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Av. • rb I%d 41/4- SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALLS'—(TIais Evening.) BRIGHTON STAKES. sto 1 get Somerset EBOR HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Somerset ST. LEGER. 6to 4 agst Blink Bonny (taken, 3to 1 agst Ignoratnua (taken and offered) ARRIVALS AT BRIGHTON. Wilton, Piumetone, Inspiration, Orchebill, Unex pected, Admiralty, Tame Deer, Dramatist, Woodmite, Sastre!, Nougat, Fanfaronade, Beatice. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on toe wool sack at five o'clock. _ . Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from Portsmouth auainst the Thames Conservancy Bill. Lord COLVILLE presented a petition from a place in Scotland against the Parochial Schools (Scotland) Bill. THIRD READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were read a third time :—Victoria Gas, Swansea Harbour, Treat and Swansea Dock Company, North Western Railway, West London and Crystal Palace Railway, Caledonian Railway (Linea to Granton), Mid Sussex Railway, Metropolitan Cattle South Eastern Railway (Greenwich junction) to Dartford. THE MILITIA. Lord PANMURE said, before their lordships pro ceeded to public business, he wished to bring in a bill for the embodiment of the militia—(hear, hear, from the Opposition)—between this and the 25th of March, with out the necessity of calling Parliament together upon that embodiment taking place. It would not be ne cessary to present the bill, - if it were not thet the law required that, in case of the embodiment of the militia, Parliament should he summoned together within fourteen days from such embodiment. In the pesent state of of affairs it does not seem desirable to compel parlia ment to meet during the recess. The Government have always the power of calling Parliament together if the necessity for such a step existed. If this were a bill for the embodiment of the militia on account of a war with a foreign country, such a proceeding would no doubt be necessary. There seemed to be an impression abroad that the Government required power to embody the l militia, but he begged to state that the Government re- I quired no such power, if they were enabled to meet part within a certain time after such embodiment. The circumstances under which the present bell was considered necessarry, were these. The militia act only gave the Government power of embo dying the militia in exoectation of insurrection or inva sion of the country. In the year 1854 Parliament passed a bill to enable the country to have the advantages of a militia force embodied in the event of a war with a foreign country. Neither of these things existed at pre sent. But a state of things did exist in our eastern pos sessions which occasions as great a drain of the enforce ments of this country as if we were carrying on a foreign war. It is therefore necessary, under such circum stances, to supply the vacum created by the demands made by India for more regiments. In order to do this, H.M. Government bad determined, in the first place, to reise ten battalions to supply the place of those who are gone—to raise the regiments at home 841 rank and file to 1,000, and to raise those in India from 1,000 to 1,200. All these al terations can be made without going beyond the pro ♦isions of the present Mutiny Act. As the hone was aware, the ultimate charge of these forces would fel on the EastlndiaCompany, and not upon the home revenue. At the Fame time the existing crisis render it somewhat difficult for the Ea-t India Company to raise these new battalion Fr. The drainage from this country of htr regular troops, in the interim, was so great as to render it necessary for the Government to call out and embody certain militia regiments fur which he was quite prepared to say they might rx peet to derive the same good services as bad been ren dered by the same i umber of the regular army. It was not absolutely necessary that because the power was given that it must be exercised, but it would only be used as necessity required. His noble friend in the other house would present an estimate of 200 0001. to provide for the expenses of those forces between the present period and the 31st of March. The noble lord concluded by moving the first readiug of the bill. The Eallof HARDWICK E cordially agreed with the noble lord as to the necessity of embodying the militia, but like air the other acts of the Government it had I een decided on too late. It seemed to be a fatality with the pressnt Gniernment to be always a little too Late. Earl GE.ANVILLE thought that the Government were not open to such criticisms. Tbey felt it was ne cessary tv defer the enlistments until after harvest operations. The End of DERBY did not offer the slightest objec tion ta the bill. He only thought that Government could have easily seen the necessity for tbis measure at ao earlier period. Lord PANMURE tbongbt that it was not possible to have taken this step sooner. The bill was read a first time. [LEFT SITTING.] SOUS OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. SLIGO AND HUNTINGDON ELECTIONS. The Clerk of the Crown attended at the table of the bouPe and amended the returrs for Huntingdon County and Sligo Borough, in accordance with the decision of the Committees. After which Mr. Fe llowes for Rent iogdon, and Mr. Wynne for Sligo, took the oaths and their seats in the room of Mr. Heathcote and Mr. P. Somers unseated on petition. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' Amendments to the following Ufa were conbidered and agreed to :—Fife and Kinross Railway ; Great Yarmouth Water ; Hamilton and Strathaven Rail way ; Otley and Skipton Road ; Salford Borough (No. 1). THE IRISH FISHERIES. In answer to a question, Mr. HERBERT said that be hoped by the end of next week, the Commissioners' report in reference to the Irish fisheries would be ready and laid on the table of the house. DIVORCE, &c. BILL. Mr. WARREN gave notice that on the motion for going into committee on the Divorce, to-mor row, be would move that the house go into committee on that day three months. (Cries of oh !) THE JEWS BILL Sir F. THESSIGER asked the noble lord the mem ber for the City of London, supposing the house granted this evening a select committee to consider the mode of taking the oath by members, what he proposed to do with his oaths bill that stood for a second reading to night. Lord J. RUSSELL said he should on that occasion postpone its secoLd reading for a month. LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES, Mr. HADFIELD asked the Attorney-General whe ther he intended to bring in a bill this session or the next to relieve trustees from certain liabilities at law in re-pact of trust property, consequent on acts done by them in the r , aionable exercise of their judgment, alio without fraud ; and from the acts of co-trustee., de posits with bankers, and other dealings, such as would be reasonable and proper in the conduct of private busi ness ? Tb&ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that under the circumstances be should not introduce a bill this ses sion. He would give the subj,...ct his earnest attention during the rece s s, and bring in a bill next ses-ion. (Elem..) LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. In answer to a onestion (ruin Lord IL GROSVENOR, Mr. WHITESIDE said that if he could not bring on Lhe bill to-morrow night, he would give the noble lord no further trouble ab , nt it this sessi,:n. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN. Mr. REPTON asked the Secretary of the Treasur3 if he would lay upon the table of the house copies of the curresponthnoe between the Government and the do and North WeAtern Railway Company, rela'ive t. the improved communication between London and Dtiltr, I Mr. WIL' ON said be should. have no objection to lay the conditions on the fable. Copies of the correspor.- dence would be too voluminous to present to the house. M CI VIL CONTINGENCIES FUND. Mr. WISE asked the Secretary to the Treasury what was the total ainuu n n f t of the money advanced to Mr. o , iseley on account of t _ e the Monte Videan Government by whose authority the rhun. advances were made from the C.vil Conti 7 .An.: what prospect there W 4, Of the repayment of they 3; and o/. stated to be the balance now dut. to this count drawwhetober it was the practic, of the Foreign Office gf7,)licptrin,atratii. b oa e vme re T re l a e s n u te ry wit f b or . paymenti of this character to nt amount granted out the consent and knowled M r . WILSON said that the to the Monte Videan Gnvermnent Was 50 ' C' • 91 - that 37,3951. was advanced from the Civil Conlin hencet Fund. Means were being taken to induce th Videan Government to repay the mons b y l " t " nothirg would be left un done e r e t a h u a ` result. The Civil Contingencies Fund Was e.tabliabed to meet a sudden emergency, and if tti. Foreign Minister wanted money he Applied to the Trea sury, who if they saw fit, granted the money. This was con4idered a legitimate application of the money, and the Treasuary advanced it. Mr. WISE asked how it was that the amount had been kent out of the votes .ver since 1851. Mr. WILSON said that this was not a vote of money. It was a sum that hsd been advanced to be repaid. the bon. member looked to last year's estimates, he would find the sum entered in the Civil Contingencies List. Sir H. WILLOTIGIIEY asked bow i t wag Mr. Onseley was permitted t o advance this money to tht Monte Widest) Government? Mr. WILSON said he was acting under inatructionF from the Foreign Office at the tirne. Mr. DISRAELI said that Mr. Ouseley was Minister Plenipotent , ary at the time acting under peculiar cir- cumat, , ,ncep. CONFERENCE WITH THE LORDS. Several of the members of the house were appointed to hold a conference with the House of Lords upon the subject of an address to her Majesty, under the provi sions of the 15 and 16 SIC., cap. 51, daring which time the business of the house was suspended. On the re- turn of the members, Mr. MASSEY reported that the members had met Earl Granville, as representing the House of Lords, and delivered to his lordship an ad• dress agreed to by the house, which required the concur rence of the Lords, and they bad accordingly handed the address to his lordship. - Colonel W. PATTEN asked the President of the Board of Control, whether there was any objection to the following returns being annually laid before Parlia ment previous to the Indian financial statement :- I,t A return of the sums expended in each year in British India in the construction of roads and bridges and works of navigation ; specifying the districts in which they have been constructed, and the length and expense of new road and navigation in each district. 2d. A similar return as regards the construction of works of irrigation, distinguishing those which serve the purpose of navigation and irrigation, and including the construction or improvement of water tanks. Mr. V. SMITH said there was no objection to supply the returns asked for. They were made periodicaliy, but be could not say if they could be made up so LCCU ratoly as the hon. member required. SUPPLEMENTAL ARMY ESTIMATES. Lord PALMERSTON, on hinging up this report, said it was necessary in the event of the necessity of embodying the militia, or any portion of it, between this . and next Marcb; Lnrd Panmure would lay the estimates on the table of the HouRA of Lords to-night. fHE SUN, LON DON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1857 INDIA. In reply to a qnest ion from Mr. DISRAELI, Lord PALMERSTON said that another letter of Gen. Napier had been found at the Horse Guards rela tive to the Indian army, and he would lay that portion of it relating to the native army before the house. Mr. ROEBUCK ridiculed the idea of any delicacy in communicating the whole of it to the house, after the statement of Sir W. Napier that it was published three years since WEEKLY COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. In reply to Mr. H. BAILLIE, Mr. V. SMITH said no steps had been taken to esta blish a weekly communication with India. THE OATHS BILL. On the motion of Lord PA.LMERSTON, the criers for the day were postponed to enable Lord J. Russell t) move his resolution. Lord J. RUSSELL then moved the following resolu tion—" For a select committee to consider whether the Act 5 and 6 Will. IV. c. 62, is applicable to oaths ap pointed by law to be taken by members of this house at the table, previously to taking their seats, and in what manner the said' act can be so applied, and to report their observations thereupon to the house : That the committee do consist of the following twenty-five wembers :—Viscount Palmerston, Sir Geo. Grey, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Walpole, Sir J. Pakington, Lord J. Russell, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Attorney• General, Mr. Stlicitor-General, Sir Frederick Thesiger ' Sir F. Kelly, Lord Stanley, Mr. Herman, Mr. Henley, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Malins, Mr. Headlatn, Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Dillayn, Mr. Napier, Lord R. Grosvenor, Mr. Whiteside Mr. Cdbbett, and all gentlemen of the long robe members of this house. His lordship said that the Ba-on Rothschild had been informed that he could take the oath under 'the above act ; and it wns in consequence that be (Lord J. Russell) had brought forward this motion. His lordship then referred to the act of William IV., which was introduced to do away with the multiplicity of oaths required to be taken in the excise and customs, including the officersof the great departrat nts of the state, and allowing a declaration to be substituted where necessary. The noble lord, after reviewing the act, said that ,e considered the House of Commons was a body included within the provisions of this act, and that a select committee, with the assistance of the law officers of the Crown, was the best tribunal to which they could refer this vexed question. The words of the oath " On the true faith of a Christian" were never intended to exclude Jews, but a certain sec tion of Roman. Catholics, and he saw no reason why the oath should be literally strained against Jews, especially as Roman Catholics were by another form of oath admitted members of that house. Mr. Pease, a Quaker, was allowed to take his seat on making an affirmation, alter stating to the select committee ap pointed in his case that the words " on the t-ue faith of a Christian" were objectionable to Quakers, being considered by many of them as swearing In the same session that Mr. Pease took his seat, an act was passed to prevent a similar occurrence, and to pre vent all future cavil. Upon that act and precedent he had named he had founded his application for a select committee to give their decision of the true interpreta tion of the act, after due inquiry and consideration. It behoved the house, in consequence of the determination of the House of Lords, not pass an Oaths Bills omitting the words complained of, to try if they could not find some other plan bywhich Baron Rothschild could legally take his seat. Sir F. THESIGER said he shoull not divide the house on the motion, but he expressed his astonishment that the provisions f the act should have been so long overlooked, when it was recollected that the noble lord bad for 10 years been struggling to gain the dar ling object of his heart. (Hear, beer.) The hon. and learned gentleman referred to a select committee ap pointed some years since on the motion of Sir W. P. Wood, relative to the terms of theostbs required by mein ' hers, and call attention to the prophetic words of Sir Robert Peel, cautiening the house as to the probable result via., the ultimate admission of Jews into Parlia ment, which he said deserved especial attention a 3 they appeared to be on the eve of a crisis, (loud ores of " hear, hear," from the Ministerial side of the house) and be warned the house against doing any act that might precipitate it. (Hear, bear, from the Opposition.) He the noble lord (Lord John Russell) had some doubt then, and again in 1851 when Alderman Salomons was returned for Greenwich, that Jews could not be admitted into that house except by an alteration of the oaths by Act of Parliament. Nothing more ridiculous or absurd, could enter the mind of man, than the idea that by the Act of William IV, Baron Roths child could take his seat in that house, and the hon. and learned gentleman proceeded at great length to point out the inapplicability of this statute to the members of that house. [LEFT !!PEAKING.] LivznrooL, Saturday.—The Royal Mail steamship Csnada Ef.iled to-day for Halifax and Boston with the usual mails and 138 passengers, among whom was the Bishop of Kentucky. DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE —On Saturday th e annual brat race for the livery and badge given by Mr. Thomas Doggett took place. Six started, and came in in the fuliowing order : —l. T. C. White, Bermondsey ; 2. H. T. Black more, Greenwich; 3. F. Weedou, Slackwall ; 4. A. J. Titter, Limehouse ; 5. J. Groves, H , ‘rselydown ; 6. W. T. Maxwell, Custom-house The second and third in the race received prizes frum the interest of a fund left by the late Sir W. Joliffe. 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By her Majtsty's Royal Letters Patent for va'u a V e and ex traordina y improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons. Saturn's ring,, and the double stars ; with the same t .lescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasing powers acosrdiniy. Mhe Royal Exhibition, 1851. - A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocket 1 Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a-half mile distant They answer every pur pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Cou..try scenery and ships aro clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Camp, Perspdctive, and Race-curse Glasses, w th wonderful powers.—lnvaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the 3featest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre. with t:. n e d , e 2 1:::: served tened, aid very aged persons are enabled t° employ their sight at the most minute oveumtion—can see of a much less magnify ing power—and they do not effects the frequent than e 3 to the dan gerousnbe 5u ,,,,, . of further powerful assistance. Persons iii one or t u he a :i.r e ra" eses out re with it, and thoso who hay stating the diit , nce from sta , ing their age. Deafness.— Vibrator, an , x . raordit arily powerful instrument for deafness, entirely 1 the their spectac!es in a letter, and they can read small print not made use of spectacles by Feorery.—The Organic the emue nc a : s lleo b aus e ra e n n at , s o st r ehnosastkioi probably l :tf differents:all, newly-invent .d G rp 1551 g anything of the kin oy d t f de t a h f:persons to hear dis, inetl:a's frum all oth re, eenae ',e thatl rt has the world by send. churchlle a o n t , perceptible.b eandPda t lll ll : i lt e t B e ass n 3i a n b e g m le o s bie. singing noises in the ears is entirely remov d, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-3 i, 1.4,_ ruarle-street,Piccadilly.—Opposite the York Hotel, W. Naval and Military intelligence. On Saturday morning orders arrived for the re inforcements for the 64th and 86th (Royal County Down) Regiments to leave the Provisii Battalion Chatham, and embark at Gravesend on board the Genghis Khan for Bombay. The detachments con sisted of 105 non-commissioned officers and men of the 86th, and 21. of the 64th Regiment, under the command of Lieut. T. R. Hamilton and Lieut. Valentine G. Coates, 86th Regiment. Reinforce ments for the 10th and 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiments are also under orders to proceed from Chatham and embark on board the East India Company's ship Agamemnon for Calcutta. The 64th and 86th will embark to-morrow. Six officers and two companies of the 38th Regi ment, numbering 100 non-commissioned officers and privates, left Kingstown on Saturday by the transport Louisiana. The second division of the 79th Highlanders, consisting of 15 officers and 392 rank and file, also embarked in the same vessel. The third division of the Ist battalion of the First Royals are expected to sail by the Defiance to-day. The following officers will embark with them : Lieutenant Colonel Daveny, Brevet-Major Maine, Captains Bawtree and Coles, Lieutenants Hassell, Marwell, Browne, and Deane, Ensigns Thompson, Stanfield, Bloomfield, and Logan, and Surgeon Hearn. The same vessel will take out a company of the 60th Rifles to make up the full number of troops which she is chartered to carry. The head quarters of the 38th Regiment, under the command of Colonel Sparks, C.P., will embark on Tuesday in the John Bell screw steamer. The 51st Regi ment is held in readiness to move from the Curragh to Put.lin, to relieve the 79th Highlanders. On Friday afternoon the officers and men of the Royal Engineers at present at heed-quarters, Chatham, with the troops of the East India Company's Engineers, assembled in review order in the square of Brompton Barracks for the purpose of witnessing the presentation by General Sir John F. Burgoyne, G. C. 8., luspector-General of Forti fications, of a number of medals to officers and men of the Royal Engineers awarded by his Ma jesty the King of Sardieia for meritorious conduct during the Crimean campaign. Shortly before 3 o'clock General Sir J. F. Burgoyne arrived on the parade, accompanied by Col. H. Sandham and the staff at head-quarters, and was received. with a general salute, the Sardinian flag being hoisted at the saluting post. The troops having been formed into line Sir J. Burgoyne presented the medals to the fidlowing officers and non-commissioned officers of the Royal Eugineers, viz.:—Col. J. W. Gordon, C. 8., Deputy-Adjutant-General, and Aid-de-Camp to the Queen ; Col. F. E. Chapman, C. 8., Lieut.- Col. E. Stanton, C. 8., Major F. C. Hassard, Major H. W. Montague, Major C. B. Ewert, Corporal W. Baker, and Corporal W. Trimble. The medals having been presented, the band ' played the Sardinian national anthem, after ev:..ich General Sir John Burgoyne addressed the troops, expressed the high satisfaction he felt at being delegated to present the medals to those officers and non-commissioned officers who had so highly distinguished themselves, and said that, should an opportunity ever arise, he was sure the officers and men before him woall show that they were deserving of similar honours. The troops then broke into companies and marched past in slow and quick time. First-Lieutenant and Quartermaster P. Harris, of the Chatham Division of Royal Marines, has been promoted to be Captain, and appointed to the Woolwich division, vice ept. T. B. V. Fitzgerald, retired on half-pay. The letters of our Malta correspondent reach to the 27th of July, but only report the departure of one ship of war, the Desperate steam sloop, on the 23d, for Alexanelria, there to remain, to receive on hoard, for conveyance to Europe, the Princes of Siam, and thus leave free the Caradoc for convey ing to Cagliari any important intelligence that may arrive at Alexandria from the East Indies and China, in order to telegraph it to London. The Colombo, Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-packet, arrived at 5 p.m., and the Vectis, belonging to the same company, at 11.30 p.m., on the 2tith, both from Alexandria, bringing the India mails, and full of passengers. The former left for Marseilles at 5 a.m. on the 27th. His Excellency Major-General Sir Wm. Reid, Governor of Malta, accompaniel by his family, took passage by the Colombo, on two months' sick leave. Lieut.-Gen: Sir John Pennefather, as senior military officer, ate sumed the Government ad interim. A numberof non-commissioned officers of various regiments have arrived at Chatham garrison for the purpose of being 'organised into a corps and pro ceeding to the Falkland Islands. Each man will be accompanied by his wife and children, and on arriving at his destination will be granted a certain quantity of land. Lieut. C. C. Abbott, 75th Regi ment, has been appointed to the command of the ' troops. The steamship Scotland, 1,100 tons burden Capt. Millman, belonging to W. S. Lindsay and Co., which embarked the T and F troops of Royal Horse Artillery on Friday at Woo'wich, was de tained at the Arsenal pier-head until yesterday to ccmplete necessary arrangements. She sailel down the river under steam, starting at 7.30 for D .rt mouth, on her voyage to India. According to the conditions of the contract entered into between the owner and the India-house, she is to perform the voyage in 70 days. Mr. Lindsay, accompanied by Capt. Wilson, visited the Scotland on Saturday, when the officers in command of the troops were assured that strict injunctions had been given to render the voyage a speedy and comfortable one to all on board. The Deputy-Assistant-Quarter master-General and a medical officer of artillery in spected the ship, and expressed their approval of the arrangement. The Warrior Queen, Victoria, and Sydney, are expected to embark the six bat talion companies, under orders for India to-mor row (Tuesday) ; and the Marine companies, who are to be armed with the Enfield rifle, either to morrow or Wednesday. Her Majesty's ship r gon, recently returned from Asia Minor, was on Saturday paid off on board, in Woolwich basin. The following officers of her 'Majesty's 37th Re giment, whose leave has been cancelled, have left per overland mail for Calcutta, to join the portion of that regiment which has arrived there from Cey lon on the way to Delhi—viz., Colonel Millman, Captain Bedford, Lieutenants J. D. Collura and G. W.. Savage. Captains Polly, Luxmore, and Burton are to join the head-quarters of the corps in Ceylon. A review of a portion of the Volunteer Brigade will take place to-day upon Nazing-mead, close to the Broxbourne station of the E..stere Counties Railway, at 1 o'clock p.m. The brigade will con sist of the H n. the Artillery Company of London, of which his Royal Highness the Prince Consort is the colonel ; the South Herts Regiment of Yeo manry Cavalry, Colonel-Commandant the Right Hon. the Earl of Verulatn ; and the Essex Corps of Yeomanry, Artillery and Cavalry, under the command of Major Palmer. The Pyladeg, 31, Capt. M. De Conway, arrived at Spithead from Sheerness on Saturday. The Lords of the Admiralty arrived at Ports mouth on Saturday night by mail train, embarked immediately on board the Admiralty yacht Osborne, end sailed at once for the Channel Islands to make their annual inspection. Their lordships will go thence to Ireland, calling at Plymouth on their re turn to Spithead. The Imperial Royal French steam yacht Reine Hortense left Osborne on Thursday at midnight with his Highness Prince Napoleon for Cherbonrg. The paddlewheel steam frigate Valorous made a successful trial trip outside Plymouth &run I on Wednesday. The steamvessel Zephyr, 3, wag placed in 'dock at Devonport on Thursday. The paddlewheel steam sloop Buzzard, 6, was removed out of dock on Fri day preparatory to her being put into commission. 0: ders have been received in Devonport to prepare the screw steam-sloop Brisk, 16, and the steam gunboats Forward and Shipjack for active service. The steam transport Dee, Master-Commander Thomas Pullen, with machinery from Woolwich, arrived in Plymouth on Friday. The paddlewheel steam-frigate Cyclops, 6, Lieut.- Dayman,Co e m vo m np an or d t er to J -m oh o n Trow, and the screw steamship will get up steam at D Nile, 90, on Friday. The launch of the Melpomene is to take place on the Bth inst. at Pembroke Dockyard. She is a heavilyarmed screw frigate of 51 guns, havingbe converted from a 60-gun ship, for which she was eri_ ginally laid down. She is to be jury-rigged'and navigated round to Portsmouth for commimoning. She has been cut in half and lengthened amidships, and has also received a finer entrance and longer stern, so that she is now about 240 feet in length. The 80th Regiment of Foot, stationed at the Hut Barracks, Pembroke, have given 27 volunteers to the 79th Highlanders for service in India. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty : Commander F. P. Porteous, to command the Buzzard.; Lieutenant A. St. Clair, to the Buzzard ; H. B. Akaster, master to the Buzzard ; E. Jago, paymaster to the Buzzard ; E. M. Russell, c'erk to the Buzzard ; E. F. Raffell, assistant-paymaster to the Pylades. . THE REFUGEE QUESTION. —According to the Bourse Gazette of Vienna the Au*tri:,n Cabinet, taking into consideration the difficulties which the English Govern ment might meet with in Parliament for a bill relating to refugees. has not applied for a modification of the Alien Bill." It has mer:•ly contented its , :•lf ‘N W I the assurance given by Sir Hamilton Seymour, that the recogees in London will be sill jetted to a strict surveil lance, and that such as may be found to be accomPlices in the conspiracy lately discovered in Paris will by ex GOVERNMENT DESPATCHES FROM THE CHINESE WATERS. THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDI NARY, SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 1857. ADMIRALTY, Aug. 1, 1857.—The Lords Commis_ sioners of the Admiralty, at a late hour last night, received despatches from Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, of which the following are copies : OPERATIONS IN CANTON RIVER. Calcutta, at Hong Kong, June 10, 1857. Sir,—l have the honour to rt port proceedings in the Canton river since my letter by the packet of 25th May. The arrival of the Tribune and Amethyst having enabled me to reinforce Commodore Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, the senior officer in the river, that officer at once commenced offensive operations against the junk forces ; and on the 25th and 27th ult., he took the gunboats and the boats of her Majesty's ships under his orders, up the Lope Creek, against the fleet which has been so long stationed in its inner waters, where he had the good fortune to capture or destroy about forty mandarin war-junks, in a manner which has called forth my entire approval. I lasg to invite the attention of the Lords Commis- Commodore Elliott's :dings, and to the offi seinocuileorssedofrethpoertAodfmhiirsapltryocet cers be has named for their conduct in the affair. In my letter, No. 119, I signified my intention of proceeding up the Canton River. I accordingly embarked in the Coromandel steam tender, Lieut. Sholto Douglas commandine, on the 29 h May, and with the remaining gunboats, and the boats of H.M.S. Calcutta, under the command of Com mander H. R. Holland, arrived the same day at second bar. I was reluctantly under the necessity of depriv ing myself of the urgently proffered services of my flag-captain, W. K. Hall, whose presence at Hong Kon g his long, under trying circumstances, proved most beneficial to the colony. Having now an adequate force at my disposal, I lost no time in taking the neceszary steps fur an attack on the war junks, which have been visible up the Fa'sham Creek since the 4th of January las', when they made sr determined and well arranged an attempt to recapture the Macao Fort, and block up the channel. The enclosed copy of a general memorandum to the squadron, and abstract statement (numbered 2 and 3) will show my arrangements and the disposition and nature of the force selected for the'purpose, which proceeded on the 31st of May to the upper part of the river. Just before day break on the Ist of JUne I ad vanced up the Fatsham Creek in the Coromandel, the Haughty following, having in both vess-ls de tachments of seamen, tinder the command of Com modure the Hon. Chas. Elliot, and of Royal Marines in charge of Captain Robert Boyle, R.M., and the other officers and boats attached to the Ist Divi-ion, in order to capture a fort with outworks, mounting 19 guns, on an advanced elevated point, which commanded the approach to the position oc cupied by the junk forces. The flight of several signal rockets showed that the Chin se were fully alive to our proceedings. When within about 1,500 yards of the fort the Coromandel grounded on a barrier of sunken junks filled - with stones, and the enemy opened fire. The landing party of seamen and marines were immediately put in the boats and sent a-head, and under a very heavy fire of round and grape, in which the junk fleet joined, the fort was almost immediately in our possesion, Commander Elliot setting the good example of being one of the first in it. The landing was par tially covered by the fire from the Haughty. ' One or two of the guns in the fort were immediately on the war junks. Happily this important service was effected without loss. The position was a re markably strong one, and, defended by a body of resolute troops, might have bid defiance to any attack. The Haughty, having landed her party, went on with Commodore Elliot and the boats of the Ist Division, to co-operate with Commodore Keppel. I ordered a portion of the Royal Marines, under Lieutenant and Adjutant Burton, to remain. as a garrison in the fort, and sent Captain Boyle, with the remainder, about 150 in number, to the scene of operations by land, to cut off the enemy retreating from the junks, and to prevent the advancing boats being annoyed by gingalls or matchlocks from a large vil lage adjoining—a favourite tactic with the Chinese. One half of this force was ultimately sent back to the fort, and the remainder rejoined the squadron up the creek. As aeon as Commodore the Hon. H. Keppel per ceived the men of the Ist division ascending the heights, he advanced up the channel on the east side of Hyacinth 'Aland, with the gun and other boats of the V, 3d, and 4th divisions, in order stated in the programme. With the exception of the Haughty and Plover, the gun-boats soon rounded, but, agreeably with my instructions, the boats were pushed a-head. The junks, which were admirably moored in position to enfilade the whole of the attacking force, soon opened a very heavy fire, keeping it up with great spirit until our boats were close alongside, when the crews commenced to abandon their vessels, and to effect their escape across the paddy fields. The blowing up of one or two junks hastened this movement. In about 20 minutes we had possession of about 50 junks. Leaving the 3d and 4th divisions to secure the prizes, Commodore Keppel then proceeded about three miles further up the creek, where more mast heads were visible, and found 20 junks moored across the stream in a very strong position, which opened such a well directed and destructive fire, that he was obliged to retire and wait for reinforce ments. The launch of the Calcutta was sunk IT a round shot, the commodore's galley had three round shot through her, and several other boats were much injured. On additional boats coming up, the commodore shifted to the Cilcutta's black barge, and again advanced, and after a severe action the elemy gave way. They were pursued as far as Fatsham, a distance of seven miles, and 17 of them captured and burnt. In consequence of my orders not to molest this large and important city, the three junks which passed through the creek on which it is built effected their escape. The result of the expedition was the capture of between 70 and 80 heavily armed junks, mounting, on an average, from 10 to 14 guns ( man y o f th em -long 32-pounders), nearly all of European manu facture. As no object would have been gained by removing the prizes,T caused them, with a few ex ceptions, to be burnt ; and the flames and nume rous heavy e xplosions must have been seen and heard far and wile. This engagement opens a new era in Chinese na val warfare. Great Judgment was shown in select ing the position for the fleet, and the Chinese, par ticularly the last division attacked by Commodore Koppel, defended their ships with skill, courage, and effect. I enclose a list of casualties, which I regret to state is large, amounting to 3 officers and 10 seamen and marines killed, and 4 officers and 40 seamen and marines wounded ; but it is to me a matter of stirprise that, under the circumstances of the case, the loss was not greater. I deeply regret to report the death of Major Kearney,- Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster- Geeeral to the China Expeditionary force. This officer was on duty in the Canton River, and gallantly volun teered his services in the boats. He was killed by a round shot in the Fury's gig in the attack upon the upper division of junks. Kong the same evening, I had the wounded collected as soon as possible, and sent them to Hong by charge of Dr. Anderson, staff surgeon of the'Cal out'a. The force remained at anchor on the night of the j l u s i t ik of fi J ee u t n , June, and in the on n the dropped p th o e sit fo io ll n ow b i e n f g ore m o o c rn cu in p g ie(i down to the main river, towing five of the captured vessels, which were the only ones saved from the general conflagration. In the execu ion of these important services I need hardly state that every captain, officer, and man did hi l l duty, and where all have so distin guished themselves, I refrain from making indi vidual selections. Should their lordship, there fore, consider the two engagements as worthy of special marks of their approval, I would le, g to sug gest that due regard should be paid to seniority and services. I must not, however, omit to bring to their lord ships' notice the gallant and efficient assistance afforded me by Commodores Keppel and Elliot, and 'he captains in charge of the several divisions. Commodore Keppel led the attack on the junks, and the fact of his galley having bad three round shot through it, and five men, out of her crew of six, killed or wounded, is the best proof of the manner in which he maintained his position. Commodore Keppel's report of his proceedings is herewith enclosed, and I beg to add a tracing of the Fatsham Creek, showing the position of the forts and of the junk forces, before the commence ment of the at ac:r. I !eft the river on the afterno on of the 3d, for the purpose of receiving the mails from England, and of waiting the arrival of Lord E'gin. All is perre ;fly quiet to the northward. The squadron continues generally healthy-, but latterly there has been a sliatht increase of fever and dysen tery, which may be expected at this season of the year.—l have, &c., M. SEYMOUR, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief. I beg to add that Mr. G. Raymond, smaster of the Encounte , , at Macao, volunteered his services as a pilot, and tDok the Hong Kong up the Fats ham Creek—a service of danger. M.S. The Se3retary of the Admiralty. OPERATIONS AGAINST JUNKS UP THE ESCAPE CREEK. Sybille, 2d Bar, Canton River, May 29, 1857. I hail the honour to report to you ye-tenday that her Majesty's gunboats, tenders, and ships' boats captured or destroyed about 40 mandarin junks (snake boats) on the 25th and 27th inst. I beg to report the nature of the operations more in detail. The fleet of junks which formerly remained near the main branch of theriver had moved to aposi . ion about sor 6 miles up the Creek. As it was very doubtful whether our small steamers could get up to them, it was necessary to have a sufficient boat force to follow up the Creek, independent of gun boat support. At daylight on the 26th our force was in the creek, and soon afterwards a mandarin fleet of about 40 junks was moored in good order acrrss the stream. The tide was a strong ebb, which rendered it less easy for the junks to escape, and although it made our progress slow, it enabled us the better to thread the way among the shoals. A heavy fire from the junks opened upon the leading steamers as they approached, but at too great a distance to tell with effecf. Shcrtly, after wards, as the Hong Kong got within good range, I she orened fire, and was soon supported by the Bustird and Staring, the others being at distant range. The fire from the junks then slackened, and they got under weigh. Some were soon after wards abandoned, and the rest plying their oars endeavoured to escape up the creek. The steamers followed, though very slowly, on account of the shoal water ; the Sir Charles Forbes and Stanch grounded early, then the Starling, and eventually the Hong-Kong ran ashore. The signal was immediai-ly made for the boats to go ahead, and a general chase took place. The junk force divided ; the main body of about fifteen continuing up the main channel were followed by the boats, led by Captiin Edgell, who detached four pinnaces up a creek to the left to follow the smaller division. Commander Forsyth accompanied these pinnace', which succeeded in capturing them all (ten in number). Commander Forsyth speaks highly of the gallant way the Hornet's pinnace, under Mr. R. A. Brown, acting mate, dashed in, unsupported by the other Wats, which she had ds anted, against three of these heavy armed junks, which struck to her. The main body, followed by Captain Ede ell, were soon beyond raw - Jo of all exc-apt the Hornet's rocket boat and Sybille's pinn tee, which kept within reach of them for a long time ; and Captain Rigell brings to my notice the b laviour and m , st accurate fife kept up by Lieut. Brock iu the former boat, and by Mr. Hudson, acting mate, in the late". The chase was continued by this divisi‘in ' which I accompanied for about 12 o r 14 miles above the place where the steamers had grounde I, when the work fur the men at the oars having been exc s sive I determined to turn back, but with the view of getting at the junks, which we still htd in sight, at a future time, by another passage. Near the point at which we turned, at the village Tseen Twe, we found the lorcha Anonyma, which was captured last December, whilst in tow of the steamer Thistle. I burnt her. On getting back to the gun-boats at night, I found that Commander Corbett ' who had very pro perly remained with the Stanch on her grounding —the other commanders having gone on—had sent the Inflexible's paddle-hog after a junk that tried t i escape down a creek to the right and captured her. Commander Forsyth had returned with his party, and Lieut. Dent, assisted by the officers of the gun-boats, had secured or destroyed all the prizes. The Chinese having returned to one of thejunks below, she was recaptured by Mr. Molloy, second master, with the Starling's and Hong Kong's boa's. Lieut. Dent brought to my notice the cm duct of that officer. In all, 27 heavily-armed snake boats (belonging to the Admiral Su Hoy) were captured or de s`royed. Their armament consist of one heavy gun in the bow, generally a long 32 or 34-pounder, with from four to six lighter guns ; each vessel pulls about 40 oars. This service was fortunately ac complished with the loss of two men only wound:a. The day was excessively hot, and I cannot speak too highly of the spirit with which the men stuck to their oars, through a harder day's work than I have ever before witnessed under a tropical sun. One or two cases (but not severe) of sunstroke oc curred in the gunboats. At daylight next morning the steamers proceeded down the creeks wirla the boats and ten prizes in tow, and attached with the Sybille, at the second bar. Further arrangements were now made to follow up the war boats that had g ot away. I hail already the previous day, stationed the Tribune off Sawshee Channel, and I now moored the Inflexible abreast of the Second Bar C eek, down which her guns could then range. From the knowledge I now pos sessed respecting the ve 'ions creeks, from Escape Creek downwarde, I considered it possible to guard all the outlets to the river, and with a force of boats to scour the Inland Creek and .compel auy junks there either to meet that force or retire towards the 'main river. Commander Foreph with his division took up his station in Escape Creek in the evening. At daylight on the 27th I proceeded up S tw-hee Channel. as previously, arranged, the boats being towel by the steamers for ten or twelve miles. I then sent the Bustard to strengthen Ganmander Forsyth's diviri..}n, and desired Li}lutet,ant Dent, in the Hong-Kong, to take with him the In flexible's pinuac , , and go a short distance up the Second Bar Creek. He succeede lin passing com pletely through into E=cape Creek, and met Com mander Forsyth. Casing off from the steamers, the briats pulled up the Sawshee Channel, and we soon heard from the natives (who showed us every geed feeling) that fur of Su Hoy's retreating squadron had on the 25th gone up to TOUrlv,- Kouan, and that there were other mandarin junks there. (I beg here to mention the very great as sistance I have received from the Ilev. Samuel Beal, chaplain of this ship, who was good enough, at my reque4, to accompany me each day as Chinese interpreter; to his aid the successes of the expedition are in a great degree due, as I had failed to obtain an interpreter from Hong-Kong.) About ten miles from where the steamers were left we opened the city of Toung-Kouan, and ob served the mastheads of the war junks. The boats now gave way with a will, and though the junks were in sight fully two miles off, they succeeded in taking them cemple`ely by surprise ; the boats, as they dashed in,',firing into a small battery which commanded the river, and into the war junks, caused them to be immediately abandoned. The junks lay scattered along the whole length of the town, through which the river runs, and prepara tions were now made to destroy them, with the exception of one, the finest and hew:est armed war junk I have seen in China, which I hoped to be able to take away. It soon became apparent that the Chinese troops were n , t going quietly to submit to this proceed ing without further resistance, and the creek being narrow, with houses on either side, they had every facility to pick off our inen. As we first passed up only a few giugalls and matchlocks opened ; these increasing in number, prestntly gave consi derable annoyance, and it was necessary to keep up a continued fire with some of the boots' guns, from musketry, and from the Tribune's rocket-boat, which did good service, while ceher parties were employed de,troving the junks, which occupied some time, and it was necees try to burn those at the upper end of the town first, and so on in suc ceseion, to enable our boats to get back. The chief attacks from the shore took place towards Our. rear, at the battery at the lower end of the town, where most of the casualties occurred. Commander Tumour was active and useful, and on two occasions landed in a very gallant manner with small parties of marines,. under Lieut. G. L. Blake, 8.M., charged some two hundred well armed men, and drove them beyond the embank ment S. An attempt was made to tow down the fine war junk alreidy noticed, but she accident dly caught tire, and she was therefore destroyed with the others. That being accomplished the boats returned down the creek. This again was a severe day's work ; offi:ers and men behaved admirably, and with the grea.e4 spirit. I beg to report to y ()lithe able a,ssistadc3 I received from Captain Edgell, and from Com manders Forsyth, Corbz-tt, and Tumour, during the two days' oprations. Their zeal and activity the last cl , .y (as before) was emulated by the officers of all ranks under them, from Lieutenant iNaree, the senior lieutenant, to the junior cadef. Captain share taken b y Li eu t enan t St an iforth in the E kelt brings to my notice the active Tribune's barge ; and th e services of Mr. Hudson, acting mate of the ship, I beg particularly to notice. Lieutenant Richard Cox. of the 38th Regimental Madras Rifle., accompanied the expedition each day as a :volunteer, and made himself very useful. kSigned) C ELLIOT, Commodore. RETURN OF THE FORCE ENGAGED IN THE ESCAPE CREEK OE THE 25TH MAY, THE CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF CHINESE WAR VF ;,4 - -- • . • Steam tender Hong Kong, Lieutenant E. T. Dent; gun boat Busta rd, Lieutenant Collinson ; steam tender, Sir C. Forbes, L io utenant Viscount Gilford ; gunboat Starling, Lieutenant V illiers ; gunboat Staunch. Lieutenant Wildman. Sybille. —Launch, Lieut. E. Nares ; Lieut. Blake, R.M. ; Mr. Price' midshipman. Barge, Mr. A. T. Brooke, midship man. Pinn a c e, Mr. T. K. Hudson, acting mate ; Lieut. Swale, R.M. Cutter, Mr. W. H. De Burgh, midshipman. Raleigh.— putter, Commander Tumour ; Mr. John Forbes, sis taut-surg e on ; Mr. Pilkington, midshipman, Launch, Inflexible.—Commander Corbett. Starboard paddle-box boat, Lieut. Hanson ; Mr. C. Buckle, midshipman. Port paddlo-box boat. Mr. J. Stokes, midshipman; M. Magrath, assistant-surgeon. Pinnace, Lieut. Bacon; Mr. ' Trefusis, midshipman. Fury.—Paddle-box boat, Lieut. Smith, Mr. Moysey, as sis ant-surgeon ; Mr. Hayes, midshipman. Pinnace, Mr. Smith, acting mate. Total force of guns and - boats ; Thirteen cutters and seven gigs. RETURN OF THE FORCE ENGAGED ON TEE 27TH MAY AT THE DESTRUCTION OF CHINESE WAR BOATS AT TOUNG-KOITAN. Sybille.—Lieutenant Nares : Mr. Brook, midshipman, Lieutenant Bake, R.M. Pinnacl, Mr. Hudson, actinl mate; Lieutenant Swale, RH. Cutter, Mr. De Burgh, midshipman. Raleigh. -Cutter, Commander Tumour ; Mr. Forbes, as sistant-surgeon; Mr. Pilk ing' on, midshipman. Pinnace, Lieut. nant Graham : Mr. Dupries, midshipman. Tribune.—Gig, Captain Edg , ll; Mr. W. Elwyn, naval cadet ; Mr. J. Phillipps, acting second master ; Barge, Lieu tenant Staniforth ; Lieutenant Ozzard, R.M. Mr. Burnett, acting assistant-surgeon ; Lieutenant Cox, volunteer, 38th Regime .t Madras Native Infantry. Pinnace, Lieutenant Norman; Mr. Parker, midshipman ; Mr Hawkins, naval cadet. Cutter, Lieutenant Slowtherd ; Mr. Mangan, midship man ; Mr. Verry, gunner. Inflexible.—Gig, Commander Corb2tt ; Mr. W. Burney. Starb and paddle-box b oat, Lieutenant Bacon; Mr. Buckle, Midshipman ; Mr. 31 grath, assistant-surgeon. P. •rt paddle box boat, Mr. J. E. Stokes, midshipman; Mr. R. A. Turton, midshipman. Fury.—Paddle-box boat, Lieutenant Smith ; Mr. Moysey, assistant-surgeon ; Mr. Haynes, midshipman. Pinnace, Mr. Sm th, acting mate. Total force of boats with guns;—Nine cutters and five gigs. RETURN OF CASUALTIES IN THE FORCE ENGAGED IN THE CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF CHINESE WAR BOATS IN ESCAPE CREEK, ON TfIE 25T11 OF MAP. The Hornet's Pinnace.—Richard Warren, A. 8., severely; Edward Roche, A. 8., slightly. Liout. Goodenough ; Lord Charles Scott, midshipman. Pin- fourteen guns, the bow and stern being long 32- nace, Lieutenant Graham ; Mr. Dupries, midshipman. pounders. Tribune.—Gig, Capt. Edgell ; Mr. F. El w y n , nava l ca d e t ; wig it so large a f orce, I h ave not commente d on Mr. Childers, midshipman. Barge, Lieutena. t Stanifo r tb ; Lieutenant A. Ozzard, ; volunteer, Lieutenant R. the individual z+-al or ga!lantryof any particular Cox, 38th Regiment Pinnace, Lieut. Norman; Mr. officer ; there was plenty to do for the who'e of Barker, mi Ishipman ; Mr. Rowe, assistant paymaster ; Mr. Ahern, and your Excell , ,moy is the beat judge of how Hawkins, naval cadet. Cutter, Mr. Yeatman, midshipman; they performed their duty. I have n.it contented Mr. R. Verry, gunner. Hornet. —Gig, Commander Forsyth. Pinnace, Mr. R. A. myself with enclosing a list of the s te am , gun , Brown, acting mate. Cutter, Lieutenant B roc k, Hon. A. boom, and other boats, with the names o f the Denison, actin. mate, officers who commanded or served in them : and I CASUALTIES ON THE - 2TII - OF MAY AT TOUNO-KOUAN The Sybide's Boats.—Henry Matthews, private, R.M., seriously; Thomas M'Donald, A. 8., severely; Richard Han naford, j rivate, R.M., slightly. Raleigh's Boats. —Mr. A. Dup les, midshipman, severely ; M Pilkingtou, midshipman, slightly : William Tre win, A.B , dangerously ; James Mansell, leading seaman, severely ; Edward Pepper, A 8., severely ; W 11 am Drew, leading sea man, severely ; Luke Sharp, private, severely : Wm. Fug well, • A. 8.. Tribune's Boats.—Lieut. Norman, bullet through light cheek ; William Lan' idge, A. 8., bullet lodged in left cheek, dangerous ; William Nelson, leading seaman, bullet wound, right shim' Ter ; Benlield Howe, private, bullet wound, right hand; Edward Strickland, private, bullet wound, upper lip ; Robert Groves, sail mate, bullet wounds, left hand and leg ; Thomas Clack, private, bullet wound, spine, dangerous ; and Henry Halfyer, private, bullet wound, left thigh. Inflexible's Boats.—Lieut. Bacon, slightly ; Mr. Magrath, Assist nt-Surgeon, slightly; Wiliam Yeo, boatswain's n ate, severely ; Colin Grant, A. 8., severely ; Thomas Farmer, A. 8., slightly. Fury's Boats.—James Carry, gunner's-mate, slightly ; George Grogan, corporal, R.M., severely ; Chas. O'Donn 11, private, severely ; William Keechee, A.B. severely ; and James Gibson, leading seaman, severely. Total wounded, 31. . A RETURN OF CASUALTIES ON BOARD HEIL MAJESTY'S GUNBOATS AND BOATS OP THE SQUADRON DURING TIM OPERATIONS IN THE FATSIIAN CREEK ON MONDAY, THE IST JUNE : KILLED. Raleigb.—Commodore's Galley.—Peter Tolhurst, captain of the forecastle, Launch.—Thomas Coleman, A. 8., mor tally wounded, since dead. Pinnace.—John, Dart, A. 8., Simeon Bone, private, Royal Marines. Naukin.—John Smith, private, Royal Marines, killed on board the Hongkong. Tribune.—Barge.—Richard Harper, A.B. Pinnace.—Mr. H. Barker, midshipman, mortally wounded, since dead. Higbflyer.—Pinnace. - —Mr. E. C. Bryan, master's assistant. Niger.—lst Gig. - George Griffin, A. 8., mortally wounded, since dead ; Thomas Christian, sergeant, Royal Marine Ar tillery, killed ou board the Plover gunboat. for ,et.--Cutter Thomas Cronin, ord. Fury.—Gig.—Major Kearney, Deputy-Assistant-Quarter. master-Gentral, who, being on duty in the Canton river, gallantly volunteered his services in the boats. Plover Gunboat.--Charles Mead, mortally wounded, sines dead. WOUNDED. Raleigh —Commodore's Galley.—Alfred Jenkins, A. 8., loss of left hand, severely ; James Buckley, A. 8., contusions from splinters, slightly; Edward Rowe, A. 8., contusion of right shoulder by a grapeshot, slightly. Pinnace.— J. S. Graham, Lieutanaut, contusion, slightly ; William Seymour, A. 8., flesh wound of loft shoulder from fragment of a man's skull, severely ; Mark Riceout, A. 8., lacerated wound and contusion of shoulder by a round shot, severely ; John God ding, A. 8., contusion of shoulder by a grapeshot, severely ; Sohn Raffell, A. 8., contusion of elbow, splinter, slightly. Launch.—George Sackett, A. 8., penetrating grapeshot wound of right shoulder, severely ; George Payne, A. 8., contusion, slightly. Ist Cutter.—Joseph Hatherly, captain of foretop, grape wound, left shoulder, severely. 2d Cutter.—Mr. E Pilkington, midshipman, contusion, slightly. Hongkong Tender.--Edward Broughton, leading seaman, gunshot wound of groin, dangerously. Calcutta.—Launch.—J. Callister, ord., right hand and leg contused by a round shot, slightly. Ist Pinna e.—Danie, Toomey, ord., 2 C , contused wou d of chest and knee by a sound shot, severely ; Michael Rourke, ord., contused wound of left leg by a round shot, slightly. 2d. Pinnace.—William Green, ord., eaten-i,e burn from a gunpowder csp osion, severely. Landing Party, Royal Marines. William pr vale, Roy 1 Mari es, ditto, , everely ; George Pope, pri vate, Reyal Mari les, contused wound of chest by a round shot, slightly. Sybilla.— Commodore Elliot's Galley Mr. H. Hinpesley, midshipman, spear wound, slightly. Launch.—Mr. B. Staunch, ma-t is-a sistant, contusion of houlde slightly ; Richard Light, captain of foretop, ditt, severely ; John Smida, d tto, wound of head, slightly. Tr bun ..—P nnace. --Eenjamin Shel !rake, leading seama-, gr °shot lodged in lung, da , gerously ; W Mara Nelson, A.B , grape-wound of wrist, wi. h fracture, s .verely. Niger.—Fir t Gig.— The Hon. A. A. Cochrane, Contain, C. B , grapeshot contusion of arm, slightly ; Mr. W. Potter, gunner, slightly. Second Gig.—Henry Searle, sailmaker's mate, si gbtly. Pinnace.—James Pearce, stoker, sl ghtly ; Alfred Durrant, ord., 26, slightly. Hornet—Pinnace—Emanuel Buchanan, gunners's mate, grape wound of arm, dangerously ; Thom,s Anderson, A. 8., wound of shoulder, severely ;. James Rively, A 8., wound of neck, dangerously ; David Aitchison, leading seaman, wound of scalp, slightly ; J hn Copping, bombardier, Royal Marine Artillery, wound of arm, slightly ; Henry Wyatt, private, Royal Marines, wound of neck, slightly. Elk—William Walker, boatswain's mate, gunshot wound in right lumbar region, slightly ; H. Stark , s, private, Royal Marines, splinter wound in right thigh, slightly. Crui-er—Edward Mitchell, private, Royal Marines, slightly. - Haughty—Gunboat— Mark Patterson, A. 13 , wound of wrist, slightly. CAPTURE OF THE JUNK FORCES IN THE FATSHAM CREEK. The Raleigh Tender, Sir Charles Forbes, Canton River, June 2, 1857. Sir,—ln accordance with your Excellency's pre vious arrangements for the capture and destruction of the mandarin junks at anchor'in the Fatsham and adjacent branches of the Canton River, I have the honour to inform you that yesterday morning as soon as I perceived the first division ascending the beigh's for the. Capture fort commanding the approaches to the enemy's position, I advanced in the Hong Kong steamer with the second, third, and fourth divisions, which you were pleased to place under my command. The Hong Kong having grounded shortly after wards, we advanced with the boat., reserving our fire until within 600 yards of the enemy, when a sharp and spirited engagement ensued, the enemy continuing their fire until our mea were close alongside. Leaving the Third and Fourth Divisions to secure the prizes, we pushed forward up to the Fatsham Branch, in which direction I shortly afterwards observe I the mast heads of other war junks. On approaching a bend of the river near the village of Fouchin, about three miles in advance of the posiion in which the enmy were first attacked, we came to a small flat island off the southern sides of which several of the boom boats grounded. The deeper but more circuitous and confined channel we found was to the northward. There were DOW in advance, Calcutta's barge, the Raleigh's 2d cutter and pinnace, Fury's list gig, Herneu's rocket cutter, Sybille's launch, and Calcutta's black pinnace, with others close at hand; the tide was flowing, and before the boats mount ing guns could be brought to the front we were carried to within 800 yards of the enemy, who were found to consist of twenty vessels anchored in close and compact - line, presenting a front of heavy guns, that could not have been more regularly p!a3ed had they formed the broadside of one long frigate, and their fire was so well directed that I found it neces sary to retire,. and endetvour to re-form with tLe additional assit•tance of the steam gunboa's, at that time trying to get up, but detained by the shoal ness of the water. The Hong Kong having floated shortly after my rtachina her, and she being within range of the etiemy, e 'l would have proceeded in her, but on her again grounding, and on my observing the near approach of the incre so to our force, which your Excerency had hurried to the front from less lin portant service, we again advanced with the boats, and of er a - second sharp engagement of a quart,r of an hour's duration, the enemy flipped from their anchlrs and proceeded up the river, making use of their oars, and when the course of the river adowed them to do so, of their sails likewise. A running engagement and exciting chase for about seven miles, led by Capt. the Hon. A. Cochrane, now took place, the enemy quitting their vessels as they become disabled or leaky from the effects of our shot. Twelve of them were come up with in this manner ; eight reached the extensive and populous town of Fatsham, three of which got in and escaped, as we could not follow and capture he town (which h not them without damaging t fortified), or by otherwise annoying the peacealA inhabitaute, contrary to your Excellency's insttuc- tions. The other five junks we secured at the entrance to Fatsharn' and have brought the m d own as prizes ; the twelve taken on the way up have becn burnt. Each of , these vessels mounted from ton to might venture to remark that, with sash material, failure would almost appear to be impossible. I have not had an opportunity of ascertaining the amount of injury sustained by all the steam, gun, and other boats of my divisions, but the Hong Kong was hulled eleven or twelve times, the Plover, Starling, and Haughty gun-boats were struck, the Calcutta's launch was swamped, and several others much damaged. I have the honour to encicsa a list of casnaltieq, which, fortunately, is not so large as might have been expected from the nature of the service. I have also endeavoured by a rough sketch to explain the position of the second division of the enemy at the time we met with cur temporary I4ave, &c. , (signed) HENRY KEPPEL, Commod.ore. To His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, &c., &c., Commander-in-Chief. TILE ATLANTIC TBLEG.RLIPH. • QUEENSTOWN, JULY 30. The entire squadron, consisting of five magnifi cent ships of war, now about to proceed to the con summation of this great enterprise are at this time anchored in the harbour of Queenstown. They consist of the Niagara, C.sptain Hudson ; the Sus quehann9, Capt. Joshua Sands ; the Agamemnon, • Master-Commander Nodal ; the Cyclops, Captain Darman ; and the Leopard, Captain Wainwright. . The Agamemnon arrived this morning only, hav ing been engaged during the trip from Greenwich in the very valuable service of testing practically the form and suitability of the machinery to be used for paying out the caW.e. Mr. Charles Tilston Bright, the engineer-in-Chief „ of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, having joined • her at that place, she bore away for the Irish coast at half-past 3 o'clock on Monday morning last. • To Mr. C. T. Blight is committed the entire control and responsibility of depositing safely in its ocean bed this wondrous example of the united, power of science and industry. During the progress of the Agamemnon to the Downs the mechanical appliances for regulating the delivery of the c able into the sea were kept con-: tinually in motion by the small engine on board which is connected with them ; the sheaves and gearing worked with great facility and prec'sion and so quietly that at a short distance from them their motion could scarcely be heard. The strength of the girders which carry the bear ing of the entire apparatus, and which to the eye of a person unskilled in the practical working of this description of machinery may seem at first to be unduly ponderous, was found to contribute gr,atly to the easy motion and satisfactory steadi nesS of this most important agent in the success of the undertaking. So soon as the Agammemnon had passed the track of the Submarine Company's cable between. Dover and Calais, in order to avoid the possibility of its being injured by the laying or hauling up of ano , her line at right angles to it, the experiments commenced. A 13-inch shell was attached to the end of a spare coil of the Atlantic cable, for the purpose of sinking it rapidly with a strain upon it to the bottom, and .vvits then cast into the sea, drawing after it a sufficient quantity of slack to enable it to take hold of the ground and to set the machinery in motion. The paying out then commenced at the rate of 2, 3, and 4 knots an hour respectively. The ship was then stopped and the cable was hauled up from the bottom of -the sea with great facility, by connect ing the small engine to the driving pinion geared to the sheaves. When the end was brought up to the surface it was fowl(' that the shell had broken away from the loop, by which it had been fastened for the pur pose of lowering it. The cable, when recovered, was found to have ' been cleaned as bright as the specimens which have been so freely distributed among the friends of the enterprise, and which are so generally known. The exterior coating of tar had been complete'," rubbed off by being drawn through the sandy bot tom of the sea, and attached to the iron cowing of the cable were some weeds and several small crane which came up with it to the surface. On the following day a length of cable was run out arid hauled in with perfect success opposite the Isle of Wight, attached to an anchor. The speed was lucre Asad in this case to five knots. During the of erooDn of the same day a length was ruu out having fastened to the end of it a log of timber, and after having been towed with a mile and-a-half of cable was coiled in again with succeis• On Wednesday about half-way between the Land's End and the coast of [reland another length was run out at the rate of s;x and a-half knots Per hour and subsequenly hauled in. The Agament non then s'eeredfor Cork, and reached Queenstown Harbour at four o'clock on Thursday morning, at` on board being more than ever satisfied at the success of the enterprise. Some highly successful experiments were also at the same time p,rformed with an electrical log in" g vented by Mr. Charles' Bright for the purpose' continuously ascertaining with accuracy the rate a' which the ships are sailing, and thereby of enabling hies to give corresponding directions as to the r tits of paying the cable so as to prevent the possibility of any unnecessary strain being put upon it. The log is suspended in the see from the ship's quarte r by a line, carrying within it a wire insulated;bi gutta percha, welch is in connexion with a batter/ and electro magnet contained within an indicating instrument on deck. This is so arranged that t' each revolution of the wheel below an eiectrlc cur rent is broken, and by the d e fl ec tion of a mar" which forms part of the circuit a step by step move ment is communicated to a register which indicate s the distaece run and rate made by the vessel. Tile following directors of the company, accolr panied by Mr. G. Saward, the secretary, haete , vi ved at Queenstown to be present at th e sailing of the squadron :—Mr. T. Brooking, Mr. Sampson' and Mr. J. W. Brett, of London ; Mr. Croehl e and Mr. Pickering, of Liverpool, and Mr. Logief and Professor Thompson, of Glasgow. The most kindly interest has been evinced f e e t the success of the undertakings The chaiere!,.'" and directors of the Southern and Western Pa' ? way have shown the greatest attention to the re," presentatives, and will accompany them from Col' to Valentia. A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of C 0 4,1 the High Sheriff, and authorities of the city, waits" upon the directors on Wednesday to invite them° a grand banquet, which the latter were, howevel under the necessity of declining, i n conse quence c' t the pressure of important business requiring th ei constant attention until the sailing of the squaleron" AIIGITSt 1. The electrical experiments through the Atlantl; cable will be completed to-day. The signals ha g passed through the 2,500 miles in the most setts' factory manner. Th e ex p e dition will sail for v r lentia on Monday at the latest. [ADVERTisEmENT.]—Holloway's Ointment and '" surpass all other remedies for the cure of bad legs. Mr. James Heslop, weaver, of Galashiels, suffered s e ; verely from a sore lig, and notwithstanding he trio; everything that medical skill could devise, yet all was no purpose ; no cure was effected until he made use, : Holloway's ointment and pill , . Tnese invaluable nieu: ; wines soon hal the desired effect, for in a few weeks legs were completely healed, and he wiqbes publicist given' to the fact, that others might derive the salt benefit.--Sold by all medicine venders throughout ti'; woad; Pr"fessor Holloway's Establishments, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New Y ork ; b 9 fa: Stampa, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; .and Muir, Malta. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 31st July, at 25, South-street, the Hon. Francis Stuart Wortley. On the Ist inst., at 11, Lansdowne-crescent, Kensingt °- park, the wifo of Henry M. Daniel, Egg, OF A DAUGHTER, On the 29th ult., at Westbourne-terrace, the wife o P. Willoughby, Esq., M.P. t o On the 3,st July, at 3, Pembridge place, Bayswater, tl wife of James M. Lockyer, Esq. MARRIED. ,„ j, On the 28th ult., at St. C u thb ert ' s W e ll s, H enr y Jenkinson, Esq., banister, of Lincoln's-inn, only son of nu• t io Admiral Jenkinson, of Alveston, Warwickshire, to MarYtooo second daughter the late Rev. R. HaLkness , vial . of J , Brent, Somersetshire. DIED On Sunday, the 19th July, after a few hours' Dna° , 0 6 hal Boulogne-sur-Alec, in the 28th year of his ago, John C.-, - , 40 G Martin, Esq., formerly of Trinity 4, ollege, Cambridge, e . `," of son of the late Rev. Charles Rudinge Martin, and neplo" the Ven. the Archdeacon of Ardagh. • iSg On the Ist inst , Alfred George Dowden, second WO/ or , son of Mr. Joseph Dowden, of Upper Eaton-street, Grove° place, aged 21. 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