at the Horse guards. Five sAdiers have been identified as having been engaged in the outrage at the post-office, but the civilians could - • not be recognised. Mr. Dadd was confined to his bed during yester day, He ele is, dical t t r e nt a m y e t n o t - . be however, sufficiently recovereds w u a ffici u e n n d tl e y rme who at t()r will direct what steps are to be taken . make a report to the Postmaster-General,inthem THE CURREICOY. The talent and accomplishments of the Chancellor of the - Exchequer are unquestionable; but he ap pears to entertain strange notions of the functions of a committee of inquiry. A long and general outcry has been raised for an inquiry into the working of the Bank Charter Act, and therefore he has no objection to the appointment of a committee, but he insists upon its arriving at a foralone con clusion. He knows everythinz that everybody can have to say on the subject ; his mind is, already made up. He is in the condition of those gentle men who want none of your facts : they know that they are in the right. He is willing to admit, if you wish it, that since 1844 the gold fields of Aus tralia and California have bean discovered; that fast steamers have abolished the distances which. separated us from our various colonies ; that rail way communication has been vastly extended both at home and on the continent; and that the electric telegraph is at work, bringing us the state of the markets from the furthest parts of the globe in a few hours. But he knows that all these things do not in the slightest degree affect the circulation, as regulated by the Bank Act of 1844. If they had ne .existed—if they.wereto disappear to-mor row , or their efficiency were to be doubled—it could m (3 - ' no possible difference:in that re , -.6ti . .•; ..,The" 7 value of the exports of our produce and mantiflc tures was 52,278,0001. in 1844, and 115,600,000/. in 1856 ; the drawing and deposit accounts of the - joint stock banks ,of London were then - under 8,000,0001., they now probably reach 40,000,000/. ; but Sir G. C. Lewis knows that the circulation can in nowise be influenced by these facts ; he only knows that the Bank Charter Act is the perfect piece of human legislation, fitted for all times and for all circumstances—the twin invention of that wonderful measuring machine 'exhibited in 1851, on which might be accu-ately fittted the clothes of a giant or a dwarf,. an Adonis or a hunchback. It is the ark of our commercial pros perity, to touch which is to incur the peril of de struction. And accordingly Sir G. C. Lewis only asks for a committee to register his opinion. ~ But, although Sir G. C. Lewis announeed very unmistakeably his own convictions on Friday night, he; was somewhat over chary of communicating the faits on which they were based. This may in some degree 'be attributed to an evidently defective memory ; for, although -he had some share in the paternity of the Bank Act, he stated that its object was " to secure the maintenance of such a reserve of bullion as should at all times be equal to the demands of the public for the conversion of the noires into gold." Unfortunately, Mr. Goulburn's letter of 1844 is extant, in which he distinctly puts forth 7" the prevention of fluctuations in the cur rency" as one of the great objects of the Act. Sir G. C. Lewis comes to the conclusion that the Act has worked successfully because the average of bullion held by the Bank has been much higher during the ten years following 1844 than during the ten previous years. But the quarterly ave rages had been steadily rising ever since 1840 ; the bUllion had increased from three m illi ons and a hif in that year, to thirteen millio ns i n 1843 • and aster the Act was passed it rose to sixteen millions. - e are at a loss for the evidence of cause and effect, so far as the bare facts are concerned. If the Bank Act caused the rise from 13,000,0001. 016,000,000/. , what caused the rise from 3,500,000/. to 13,000,0001. when the Act was not in existence? Was it the operation of the Act which carried the bullion beyond 22,000,0001. in 1852, and down to 91500,000/. in 1856 ?—or are ihese not to be consi dpred as "fluctuations in the currency ?" If the Bank Act were the cause of the rise in the bullion, it is fair to conclude that it also caused the fall ; but we doubt if any one will seriously maintain such an absurdity—out of the, house.- Sir G. C.' Lewis reminded his hearers that the Committee of 1848, " composed of very able mem bers," reported that it was not expedient to make any alteration in the Act. But he had utterly for gotten that the report was adopted by a majority of " two," and that cms?quently a large proportion of the " very able members" were not so clear as to the perfection of its action. We advocate as strenuously as the Chancellor of the Exche quer himself the ma;ntenance of the converti bility of the bank note, so far as it may be necessary in practice. The retention of a suffi cient quantity of • bullion to ensure that, at all times, is a point to be rigidly adhered to ; but what the Committee is asked to inquire into is, what is the amount of bullion required for that purpose ; or in other words, what amount of circulation may be safely permitted, mirepresented by gold ? Sir G. C. Lewis acknowledges modestly that he can not tell us to a fraction, but in round numbers it is 14,000,0001., plus two-thirds of the authorised country issues in 1844. How is it then that we find the circulation barely under nineteen millions, at its lowest point, and rising to 24,760,0001. at :another period ? What are the reasons which lead to the conclusion that a margin of four and a half millions should be allowed below that lowest point ? But the worshippers of the Act say that if you meddle with that fixed amount of issue you put an end to the convertibility of the note. But to speak of the convertibility of the note as an absolute and positive fact, even as the law now stands,is sheer lunacy. There are more than 19,000,000/. of notes in circulation at this present moment. Let any body of capitalists present ten millions worth of notes for conversion into gold, and the Bank must stop payment, leaving the holders of the other nine millions to wait until the securities could be rea lised, and their claims, as well as those of the de positors who require some sixteen millions more in lawful money, discharged. It is clearly a question of relative convertibility, and the main point in dispute is as to the ratio of convertible to incon vertible notes. Those who hive studied the valuable tables in the Kconomist will hive seen that when there is an active demand for loans from the Bank, those loans are practically made in bullion ;—the Etock of bul lion decreases. It is maintained by many that if the Bank were allowed under certain restrictions to issue notes to the extent of thre3 or four mil lions beyond the present authorised amount severe commercial pressure would be less likely to degene rate into panic and ruin. There call belittle doubt that such an issue would be practically lending so much bullion, and the committee will have to in 18429 •s present. o f the I gather evidence as to the probable effect of such a h n t o l w mi t i ha a n t measure. In 1842, the circulationmo nemoney, ,b u the b a u s :li t o i ai g iv t i - t ili s ssf it is now ; the bank note was evidently received I n e i il l itsconvertibilityet and function oc pli j e t ' ee l l cf r i more in e' s taibiwith the i by about bank f l ko l 7;ir o osa n ttte fi emhr d eilb e lvl i eo: additional amount of bullion ? To these ntlovz questions having an there a g t r important lese and to other bearing on the general subject, we presume Sir G 0 Lewis can give conclusive answer s , s i ne he clearly . to learn from any one on financial e clearly has nothing matters ; but it is a thousand pities that not enlighten the House on Friday n i g ht l ie did them. He modestly of Com mons res p ec ti ng kept his own ca n dle under a bushel, and confined himself to a repetition of the substance of " M creator's" letters, productions which may appear conclusive enough to the writer, but which failed to • convince the commercial world that they contained the whole facts that were acces sible on the currency question. The views of the financial organ of the Govern ment have been proclaimed as to the working of the Bank Charter Act, and it therefore behoves the House of Commons to insist on the appointment of a committee, composed of members who arc some what more accessible to new facts than the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and who, instead of approaching the subject with a profound conviction that they have nothing more to learn, are ready to receive and weigh carefully the evidence which may be brought before them, and who are com petent to form an opinion on a subject of such vast importance to a great trading community.—Daily News. • The heavy mass of Mexican dollars brought by the steamer Atrato was sold yesterday, par tly for China , at ATHENS, Jan. 4 , . Old. per oz., sho w i ng a re d uct i on of id. as co m p ared w ith the price r ea li se d f or rem ittance by th e p acket which arrived ear l y i n J anuar y. 28. —The financial p ro p ositions of the iz., Englan d, France, and Russia, have been ac ce pt e d by the King of Greece. In future th e protecting P owers , v protecting Powers will exercise a control over the expen• diture of the State.