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rd the ef a ;are of so ex- A, stilt ded in vorna,n. _ . :i rs of er sto octure i-spas gcist's Le, was named doore. ,nfl on ; to be :!ino to 3asecrs it in :eased• ad wi ll they id not patient .3mned. a vorY ng Mau IA eon: ao lent r S. IiNANO • 48 , „° 4:l , 433 358 °' 655 soli, 114 80 1 1 265 B ,l ' 133 Bold 9-12t 10 542t1 I nfeti 25i 1 . 1 ,4 xo 27 , 39 0 bushel 1 to is 0 - g to3 I tots 0 )! ‘, 4,2'1 6 to 5i °l l DI told to 9 0 4s i iid to ° to 2s 2a c , , Os Iv ;,I to . 7d 2 ia ..... her rates, o btaine d and t he rronciel. ,u• 36 5 0 , 1 t° ; grind ; new, -3 to ";.,„ our, sa re' tiiel ry 9 1l 0 Cl 1L : 3 ` l --Easter!: lon 9v " 823' r Cis 4 1 irk ' 6 pin. n o v7Ss — id. t 38. vif° ef leA to°' ‘ inou ni 3,road, MONT BLANC IS OPEN TO-NIGHT. 1111. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ulitriEz . , .. with New Costumes and v rious Novelties, Vocal ant C h., - racterislic, every evening (except -aturday) at Eight. A mous -1 PE RFOR NANCE eiiery SATURDAY, at Three. Private Boxes and Stalls may be secured, without extra charge, at the Box-office, P olygraphic -hall, King William-street, Charing-cross. The hall has teen entirely redecorated. 3...IisTsIoN.Ps. TOTG R a T r () M N :Sandi\ i 1 I N , IT , G ILL IE U N ST R R E A ED - W at repeat their Entirely New Entertainment, at the ROYAL 9.A.LLERY OF ILLUSTRATIONS, 14,Regent-street, THIS EVEN ING, at 8. Morninz Performance on Saturday next, at Three. Admission, 2s. and Is. ; Stalls, 35., may be secured at the Gallery, and at Cramer, Beak, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. ROYAL ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S C ASINO, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. —Great suc cess of the Rornanoff Waltz and the Lancers, every evenlnc, with !aurent's Grand Orchestra of Forty of the first artistes of London. r , hciPal Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Dora oven 9. Fast ' 4 ' l 4 commence at nine. The Lancers will be danced at half.pa3t t en. Admission One bil' KAHN'S MUSEUM, 4, ,Coventry-street, tlag Leicester-square. Programme :—Lectures by Dr. Kiwis, o'clock, on highly interesting and instructive Topics and 'll. sEXTON, F.U.O.S, F.E.S., as follows ;At half-past 1-The n'nemens, Curiosities, and Philosophy of the Sense of Sight. At The Great Tobacco Controversy. At half- , 3ast 7 — The Foed we olusenra Fat ;•.: its Uses, Preparation, Adulteration, aad Digestion. The contains 1,000 Models and Preparations, and is wholly ' l i,ltivalled in the world. Open daily, for Gent temen en', from I o •,. 4 10 . Admission, One Shilling. Catalogues, cc flaming Dr. Kahn's ....ectures, gratis to visitors. COLOGNE CHORAL UNION._ DER KSLNER-MANNER-GESANO-VEREIN (SO Men I Voi ces), under the direction of Herr FRANZ WEBER. Mr MITCHELL beg, to submit the arrangements for the first Monday Afternoon, May 25 Hanover square Rooms. 'rue day .. „ 26 ,, f 1 Th „ ursdayEvening „ 25.. Exeter Hall. PP Friday ~ Afternoon, - „ 29.....; Hanover Square Rooms. Saturdaye „ The 30 ti„ Afternoon Concerts will commence at half-past Three, and e Evening Concert at half-past Eieht.—The engagement of this dis „guished Society is positively "limited to Two Weeki.—Tickets for -.oval whole o f the above Concerts may be secured at Mr. MITCHELL ' S - ..Yal Library, 33, Old Bond-street --- It OYAL SURREY GA:RDEN S.- ii , Now OPEN for the SEASON.—TO-MOR ROW:(TIIESDAY), ',"a3' 12, and _during the week, a Grand Vocal. and Instrumental Vlacert. Mons. Jullien and h:s unrivalled Band. Miss Louisa the"g, the popular Vocalist, will appear also every evening till far znr notice. First Exhibition of an entirely new and original gigantic ~ odeqled Picture, by Danson, entitled, "A P !epe into ye Fairie g -1- ' e a nd,'' with extensive mechanical effects, in cor junction with a gor w°" Pyrotechnie Display by Southby. First appearance of Mr. ~.. Cooke's Eqestrian Company and Stud of' Horses from -Astley's 7 ;;;', admired Stalactite Caverns by - Danson: and Dioramic Views by . - niliip s. o Various novel amusements are disp&sed throughout the oands, and an efficient Brass Band will perform in an open-air jchestra during the afternoon.—Doors open at 4, First Equestrian rer orf ' mance at 6 Jullien's Grand Concert 7. Fireworks about half -Omnibuses at the close of the performance to all parts.-- 40 misslon One Shilling to Gardens and Area of Music Ball ---.._ THE COMMERCIAL RAILWAY of RUSSIA. RIGA. TO DUNABURG. CIRCULAR. The Directors, having now completed their negotiations with the Russian Government for the above Railway, have !flitch pleasure in laying before the Shareholders the follow lug particulars of their arrangements, tog ether with the prin cipal features of the Imperial Concession of 1853, which was confirmed, with additional advantages, by his Imperial Ma.. iesty, on the 26th February, 1857 ; K'fixed Capital of 10,200,000 silver roubles, or about 1,636,2501. storling,4ver which the Company has the abso lute control, and of the expenditure of which they are not re quired to give any account to the Russian Government. The fixed Capital has been changed in consequence of the length of the line having been reduced, and several important modifications having been allowed by the Russian Govern %int. tA Concession for a period of 75 years, dating from the open ag of the whol e Li ne, d ur i ng whic h the Russian Government R asreseryed no right to purchase the Line. A. guarantee, by the Russian Government, of 41 per cent., for interest and sinking fund. A sinking fund of one-eighth Per cent, is sufficient to redeem the capital in 75 years. of This ealcUlation has been verified, together with all others importance, by an eminent accountant. The line has been most carefully surveyed by John Hawk tfrw, Esq., the en g i neer -i n - c hi e f . I t i s of very easy construe °ll—there bein g no tunnels, deep cuttings, nor high em bankments—few bridges, anethose offering no engineering %fa culties. The w h o l e li ne i s a l mos t upon a level, the maxi tlita gradient being lin 200, slo pin __llvgg gradually from Dilna to Riga; thus g rea tly econom i s i ng the cost of con veYing the produce from the interior. cOntract for the construction of the railway and the •.)Ply of the whole of the rolling stock and material, has, With the approval of the engineer-in- c hi e f , b een en t ere d i n t o With eminent English contractor, w ith am pl e secur ity f or iL .'d,ue Performance. „, u Je 'total sum required for the construction of the Railway 4. llel uding all moneys.to be paid to the contractor, the ex irine cost o f prelim, the interest on calls during construe- Th a n, and the inary and all other expenses of manage -eat, (to , whatsoever, have been carefully estimated at the a ura of 1 , 34 3000/. sterling, thus showing an excess of fixed "Pital over expenditure of 293,2501., the benefit of which !? , cess will be obtained by the Shareholders by the redemp- Wm of their shares at par. Ple amount of the guarantee on de fixed capital of .' °36 .250/. (after deducting the one-eighth per cent. for the linking fund) i 5.71,586/. per annum, which, upon the above "ti mate, gives 51 per cent, per annum for interest on the e ea ,, Pi tal (1,3,13,0000 actually required, and still le WWI a con luerable margin for unforeseen contingencies. }3 Y the statutes the shares will be reduced from their origi i'laamount of 100/. to 201., or 125 silver rubles, 500 francs, n r guilders, or 139 thalers of Prussia, each. In cense settee of the reduction in the guaranteed capital, and the i ssue of the shares being limited to 81,600, four shares only of 20/. each will be exchanged for each 1001. share. On these shares of 201. only 151, 10s., will be required to /flake up the above estimated expenditure of 1,343,0001. ; and the guaranteed interest of 17s. 6d. per share, exclusive ?,f the sinkin g f un d , i s equa l to 51 per cent, on this amount. The shares will b e r edeemabl e at the par of 201. , 0ut of the l inking fund by periodical drawings. It is proposed, on the ast npletion of the line, to issue separa t e cou p ons i n seri e s, a vailable for 10 years each. One of those coupons will re- Pre sent the guaranteed interest, and th e other the dividends ?lithe extra profits of the line. The former will expire on e redemption of the share at par ; but the latter will con :41111e in force during the period for which it may have been 4, sued, k v A i l„ S Ura for interest during construction bas been ineuded .'„' a Russian Government in the fixed capital : and 5 per e o - "" Per annum will therefore be paid on all calls until the Palling of the whole line. en Th e shareholders will enjoy, during the whole period of the ea t e ssion, the entire profits, which, upon a most careful ulation, based upon the existing traffic, show a rate of 15 lint - Th e r.,„ Pet ~'"•uway will connect with Riga the three capitals—St. tt o etal mrg, Moscow, and Warsaw. The line runs for nearly : Iv Whole distance through a district, the cultivation of 4 ,, c i e h Would bear comparison with that of any other country ; detpiadePendently of the through trade, there can be no that the local traffic, both in goods and passengers, an important and increasing item in the receipts of As 11 instance of last year's traffic, it would have required flaTTall trains of 35 waggons each ' per day, for the whole ~g season (say six months), to have brought down the je ei .:_;° l lo shipped last season from Riga. Nor will the pro t,„4"w. Libau line injure these prospects ; but, on the con bM a cting as a feeder from Koursk and Orel, it would p tegr:he produce of these provinces (hitherto shipped at St. tali b urg) to Diinaberg ; a fair share of which would natu theli. go for shipment t o th e i m p or t an t po r t o f Ri g a, s av i ng .0 1, 7 nearly 100 mile s of carr i age . free'Cr all expenseso are given for the purposes of the Railway, Ni , h , Private lands required may be taken at the low tariffat Jell the Imperial Government acquires private land. be 4ll , M aterial, such as stone, °Tavel, sand, clay, &c., may hakes free from the Crown lan r ds. 114? -11. rails, lo como ti ves, and whatsoever is required for the STee, may be imported, duty free, from any country. bif the above estimates and calculations were made, the thlt,ors have r ece i ve d the highly satisfactory intelligence th 40:ti:1;le M unicipality of Riga h as p l ace d a t th e di sposa l o f city ul Pany, gratuitously, whatever land belonging to the its o i;"N 7 be required for this railway. This land in the town In the s u b ur b s, and on the line of the road, is calcu ae",a a . t ab ou t 56 versts, or about 37 miles ; and this valuable kr u tion will effe c t a cons i derable reduction in the esti- Th 'ed cost o f th e l and. ii , ( l -ste Directors, i n conclusion, congratulate the shareholders ?/I th e exc e edingly favourable terms they have succeeded Vn;',obtaining beyond those originally contemplated, and sub i a summary of the principal advantages gained beyond 'use set forth in the original prospectus. 1 . The line having been shortened, and many important o clifications allowed, a smaller capital is required, which 'acreages the amount of the dividends. 2. The term of th e concess i on has been extended from 56 , 1 0 75 years, datin g f rom th e opening of the whole line, dur ing which time the entire profits belong to the Company. _3. A sinking fund of one-eighth per cent., instead•of one half, is now sufficient to redeem the capital. 4. The gratuitous grant of all the land. belonging to the latlnicipality of Riga which i s requ i s it e f or th e ra il way. 5 . In 4 consequence of the amount of the shares being as and their number limited by the statutes-to 81,600, a additional 10s. per share (i.e. 161. 10s instead of 16/.) be rotnes necessary to be called up to meet the estimates ; but, e „ th e guaranteed interest ex the fixed capital is equal to 51 t h • cent. on the estimated capital, the extra 4 per cent. on 1 0s. is equivalent to 15 per cent, on the additional Which far exceeds the terms originally offered. c li c -vi e official do curaen t s an d l e tt ers, together with t h e ca l h 4ti°tla and estimates, are open to the i n spe c ti on of anyffi 8 13a ll :i y.e. eitaoulder, upon hi s a ppli ca ti on a t the oces of the Com , equal to 1/. on each 201. share, will be shortly re -", Of which d ue notice will be giVen. By Order of the Board. W,ARRE TYNDALE, Secretary. ' - ---___ l7 " - "rac J. W. echurch-street, May 8, 1857. Tflst eRET INFIRMITIES OF ;YOUTH AND MATURITY. SELPublished, price Is., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 stamps, F-PRESERVATION. —A Medical Treatise and 0 1 the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System, Iron a the cure of Nervous and Physical Debility, resulting cious habits acquired during the critical passage from youth li lfie th i otoaci;ioweliatlh practical observations on . the Physiology of Mar arks ort the , moral, and physical relations. To which are added e wonder-, of the Microscope in revealing the hidden ortna_es of Life within Life,' and it'advantazes in detecting, by cottipiltgamination, the cause and *ffect of every variety of these "lk, With numerous engravings and cases. BY FAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, 41,,trIculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary " te alter Ap ot of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Thy as snes ' Hall. London, &c., &c. 11: , 44 ti0n ! ;Alai object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con ttsveesulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, 11_006, : ch Ina., rProduced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man ner P o r d l i a s tu a r s e e clec at to all stages of life, than, perhaps, any known modern pathologists. Its perusal is t2ie a44l.Y...!.ec,ominended to persons entertaining secret doubts of theireafiCT c-ndition, end who are conscious of having hazarded trlti t n ed. 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CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.--Secretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—This Institu ion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted az the Brompton Estailishment, 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 pe7ons, 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 Loxharn Farrar. Esq., the Treasurer. 66, Lincoln's inn-fields Mez.srs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secretary's (Mem 167, Piccadilly. _ _ By order. W. J. COCIKERILL SeeretarY. R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUE EN.—Fo waded 1828. The sick poor are admitted en their own application alone; no re commendation is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits of this Charity. either as oat or in-door patients, on their personal application:— Week ending 7th February • Ditto 14th February .....• 2,351 Ditto lI st February Ditto 28th February 2,890 'Total in February .... . 9,986 of which 3,379 were new cases, the remainder (still under tr C4 - g ment) having been admitted previously. The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the patients. Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 3() 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 endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co". vDrummond and Co.; Herries 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, Deacon, and Co.;Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will he thankfhlly received. By order. J. B. 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It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all Cutaneous Eruptions, removing and expelling in its course all corrup tionsand impurities from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate the virus of disease, and expel it with the insensible perspiration through the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a never-failing remedy for that class of disorders which unfortunately the English Physician treats with Mercury, tothe inevitabledastrue tion of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot restore. Price lls., or four cases in one for 335., which saves I ls., and in Si. cues, whereby there is a saving of 1/.125. To be had wholesale and retail in London, of Derby and Gordon, 140, Leadenhall-street; Prout, 229, Strand; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox f)rd-street ; Sanger, ISO, Oxford •street ; Barclay and Son, 97, Far. rincdon-sireet; Butler and Harding, 4, Cheapside; Edwards, St. Paul's Churchyard. HUMAN FRAILTY ; a Popular Medical work, price Is., post free, beautifully Illustrated with 100 engravings, and containing the opinions of Vaipeau, Lallemand, Rona, Ricord, t.fc. It gives copious instructions for the perfect restoration of those .bo are prevented by impediments from entering into the married ntpte, also showing the dreadful results from early abuse, gonorrhoea, and syphilis, and the benefits arising from the chemical tests and exarninalion of the spermatoza, by the author's newly-constructed microscope, with iwwerful le. ses.—Sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick lane, Nternoster - row ; and Fr, Ea all agen t s f or t h e. sale of !sTriese ar." _ r MAY "574 NDAY EVENIN I-2 3 DON ' , _MO METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Iteg,ent ducat, Waterloo-place, London. Ca , )ital, 100,000/. TRUSTEES. Rt. Tin. Spencer It. Walpole,M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M P. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq. Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches. N.B. The bonus declared 3t the last division of profits averaged 33 per cent. on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. THE WE LLINGTO N.—The SALOON DINING-ROOMS aro OPEN to Gentlemen from Six until Nine p.m. 'A French Dinner is served at a minute's notice, "a la Fosse," charge, Including dessert and attendance, seven shillings. The dinner " carte" for the day may be seen in the Entrance Hall. 7— Entrance, 53, St. James. street, or 160, Piccadilly. GUILDHALL, 28th April, 1857. The Committee for Letting the City's Lands will meet at Guildhall on WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of May next, at One o'clock pre cisely. to receive Proposals for a Lease, for a term of 80 years, of a PIECE of GROUND, on the West aide of St. Swithin's-lane, in the City of London; and a House adjoining, being No. 1, New-court, St. Sw ithin's-lane. • Plans of the property may, be seen, and further particulars and forms cf tender obtained upon application at the Architect's ;Mice FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller. OFFICE OF THE GAS LIMIT AND COKE CO., FORSEFERRY-lIOAD, WEsmurtSTElt, May 11, 1857. VOTICE IS HEREBY . GIVEN, That a Special 11 General Court of the Proprietors of this Company will be held at the Company's Gas Works, HorseMrry-road, Westminster, an FRIDAY, the sth day of June next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to the Act of the 59th year of his late Majesty King George the Third, far the Election of the Directors of this Company for four years, who w:11 then go out of office by the efflux of taw., and will then be eligible to be re-elected ; and should a Ballot be required, it will continue opeil for four hours from its commencement. C. BURLS, Secretary. By order of the Court of Directors. N.B. The chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely. Freehold and Leasehold—Southwark, Enfield, and London. ,TO BE SOLD, pursuant, to ~an-Order of. the .High Court of Chancery, made In a certsin cause of " Shep heard v. Sheoheard," with the aoprobation of the Vice-Chancellor sir Richard Torin Kindersley, the Judge to whose Court the said cause is attached, by Mr. PETER BROAD, at the Auction Mart, in the city of London, on TUESDAY, the 9th day of JUNE, 1857, at one precisely, be Eight lots, the several Freehold and Leasehold Es.ates hereinafter mentioned, viz. :—Four Freehold Dwelling House', numbered 1,2, 3, and 4, John-street, Southwark.; a Free hold Mouse (divided into three tenements) situate at Baker-street, Enfield; a Freehold House, with Garderradjoming„ called "The Six Bells," at Chase side, Enfield ; a Leasebo:d House, with Shop, No. 110, Oxford-street ; a Leasehold House, with Shop. No. tis, Quad rant, Regent-str-et ; a Leasehold House, with Shop, No. 3, Bruton street, Bond-street ; a Leasehold House, No. 15, Little Marylebone street ; a Leasehold Nouse, with Shop, No. 417, Strand. —The pre mises may be viewed, by leave of the tenants, one fortnight preced ing the sale, and printed particulars and conditions of sale may be had gratis of Messrs. Cameron and Booty, 1, Haymond-build•ngs, Gray's•inn, W.C.; of Messrs. Julius and Cameron, No. 19, Bucking ham-street, W.C. ; of Er. J. G. hick, No. 11, Gitay's-inn • sq 111 .•, of Messrs. Bennett and Paul, No. 1, Siza-lane, Back- lerstury, E.C. ; of Mr. C. M. Collett , 25, Bed'ord - place, Southwark tbiroind e g e e. r: ro N a . d . , 28, SE at the Mart; and of Mr. Peter Broad, auc tioneer, E.C. 4 b 1 :4 7 REFORM BIL L—THE EA WT t bweaggLonfin ( From the Examuner.) gcourse,inm May should by ul 1 plunge no o i n n e th oa a a subject ses sionnbleetof such magnitude as a new I teform Bill, which it could not possibly bring to' maturity, and could hardly indeed do more than discuss in the crudest and least profitable manner.. The only practicable step was probably that which the Government has taken with a promptitude arid explicitness greatly to its credit, the acknowloelgruent in the face of IParliament that; an improver neat in the representa- - tion of the people is required, and that a measure for the purpose will be pr epared in the vacation and be proposed in the next session. It will be observed that Lord Palmerston speaks of the sub ject with a gravity of expression which shows that he takes no narrow or trivial view of it. He calla tis• " a large question," from which we may fairly and even confidently infe r that be coutemplatas dealing with it in no petty or niggardly spirit. Large questions are only to be dealt with largely. "It may often be your duty," said Lord Mel bourne' once with true wisdom, "to resa rain the impetuosity of popular feeling, but this is true policy—when you do gi ye, give generously." - Mr. Roebuck, who Ira previously laid a resolu tion on the table pledging the house to take the subject early into its consideration, received Lord Palmerston's assurance. in the proper tone, and wisely declared his intention to leave the question in the hands of the erovarnment.. - It will be remarked that the Government pledge is confined t o the, Bete ates and anomalies-in. the ex• 'ging distribution of the , franchise. Consequently, though it is right that Xi. Roebuck's notice should be withdrawn, it is otherwise with Mr. Henry Berkeley's on the independent question of the Bal lot. The Ballot, though a Parliismentary Reform in itself, is a question that stands entirely apart, upon its own distinct grounds, unconne:led with the question of electoral districts, or any extension of the electoral franchise. The advocateS of the Ballot simply demand that the franchise should be made a reality, let the. privilege be enjoyed by few or by many. The case for it is, of course, stronger with a confined electoral body than a great one, because the smaller the constituency the greater in proportion is the practical diminution from its power, through the operation of the foul influences. There is no reason, then, that the sense of the new Parliament should not be taken at the earliest convenient moment upon the subject of Mr. Berkeley's notice. That the question has made considerable progress with the public since it was last discussed in the Heim of Commons we have no doubt. The general election cannot but have given it a great impetus. The Marquis of Waterford, at the head of the terrorists, has done it iznmense service ; the doings of Ruthin have been no less serviceable on this side of the Channel; and, as we have elsewhere shown, the failure of the Corrupt Practices Act in the Queen's Bench has reduced to a demonstration the impotence of any possible law to protect the independence of voters exposed by thei r c i rcums t ances an d condition in life to COI ruption in its most insidious forms. A DEPOSIT -- NOT A PROMISE TO PAY! (From the Freeinan.) What should Reformers insist upon this session ? We reply, Nothing loss than a substantial deposit of reform. Many of our readers will have seen the feelers put out by the Times. Last week it owned that the country expected Parliament t ) pass a Reform Bill, and Olen pressed on Toryism the danger of delay,—the danger of arousing the people to demand larger concessions than would now satisfy them. This week the wind veers a point or two, the text being a rather singular mistake of Mr. Watkin's, the member for Yarmouth, who strangely fancied that the Palmerstonian journal could wish to give the suffrage to every man who could write his name and vote. A liberal journal appears as if it would be satisfied by the admission of a Jew to Parliament this session ; and we have little doubt that Lord Derby himself would offer but a nominal opposition to that proposal, if thereby he could insure the postponement of re form. Other liberal papers ask for an avowal of reform policy in the Queen's speech, and a full ex planation by Lord Palmerston of what he will do next session. We, on the other hand, ask for something worth having this session. We think there is urgent reason for Reformers to demand this. We are met, of course, by the pretence of want of time. It is but pretence. The Morning Post in reply to Disraeli's taunt proved that Lord Palmerston had "wasted" not " a year," but only three weeks. As the old members have had so long a breathing time instead of a short Easter re cess, and as the new ones are fresh to their work, they can all afford to give the country ample time for the Purposes for which the country eleciedor re-elected them. One of those purposes, the chief of them, was, notoriously, Parliamentaryßetorm. Let us hear no more of want of time, therefore. Indeed the return of a large majority on the Liberal side, ought to shorten debates and save time. With a majority of a hun dred, a Premier, as well practised as Lord Palmer ston in Parliamentary management, can save time —if he will. Next looking at the House, let the country re member that its future successes very much depend on its performances. The morale of such an army as that of the Liberals in Parliament is almost everything. If they are badly led at first, baffled by ministerial cunning, dispirited by small and in significant achievements, or by defeats owing to combinations of sections of their own body with the mass of the Tories, they will soon look upon them selves as not destined to do anything great ; they will settle down into the notion that they are to be a common-place tax-voting, cabinet-serving Parlia ment, and Reform will drag on session after session, till it may be pea tponecl for another Parliament. If, on the contrary, some measure be passed of which every Liberal can feel proud, of which he can tell his constituents when he visits them in the autuane with satisfaction, for which he can be sure of re ceiving their enthusiastic approbation ; the impetus from such a triumph will carry him into next session in the same spirit, and he will be determined then to complete what he has so happily begun. Look ing, also, at the Ministry, and the uncertainty, not withstanding the vast majority, of its more than surviving this session, it is utterly unwise to throw Reform overboard to take the chances of another session and another Cabinet; a Cabinet, be it ob served, which will not be under the same obliga tions to obey the behests of this Parliament as the Premier is, by whose will it came into being. We by no means believe that a complete new Reform Bill this session need present any difficulty to honest legislators. We know so well the prin cipal designed and undesigned defects of the pre sent Acts, that it is mere evasion of ate question to plead the time required for elaborating details. The Census tells us with sufficient accuracy where to find constituencies : the only difficulty that can arise is to settle whether principle or expediency is to shape the new Bill. Are we to get rid of all the paltry constituencies or not ? Are we to make the number of members reasonably commensurate with the number of electors? Are we to make some tolerable approach to bestowing the suffrage on all tax-payers, and on all who insist be amenable to the laws ? Are we to protect the voter against intimi dation, and against the offer of a bribe ? These aro the real points for discussion ; details of a formal or a kcal nature will present no difficulty, and could indeed be re-arranged and perfected from year to year. They could even be made, as in America, to depend on a self-adjusting principle. To be precise then : we demand, as all Reformers should, the one thing from which nothing ought to induce them to waver—the taking of the votes at the elections by Ballot. Though not absolutely perfect, we should be satisfied with the enactments of the electoral law in Victoria on that subject. That law has the convenience of being a fact—a tried and successful fact ; and, to avoid all fanciful objections, we should be content to take the Ballot clauses of that law as they stand. Concurrently with this, we would fight hard for an Extension of the Suffrage to all rate-payers at least, both in boroughs and in counties: the pretence of a different franchise for town and country being necessary, we consider to be the veriest piece of Tory and Whig charlatanism ever attempted to be palmed upon our common sense. We would, of course, requ're the abolition of the rate-paying clauses, and make it very easy work for the revising barristers. We have placed these essentials in the _order in which we would contend for them. We wish for a complete Reform Bill ; hut the ballot we would not dispense with. We would turn any Premier out of office who refused t o conce d e th a t. There is —and Lord John Russell and Lord Palnierst on both know it well—there is more of reform in that one demand than in all the others put together. They know that all the others will follow that ; but, that all the others might be given, and still leave half the voters of the country at the mercy of the dominant classes. They know that no exten- 1 sion of the suffrage they can give will be of so much value as really extending it to the thousands who now hale it but nominally. They cart about the [ PRIOR 4 1 ). STAMPED 5 ballot's being merely a mechanical protection to the voter, and forget that the poll book is nothing but a mechanical device to give the tenant's vote to his landlord. They pharisaically pretend concern for the non electors, yet refuse the non-electors a vote. • They refuse, as they say, in the interest of the non-enfranchised, to give the ballot to the pre sent electors, but it is because they know that the first Parliament, returned by a really free election, would speedily emancipate the remaining six sevenths of the population. We see it is now stated that Mr Locke King means to press his motion early, and that he has 'created some dismay in Downing-street by inform ing the Government of It's intention. We heartily wish him success ; but we would earnestly press on him a more general form of his motion, and one which- would adapt it to any Liberal change namely, that the franchise in boroughs should also be the county franchise for all persons not resident in boroughs. Mr. Berkeley's motion is, however, the one of first importance. Let us insist on giving reality to our present constituency. Let us put up with no shuffling on this point. Let us en courage the tens of thousands to vote who are now afraid to do it, .and convert the tens of thousands will are now but the voting machines for their oppressors, into really "free and independent elec tors." The Ballot is the smallest deposit we should demand this session; and the country should re solve to have a deposit, not merely a promise to pay- • EXPERIMEA TS 071, NEIV DECKED COPPER - PONTOONS at CITATILIM: The interesting experiment in pontooning, an nounced by Sir C. Paslay for Monday afternoon, the 11th inst., at Rochester-bridge, to which per sons who took an interest in the subject were in vited by a circular, has been postponed till Mon day, the 18th inst., in consequence of unexpected failures that occurred in previous trial's on Friday and Saturday last. On the first of these days a raft of his pontoons, consisting of four demi-canoes, put together in pairs by deck and keel lashings, so as to form two decked boots similar to canoes, and covered with the usual superstructure of balks, chesses, anchors, and other stores, after taking on board, at the gun-wharf, Chatham, a 32-pounder on its travelling carriage, weighing rather more than four tons, manned by Lieut. Philips, R.E., with six men to row, a ser geant to steer, and a few spare men, attended and assisted by two cutters, put off from these for the purpose of landing the gun on the beach at Upnor ; but the swell occasioned by a strong easterly wind washed over the decks and filled the canoes with water, which sank on their reaching I'm Upnor shore where the gun was landed. The water was then partly pumped, and partly baled out by bucketci after taking off the hatches, one to each demi-canoe. They then got under weigh again, , and reached the pontoon basin, near St. Mary's Creek. in readiness for next morning's operation, leaving the gun on shore with its wheels embedded in mud. Next morning, having secured the wooden plugs of the pump holes on the deck] of the demi-canoes, which had been loose the day before, and made everything watertight as was supposed, Lieut. Phil lips took another gun and carriage of the same cali bre on board the raft, and rowed up to Old Roches ter-bridge, where he moored it at high water slack, in order that it might be exposed to the fury of the half-ebb of one of the strongest spring tides of the SWUM. Owing to a mistake made by Sir Charles himself in his written directions for the operations of this day, the raft was moored about 30 feet higherthan in any of the numerous experiments on military , bridges formed there in the annual pontoon prac tice of the corps, so that as soon as the ebb tide be gan to flow, the water fell perpendicularly down upon the heads of the canoes from which the raft's crew were soon withdrawn; but as Sir Charles had expussed a wish to be present at the rolling over of the gun, whieh now appeared inevitable, the raft was left to its fate; but he came too late to witness it. When the gun went to the bottom, some of the woodwork of the superstructure was broken, but the canoes floated, turning over -upon their decks with their keels uppermost, and one of them was brought on shore at the landing place of the new bridge for his inspection. A single plank of the deck only was fractured ; but with the exception of one small indentation, the copper appeared per fectly sound and uninjured. The woodwork of the superstructure of which two balks only were said to be broken, was oared by the engineers' boats, and deposited in a builder's yard below the new bridges, and the canoes were t owe d t o t h e pontoon basin the same evening. Had Sir Charles arrived sooner himself he would have prevented this accident by veering' out about 20 feet of the upper, and taking in the same length of the lower, cables, but he was not sorry that the accident happened, as it proved in a most convinc ing manner the superior strength of his new con struction. On taking leave of them, be expressed his entire satisfaction with the means afforded him by Major Hassard commanding, during the absence of Col. Sandhain, and the zeal, intelligence, and activity of Lieut. Phillips and the non commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers employed on this occasion, which were such that these difficult and dangerous operations, entirely new to them, were executed without a single man being hurt. Better pontoons he would never wish to have. - On Monday the engineers will be employed in getting the gun left at Upnor, and the other sunk at Rochester-bridge, back to the gun-wharf. On Tnesday, the leaks, - (if any) in the copper will be repaired, and instead of one large hatch for both compartments of the water-tight partition in each demi-canoe, extending the whole width of the deck, with seams half an inch wide at each end, secured, by India rubber in a manner which did not exclude the water, two small square hatches will be formed independent of one another, each having its own pump hole and plug perfectly water tight, both raised a little above the deck, and just sufficient to admit a man to get down into the interior of the demi-canoe. This was the arrangement of the original decked copper canoes of 1819-20, over which the wares caused by high winds and conflicting tides rolled harmless, the restoration of which r e nd ers th e post ponement for another week necessary, after which Sir Charles will try the same experiments, at old Rochester-bridge, that failed on Saturday, with full confidence of success. Cheshire—Birkeuhead—and Claughton. TO BE SOLD, pursuant to Orders of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause " Kingsford v. Ball," with the approbalion of Vice Chancellor Sir John Stuart, the Judge to whose Court the said cause is attached, by Mr. FREDERIC JOHN lIODGSON (the person appointed for the purpose by the said Judge), on WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of JUNE, 1857, at the .Monks Ferry Hotel, Eirkunhead, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, precisely, in Eleven Lots— VALUABLE FRES:HOLD LAND, laid out in Be lding Plots, and forming part of the well-known estate called Claughton Iris, consist ing of a Piece of Bui ding Land, situate ou the West side 01 Grange lane, containing 3,0922 square yards, laid out n Seven Lots; and a Piece of Ilui'diug Land, situate on the South side of Ball's-road, con tattling 21,544 square yards, laid out in Four Lots, and now in hand. Printed particulars and conditions of sale (together with a plait of the property) may be had, gratis, in London, of Messrs. Kingsford and Dorman, solicitors, '23, Essex-street, Strand; Messrs. Dean and Son, solicitors, 23, Bloomsbury-square ; and Messrs. Chester, Teal min' and Chester, solicitors, 11, Stapl - inn ; and in the country, of Mr. John Peacwk, solicitor, Liverpool ; Messrs. Townsend, Ridley, and Jack Son, solicitors, Liverpool and Birkenhead, Mr. William Cole, surveyor, Duncan-street, Birkenhead ; and of the Auctioneer, Birkenhead. ALFRED HALL, Chief Clerk. KINGSFORD and DOIINIAN, 23, Essex-street, Strand, Plaintiff '0 Solicitor. MILITARY CRITICISM BY MILITARY MEN. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SlR,—Trt the d,-hates touching the attacks made upon General Asliburnhani, Lord Panmure and all who spoke maintained that for a subordinate officer to publish calumnies against his superior was a dangerous offence demanding punishment—that an officer so doing was un fit to be employed. This is talk. Mark the practice— When Sir C. Napier was the head of an army in the field, and in most critical circumstances, Sir J. Out ram, then Colonel or Major Outrun, published a letter filled with sbambful and shameless calumnies and in sinuations' against Sir C. Napier. He told the soldiers that their general, with an ignorance below that of a subaltern, had moved them through pestilent marshes, and thus wilfully, as well as ignorantly, caused the frightful mortality which had befallen them—in fact, that he was their murderer ; and that no mistake might occur as to his meaning, Baist, of the Bombay nines, repeating the accusation in that paper, actually de nounced Sir Charles as the "murderer of the soldiers." Sir 0. Napier, as shown in his biography recently published by me, demanded protection and redress from the highest military and civil authorities. He got no redress. How was he met ? He was told by Lord Ripon that such attacks were wholesome stimulants to zeal ; and the practical comment was the appointing of ()dram to a most lucrative post—one far above what his rank gave him any title to hold. It would seem that to assail one of Lord Panmure's appointments gives a totally different aspect to such matters. W. NAPIER, Lieut.-General. SIR WILLIAM' NAPIER AND MR. WIL- LOUGHBY, M.P. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —I have not willingly entered into the arena of discussion between Sir Wm. Napier and Mr. Willoughby. I am sorry to say that I have not had time even to read the book which has caused the dispute ; and know little or nothing of the matter. The quarrel with Mr. Wil loughby, however, is on the part of my late father-in law, and not with Sir Wm. Napier, and as the latter has declined to take any notice of Mr. Willoughby, and proofs were put into my hands, I thought it just and right towards the late Sir Cbas. Napier to make use of them in defence of his memory, and request you will do me the favour to make the same public.—l am, &0., May 9. M. WMURDO, Colonel. [Copy.] TO S. P. WILLOUGHBY, ER , - . Sir,—l have perused with astonishment the following sentence in your letter to Sir Win. Napier, in the Times of yesterday, regarding your conduct towards my late father-in-law, Sir Chas. Napier :—" I can assert, with out fear of contradiction, that I never wrote, or procured to be written, a single line in condemnation of Sir Chas. Napier's proceedings in India, either in the Bombay Times or in any other newspaper. Under great provocation (for I was frequently myself attacked), I studiously avoided all anonymous controversy in the public press ; and I challengo you to show to the contrary." Your object in the above sentence is, evidently, to convey an impression to the public that you in no way aided, en couraged, or participated in, the various attacks which were published against Sir C. Napier in India. But it has been stated, on authority which I cannot doubt, namely, that of Dr. G. Ogilvy, the self-acknowledged writer and transmitter to the press of some of the principal of these attacks, and more particularly of one published under Lieut.-General Outram's name, that not only were you in frequent communication with him, epistolary and through others, on the subject of them, but that a copy of the most elaborate and vindictive of them was actually submitted to you for revision, and that you did re vise it, using your • • •'a hand, instead of your own, for the express purpose of avoiding the possibility of detection. Even the name of this amanu ensis was given by him. Now, it - is impossible to suppose that Dr. Ogilvy, who, though a - violent opponent of Sir Charles, bears the character both of an honourable man and a sane one, could have invented, with all its circumstances, so (was ordinary a statement. I can only, therefore, infer that, true to your instincts, you have not hesitated to try and escape irom a dilemma by what, if not an absolute false hood, is at any rate a quibble of the most contemptible kind. As, at the close of your letter to Sir Wm. Napier, you say you are but little known in this country, I hope that the publication of this letter will show that you are to be as little trusted.—l am, sir, your obedt. servant, M. M'MUEDO, Colonel. 55, Victoria•street, May 1, 1857. India House, May 2, 1.857. Sir,—When calumnious imputations on my character were inserted in a book of the pretensions of Sir William Napier's recent publication, I met those imputations by a direct denial addressed to their promulgator, but I do not feel called on to enter into a controversy, either pri vate or public, with any connexion or follower of his who may think fit to address a letter t o me re it erat i ng charges which I have unequivocally denied. I content myself with repeating my defiance to Sir Wm. Napier to disprove any one of the staternents contained in my letter of the 28th ult.—l am, sir, your obedt. servant, Col. M'Murdo, C.B. J. P. WILLOUGHBY. NEW GOLD FIELD DISCOVERED IN GREAT BUD. WORTH, CHESIIIRE.—There have been several ounces of gold dust discovered, also a large nugget, value 631., in Great Bud worth, by the workmen employed in erecting a new school-house, on the property of Mr. R. G. G. Warburton, and from all appearance this new field bids fair to beat the Australian and Californian gold fields, and Great Budworth will be indeed great should this discovery prove to be as great as is expected. Provisions are already on the rise, and the inhabitants are pre paring to receive lodgers. There is no deception in the quality of the gold, as Mr. Wallace, the curate, for warded a nugget to London to be tested, and it is re turned as pure gold. Mr. R. G. G. Warburton has in spected the large nugget, also Mr. Joseph Donald, his agent, and numerous other parties. The gold is lying at Miss Beecroft's for inspection, and that highly esteemed and amiable lady w ill b e happy to g i ve every fac i lity andinformation to persona wishing to inspect the same. ,--WarratgeOit QUM'Cliath THB BAY& OF FRANCE. The following appears in ye3terilKy's Moniteui as the project of law for the continuauce of the privileges of the Bank of France " Art. 1. Tin p riv il ege con f erre d on the B ank l-dy the laws of the 24th Germinal of the (republioau‘ , year 11, 22d April, 1806, an d 30th J une, ,844., the term of which would expire on the 31st Del!., 1867, id pro longed for 30 years, and shall not expire till the 31st Dec., 1897. " Art. 2. The capital of the Bank, now represented by 91,250 shares, will be henceforth represented by 182,500 shares, each bearing the nominal value of 1,000 f., not inclusive of the reserved fund. " Art. 3. The 91,250 shares newly created will be exclusively assigned to the owners of the 91,250 shares now extant, and they will have to pay the price of them, at the rate of I,loof. per share, into the coffers of the Bank, in quarterly payments, within the'space of one year at the latest, dating from the promulgating of the present law. • " The time of the first payment, and the conditions on which the shareholders can be admitted to anticipate the ulterior payments, will be fixed by a decision of the Bank. " Art. 4. The produce of these new shares will be ap plied, until it amounts to 91 ,250,000 f., to the formation of the capital determined by Art. 2, and as for the sur plus, to the augmentation of the reserve fund now exist- Art. 5. Of this produce, a mini of 100 millions will be paid into the public trearary in the course of the year 1859, a ,such periods as shall be akreed - upon by the Midster'of Finance and the Dank. This sum will be employed to diminish any over drawn accounts against the Treasury. "The Minister of Finance will transfer to the Bank at the rate o! 75f., and in the Three per Cent. Rentes derived from the Caisse d'Anzortinement, the amount of Rentes necessary for the employment of the said sum of 100 millions. "A. sinking fund of 1 per cent. of the nominal capital of the said Rentea shaa be added to the amount held by the Caine d'Amoi tissement. "Art. 6. The faculty accorded to the Bank of making advances on Frei:eh public securities, on French rail way shares and debentures, is extended • to the deben tures issued by the Company de Crddit Foncier of France. "The general arrangements for regulating the mode of carrying out the preceding paragraph will have to be approved of by a decree. Art. 7. The Bank of Fiance, should circumstances require it, may add a charge for commission to the rate of its discounts and advances. "Art. 8. A. pablic Administrative regulation will determine with regard to such shareholders as may make default or fall into arrear in their payments, the measures required for the execution of the present m "Project of a Treaty between the Public Treasury and the Bank of France. " Art. 1. The interest due upon the Rentes,' which shall be delivered into the Bank, in execntion of the law decreeing the augmentation of its capital, will commence from the first day of the half year following the delivery of these Routes, save conversion into bonds, at the Bank at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum for interest on the time,comprised between this period and that of the payments. "Art. 2. In return for the advantages accruing to the bank from what it receives upon the running account of the disposable assets of the Treasury, the Bank engages for the whole term of its charter to advance to the Trea sury, as its occasions may require, sums that may amount to eighty millions, incluSive of the fifty-five millions not yet reimbursed of the loan prolonged by the treaty of March 3, 1852. "The mannium of these advances will be reduced to sixty millions, by means of the yearly reimbursements stipulated in the said treaty. "Treasury bonds, renewable every three months, will be delivered at the Bank as security on these ad vances. "Art. 3. The sums that shall be debited to the Trea sury by virtue of this convention will be compensated, until balanced, by those that form the credit of its ac• count current, either at Pat is or at its branches, in such a manner that the interest due from the treasury shalt be calculated, each day, only on the balance for which it may actuaily be debtor. " Art. 4. The interest of the account current thus establislsed shall be regulated according to the scale fixed by the Bank for discounting paper in the market, but it must not exceed 4 per cent. "Art. 5.. Should the Treasury withdraw its assets from the account current, the Bank would be released from the cngageraent it enters into by the present treaty." AQUATICS. ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. --- The opening trip of the above club took place last Sa turday, and was, as usual, a most spirited and agreeable affair. The yachts.of the club, headed bythe Commodore Mr. J. Goodson, who hoisted hisfiag on board the Coral Queen, a beautiful schooner, placed at the disposal of the club by Mr. W. Tomlin, her owner, assembled at B e l a a d ck atw no tt s l e c ..w 4al p. and proceeded to Erith, against a d We noticed amongst the craft afloat the Rear-Commodore's (Mr. Kirby) Violet, the. Argonaut, Petrel, and several others. On arriving at Erith the club dined, with between 40 and 50 members present— the commodore presiding, and the vice occupying the chair. The toasts proposed were, as usual, of a loyal and Patriotic character, after which the worthy commodore gave "The Royal London Yacht Club," associating with it the name of Mr. Reynolds, one of its members, and from time immemorial one of the greatest supporters of both yachting and rowing. These toasts were succeeded by others, well timed and ably responded to, and the party did not separate till a late hour. BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB, , . This Club has determined upon the fixtures for the present season, which are as follow : FIRST MATCH OF THE SEASON. By yachts of the club under eight tons, on Saturday, the 30th of May. Prize a 201. cup. Last night of entry, Tuesday, the 26th inst., at nine p.m. SECOND MATCH OF THE SEASON. By yachts belonging to the club under eight tons, on Saturday, the 27th of Ju❑e. Prize, a cup value 15/. Last night of entry, Tuesday, the 23d of June, at nine p.m. Also, on the same day, 5/. given for a second class match. THE CHALLENOE Cu MATCH. Open to alt the world for yachts under eight tons, on Saturday, the 15th Aug. Prize, the Challenge Cup value 501., with Si. added. Last night of entry, Tuesday, the 11th Aug. A steamer will accompany all the matches. PLYMOUTH ROYAL REGATTA. The committee met at the Guildhall, on Thursday evening, when it was resolved that the regatta for the present year should take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, being the anniversary of H.R.H. Prince Albert's birth day. RYDE, MAY 9. FIRST MATCH OF THE SEASON. The match which has been for so long a time past the talk of the yachting circles, between the Shadow, cutter, 52 tons, the property of Sir Gilbert East, and the Coquette, schooner, 47 tons, Mr. John Hugh S. Pigott, came off on Thursday last. The course fixed was round the Isle of Wight. The morning was in every respect as fine a one as a true lover of this delightful sport could wish. At ten o'clock, the hour fixed for starting, there was a stiffish easterly breeze blowing, with a bright sun shining. The starting gun hating been fired from the Rdyal _Victoria Yacht Club-house, both yachts got under weigh in excel lent style, veering their heads a little round to the island. It was feared, shortly after the start, by the in:xpe riencad, that both vessels would be run ou the sands, so closely did they hug the shore ; but, in so doing, it showed the skill of the respective commanders, for by working their craft close up to the Sand's Head buoy they were enabled to keep close in shore, and thus escape the strong run of the tide. The Coquette, having a slight start of the Shadow, passed inside the Sand's Head buoy, after which she held her course out to Brecoridge-ledge. The Shadow was now keeping far ther oft shore with the view of rounding the " No man," thereby enabling the Coquette to pass the "ledge" first, which she did in good style at 11.30. Directly she passed the "ledge," the Coquette bent up gaff-topsails, square-sail and balloon-jib, causing her, as it were, to fly, with the breeze and tide both in favour. Upon the arrival of the Coquette off Bonchnrch, the Shadow was a long distance astern : and, after a splendid dashing run to the Needles, the schooner passed the rocks at 2.13, and the cutter at 2.25. It was after passing the last-named point that both vessels had to struggle for the mastery, both tide and wind being here dead against them, causing them nothing but tack for tack till their arrival at Scone Point. When off the fort, the Coquette was compelled to " put about," and lose a deal of way which she had on her, owing to the'Government Ap prentice brig standing close on to her weather quarters. The effect of the above accident was to allow the Shadow to pass the schooner, the former gradually increasing the lead till her arrival at,Ryde at 6.1., the Coquette arriv ing at 6.16. Considering the disadvantage which a schoo ner l a b ours under, in comparison to a cutter, this can be considered as no great defeat. On the contrary, it is one of the closest runs that has been for a long time, the whole of the course inside the Needles being a dead weight, with a succession of short tacks. YACHTS AT AND OFF THE STATlON.—Henrietta Count Batthyany ; Snake, Capt. G. Brigstoeke ; Dawn, T. Broadwood, E , q. ; Wildfire, T. Turner, Esq. ; Coquette, H. S. Pigot., E,q. ; Shadow, Sir G. East, Bart. ; and the Triter), T. Meares, Esq. THE LOSS OF THE CURLEW. Captain C►harlewood, R.N., and Commander Robertson, R.N., the officers who were appointed to institute an inquiry intothe loss of H. M. revenue cutter Curlew, presented the following report on Saturday : . " Board of Trade, May 9. " Sir,—ln pursuance of the directions of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Capt. Charle wood, R.N., on behalf of the Admiralty, and Comman der Robertson, R.N., on behalf of the Board of Trade, held an inquiry yesterday, the Bth inst., at the Privy Council-office, into the occasion and circumstances at tending the sinking of the Coastguard cruiser Curlew, near the Mouse lightvessel, at about 1 a.m, on the 23d nit:, and the loss of the master and six men, one only , (Michael Hawkins) being saved out of a crew of eight in number, including the master. nraeueteirtaaioininfnewathhoer wrecked near th e "After a careful consideration of the evidence adduced on the inquiry (a copy of which is annexed), we beg to report that in our opinion the less of the Coastguard of cutterthe master s a e s n t t e i r re o l l y that attributable veese l i n to no the neglect hing the of exhibiting a light, in accordance with the Admiralty regulations, which require 'that all sailing vessels at an chor in roadsteads or fairways shall be bound to exhibit e m pre t ca he u p ti a o r n t " We exonerate the master, officers, and crew of the Belgian steamer from all blame, as every necessary pre cautionCurlewhe cutter, aidwhich being hoifeht h s ow e meffi e aa n cesner t h h e e tw m e a en stb su ea n d s . e, and sunrise a constant bright light at the lookout on the bridge, and one man on the lookout on circumstances,cautioi) appearsthteo master, mate , e m en at t e a , k a e n n d b o y ne th m em an u b n e d i e n r g t o h n e the forecastle, the vessel proceeding at a reduced speed. "The night, although so dark as to prevent a vessel yards of her, was nevertheless sufficiently clear for lights to be visible at least three miles off. g he o c f o p n ra d i u s c e t , f o o f r th th e e c p a r p o t m ain p: w i c t r h h e i i e w n h a o ft they Curlew, and also of those of the Baron Osy, appears de ss o see of the , uiTnttheir, size boatsthe t coastguardo vessel.—We have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servants, "T. CIIARLEWOOD. " To the S ecretary of the Marine Depa ß rtment OBERTSO. of the Board of Trade." It is with deep regret we record the very serious ill nese of the Duke of Devonshire. His grace is at present at Chiswick, and his ma l a dy i s so obstinate and severe that his large circle of relations and friends begin to have the gravest apprehensions. The Duke's medical attend ant has had to sit up all night with him on more than one occasion lately,—Court fournat, THE 111AURITIU3 AND CAPE, FAILMO UT. The mail_ steamer Tynemonth, Ca l from the East Indies, put in here this consequence of the prevailing easterly being short of fuel. She has landed _ Her dates of departure are Sand Heads (Calcutta), .7. Jan. 24 ; Madras, 31st do. ; Point de Galle, sth of February ; Port Louis, 24th do. ; Cape of Good Hope, 13th of March ; St. Helena, 22d do.; and Ascension, 29th do. She has brought as passengers, Mrs. Aston Key and daughter, from Calcutta ; Lieut. Stokes, Indian army, from Madras ; Mr. Braithwaite three children, an d nurse , f rom Cey lon ; and dr. Wells, RN., from Ascension. At Mauritius the Governor Higginsod was ex pected to arrive with the English mails two days afrer the Tynemouth left. The sth Regiment, sta tioned at Port Louis, had airs ady received orders to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to Hong Kong before the news by the Tyneinouth reached. The next sugar crop promised exceedingly well, and if there was not so much uncertainty about a supply of labour there would be a fair prospect of making 130,000 tons. With regard to the present crop, 85,000 tons had been shipped, and there re mained about 20,000 tons. In the prices of sugar there had been an advance of 25c., caused rather by the low rates of freight, the rate of exchange more favourable for purchasers, and the scarcity of sugar, than by the late news received from Europe. The French ship Minerva, from Calcutta for. Havre, put into Ascension leaky, and had discharged a considerable portion of her cargo t) render her safe for the passage home. The Tynemouth re ceived 490 chests of indigo from her to London. We take the following summary of Cape ne from the. Cape Argus of the 11th of March:— "The attention of the colonists is at this moment, and has been for the last six weeks past, directed to the un settled state of Caffreland. All feel very anxious, but none seem to comprehend. the real meaning of recent events. That some apprehension is felt by the Governor thereaan be no doubt, for he has postponed the opening of the Parliamentary session from the 26th March to the 2d April. Our correspondent on the frontier writes along and appalling account of murders and cattle-stealing. Capt. Chlsen, of theGermanLegion, was found murdered the week before last, about half a mile from the village which Sir G. Grey h a d b u il t f or t h e pens i oners who were to have come one. He had been stationed there with a portion of the Germans, and had left the village at about half-past Bin the morning, intending to visit Fort Mur ray. The body bore several assegai wounds, one severing the jugular vein, while a deep gash, inflicted apparently by as axe, or some such weapon, crossed the skull dia gonally; his clothes were much torn, and his sword, watch, and revolver taken. An inquest was held.'and the jury considered that he bad been murdered by Kafiri, of which there can be no doubt. A herdsman was found killed about the same time, and his oxen taken. The leader of an ox-waggon was stabbed through the hand while resisting Refire who attempted to steal his oxen. A private of The 89th has also been butchered by Rafirs at East London, and the men of the regiment who were at hand executed summary punishment on the Kafir kraal. They burnt out the savages and chased them out of the town. There have been several fights between the Kafirs themselves ; they steal from each other as we ll as from the whites. There appears to be no combination among them, but how soon there may be it is difficult to say. The Governor 's on the frontier, and is doing all in his power to avert war. "Our border relations continue altogether very unsa tisfactory. The state of affairs in the Orange Free State excites great apprehension, and the results of the mis chievous and absurd policy which carried out the aban donment of that country are now beginning to be felt. The 3 years of the convention with Sir G. Clerk, by which tbe rights and liberties of about 500 English residents were, to a certain extent. secured, having expired, the President Boshof, has lost no time in developing those anti-EnO.sh prejudices which first exhibited themselves in the prosecution and murder of Mr. Cox. But he his hitherto been foiled in his attempt to crush his English suljects, who, by the way, are still British subjects ; the Volksraad, which he fondly hoped he had purged of all opponents to his measures, have had the good feeling and courage to reject one of the two obnoxious ordi nances which he presented to it. Public opinion is much divided in the State—all tbe more respectable por tion of the community being anxious for the return of the British Government to the country, and its senses, as well as its duties. But the most important subject of dispute in the boundary line between the Free State and Moshesh, paramount chief of the Basutos, which roust end in involving both the Free State and this colony in the horrors of war, if British interference is withheld. The adjustment of this question was one of the duties Sir George Clerk was sent here to perform, but which he neglected. Moshesh is exceedingly anxious to avert war, for which he is, however, thoroughly prepared, and comilles with all the demands made upon him in the way of rest ration for cattle stolen by his people. He is, however, quite open to reason and conviction, and ex. ceedingiy anxious that the governor of this colony should arbitrate between him and Boshof. As this is a question involving duties and responsibilities which the British Government formerly took upon itself, and in which it has already done a great deal more harm than good, it is to be hoped that its attention may be again attracted to it with happier results before it be too late. To add to the complication of affairs, Pretoriue, President of the Trans-Vaal Republic, has formally made a demand for the country, alleging that it is his by right of conquest, and exhibiting a letter from Sir George Clerk, said to strengthen his claim, but the contents of which have not transpired. "The affairs of the colony are certainly brightening; the wine growers are busy, and are realising handsome profits. Attention has been directed to the manufac ture of our wine, and we are glad to bear that the home consumer will shortly find them much improved. White wines are fetching 12/. per pipe ; there are no ponta s cs in the market. A few new ones are just coming in, but they are not fit to ship. The vintages are excellent ; growers have not reloin to store their wines. "The commercial body at the Exchange published their report last week, and by it we are informed of the improved position of the colony, as shown in the in creased exports. "The exports for 1851 exceeded in value those of the preceding year by 269,7866., notwithstanding that those of 1555 were far in excess of any former year. This in crease.is most conspicuous in wool, although there are other articles which have materially aided in making up the amount. Those which have principally contributed to this result are, wool, 197,012/. ; wine, 25,2771. ; cop per ore. 23,412/. ; skins, &c., 18,458/. ; hides, 16,6931 ; total, 280,852/, ; while in grai n , flour, and bran the re was a decrease o 6,4@1/. "The imports exceeded those of 1855 by 412,9041. ; the tonnage of vessels entered inwards, 22,093 tons; and the Oust .ms duties, by 42,2771. "The Exchange Committee, in making these returns, expressed their confident belief that the trade of the colony was never in a sounder state than at present, and that the accession to our frontier population by the location there of a portion of the British German Legion gives good ground for hope that our prospective progress will be still greater. "The gross imports of 1856 amounted to 1,588,3931., and the gross exports, the produce of the colony, to 1,240,625/. "The chief subjects mentioned for the consideration of Parliament are railwsp, im migration, and the'report of the Engineer to the Admiralty, relative to making Table Bay a harbour of refuge. Sir G. Grey is determined to get a vote in favour of railways if possible. He has re ceived petitions from several districts in the Western Province soliciting his assistance in this matter. He has promised to do all he cau. He has sent out the civil en- gineer to survey several lines, and Perfic;t;sha;e - laefTn placed near the tell-gates outside Cape Town to make re twrns of the traffic to and from the city. We suffer greatly from the want of statistics of this kind. It is be- rievedthat a majority of the members of both houses are in favour of railways, and that Sir George will succeed in getting the vote he de3ires. _ " Some measure for the encouragement of immigration, will no doubt be carried during the ensuing session. The opposition offered last session will hardly be persevered in, for the sea on that the volis'e of the country people who hate expressed themselves on the subject have de clared in its favour. It will be recollected that the majo rity of the House of Assembly wa s in favour of th e Go vernor'a measure, but a small m inority stopped the pro gress of the bill. At the first agricultural dinner that took place in Cape Town, Mr. P. B. Bo rc h er d s, one of the oldest of the Dutch . encrusts, availed hi mse lf of the o pportunity of express ing what may b e cons i dered to be the feeling of the colonists generally. He declared th a t the agricultural interest demanded that a scheme of im migration should be carried out. This has been echoed and re-echoed over and over again in various parts of the colony. "from Albert we learn that the wool season has com menced in that district in earnest, and a large number of bales have already readied Burghersdorp. The wool season will be larger this year than the preceding one. The wool-washers are busy washing, and there is every probability of their being fully employed for the next three months." THE CHINESE WAR.—"Further papers" relating to the proceedings of our naval forces at Canton were published on Saturday by order of Parliament, to whom they were lately presented by Royal command. The correspondence (principally between Sir J. Bowring and the Earl of Cla rendon) extends from the 27th December, 1856, to the 28th ult. We may quote the following significant passage from Sir J. Bowring's despatch to the Fereien-office of the 28th February. 1857 (No. 18 of the series) :—" I have the comfort of beli ev i ng ," wr it es Sir John," " that notwithstanding the losse s , privations, sufferings, an d disquietudes which these events have produced, there exists an almost unanimity of opinion among her Ma jesty's subjects in China as to the opportunity and neces sity of the measures that have peen taken, and a convic tion that the crisis which has occurred was an inevitable one, while the councils of the Canton authorities were directed by such intolerable pride, presumption, faith lessness, and ignorance as they have so long exhibited. And it has greatly added to my gratification to know that the representatives of foreign powers in China have generally concurred in approving the course which has been pursued. Indeed, I may sa i e l y say that I have rathe had to struggle against demon Is for more violent and de structive measures than to fear censure for those which have been adopted. It has been throughout my desire, and that of the Admiral, to spare as much as possible the innocent and unoffending people cf Canton ; but I griev to say the ferocious and barbarous element disposed to avail itself of means however atrocious and savage, is widely spread among the fierce population of that pl ace ." w NEWSPAPER 7 - - Br it 4; 4 :J t t>gliteisn ,:y o ebanai r _ a. s BY I, 0" Cool' / uoz r' ' jf Y Asor t t ' iree , s 1 go 51) , p ro Lt [,..ntso s. Fra' Fw3 e, TS O ' Sc. ;tints