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CANCER HOSPITAL, London and ;West Brompton.—Pecretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—This Tnst mplias been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, iti on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door _patients are admitted n os s , ze !iron:111ton Estahilshment, for one month. end for a longer If recommended by the iredicai o ffi cers. The number of "per under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for pr e I sat three years about 400 cases each rear. Since the foundation f or t % Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every, of th is dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this , t .arity, A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa iaeonnected with the Institution may be obtained on application tl li `ne Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue Do:treat work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be ci to William Loxham Farrar, Esq., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's a-fields ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secret a ry's C ell, 167, Piccadilly. By order. W. J. COCICERILL Secretary. 11 ) OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. Th it,e Vnend sick atio oo n ipr are admitted on their own application alone; no re - s required. Of 4 1 1 , 5111 5 the past month the following number received tile benefits 8 Charity either s out or in-door patients, on their personal - McAllen:— Week ending 7th February ...... 2,095 Ditto 14th February .. • • 2,351 Ditto )Ist February 2,650 Ditto 28th February ; 2,890 Of Total in February . 9,986 i te lv hich 3,379 were new cases the remainder (still under treat et) ha v i ng be en admitted previously. The clergy of all denominations have unlimited access to the intents, Realty expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such the public. relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of ` 46 Public. _ The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, 'early elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual General Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, dt, to'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the businesS, hen any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at _ times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is notendowed, but is wholly dependent on volnn i•TY contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, °ll Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane also by Messrs. 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Price I Is. and 335. per bottle, also a saving e. tq: i lfitY'S SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effee efts r emedy in all cases ogonorrbcea, gleet, stricture, and diseases a te urinary organs. Price 2s. 9d.. 4s. 6d , ani 11 s. per box. 14n I d by Barcl streets, Farringd n-street ; Darby and Gosden, Leadenhall W. Sutton and Co., 10. Bow -churchyard ; 14 i „ . I ldwards, 67, St. Paul ' s -churchyard ; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford ; Hannay and Dietrichsen, 63. Oxford-street ; Butler and b1 1 ,4..g. 4, Cneapside ; Prout and arsant, 229, Strand ; and all e ine vendors throughout the United Kingdom. ) 0 , NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OT HER MEDICINE P-A3,, STIPATION, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND .V Elt COMPLAINTS, COUGH, ASTHMA. CONSUMPTION, AND DEBILITY. BARRY'S delicious HEALTH-RESTOR REVALENTA AR A.BICA FOOD saves fifty times its other remedies, and cures the above complaints and their 'inences, such as hemorrhoidal affections, flatulency, disten icidity, heartburn, palpitation of the heart, nervous headaches, tir`na, neuralgia, deafness, noises in the bead and ears, pains at e Pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, erysipelas, erup -40411 of the skin. impurities and poverty of the blood, scrotbia, 14 1 ,3'. rheumatism, gout, nausea and sickness during pregnancy, generalg, or at sea ; low spirits, spasms, epileptic fits, spleen, in tr , debility, inquietude, sleeplessness, involuntary blushing, rn o ,,,,."'Yals, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness for study, loss of me cnny,,t delusions, vertigo, blood to the head, exhaustion, melan ben". groundless fear, wretchedness. It Is, moreover, the te r ,. f ood for infants and invalids generally, as it never pe nci t ',,aeld on the weakest stomach, nor interferes with a tem "bend diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, to withrestores the faculty of digestion and nervous and !muscular energy b e most enfeebled. Supported by testimonials from the celebrat- Wessor of Chemistry Dr. Andrew tire, Dr. Shorland, Dr . Her- Pik,;,... de br• Deci Campbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. ingram, L.rd es, the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, and 50,0(10 bLi, well-known individuals, whose health has been restored by le ~„,"'eftll and economical diet, after all other means had been tried ". 1 1 for many years, and all hopes of reeevery abandoned. • 14'13113 by the celebrated Professot of Chemistry Andrew Ure F.R.S., &e., &c. " London, 24, Bloomsbury-sqnare. Arabl e hereby certify, that having examined Du Barry's Revalenta at o ms ' find it to be a pure vegetable Farina, perfectly whole atn.„e' easily digestible, likely to promote a healthy action of the fL elach and bowels, and thereby to counteract dyspepsia ( Indies • .""n), c onstipation, and their nervous consequences. ANDREW Uas, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Analytical Chemist." Ukase by the Emperor of Russia. Russian Consulate General, London, Dec. 2,1847. zubl'he Consul -General has been ordered to inform Messrs. Barry, e3festiyn theEm M_arrY and Co., that the Revalenta Arabiea they had sent to his Peror, has , by imperial permission, been forwarded to L %_ l : 4 ! . lister of the Imperial Palace. canisters, Packed for all climates, and with full instructions. In ate s, lib 2 i ; 21b Ca ; 51b Ils , 121 b 22s ; super refined re quality, Ilb Gs 21b its; 51h 2"Zs ; 101 h 33.9. Th'e 101 1 : and 121hr,p1,.. ic'arraret forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-ofEce order MagoY harry and Co., 77, Regent-street. London, Fortnum, ' 6O , (arc li nd Co- purveyors to her Alajesty, 182, Piccadilly , also at Bishopsgate-street ; c_ a echurch-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 4, Cheapside ; 68, " r mdll ; 49 , "%o rlitreet 63 and 150 Marditzeet. 55 , Charing-crosa; _ls4Zl7ppor D URHAM ADVERTISER DEFENCE FOND. At a Meeting of Proprietors of Provincial Journals and otter gentlemen connected with the Newspaper Press of Northumberland and Durham, held at the Queen's Head Hotel„Neweastle-upon-Tyne, on Monday, 6th April, 1857, to take into consideration the case of Davison v. 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Now ready, in 2 vols., 21s. bound, R • lISSI . AFTER THE WAR : The Narrative of a Visit to that Country in 1855. By SELINA BUNBCJY, We Congratulate Mist Bunbury upon having written a very en tertaining book—one that has the merit of being readable from the beginning to the end. The author saw all that site could, and has described with much vivacity all that she saw. Her book is full of pleasant pictures, commencing with St. Petersburg and its lions, and ending with the coronation. It will find numerous "—t)aily Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW PICTORIAL WORK BY GEORGE CRUIKSIIANK. Just published, in royal aro., Ns. 1., to be continued monthly and completed in Ten Numb,rs, each containing 2 hates, price One shilling, Finn LIFE OF SIR JOHN FALSTAFF, IlinglltiEd by GEORGE - CRITIMS3ANIt." - With a Biography of the Knight from authentic sources by ROBERT B. Bactuan, Esq. London t Longman, Brown, Green, Longinans, and Roberts. 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" Dr. Picktord 'e known to English readers by hts irequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the Arm' Vino, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the nos-inedi. oil reader. We trust this may nct be the last, if he shall tetect aris other equally flagrant aril which it may be in his power to con rect.*—London &led ical Gazette. " The tribe of ' Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly e7posed ; and if this book emld find its wry into the hands of those wtos safer from the com plaint of which it trcate, we are satiseed that many htmdreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of let , !mportaneci, though it is that which the quacks most prize— ,..-rtch money ......Tlllsvolnnie is well qualified to put an efill to th' enteirlcal syAtera of treating Spermatorrhma, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and phydological basis. It Is, thoreforo likely to do much good. - -Meoical Circular. London: IT. Battlers, 519, Kevent-strut. TilE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF 'YOUTH AND MATTTRITY. Just published, price is., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION. —A Medical Treatise on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System, and on the cure of Nervows and Physical Debility, resulting from vicious habits acquired during the critical passage from youth to N!anlrod, with practical observations on the Physiology of Mar riage in its social, moral, and physical relations. To which are added remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden mysteries "of Life within Life,' and it^ advantages in detecting, by urinary exatnination, the cause and effect of every variety of these complalnt , , with numerous engravings and cases. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT. M.D., 37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, Alatricniated Member of tNe Trnirersity of Edinburgh, Honorary 31ern"er of the London Hompital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall. 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Horrousjee, Apo 10-street; Bombay— Circulator Office; Madras—Mr. fuesillte Office; Agra—Dodsworth ; I Colombo, Ceylon ; and of all Booksellers throughout the Colonies. Y' 43 • • • • ••:. • e= r • 0 14 :1 1 0 ‘4 440, ' : 3 1 19 , A • V i i ( / : •"i 1/ 7 9 4. r i 4' t TR* • • 4/1/1 ROI I - 4 • 4 ' l _ ^ o 0 9>C4, • - -4 [PRICE 4D, STAMPED 5D ledge of that company's proceedings from its very commencement—had been to carry out the under- taking in which they were engaged in the best pos sible manner for the public benefit. The East Kent Company had been accused by the fri ends of the South-Eaet:rn Company as pirates, who wished to take away the legitimate traffic of the latter ; but the fact was that the o ompany was in a great part composed of Kentish gentlemen who, having had a line promised to theni over and over again by the South-Eert .rn Company, and those pro- I mises having been repeatedly broken, had come forward, at great personal inconven i ence to them selves, to carry out th•it which the South-Eastern Company had neglected to perform ; and those gentlemen had advanced a considerable amount of capital to• construct works, chiefly for the ad vantage of the county of Kent. In that town-hall, ten yeera ago, Mr. Macgregor, on the part of the South-Easton Company, proposed the present extension of the East Kent line, or one very similar to it, and the noble lord (Sondes) was requested, he believed, by the South-Eastern Company to present a petition to the Lords in favour of it. , He (Mr. Holroyd) thought that after this the East Kent Company -could not be 'looked upon as one .that wished to injareethe vested interests of others. The East Kent C.mapany propozed a line from Strood to Dover, because it was a laiitted on all 'hinds, and even by the South-Eastcra Company themselves, that such a line was absolutely neces sary for the accommodation of East Kent. And what was the fact now admitted by the South- Easlerni Company ? Why, that they could not transmit the traffic •of the East Kent line from Dever, Canterbury, Chatham. and S rood over the North Kent line ' • and, therefore, the East Kent Care parry found themselves compelled to go O Pallarat r t to promote alines - from -Strood .to St. Mary's Crap, in order tiliAt they might-obtain: that accorn inodati , ea which they were enti , lecl to. for their through traffic. Throughout their whole proceedings the East Kent Company had shown their readiness to make anything like a fair and honourable agreement with - the South-Eastern Company, but that company had never met them in a similar spirit. (Cheers.) The 'directors of the East Kent were as much averse as m n possi ls'y could be -to factious opposiion to other rail way companies; they were fully alive to the fat that the best .way in which a railway company could benefit itself was that of affording liheral accommodation and convenience teethe pub lic. The East Kent directors had always actede in this spirit, and he was sure they would continue to do so; be thought, therefore, that .the hot). mem ber (Mr. Martin) might rest assured that wh,n the E ist Kent l'ne was opened the directors would fully carry out We views he had expressed. It was imperatvr that the proposed link between Strood and St. Mary's Cray should be made fur the accom modation of the Continental traffic. He thought that the inhabitants of Canterbury, Chatham Ro chester, an 4 Strood would esteem it net a small ad vantaee to have -the Continental traffic passing through their immediate loealities,t while at the same time he was satisfied that those whom be was addressing would anything but regret their being 'placed in direct communication with the Crystal Palace. (Cheers.) He thought the meeting were tolerably well acquainted with the value of the ter• mini with which the proposed line would put them in communication. (Rear, hear.) They would have the advantage of the Wae:erloo eta ion, and of that at the new .Ranelagh Bridge, which was the nearest station in London to Buckingham Palace., With such advantages he was not surprised that the meetng had passed unanimously the resolutions that had been submitted to them. (Cheers.) Major BOYS moved the following reeelntion That, considering the important naval and mili tary estebli inherits at Chatham and Brompten, the proposed line will be of great national importance from the facilities which it will afford for tee direct transmission by railway ief troops and stored to all pacts of the United Kingdom without passing through the metropolis." Mr. ANDREWS seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. CAMPBELL moved, and Mr. UAYMEN seconded, the following resolution, which w . asalar) , carried unanifri,ciusly :—" That the meeting is of ,opinion that the proposed line from Streod to St. Mary'e Cray is the only one which will afford effec tual &jet' to the overcrowded North Kent line, the orii 'briake etal. ibpi, Ldlitto a Bridge,' anee . 4tA, &prow:hes." The next resolution wos moved by Mr. BARNETT, seconded by Mr. GEORGE, and carried nem con. It was as follows :—" That, on these grounds of local benefit, public advantage, and national. im portance' the members for Rochester and Chatham, and this division of the county, be requested to support the East Kent Company's bill for the pro posed line in Parliament ; and that a petition in accordance with these resolutions be signed by this meeting, and entrusted to the member for this city* for preseeta'ion to the House of Commons." Mr. MARTIN, M.P., said that after. the unani mous opinion expressed by the aneeting, he should give his best support in the hawse to the propcsed. line. Mr. LUSEINGTON moved a vote of thanks to the mayor for his able conduct in the chair. The motion was carried by acclamation ; and The Mayor having returned thanks, the meet ng broke up. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTEIS RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending April 25, 1857 217,656 , 18 7 Coiresponding week last year , 16,856 3 1 Increase in 1357 ' LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return, for the week ending April 25, 1857... 0 14,478 4 9 Corresponding wear last year 17,260 11 2 Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 194.751 19 8 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856. 189,651 9 1 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending April 25, 1857-260,853 0 0 Corresponding woek last year GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending April 19, 1857 £22,421 16 3 Corresponding week last year 21,743 10 3 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending April 26, 1857 £5,419 0 0 Corresponding week last year 5,139 0 0 Increase in 1857. E2BO 0 0 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Traffio re turn for the week ending April 26, 1857 £22,811 10 9 Corresponding week last year 21,785 7 11 CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—Traffio return for week en6ing April2s, 1857 £252 9 9 Corresponding week last year 261 18 3 GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAILWAY.—Traffio return for the week ending April 26, 1857 £863 6 11 Corresponding week last year 544 0 6 LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffio re turns for the week ending April 25, 1857 —211,578 9 3 THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT LUND• HILL. LIINDHILL, WEDNESDAY. At an early hour on Tuesday morning the men, while at work close to the bottom of the cupola, or upcast shaft, where the fire had raged so fearfully, found a body, aud, as might be expected„ from the exposed situation in which it was placed, it was in a dreadfully burnt and mutilated state, and there being not the most remote chance of its being identified, it was buriei on Tuesday aft , rnoon in Darfeld Churchyard. Two other bodies were found during Tuesday, one of them that of a boy, who it was thought might possibly be recognised, as it was not so decomposed and burnt as the others. At eight o'cl.ck this morning the party at work in the south level Navin; penetrated nearly to its ex tremity, about 50() yards, met with the body of a stout man, which was more perfect and in a better state of preservation than those hitherto brought out. It was thought that he was one of the family I of Kellett, of which seven members were in the pit at the time it was closed. Up to three o'clock this aftrrnoon, however, none of the bodies had been identified, and two of them are to be interred this evening, - and, not having been identified, of course without being viewed by the coroner and jury. The c oroner has given directions to Mr. Superintendent Green, of Barnsley, that whenever one, two cr more bodies shaq be recovered which can be clearly and distinctly identified notice shall at once be given to him (the coroner) to that effect, that the jury may be summoned to view them ; but, with regard to the remainder of the bodies, the coroner has given directions that they shall be interred without needless delay. The jury will therefore only o nce more b e su mmoned to view a I few of the bodies, and all the rest will be interred as they are recovered with all convenient despatch, wheth',T they can be identified or not. In the north levels, where the roof has given way so much, and in the workings leading from which a considerable number of men were em ployed, great ex.,:iltious aro being ,lnade L clear va } l l9 vast acen ululation of fe.llota wittEe•ials When this has been .accomplished, as it !-,11e:71.1y will be, an exploration of the workings will be made, and the recovery of the bodies will proceed with ' greater rapidity, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, APRIL iit), 1857. QECURE INVESTMENTS.—Messrs. R: BARLEY and Co.. 4 4 , Threadneedle-street, Sworn Stock, Share, and Mining Brokers, will be happy to forward a list of carefully selected Seep t i ties, paying good di videndv, to those ' AVII 0 may favour them with their business, and to advise them 'on the safest mode of investing their capital. Business transacted in the Enalish Funds at 1-IGth per cent., and in all Stocks, Railway and Mining Shares, on the most reasonable terms. A selected list of divldend-paying (from 12 to 20 per cent.) and progressive mines to be bad personally or per letter. G REAT INDIAN •PENINSULA. RAILWAY COMPANY. At the Fifteenth Half Yearly General Meeting of Shareholders, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, London, on WED NESDAY. the 29th April, 1857 W NI. J. H &Mt ~ TO N . , Chairman of the Company in the Chair, The company's seal was affixed to the Register of bbareholders. The Directors' Report having been read, It was moved by the CIIAIOMAN, Seconded by F. G. Fame, Esq , and Resolved, I:—That the Report, together with the Accounts now read he approved and adopted. It was moved by A. B. RICHMOND, Esq., Seconded by R. W. Caawronn, Esq., M.P., and' Resolved, IL—That Mr. C. J. Frith, and Mr. S. Ayrton, M.P., of London, and Col. Melvill and Mr. d. S. Cowie, of Bombay, be and are hereby re elected Directors of this Company. It was moved by Tilos. DAKIN, Esq„, • Seconded by J. A. FRANKLIN, Esq.,' and. Resolved, !ff.—That Mr. James Anderton be, and is hereby re elected an Auditor et this Company. (Signed) WM. j. HAMILTON. It was moved by F. W. Swats, Esq., C.F.., Seconded by R. W. CRAWFORD, Esq., M.P., and Resolved. 1 V.—That the test thanks of the meeting are due, and are hereby tendered, to the Chairman and directors for their atten tion to the interests of the Company. (Signed) • THOS. Ti. WATT, Secretary. GREAT WESTERN . , RAI-LWAY. ALTERATION of TRAINS for MAY, 1857. DOWN'.--The 6 a.m. Train from Paddington "will be con tinued on to Salisbury. The 8.40 a.m. Train from Paddington will eave at .8,20, and will haproportionately earlier at all Stations. The Morning Express to the North will leave Paddington • at 9.15, instead of at 9.40, as at present, arriving at Birming ham ae12.5, Shrewsbury at 1.35, Chester at 2.55, Birkenhead at 3 30, and Liverpool at 3.45 p.m. .The 12.50 Train from Paddington will leave at 1.0 p.m., and be tea minutes later at all Stations. - The 2 p.m. Train from Paddington will be accelerated 15 minutes between Didcot and Birmingham, and will discontinue to call at Codsall, Allbrighton, Shiffnall, and Oakengates, arriving at Chester at 8.50, Birkenhead at 9.25, and Liver pool at 9.40 p.m. • The 4 50 p.m. Express from Paddington will be discon tinued between Didcot and the North, and in place of it an ordinary train will leave Paddington at 5.15 p.m., arriving at Birmingham at 2.25, Chester at 11.15, Birkenhead at 11.45, and Liverpool at 12- o'clock. . - A Train will leave Paddington for Windsor and intermedi ate Stations at 8-.20 p.m. The 9.15 p.m. Train from Paddington will be discontinued, and in place of it a Train will leave for Windsor and interme diate Stations at 10 p.m. The 2.45 p.m Train from Paddington will be continued on from Swindon to Cheltenham, and intermediate Stations. The 4.50 p.m. Express from Paddington will be continued as an Express Train from Swindon to Cardiff, and will run to Milford Haven on MenclAys, Wednesdays, and Fridays, in connection with the Waterford steamers. The 8.10 p.m. Train from Paddington will be continued on fromphippenham to Weymouth, calling at principal Stations. UP.-The 9.30 a.m. Train from Reading will leave at 9.20, anti be proportionately earlier as far. as Taplow. The 9 20 a.m. Train from Wycombe will leave at 9.10, and will be ten minutes earlier as far as Taplow. The 10.5 a.m. Train from Windsor will start at 10.10, and arrive at Paddington at 10.55 a.m. The 9 a.m. Train from Swindon will leave at 8.50, and will be earlier at all Stations. The 10 a.m. Train from Hungerford will leave at 9.45, and be earlier at all Stations. The 8.20 a.m Express from Bristol. will leave at 8.10, and will be earlier at all stations, arriving at Paddington at 11.10 a.m. The 7.50 a.m. Train from Cheltenham will be discontinued, and in place of it an Express Train will leave at 7.55 a.m. Au ordinary Train will leave Wolverhampton at 6.55 a.m., and Birmingham at 7.30, arriving at Paddington at 10.40 a.m. The 7.45 a.m. Express Train from Wolverhampton will be discontinued.. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays an Express Train, in connection with the Waterford steamers„ will leave Milford Haven at 2.25 p.m. The 9.5 a.m Train from Chester will leave at 9.10, Wol verhampton at 11.35, Birmingham at 12.10, arriving at Pad dington at 3.50 p.m. The 2.25 p.m. Train from Birmingham will start at 2.30, and arrive - at Paddington at 5.40 p.m. The 6.10 p.m. Train from Bristol will be accelerated be tween Swindon and Paddington, and will discontinue to call at Steventon. A Train will leave Weymouth at 9.55 p.m for Paddington, calling at principal Stations. The 3 p.m. Train from Liverpool willleave at 3.35, Birken head at 3.50, Chester at 4.20, Shrewsbury at 5.50. Wolver hampton 6.54, Birmingham at 7.30, and arrive at Paddington at 10.40 p.m. The 2.45 p.m. Train from Hungerford will start at 2 3e. A Train for Paddington and intermediate Stations will leave Windsor at 4.40 p.m. • The 5.50 p.m Train from Windsor to Paddington will be discontinued. A Train .for Paddington and .intermediate Stations will leave Windsor at 8.30 p.m. . _ The 9 p.m. train from Windsor to Paddington will be dis continued. A Train for Paddington and intermediate Stations will leave Windsor at 10.20 p.m. SUNDAY TRAINS. Down.-The 9 a.m. Train will stop at Wallingford Road and will be slightly altered at other Stations. A Train will leave Paddington at 9.45 a.m. for Liverpool and intermediate Stations. ' The 4 p.m. Train from Paddington to Windsor will be dis continued. A Train for Windsor and intermediate Stations will leave Paddington at 5.30 p m. Ur. Tho 720 a.m. Train from Oxford will start at 7 o'clock, and wilibe earlier at all Stations, arriving at Pad dington at 9.30 a.m. The 7.25 a.m. Train from Hungerford will leave at 6.55 a.m, and will be proportionately earlier at other Statibne; The 8.15 a.m. Train from Wycombe will leave at 7.45 a.m., and be earlier at stations on the Wycombe branch. A Train will leave Windsor for Paddington at 1.45 calling at intermediate Stations. The 10 a.m. Train from Liverpool will leave at 8.30 a.m. ; Chester, 9.50 ; Shrewsbury, at 11.55; Wolverhampton, at 1.10 p.m..; Birmingham, at 2.5 ; Oxford, at 4 ; and arriving at Paddington at 6 p.m. A Train will leave Wolverhampton at 3.30 p.m., and Bir mingham at 4.15 for Paddington. The 3.15 p.m. Train from Birmingham will be discontinued. The 5 p.m. Train from Windsor to Paddington will be dis continued. A Train for Paddington will leave Windsor at 5.15 p.m. The'6.3o p.m. Train from Windsor will leave at 6.45, and will be later at other stations_ The 6.45 p.m. Train from Wycombe will start at 7.30, and be later at other Stations on the branch. For the time at intermediate Stations and Trainor 'altera ions, see the Time Bills.-Paddington, April 27, 1857. LADY FRANKLIN'S FINAL SEARCH.— The 'Government having come to the con clusion that the fate of the craws of her Majesty's ship Erebus and Terror requires no further investigation on their part, Lady Franklin, in accordance with her sense of what is due to the lost navigators,, is now fitting out an expedition at ler own cost. As a preliminary measure she sought assistance from the Admiralty, by asking for the loan of the Arctic ship Resolute, which had been restored in perfect order to our Queen by the American nation, and also for the gift (as granted in her for mer private expeditions) of such stores from her Majesty's dockyard as are available for this special service only. Compliance with these requests having been declined, Lady Franklin is now devoting her whole fortune to this final search ; and a large screw yacht (the Fox) lying at Aberdeen, has been purchased, which the distinguished Arctic officer who has accepted the command of her (Captain Mi Clintock, R.N.) has pronounced to be perfectly adapted to thi, employ ment. Not repeating the arguments we formerly made use of to induce the Government to undertake a final and exhaustive search, we hold to the opinion that it is the duty of English men to examine that limited area whence the traces of their missing countrymen were derived, which, though it lies to the south of well-searched tracts, and has been approached by vessels that returned without loss, has never yet been ex plored. Supported by the advice of those experienced Arctic sea men, in whom she has every reason to confide, Lady Franklin makes this last effort to clear away the mystery that shrouds the fate of her husband and his crews, and possibly to rescue from their isolated icy abode among the Esquimaux some of his younger companions, who may still be prolonging a dreary existence. On such an occasion we, whose names are hereunto sub scribed, feel confident that this our appeal will not remain un answered by the British people, who will, we doubt not, ten der to the widow of the illustrious navigator that sympathy which his fame and her devotion must call forth, and will aid her 'in carrying out an enterprise involving, as we believe, the honour of the nation. We earnestly, therefore, entreat our countrymen to unite with us in contributing to this noble object. (Signed) Roderick I. Murchison ' Prest. Rl. Geographical Society,. F.R.S. ; Francis Beaufort, Rear-Admiral, F.R.S. and F.R.G.S. ; Wrottesley, Prest. RI. Society; Edward Sa bine, Treas. RI, Society ; Robert Brown, F.R.S , V.P.L.S. ; Richard Collinson, Captain R.N., F.R.G.S.; John Barrow, F. R. S. , F.R. G. S. Subscriptions already received. Sir Roderick L Murchison, President Royal Geo graphical Society, F.R S. 2lOO 0 0 Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.B , F.R.G.S. Lord Wrottesley, President Royal Society General Sabine, Treasurer Royal Society 25 0 0 Robert Brown, V.P.L.S., F.R.5.10 0 0 Captain CoHinson, R.N.. C. 8., F.R.G.S Rear-Admiral Swinburne M. De La Roquette, V. President of the Geogra phical Society of Paris, I,ooof Sir Thos. Dyke Acland, Bart. Tho Hon. Mrs. Fairholme —Le Feuvro, Esq, 5O 0 0 William Tite, M.P., F.R.G.S. John Brown, F.R.G.S. W. F. Sadler, Esq. Lady Inglis John Barrow, F.R.S., F.lt GSe Hon. Mountsttuit Elphinstone, F.R.G.S. - 0 0 Joseph D. Hooker, M.D. F.R.S ........ John Arrowsmith, F.R.G.S. 5 0 0 Thomas Holdsworth Brooking, F.R.G.S lO 0 0 Count P. E. th Strzelecki, C.B , F.R.G.S. Colonel Sykes, M.P., F.R.S., F.R.G.S. 1?•. o=borne Smith, F.R.G.S. 2 2 0 .Tohn Hicks, M.R.I. . 2 0 0 Lord 1 luff-rin 25 0 0 Th , Hon, Preti, Byron Capt. Washington, R.N. Hydrographer to the Admiralty 21 0 0 Subscriptions to be paid to Messrs. Coutts and Co, bank ers, for" Lady Franklin's Final Search Fund. 7. 'EAST INDIA HOUSE. 29TH .APRIL, 1857. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the .EAST INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNP.SD AY, the 17th June next, at Eleven o'clock in tue forenoon. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, 29TH Amu., 1857. 1 11 E COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST 14._ INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, that the Transfer Books of the said Company's Stook will be shut on TUESDAY, the 9th June, at Tinto o'clock, and opened again on TUESDAY, the 14th July ; sud That the Warrants for the Dividends on tin said Stock, payable on the 6th July, 1357, under the 11th section of the Act 3d and 4th Wm. IV , cap. 85, will be ready to be delivered on that day. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in h cause wherein James McMahon Is plaintiff, and William McMahon and Charles McMahon arc defen dawls, tU creditors of ELIZ A. ( otherwise E LIZ k 11 ETH) _McMAHON, fermi, ly of the Islsnd of Saint Kitts in the West Indies, but late of Blointleld-terrace, Harrow-read, Paddthgton, in the county of Mid dlesex, Spinster, who died in or about the month of February, 1856, are, by their solicitors, on *Or before the 6th day of November, 1857, to come in and prove their debts at the chambers of the Vice• Chat:cell r. Sir Itichsrd Teen Klnderaley; No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's•inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremp torily excluded from the benefit of the said order. Monday, the 9th day of November, 1847, at 3 o'clock !Lathe after noon, at the said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating upon the claims. Dated this 23d day of April, 1857. QCHWEPPE'S M :LVERN SELTZER WATER, manufactured by J. SCIIWEPPE and Co, the sole lessees of the Holy Well, possesses all the celebrated properties of the 1 ,. ssau S?rinir. SCHWEPPK's SODA, NtAGNESIA, POTASS WATERS and LEMONADE, are manufactured as [mai. Every Bottle is protected by a Label with their stenature. Serf W E PPE and CO., _ _ _ Manufacturers of Soda, Magnesia, and pota4i'Waf ers and Lemonade, London, Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCIT. GREA.T INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. J. Hamilton in the chair. Mr. Watt, the secretary, read the report, an ab stract of which appeared in The Sun of Monday. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, stated that he felt great satisfacion in eon— gratulating them on their prospects and the progress of their affairs in India. From information they had received the progress had been more than he had anticipated. It appeared from the statement of the chief engineer that the progress of the works on their line was most satisfactory. He was per fectly satisfied with the contractors ; no delay bad . arieen from those gentlemen, and the reports brought by•the last mail confirmed those statements which the engineer had sent home. 'As to the details of their proceedings in India, it would be unnmssary for him to detain them, as a full state ment was giVen in a small pamphlet circulated among the shareholders, in which they would sea the exact position of their affairs. He thought there could be no doubt, as stated in the report, of the ultimate prosperity and success of their undertak ing. The report alluded to the progress of the works ou the line from Callian to I'oonah and Sholapoor,.wbich had been let in three contracts. It was intended to lay down a portion of the pee manent way above the Ghauts, and arrangements for the transport of the rolling stock to the line be yond the Ghauts were being made so as to bring that portion of the line into operatioo before the portion of the railway up the Ghauts could be completed. They would thus progress with the line towards Shulapoor pending the exe cution of the works up the Bhore Ghent. The permission. of the Government had been applied for to carry on the other portion of the lino towards the north-east, , and three sections had been let. As there was some difficulty in the ascent of the Ghauts, Mr. Berkley, their engineer, bad proposed an alternative line by taking advantage of the valleys, tunnelling from one valley to :trio-. ther, and thus forming a kind of loop line, by which the proposed steepest gradient of 1 in 37 cn the shorter line would be reduced to 1 in 66 on the loop line, which would be a very material ad.vantige in working the ti affic. The shorter line would be nine miles in length, while the loop line would be only 12 miles in length. They would thus obtain a most important advantage in the gradients by means of the •additional three miles. With regard to the traffic receipts, the returns showed that, they ave raged 13,000 rupees per day, while at the last avast , ing they aveiaped Only 10;000 aupt , es;' shoving a considerable increase. With regard to their aidi , tional capital, it had been taken up, 'with the exception of a email portion, and they bad no reason to suppose that it would not; be taken up in Bombay. He then adverted to the retirement of Mr. Nicholson from the office of Superintendent-Director. The resignation of Mr. Nicholson took place in consequence of hav ing made some suggestions at the board for forming a company of contractors to execute works in India of which he would be a_ member. They told him they thought it was not quite consistent with his position iii the company to carry out those sugges tions. Finding' that hie proposition was not ap-. proved by the board he resigned, and the vacancy at the board was filled up by the appeentment of Mr. L. R. Reid, formerly a member of the council and Acting Governor of Bombay. Mr. J. G. Flues seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. . Mr. FRANKLYN w;shed to know the total. amount of interest they had received from the East India Company, and what was the estimated cost of the 88 miles now in operation, including working stock PO as to enable theta to calculate the percentage of the net earnings 'ofthe line on the capital expended on that portion of their undertaking. • The CHAIRMAN stated that the amount of money received in the shape of interest from the East In dia Company was 176,805/. iu England, and 36,377/. in India, together 213,1821. Table Ain the pamph let showed the average cost of the 88 miles of line, exclusive of rolling stock, to be 5,8371. per mile. The cost of the rolling stock was about 7211. per mile, making together 6,5651. Mr. PRICE was not by any means satisfied 'with the progress of the works. 'They had been 7i years constructing 88 miles of railway. He had no ob jection to the retirement of Mr. Nicholson, as he (Mr. Price) did not think they required a superin tendiug-diiector' an imperiuni in imperio ; ho thought it a most unsatisfactory arrangement . , and he congratulated them on its termination. He thought an infusion of new blood into the direction would be beneficial. The contractors were English men, and he thought there would be no difficulty in pushing on the works with vigour. They were told that India could produce immense quantities of tea, cotton, and so forth, and now that they were at war with China was the time to push forward the railways in India. He wished to know whether there was any other matter between the directors and Mr. Nicholson, and whether they considered it desirable to move a vote ; of thanks. He concluded by moving an amendment, to the effect that the first paragraph in the report should be omitted. The paragraph stated that the reports which the directors continued to receive from Bombay were in every respect most gratifying as to the progress of the affairs of the company. Mr. WILD seconded the amendment. Mr. SIMS, with respect to the delay complained of considered himself an authority. They. all knew that the East India Company moved slowly. The delay did not take place from any want of energy in the directors, and it was not until 1850 or 1851 that anything was done in respect of the works. He knew the difficulties 'that were experienced in England in carrying out railway works, but they were nothing to those experienced in India. Mr., AUSTIN thought that contract No. 12, ex tending 190 miles, was too much for one contract. Mr. RICHMOND said it 'was well known in the earlier proceedings of the company that the Board of Directors of the East India Company very re luctantly entertained the question of railways, but they hid since taken a different view. About Bor 10 years ago the East India Compa n y might have covered. India with railways at a much less cost than at present. Many gentlemen present would recollect the difficulties that were interposed to the introduction of railways in India ; the (promoters had been compelled to submit to a game of "bat tledore and shuttlecock" between the East India Company and the Board of Control, until at last the necessity for railways in India became so ob vious that their introduction could be no longer resisted. Mr. G. SMITH hoped the amendment would be withdrawn, as it was necessary they should act with unanimity. The CHAIRMAN replied .t o the observation. of Mr. Price as to 'the alleged slow progress of the under taking. He did not think it necessary to advert to the game of battledore and shuttlecock between the East India Company and the Board of Con trol which had been mentioned, but the share holders should not suppose that anything of that kind now existA. The board of directors were on the best terms 'with . 016 autborite - 4. They had to construct and work , railways at an immense dis tance from London, to send the permanent way, ironwork, engines, carriages, waggons and so fortb, I from Ragland to India, and thus employed a large number of ships. At the same time there were also being sent out materials for twd or three other rail ways iu India, taking up an enormous amount of tonnage. They had a large staff surveying thou sands of miles with a view to select the best route. Then .to obtain the approval &f the Government the' consulting engineer had 'to make out the ne cessary plans, and so forth, for the contractors, prior to tenders for the contracts being received. There were delays 'from natural, causes also, and he contended that the directors had done every thing they could to carry out the objeCts of the company. Notwithstanding those difficulties, they had completed 88 miles of railway, and they were constructing an additional length of 220 miles of railway, which-would be open for traffic in the course of three years from the present time, and they would then have 308 miles of rail way in operation. The next call would be 2!. the new shares to place them on a footing with the shares upon which 4/. was paid. With regard to the contract for 190 miles in length Mr. Bray had one for 170-miles, and he,found no difficulty in proceeding with it. Between Poona's and Shola-)oor alone there were 21,000 lal!ourers at work, and -he thought it rather hard that any shareholder should complCin of the rate of progress made. All the con tracts were let by public tender on a schedule of prices. They found that the best course, as it left the engineers at liberty to make any alterations in the time they might deem expedient. Thole was nothing further than he had stated with reference to Mr. Nicholson's retirement ; they had reason to be satisfied with the manner in which he had performed his daily duties, but they d. , cl not ap prove his suggestions with regard to the proposed. company. The board did not consider it des:rable to propose a vote of thanks. The amendment was then put and neptiypi by a • veiy- large majority. On the motion for the adoption of the report a diScussion ensued in respect of the large balance' in the treasury of the East India Company subset ibed. by the railway company. Mr. FIELD contended that the available balance ambunted to 1,000,0001. in the hands of the East India Company, and; although the shareholders were paid 5 per cent. on the amount subscribed, they would at a future time have to repay that amount before they could get anything beyond 5 per cont. per annum out of the profits of the rail way.'"By the present mode the loss to the company would be about 50,000/. a-year. Mr. - AYRTOir, MP. as one of the directors; was much obliged to the shareholders for taking so much interest in their affairs.' He thought the subject of dealing with the bas ince in the treasury was a matter-for consideration. The contract with the Government was of a‘very stripL7eut chancta , r, and be trusted that when the subject was briltight before the Government that the company would be dealt with in a just and equitable manner. The terms of the contract were vague and inequitable, and such as ought not to have been made. The question was when should the subject re=pecting the profits be brought forward—whether immediately or at some future time ? At all events, as a shareheldi r, he would bring the matter under the consideration of the board. He had stated his opinion on this sub ject merely as a shareholden Mr. FRITH stated that, although there appeared a large balance here in the treasury of the B tst In dia Company, - yet it was probable they had paid 500,0001. for the company in India. The payments for the company in India ainounttd from 120,0001. to 180,0001. per month, and it would be very un wise., in carrying on such works, to have leas than 8. or.lo months's money in hand: . The report was adopted. The retiring directors and auditor were re-elected, and the proceedings concluded with the best thanks of the meeting -to the chairman and directors. 'EAST KENT. A numerous and highly-respectable meAing of the inhabitants of Rochester, convened by t'ie mayor, in compliance with' a requisition signed by a large number of the ciVz was held in 'the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. • The' mayori (Mr. Manclark) presided. There were present 7 —Lord, Sondes, the chairman Mr. Leshington, I the deputy chairman ; Mr. Cobb, Mr. Walter, Mr. Twopenny, Mr. C. Hilton, and Mr. Lake,- direc tem ; and Mr. Holroyd, secretary of the East Kent Railway CoMpany ; Mr. Newman, from Messrs. Freshfietd, solicitors'of the company.; Mr: Cubitti Mr. Mtlh, Mr. Turner, conyeetel with the eilgt- Deering department ; Mr. Martin, M.P., for Ro chester ; Major Boys, the Rev. F. -Delve, and Messrs. Nicholson, Day, Nicholson, ;inn., Foord, W. W. Hayward, Essell, Prall, Acwortb, Yetc'ier, Campbell, Barnett, Wheeler, !laymen, Andrews, Blunt, Naylor. Salomon, R. L. Cobb, Furrell, The Mayor, in opening the business of the day, said.that on Thursday last ho received a requisi tion that he would call a mretine . b of the inhabit ants of these towns and neiehb ,urhoo l to coesider the proposed'extenswn of the Ea t Kent Railway from Rochester to London, will its two metropo litan termini—one at the Waterloo Bridge st ition of the South-Western, and the other at the Vic •toria Bridge, at the west-end. It was really a source of gratification to him to receive such a re quisition, while, at the same time, it was his bounden duty to accede to the terms of the requisi tion ; and he called the meeting at the earliest pos sible moment, in order that a'petition in favour of the line might be presented from Rochester witi•- out loss of time. He would call on Mr. Nicholson to move the first resolution. Mr.,,NICHOLSON, had great pleasure in moving- - " That the proposed line from Strood. to St. Mary's Cray is imperatively required for the proper rail way accommodation of the populous towns and neighbourhood of Rochester, Uhatharn, Brompton, and Sti ood." He could not see a single objection that could be urged against the proposed line, and. he begged to g ive it his'most hearty support. Mr. FOORDhad much pleasure in seconding the resolution. Mr. LUSECINGTON, the deputy chairman of the East Kent Company, then proceeded, at the request of the mayor, to offer a' few observations on the proposed line. He said that he trusted that the East Kent -Company would meet with the unani mous support of the district, in carrying out this line, not in hostility to the South-Eastern Com pany, but solely under the, conviction that tee wants of the public and the county required its construction. _ The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. WHEELER then proposed the following reso lution :—" That the direct communica , ion which will be secured by the proposed line from Rochester and its vicinity to the Crystal Palace, Wa,terleo bridge, Ranelagh-bridge, mid the South-Western, Great Western, North-Western, and other metro politan railways, will be of great local benefit and public advantage." He thought the proposed line was just the thing the enunty of Kent required. Mr. BUTCHER felt great pleasure in seconding the resolution. Mr. MARTIN, M.P., said he was there not to take any part in the proceedings, but to ascertain what the wishes of his constituents were in refer ence to the proposed line. He thought it would be of great advantage to Rochester and the neigh bourhood if the East Kent directors would pledge themselves that, as far as they were concerned, they would have no factious opposition with other railway companies, but that they would, as far as, they possibly could, effect such arrangements as should secure a communication to the west and north of England without unnecessary delay. Lord SONDES said the directors of the East Kent Company could not pledge themselves to any'par ticular line of conduct, but he would say, and he was sure he only echoed the feelings of his col leagues, that they would do their utmost to carry out any proposition that should have for its object the convenience and accommodation of the public (cheers). The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. BLUM moved the following resolution :-- "That this meeting views with great satisfaction the proposed line, inasmuch as it will secure to the towns of Rochester, Chatham, and the neighbour hood a direct.line of railway communication in the hands of an independent company, having the power, and whose interest it will be, to afford the cheapest and best accommodation to the inhabitants and the public." Mr. NAYLOR gave his cordial support to the re solution. Mr. HOLROYD, the secretary of the East Kent Company, said, as it had ben his duty to pay a great dea,i of Attention to the line now under the consideiation: of the meeting, he should not, he thought, be considered presumptuous in offering a few remarks, and pointing out one or two matters of importance in reference to the measure. With respect to the question put by the hon. member for the city of Rochester, as to whether the East Kent Company Would pledge themselves to work cor ,lifilly and efficiently! in connection with the South- West-in Conip:itiY, he thought that the st dement of the noble lord was quite sufficient to satisfy Mr. Martin on that point. • At the same time he would remind the meeting that the object of the East dent Conipany,sad he spoke as having a know, - e r 2 . • FORMER EMBASSIES TO . CHIN 4, ceiN D THEIR RESULTS. It is a curious fact that though the Venetians, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the Court of Romo have all Sent embassies to China with a view of es „or-114X3pirding comnaeneial, Interco arse, they have all met Vie seine fete—tailitre. The em bastsy of Nicholas and Matthew Polo, in 1260 ; that of Mare° Polo, in 1295 ; of the Portuguese Jesuits at Mame, 1573 ; of the Dutch embassies in 1655 and 1795 ; of the Russian Mission, 1693 ; of the Papal Embassy, in 1720 ; of L , rd Macartney's in 1793 ; and that of Lord Amherst, in 1816—all pro ceeding from commercial views, have all faile I to procure anything approaching to a treaty of al liance or the establishment o free trade. Their effect on the minds of the Chinese Government and people • has moreover been the very reverse of salu tary. To propitiate a barbarous power they have carried I+ I.Jug wi , h them valuable presents from their Governments ; ut so far from effect ing the desired end, these very bribes have tended to defeat the object they were meant to further. They have been regarded by the Chia eEe as tributes to the universal rule of their Emperor, who, in their opinion, has conferred an overwhelming obli gation on the various Courts by which they have beau sent, by receiving them. -If we consider the Mince of the Portuguese at the Court of Pekin, the means by which they made their settlement at Macao, and the multiplying re sttietions under which they were allowed to remain there ; if we consider the humiliations of the Dutch, and their expulsion from Formosa ; if we consider our own establishment, the mode its which we have been trifled with, and the humiliations to which Lord Amherst and his suite were subjected, we shall find it intolerable that Europe should be thus insulted by a barbarous power, and should yet ap proach the Emperor of China with presents in sup port of petitions. In no instance has, anything been gained from the Chine-e except by force, or kept without force. There was, indeed, a time when the Emperors of the Mantchoo dynasty, reversing 'he example of their Ming predecessors, who erected brass stakes to repel the ingre3s of foreigners from the South and West, did all in their power to encourage fo reign intercourse. At their Court there was tolera tion of all religions. Christian and Mahommedan foluad an asylum ; letters and the sciences were fes tered, and commerce was deol , red free. But the shock to the prejudices of the Cbiuese was too great. Rebellion broke out in several province., and an army of a hundred thousand men declared war against the Liberal principles of Shang-hi, the second Emperor of the Mautchoo race, who was thus compelled to yield to his people. The ports were closed against the Europeans. As in religion and bravery the Tartars have exchanged their na tive character for that of the people they have con quered, they have also adopted their bigoted anti pathy to foreign intercourse ; and though in all pro bability the reigning Emperor deplores the con duct of Commissioner Yeh, he has not only the prejudices of his faithful subjects to contend with, but those also of the rebels, who have formed a point of amicable contact with the Imperialists in the late outrages against the foreigners—Morning Advertiser. • (A DV ERTIRRISRNT.I—SFORTSMIN AND GEATLEMEst OF TCR ARMY AND NAVY.—S. and 41. Solomon, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly, W. 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'O pa •-a_es •' Ss e \ years the storm roused by the misdo . • - -;r East has raged, and the public might bee. 4 .f a ei a , thinking that. it had swept away the evi a .Ce. e.sk. brought. on such great calamities. Of late a s world in general, and we with the rest of the worl , had begun to think that enough had been said. • Let the Crimean delinquents and the Scutari delin quents return to . the obscurity from which they • had emerged to an unhappy notoriety. The cause haci ',leen won, the proper effect had been produbed, and no future war in our time would exhibit the incapacity and perverseness of 1854. A Lucan or an Airey would be impossiWe within the next quarter of a century. But we have been deceived. Here it is all over again. The spirit of our late heroes of misrule still animates their successors who are to carry on the Chinese war. If the "insolent barbarian" himself were represented at the Ad miralty we could not have proceedings less calcu lated to insure the speedy chastisement of our enemies. We will say nothing at present about the delay in sending out the steamers and gun boat, in default of which Sir Michael Seymour is lying on the defensive at the mouth of the Canton River. But the Transit bas turn©d up again. On the 19th of this month she was in Corunna harbour, where she had put in "in deep distress:"• Two days of the Bay of Biscay had sent her in to be fresh rigged. A writer on board tells us what all acquainted with the vessel knew before :—" You never saw a worse seaboat in your life—crank, top heavy, and everything that is bad." . . . Such an old tub you never saw ; the rigging never set up or anything secured ; we had hard work to keep the masts from going over the side." . . "I am certain," he add?, she will never weather the Cape, or she will , deceive all on board, beth soldiers and blue jackets." . . . "You must think what she must be when I tell you for a truth that there are not 'a dozen - meu (troops) on board with a dry hammock, every seam in her deak letting in water." Such is the condition of a Government vessel with 800 troops on board, just commencing her voyage of 16,000 miles ! Now, is • • not sue Iran irreidenb- eiss this attiCaeiontto jar stifystP4SeesSes unceasing Vigilaliee and the urrafiaring latignaideof See -- 571 , 1.7 a ts'. *. the press '? Here is a vessel which has been proved over and over again unfit for the conveyance of . • troops, and which broke down with the Howe of Lords a year ago in a trip of a few hours, and now we ha:ve, it sslected by ttie au horities to perform a voyage of immense length • and difficulty wish. as entire regiment of British troo!. s on board. Odicial indifference to advice and criticism has been dis- pleyed in the most provoking manner in the whole affair. The surprise of naval men, the remon strances of the press, and even the warning of the accident at the Needles, have been alike disresarcled, and the miserable craft, with its doomed fcieght, haslspea sera off, perhaps to destruction, certatnly to disaster and danger. What a teing it is for this great nation - with its „abundant resources and its boundless liberality, to e reflect upon, that the men who are sent out to fight its: battles are soalied through nightly whenever there is any .ee , ,, end that they es.-e c almly epeculatine on the peebability cf aIL g0i.14 toetheebo ttoin to&tI ler ! . The Transit enibarkel the 9Uth Begimeet nearly a month'ago, arid she is pi obab'y by this time hardly out of Corunna. So, if even she meneges to . prosecute her voyage without any fatal mishap, we may form some idea of its duration. The unfor tunate 800 will, of course, make a coasting voyage after the- antique fashion, stopping at every point in the way to refit after centiuually recurrent breakdowns. The end of this medera Odyssey it is•impossible to predict. The 90 , h may arrive in China old men with seOWy,beirds, to tell the sad experience of long years of .wandering..` As their spectral craft enters Hong Kong harbour—Of course ,breiking down once_ more .in the attempt—they i may find them Selves n the midst - of a nets civilisa tion, among vessels propelled 'by electricity, an it aerial maclbines in the place of Carta.' AN to their arriving in time to take any part id the operations of the present summer, that is, of coulee, out of the question. . However, we have done ouy.part in exposing the folly and recklessness of employing • such a vessel on such a service, and for the rest the .Admiralty must reckon the nation, and with a neW Parliament, which will not, we hope, be so toleFant of flippaet replies and. shallosv excuses as the old. " • 'Ave.