The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-20 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1864.

THE OXFORD.—SELECTIONS from
rAusr LA FORZA DLL DENTING, Un Rano In Members,
Fan* and the two Gentlemen of Vetoed', by the whole of the
talented compsny. Director—Mr. F. JONGIIMAN& Comedy
by trnaworth, Lugano, W. Randall, W. ftrtoq and Mies NeLY
Power. the placated Juvenile comediesse, .LY NULLING.

STEVENS and SONS, 78, Bishopagate-street
wiuma—LlGHT SUMMED, WEel2B, Bcott included.
Claret. las., Bk., Illls. Burgundy, lie., 205., Ma, 30s. per doz.
Chablis .... lea., 30s. Sauterne
Hock and Moselle Ma., 245., 30s.
Champagne Wa., Ma., 425. „
All other Wines and liplyits equally reasonable.

rIAIJTION.--COCKS'S celebrated READING
NJ SAUCE, for Milk Game, Steaks, Soups, Gravies, Ent and
Cold Keats, and unrivalled for general use, to sold by all re-
vectable dealers to sauces It la maneractured only by the
Executors of the Sole Proprietor, MLLES COCKS, 4t, Duke-
street, Reading, the Original Sauce Warehouse. AD others are
Spurious Imitations.

REGENT PIANOFORTE ROOKS.
ADDISON and LIICAE.
Modest harm:sent Makers to ler Majesty.
SIC iSOINT,STRIXr, W.
/ROMAN HARPS, 12 strings, 16s, 21&, to
iSa. ; 14 stringy, .C 1 Its. ed. to t 2 is. . 41 strings £1 Sa.
Us. Id. each, Odes included.
ADDISON sod LOC.AI4, 110. REGINT-STREST, W.
CONCERTINAS.-48 Re s, Double Action,
ADCllOlOlllllllll4llte SIMINT.SIII.IIIII7, W.
DRINKS Adel 4k;ql, each,
,BasA,
Al 2INON and LUCAS. 11-0-71NT-STREIrr, W.

FLUTES.—Boehm's ...euncil and Prize Medal,
cylinder, in handsome mahogany or rosewood cam, ts as.,
Ll 2 12a, and £l6 lee.: ditto, sterling silver, 25 guineas. Thee.
flutes are pronounced byWells, the eminent performer.
to be the best c3llnder flute with sold system of fingering. Coal.
cal, Z 2 2s. to L 4 ea

LUCAS. 21h moionr-sTalsr, W.
GUITARS.—The best Models, from £2 2s. to
It 'abeam each.
ADDISON and LUCAS. 110, RIONNTATILIZT, W.

HARMONIUMS, from £6 Ge. to 60 guineas.
Prke WU fres per poen
ADDD3ON sad LUCAS, 110. iIkinrIATP.IIIT, W.

VOCAL HORN, highly linished,RB incase.
Thu is 'especially recommended to amateur• and pro-
fessors as a beautiful drawing-room instrument. Being In C,
songs with pianoforte aooompanlment can be played as pub-
limbed for the voice without innovating or the use of crooks.
The tone In a combination of the Yranch sad tenor horns, and
in produced without effort. Yr. C. Harper attends by appoint-
ment to eve instructions upon this instrument.
ADDISON and LUCAS, 210, RKGENT-STIIINT. R.

IV/CSIOAL BOXES, by Nicole.—For Table—
fear tunas, 4 guineas . six tunes, 6 guineas : sight tunes,
6 ohms twelve lane., 12 guinea& Overture Boxes, from 12
to 30 guineas. Pocket Boxes —Or, tunes, 1 guinea . three tunes,
41 113. CM. ; four tunes, £2 ft. Mandoline Boxes--three tunes,
£3 13a. 6d. ; tear tunes, 44 M. ; six tunes, 43 es. each. Boxes
rePaired.

fIAITTION.—JOHN BROODRN recommends
‘J the public in have the Carat Gold staled on the Invoice—
Fine Gold and Pare Gold," as applied to Jewellery, be a
delusion. JOHN BROODY—TS GOLD CHAINS, and all articles
manufactured by hint, are sold upon this principle, and at the
manufacturers' prices. Manufactory, In. Henrietta-street. Covent-
garden, W.C. Assays wade of chains and Jewellery for Ls. each.
—N B. Ills establishment is dosed at 6 In the evening, and on
Saturdays at L

LOUNGING, TRAVELLING, and SEASIDE
_ILA WITS. of various materials, la different matures and
qualities, made to order in the latest style, at
HAMILTON and HIMPTONII,
101, MUSD, opposite Xasterhal.

NOTHING is MORE REFRESHING than
HIMMEL'S EXTRACT of LIM Z JUICE and GLYCERINE
which cleanse* and cools the head, aad gives the Lair a beautiful
glom, without greasing it. Price lit 6d., 3a 6.1., and Ss.
'limners Toilet Vinegar is a perfect luxury this weather as an
adjunct to the toUet and bath, and a reviving perfume. le. and
2s. ed.—EUGENE HIM MEL, 96 Strand sod 24, CornhiU, London.

Second Edition. Corrected & Revised, past tree 74.: in cloth, lid.
THE TEETH : $ Practical Treatise, with the
best Means of Restoring them when Defective or I.oa By
A. FsgiLl., Eat. Surgeon Dentist. •• We cannot do better than
recommend for general perusal Mr. Eskers Treatise, which Is as
useful an It Is unpretending."—Telegraph, June 20. 1561.
Lonclon : Clements, Little Yulteney-street.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(aavraa•B TZLEGRAIIII.)
THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE.
BERLIN, JULY is.

It is asserted on good authority that Herr von
Bismarck will be present in Vienna at the negotia-
tions for peace, which will probably commence to-
morrow.

THE WAR IN DENMARK.

FLENSBURG, Jett 18.

The Austrian troops took possession of the
Island of Fohr during the night. Captain Ham-
mer, of the Danish navy, escaped with a few ships.
All the islands on the west coast of Sleawig are
now in possession of the allies.

RETURN OF GARIBALDI TO CAPRERA.
TIMIS, JULY 19.

Garibaldi embarked from Ischia this morning,
for Caprera, on boar' the mail packet, accompanied
by his sons and several friends.

FRANCE.

PARIS, JCLY 19.
The King of the Belgians is expected to arrive
in Paris this evening.
The Paris evening papers publish a despatch
from Fecamp, stating that a sharp cannonade was
heard M sea at that place yesterday. . An en-
gagement was supposed to be proceeding between
Federal and Confederate vessels.

♦ccording to • despatch received from Lisbon, •
numerously-signed petition of merchants has re-
quested from the government the free importation
of cereals, the warehouses being empty and the
crop insufficient.

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

(Floe col owx moms.)
NEWCASTLE, JOLT 19.
This being a half-a-crown day, and therefore a
price more adapted to the fanning and shop-
keeping class than the aristocratic ten shillings, the
number of visitors to the showyard was very large.
Not only did the town of Newcastle and the
adjacent districts send their thousands to the show,
but from an early hour the railways running north,
south, east, and west brought in vast crowds, who
immediately directed their steps tothe great point of
attraction on the Moor. The weather continues
superb, and this no doubt has contributed to swell
the tide that is now surging through the town in all
directions.

- .
I mentioned yesterdy that the present show was
not equal to the preceding one at Worcester, but it
was more varied, in consequence of the presence of
a considerable number of Scotch breeds. If I were
to single out for prominence any part of the present
collection, I should name the department of
short-horned bulls and heifers, which was very fine.
The fawn-coloured and compact cattle from the
Channel Islands were very much admired, as were
also the black cattle from the Highlands, powerful
Galloway bulla broad ribbed and active animals.
The white-faced Herefords and the smaller Devon.

view /aids repressuted. The Y• 601011 breeds of
sheep were also well represented,- including Lei-
cester, Cotswold, Lincoln, and other long-woolled
sheep, Oxfordshire Downs, Southdown, Border
Leicesters, Herdwicka, Shropshiree, and Hemp-
shires, and other short-woolled sheep, the latter of
which are comparative strangers to this part of the
country. Cheviot and black-faced sheep were also
in considerable force, chiefly from the Northumbrian
farms and the south of Scotland. There is nothing,
however, in this department to call for any special
remark. The show of sheep was not numerous,
but the specimens were good.
The entries of pile this year are not so numerous
as at the shows previously held in great agricultural
centres, but those exhibited are remarkably good as
to quality and the " points " which challenge the
attention of the agricultural connoisseur. A large
number are from Yorkshire, but one or two of the
other pig-breeding counties are very well repre-
sented. For the purposes of classification the stock
shown is divided into the large and small breeds,
and these (again are subdivided into the black and
white breeds. In this class—boars of a large white
breed—eight specimens are shown. They are
gigantic fellows, but so fond of their beds of clean
straw, with their heads half buried in one corner,
that the extent of their proportions can seldom be
seen. The boars of the small white breed are ten
in number, and though deficient in length and
height, as compared with their larger brethren, are
yet of formidable proportions. There are eight
boar of the small black breed, and thirteen of the
Berkshire monsters, who are also black and of ugly
countenance. There are shown, besides, hall-a-1
dozen boars of other breeds, most of them white.
Among the breeding sows are some tremendous
specimens, with fine litters. There are 13 of the
large white breed, and no fewer than 19 of the small
exhibited. Of the large Berkshire breed, fourteen
breedingsows are shown ; eleven of the small black,
and eleven (mostly white) of a class not included in
the classes already mentioned. Of breeding sow pigs
there are shown five pens, each containing three of
the same litter of each particular breed, whose ages
vary from four to eight months. Of the white breed
there are three pens of the large and two of the
small ; of the black, two pens of the small and eight
of the Berkshire, besides six pens of a breed not
eligible for admission into the other classes.
With the machinery in motion and the implements
in the various stands it is utterly impossible to deal
by any deseription, the items are so numerous and
designed for such a variety of purposes. Our best
known agricultural machinists and implement
makers were well represented, and an entire day
devoted to these departments would amply repay
the visitor for his trouble.

The attendance on the show ground yesterday
was numerous, and amongst those present were :
The Right Hon. Lord Ravensworth, Ravensworth
Castle ; the Right Hon. Lord Lovaine, M.P. ; the
Hon. H. G. Liddell, M.P., and Mra. Liddell ;
Captain Athol Liddell ; the Hon. Seymour Liddell;
the Right Hon. the Earl Grey ; the Right Hon.
the Earl of Tankerville, and Countess of Tanker-
vine, Chillingham Castle ; the Right Hon. the Earl
Cathcart ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Zetland ; his
Grace the Duke of Montrose ; Lord Wenlock ; the
Right Hon. Lord Chatham, London ; Lord
INversham ; Hon. Colonel Pennant, M.P. ;
the Right Hon. H. C. Laacelles ; Sir Matthew
White Ridley, Bart., M.P., Blagdon ; Sir Walter
Calverley Trevelyan, Bart., Walliugton Hall ; Sir
Bedworth Williamson, Bart., M.P., Whitburn
Hall : Lord Walsiogham ; Sir John Fife ; Hon. A.
Liddell, Q.C. ; Richard Hodgson, Esq., M.P.,
Carham Hall, and Mrs. Hodgson ; T. E. liesdlam,
Esq., M.P. ; Henry Fenwick, Esq., M.P., South
Hill ; W. B. Beaumont, F.sq., M.P., Allenbeada ;
Somerset Beaumont, Esq., M.P. ; the Rev. Dr.
Waddington, Dean of Durham ; and M. Bell, Esq.

The attendance on the first day was not equal to
th►t at Worcester, and the receipts fell short of the
amount taken at the latter place by 4W.

The competition with the steam engines for agri-
cultural purposes was only concluded yesterday
evening. The liveliest interest was taken during
the contest, farmers of all classes becoming more
and more convinced of the importance of these
powerful machines for agricultural purposes.

I cannot close this communication without re-
marking that the prices for hotel accommodation
and apartments in Newcastle are exorbitant. A
tolerably decent bedroom costa 10s. • night. It
could hardly have been higher if the show had been
held in Durham or Darlington, both of which loca-
lities were competitors with Newcastle for the favour
of the Royal Agricultural Society's decision. Per
haps the inhabitants are of opinion that they are
justified in recouping themselves by "taking in the
strangers" for the 5,0001. which the town contri-
buted to the expenses of the show.
There was a promenade soiree yesterday after-
noon in the Botanical Society's show ground, and
a ball was held in the Assembly Rooms, Westgate-
street. The Mayor is to give a banquet this even-
ing, so that there is little pause between one sphere
of amusement and another. A dog and poultry
show are amongst the things to be exhibited to-
day. The award of prizes for the best steam engines
wid not be made till two o'clock, too late for this
letter.

BRITISH INDIA TEA COMPANY. —The first ordi-
pray meeting of the shareholders of this company was bold
yesterday at the aloes of the company, 6, Winchester.
street, Sir John Peter Grant in the chair, when a dividend
was declared at the rate of ss. Id. per share, being equivalent
to 8 per cent, per annum on the paid-up capital of the com-
pany. It was explained by the chairman that the company
wee started as late as October bulk sod that it was not
until the following month they received the conveyance of
the estate which they bad purchased from Mr. Stewart,
of which property they were now having a careful survey
executed. The sales therefore on which they had realised ,
their profits were not so much in respect to ,
teas of their oleo growth, as of teas which they
had received over from the original proprietor of the estate.
It was highly gratifying to find that all the calls hitherto
medalled been proniptly responded to, and there was not a ,
single shareholder in default. With the call to be made in
November next,they would, he expected, after the complete •
payment of the purchase money, have a milkiest stocking
capital to enable them to carry on their operations as tea
growers and vendors, but should the directors hod that
with the growth of their badness money would be required,
they would make a further mil, but thew would make no
call which was not actually regains& The directors took
power to declare half•yearly dividends on account of the
regular dividends to he declared as the annual meeting in
July of each year. A sum of 21 guineas was then voted
as remmaratioo to the auditor of the company, sod the
proceedings terminated in the usual manner.
CETIRAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING LAT.
TUESDAY, JULY 19.—Admissions oe payment, 6,015 ; ditto i
by roam tickets, 1,101; totals 7,116.

[Stamped, ld. Additional.]

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
AT WIMBLEDON.

Yesterday was a most interesting day to those
who have nearly since the commencement of the
meeting been engaged in endeavouring to obtain the
coveted honour awarded by the Sovereign to him who'
should prove that he beat deserved it. The contest
which originally began with 2,300 aspirente for Wimbledon
fame after Friday last was reduced to 60, the picking of the
best shots of the kingdom, and it was from this number that
the one should be found who should entitle himself to the
highest diminution that the association could bestow. The
" blue ribbon" of Wimbledon has been successively obtained
by Mr. Edward Ross, Mr. Jopling, Mr. Pixley, and Mr.
Roberts, but who should obtain it for 1864 was still but
problematical, and left in the womb of time. The sixty who
were to be the competitors for this stage, at 800, 900, and
1,000 yards, paraded soon after nine o'clock in front of the
*Mfg tent, mad were then told in squads, and
proceeded to the different firing points appropriated to
them. There was some time occupied in taking
two sighting shots by each man, as a preliminary
to the real business of the day, and this having been got
over, the renewed contest began. There were some
complaints very prevalent in the early pert of the day that
the Whitworth rifles that were supplied by the association
to the sixty volunteers firing at theme ranee were either
improperly sighted, or were in other respects imperfect, and
this was attributed by some as the reason why they did not
make their oacoatomod road saaroa

One of those who distinguished himself in the first two
ranges of this stage was Lieut.-Colonel Belford, 4th Leices-
ter, who at 800 yards made 21 marks, and at 900 yards 20
marks, making a total of 41 marks, and this high score was
almost looked upon as a tolerably curefoundation uponwhich
the future superstructure of his fame was to be built. Print*
Howard, of the Ist Suffolk, who gained the silver medal of
the aasociatioc, and had the highest wore, on going to the
800 yards range made but 15 marks in seven shots, upon
which he considered any further struggle for the honour
hopeless, and retired from all further share in the contest.
On the range beteg taken at 1,000 yards some excellent
shooting was made by Ensign Black, of the 22nd Mid.
dimes, and in the early part of the round he scored
52, but afterwards missing the target his chance then
entirely faded away. Public attention was then directed
to Lieutenant-Colonel Hallo, d, who after a very spirited
contest in another squad succeeded in leaving recorded to
his name the large score of 50. Although some other
squads had not quite shot through, yet with the score of 59
the gallant colonel was freely congratulated as the winner
of the Queen's prize. Colonel Belford, amidst all these
courtesies, behaved in • very calm and almost reserved
manner, probably remembering the old trite adage as to the
slip between the cup and the lip, and thus showed the cool
jadgmmt which has hitherto marked the gallant colonel's
career, although ranked as one of the best shots in the king-
dom. He quitted the ground in company with Mrs. Belford
with the greatest possible unconcern, nodemonstration what-
ever took place, and he left it to fate to reveal the malt.
Thin was wisely done, for full half an hour afterwards •
loud shout was heard amongst • 'quad who bad been firing
at • distant pert of the common, which is the nearest to
Wimbledon, and which had received scarcely any attention
whatever except from the parties who ware taking part in
the ooziest. This sound was increased as the crowd
collected, and the cause of it was soon ascertained
to be that this unimportant and unnoticed little
knot contained the winner of the Queen's prize. Private
Wyatt, of the Loodon Rifle Brigade, was declared to be the
successful competitor, and no sootier bad this become known
in the camp than there was a general rush of the members
of the City of London corps to meet him. They mounted him
upon the shoulders of two of his comrades, who were most
willing to bear the load, and carried him through the camp in
triumph, the band of the Grenadier Guards playing •• See
the conquering hero comes." The City of Loader Volunteers
are encamped on the ground, and as Mr. Wyatt was on his
way there Lord Elcho met the motley assemblage of volun-
teers from all parts of the kingdom, shook hands with the
hero of the day, and warmly congratulated him upon his
success. When he got to the London Ride Brigade quarters
Mr. Wyatt's health was drank in bumpers of champagne,
for which be returned thanks in very suitable terms, sod
soon after Mrs. Wyatt, who was accompanied by her
daughter, entered the marquee, and received the hearty
congratulation of every one present at the Imam her
husband had achieved. Nothing could exceed the
exuberant joy. that prevailed. Every member of
the corps immediately placed in his shako •
branch of oak, and the usual stag of the London Rile
Brigade was hauled down and • large branch of oak was
pieced above it, and it was again raised to the summit of
the nag-staff. A telegraphic message was sent immediately
to London requiring the attendance of the band, and pcs.it-
tog bills were freely circulated throughout the camp, in-
viting all penman to come to the quarters and take punch
with the London Rifle Brigade in the evening. The result
i has given the moat unbounded reinfection ; for three years
' has Mr. Wyatt won a Whitworth rifle and three of the
horsourable badges of the National Rifle Association, and he is
one of the most hard-working men in the corps to which he
belongs. Mr. Wyatt is employed in the house of Messrs.
Churchill sad Soo, timber broken, of Old Broad-
street, City ; and it is rather • curious fact that the
place of Waimea of Mr. Pixley, • former winner of the
Queen's Prise, ie within • few doors of the place. and a few
I doors farther on is the place of business of Mr. Parsons, the
I winner, this year, of the Alexandra Prize. Until the Volnn.
I tier movement was communed Mr. Wyatt never fired a shot
in his life.

Another feature of considerable importance in the day's
proceedings was the contest for the Ashburton Shield by
eleven from the public schools. The schools represented on
this occasion were Harrow, Marlborough, Winchester,
Rugby. Cheltenham:, ►nd Eton. It was to be shot for at
200 and 500 yards, and the one making the highest score for
each school was afterwards to enter into a second competi-
tion for Lord Spencer's Cup. The Ashburton Shield is only
held by the victorious school for one year, but Lord Spen-
cer's Cup becomes absolutely the property of him who shall
make the highest score.
The shooting wee of a very superior order, and it was
witnemed as usual by a very large and fashionable company,
but the highest score was made by Corporal Thornton, of
the Cheltenham School, who made the large score of 30
marks. But as be was rather above the talent of hi cern.
petitom in the mama school, they were compelled to give
way to those from Harrow School. who gained the prize by
228 marks, Cheltenham making 218, thereby losing by 8
marks only.
Earl Spencer's Prize was then shot for by the highest
from each school, and it was won alter a very spirited con-
test by 12 marks.
Some other competitions took place.
Yesterday an unusual excitement was produced In the
camp by the furze taking fire on the common immediately
adjacent to the tents. Au alarm was soon spread, and the
fire-engine was drawn to the spot, but there was a
total absence of water. A number of the Victories, London
Scottish, and Guards rushed to the place, provided
with spades ►al pickaxes for the purpose of cutting trenches
to stop the progress of the fire, but fortunately the wind
was blowing in the opposite direction to the encampment.
Lord Oche and Captain Drake were moos upon the spot,
and by means of large boughs of furze, after considerable
exertion, they succeeded in buffeting soot the fire. This
service was done with a readiness and good will which
proved the willingness of the volunteers to render any ser-
vice that might be required of them. It was not ascertained
whether this fire was produced from the intones heat of the
sun, but some were of opinion that a match or fusee had
beau dropped by some one io piing over the common.

The distribution of prizes will take place on
Saturday at 3 o'clock.

HEALTH OF LONDOE.—It appears from the return
Unwed by the Registrar-Gesersl that 1,300 deaths wore
retargeted in London in the week that ended last Saturday.
Of the.. 667 were deaths of males, 633 of females. The
average number of deaths for the twenty-eighth week of
ten years, 1854-63, is, with • correction for increeee of popu-
lation' 1,212. The actual number is 88 io exams of that
which is obtain by calculation. The deaths from Wertheim
increase steadily bat slowly, and after having beau 71 and
81 respectively in the two previous weeks, rum to 97 last
week. The mortality from measles continues high, but it
has not awn-aged within the last two months. It
was fatal in 81 cases in the week. the average
for corresponding weeks being only 34. 84 of the
97 cases of diarrhea occurred to infants lees than
two years old. There were 6 deaths from measles in the
Poplar sob-district, and 5 in that of St. James, 13ermoodsey.
Of 58 deaths from /reflation in the metropolis, 6 occurred
in the sub-district of St. John, Westminster, asd 9 in
Hoitoo. A young man died in Middlesex Hospital of
" apace." from chloroform and loss of blood during as ope-
ration. A boy, aged 3 years, died of laryngitis, from
drinking boiling water out of • kettle. A widow died at
thetz. of 98 years. Last week the births of 955 boys and
919 rls, in all 1,874 children, were registered ie Loodos.
Is tea oorreeponding weeks of the yeses 1854-63 the
average number (corrected) was 1,845.

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are amendable by this cooling and healing unguent. ft has
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hope of cure had long passed away. None hut those who have
experienced the soothing effect of *ligament can form an UM
of the comfort It bestows, by managing inflammation and allay.
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[TWOPENCE

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY JULY 19:—Arroorni [NM —Com-
menders G. G. Duff, to the Cruscos ; and J. Bargees, to be
inspecting commander in the Coast Guard, vial Pcdlard, ap-
pointed to the Triocomalee.
Surgeon Dr. C Forbes, to the CambnAe.
Clerks J. W. Valence and H. W. Paull, additional to the
Duncan.

Auistant-Clerk F. M. Aylen, to the Cambridge.
Engineers A. Aitken, to the Asia, as supernumerary ; W.
Ironmonger, to the Asia, for the Sk7lerk.
Aasiststit, Engineer J. H. Ferguson, to the Ask, is super-
numerary ; W. J. Sprake, to the Gaston.

CHATHAM, JOLT 19.
The iron-cued frigate Research, 4, is undergoing
some important alterations in the great basin before she
proceed. on her next cruise. Her funnel has bees re-
moved and plead further forward, so as to give greater
room in the battery for working the guns. Her movable
bulwarks are also being altered, ►nd these will in future
open inboard. She will be some time igt the basin.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 19.
The Channel squadron, under the command of
Rear,Admiral Sydney Colpoys Decree, C. 8., left Spitheed
for a cruise yestordey afternoon.
The Hector, 26. iron screw ship Captain G. Preedy, Cat.,
has left Spithead and proceeded towards the chops of the
Channel and the French coast to raider assistance to a
sailing troopship reported to be short of provisions.
The Himalaya, iron screw troopship, Captain Heederson,
arrived in Porta:meth harbour yesterday afternoon from
Quebec, baring on board the 620 d Regiment, consisting of
a full complement of officers and upwards of 600 rank and
BM, besides women and Madras). She also brought a con•
siderable number of invalids airdtim•-expired rose belonging
to various regiment.. The former were forwarded to their
several depots and the latter to Ruler Hospital. The 62nd
regiment cusambarked this morning, and proceeded by special
train to Aldersbott.

THE VICTORIA CROM.—WAH-OFFICZ, JULY 16.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her inten-
tion to confer the decoration at the Vidone Cross on the
undermentioned officer of her Majesty's Indian forces, whose
claim to the same bas been submitted for her Majesty's
approval, for his gallant conduct during the operations at
Umbeyla, on the north-western frontier of India. as recorded
spinet his name, via.:—Lieutenant Henry William Pitcher,
adjutant, 4th Puejaub Infantry, for the daring and gallant
manner in wbicb, in the coons of the recent operations
against the frontier tribes, on the 30th October, 18t3, he led
a party of his regiment to receptors the Crag Picket, after
its garrison bad been driven in by the enemy; on which
occasion sixty of them were killed in desperate band to
hand fighting ; and also for the great gallantry displayed in
leading on a party of his regiment to endeavour to recover
the Crag Picket when it again fell into the enemy's hands,
on the Lith of November.