The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1863.

broken and pierced by both Whitworth and
Armstrong guns, of such size as are not too large
to be placed un board either cupola or broachfide
ships. Shot, therefore, we minuet exclude, and
our efforts must be limited to the making it least
injurious. But being thus recalled to the position
of Hams, and obliged to content ourselves with
keeping out the most dangerous species of projec-
tile, it is of pee-eminent importance to us to ascer-
tain with how little thickness of iron we can effect
this limited purpose. For we want • class of
small vessels, and while we continue to use great
weights of iron we cannot have any but large
vessels, or small vessels like Mr. Rasta's, only par-
tially defended. Now, if half the thickness of
armour would suffice to keep out cast iron shells,
conical as well as spherical, there is some
reason to believe that we might then be able
Ito consider th►t as sufficient, and so obtain vessels
of half the sise, draught of water, and cost of the
Warrior, yet for many purposes—and especially
for those of defence—far more efficient. For the
next set of experiments we have indicated would
probably show that wrought-iron shells, to which,
but to which alone, such vessels would be per
are not of a nature nearly so formidable aa
cast-iron shells. The brittle material of the latter
dies, on the explosion, into a multitude of frag-
ments, which spread destruction in a wide circle
around. But a wrought-iron shell will probably be
found to break up at most into two or three pieces,
which will do comparativtly little damage, even if
it does not often, like an overcharged fowling-
piece, simply rip up in a wide crack without
breaking into fragments at all. Thus we were
informed by the Times on the 6th Deoember last,
that after the target against which the Whit;
worth shot and steel shell had been fired came to
be taken to pieces, it was found that the backing
was little more injured by the explosion
of the shell than by the simple impact
of the shot. Here, then, surely is
field enough for the exercise of all the energy of
the Admiralty and Ordnance Department., even
while ARMSTRONG and WHITWORTH delay their
tourney. Experiments which may possibly re•
suit in showing that two inches, or even less, of
iron plate; are, for practical purposes, as useful as
two or three times as much, and experiments
which shall ascertain whether the flat-headed steel
shell, due to the ingenuity of Mr. Viumworrii, is
as formidable a missile in effect as it is in sound,
are not necessarily very complex, nor need be very
protracted ; and they are imperatively demanded
to prevent Government and the public• from pro-
ceeding on false data, and spending enormous sums
in useless and hurtful constructions, in the pur-
suit of that naval security and supremacy which
the country, as well as its rulers, has most warmly
at heart.

CU eon.

OSBORNE, Jura. 31.

The Queen, the Princess of Wales, and Prince
Leopold, drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by Colowl
the Hoe. A. Harding,.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at
official residence of the First Lord of the ' •
in Downing-street. The miuisters present were
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Sir
George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday for
Hawarden Castle, Cheater.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. Judgment wog given by Lord )(lapdog's, in an
appeal from the Ilauritirw, "Laishman v. Cochrane."
Judgment was ghee by Lord Chelmsford in an appeal from
the Admiralty Court, " The Falkland and Navigator." The
Lords present were Lord Bingo:town, Lord Chelmsford, end
Lord Wensleydale.

VISIT or Patvc■ ALYRED TO THE ISLE OF
Hax.—On Thanday Prince Alfred landed at Douglas
about half-past 1 p.m. from her Majesty's ship Racoon,
which anchored in the bay early in the morning. It WIVI
reported about 9 a.m. that the Prince intended coming
on shore, bet it wan considered • hoax. How-
ever, about the hour named the High Bailiff,
&shows Wiling, Faq., drove down to the pier in an
open carriage, drawn by four horses, obtained at Kelly's
livery stables. The landing of the Prince was made known
by the firing of a single gun from Fort Anse. Presently
the carriage was sees advancing up the quay, contain-
ing the Prince, the High Sheriff of Douglas (the
Governor of the island being in England), the captain
of the Racoon, and another gentleman. They pro-
ceeded to Castle M ma, sod *ltems:di drove to Peel to
view the ruins of the old castle. They returned to Douglas
about six o'clock in the evening, and went on board the
Ramos, which left far Spithead at nine o'clock. His royal
highnew was received with great enthusiasm, and during
the day the R4OOOO and the Prioce's cabin were inspected
by large numbers of poisons. —Liverpool Mercury.

PRINCE ARTHUR'S VISIT TO WRLIS.—We (Car-
ew/Oen Herald) Iran' that his Royal Highness Prima
Arthur will leave Beddgelert to-day (Saturday). sod will
paw the Beady at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Llaaberie.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge re-
turned to Gloucester House last evening from • visit to
the Duke sad Dash= of Rtehmood at Goodwood House,
&team

The Duke and Ducheta of Grafton have arrived
at Bdee•Badee from Me. We are able to announce that
the health of the duchess is improved.

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester, who have
hese the gus,ts of their Berens Highnesses Priam and
PrinemarFolward of Sale Weimar at Molecombe Lodge daring
the moos at Goodwood, left yesterday.
The Duchess of Sutherland, accompanied by the
Marquis of Stafford and her youthful family, left Stafford
House, St. Janseia, yesterd•y, for Trentham, Staffordshire,
ow their way to Scotland.

The Earl of Derby arrived in town last evening,
from speeding the week on a visit to Prince sad Princess
Edward of Pare-Weisser, at Molsootabe Lodge, Goodwood.
The Earl and lady Constance Grosvenor intend
to leave tows early in the ensuing week for a Continental
tour.

The Earl of &fiend returned to town yesterday
evening from viaitiog the Doke and Ditcher of Richmond
at Goodtroo I Hove, during the race reek.

Viscount and Viseou;tess Palmerston entertained
at dieeer, last swain, his Excellency the Italian Minister,
Maria Marchkmess Aileabw7, the Earl of Sefton, the
Earl sad Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley,
Comet Straeleuki, the Right Hoe. Wm. and Mrs. Cowper,
Hoe. Evelyn Ashley, Hoo. lairs Alice and Edith Jointly's,
Mr. Calcraft, he., at Cambridge House, Piccadilly. Lady
Palmerston had a select party after diens,. Among the
Mors were his Excellency the Turkish Ambeesador sad
Madame Mumma', his Excellency Baron Gras, the
Duchess of Somerset, the E ASC. Nsur, M. de aebetireiri
I Prince Teem, Sir Roderick Mnrchison, Viscount Duple,
Mr. Hayward, Mr. Percy Doyle, Hoe. E. L. Stanley, do.
The noble vieermat sod viscountess sad the Hon. Mims
Joslyn leave Cembridp Home today, for Bracket Hall,
Zeta

Led and Lady Llanover have left town foe
LI/mover, gout► Wales.

Lord Blantyre and the Hon. ,hoses Stuart hare
returned to town front o ottat visit to Bohemia.

Lord Stanley, M.P., left town on Thursday for
%Dowdily Park, mar Presoott, for the *Mame.
The Count de Colbert, in the service of the Sm•
parer of the Freed, sod the Couotem de Colbert, have
arrived at the Bromwich Hotel, Jermya-erreet. from Park.
The Count de Montecupo and suite hare left the
Cie:sedan Hotel for Brawls.

- cont.! Francois Coudenhore has left the Clazen-
doe Rotel for tie goltlimat

We (Army and 1'"1y Gazette) regret to learn that
the acooooto of Lord Clyde's be am of a moot diaooarog.
log kind.

LATMT INTELLMENCE.

ittRISIA. 1

The Owes& de Rigs states that 15tbehions and
military stores are being sent to Finland in great
quantities. At Tavasthaus 150,003 sacks of flour
have been received, and 70,0:10 sacks at Relsingfors.
The quantity forwarded is described as sufficient
for the support of au army of 150,000 men for a
year. The works of the fortifications of Sweaborg
and Helsingfors are progressing rapidly.

has imply imitated, he is entitled to credit for a
great deal of originality. Ido not believe that any
specimen of a collimation decree by Mouravieff, or
any other Russian satrap, ra►n match IL Budiu's
performance in point of oily hypocrisy and a brazen
use of words iu a non-natural sense. M. Budin,
who bears the title of "Receiver-General and Spe-
cial Commissioner of the Treasury," begins by re-
minding the general of his proclamation, when Fe
first landed in Mexico, setting forth the " favour-
able intentions of the Emperor towards the country."
He then avers that the number of Mexicans who
have rallied to the "loyal flag which beano thought
of conquest" is, "comparatively speaking," great,
"if we consider that forty years of revolution in
this country have extinguished every moral senti-
ment and perverted every notion of right and
wrong." Here we get a very pregnant admission
that the number of Mexicans who look with favour
upon the invasion although " comparatively " great
is " positively " small. And accordingly Mr.
Receiver-General Budin has bethought him how
he may beat stimulate those adhesions which by
reason of the moral perversion of the country do
not come iu so fast as in all reason they ought to
do. In the first instance, he thinks it necessary to
prove, by logic, that the Mexicans do not know
their own interests, and are moreover culpably neg-
ligent of those interests when they refuse to com-
mit themselves blindly to the mercy of the invad-
ing generaL This proposition he makes out to his
own satisfaction and that of Marshal Forey in the
following summary fashion :—" Is Mexico justified
in considering as unreliable the words which you,
general, addressed to her in the name of
a power whose ampirations are all for liberty, and
whose efforts and sacrifices have no other object
than to carry the light of civilisation to oppressed
peoples I Evidently not."—Q. E. D. Can any-
body doubt the demonstration ? Thereupon M.
Budin says that these blind Mexicans, who won't
see the light, must be "attacked in their material
interests, and made to feel that the time of indul-
, gence is past." The "sequestration" (Mourn-
, vieff, like Budin, always uses the word sequestra-
, tion as a synonym for confiscation) of all the
property, real and personal, of such Mexican as
oppose the intervention appears therefore to M.
, Budin a "necessary measure." Az Marshal Forey,
not being a lawyer, might possibly not understand
, the meaning of the word sequestration, M. Budin
is at the pains to explain it to him. " You
know, general, what is the meaning of seques-
tration—it consists in the transfer to the ad-
ministration, represented here by the prefect,
of all property belonging to citizens in the
category above mentioned. The conditions of the
sequestration may vary according to circum-
stances."

The report is followed by a decree of General
Furey adopting its conclusions and declaring
sequestrated all property throughout the republic
of Mexico of such citizens as may boar arms
against the French intervention, " whether they
belong to the regular army, guerilla bands, or any
1 other bodies in a state of hostility against France."
The documect contains the usual clauses to be
found in all general Russian decrees of confiscation,
empowering penitent individuals to petition the
general commanding•in•chief for a merciful consi-
deration of their case. As to personal pro-
perty, the wording of the decree differs slightly
from that of the report by the insertion of the
saving clause that the sequestration, as far as re-
gards personalty, will only apply "so far as such
description of property may be capable of seizure."
This moderation will no doubt be highly appre-
ciated. A committee of four functionaries is ap-
pointed to draw up lists of persons whose property
is liable to be sequestrated, and from their decision
there does not seem to be any appeal, except, as
before mentioned, by way of petition to Marshal
Foray.
The Archbishop of Mexico, who, according to
uncontradicted accounts, has been appointed by
Marshal Forey one of a triumvirate to govern the
country, is at this moment in Paris, and paid a visit
to the Empress this morning at St. Cloud.
While writing I find that this archbishop is
really one of the triumvirs, and that he
is replaced provisionally by Mgr. Ormaches, bishop
of Tulancingo. The other two triumvirs are the
notorious Almonte, of Jecker band celebrity, and a
Mexican general named Sales. The archbishop,
whose name is Labastide, proposes, after having
conferred with the Empress, to pay a hurried visit
to the Pope, and then to go out to Mexico.
The catchpenny character of the pamphlet to
which I made a passing allusion yesterday is now
pretty generally acknowledged. The only evening
paper which thinks it worth even a contemptuous
notice is the Nation, which is at the trouble to pick
out some gross faults of style, as showing that the
production cannot emanate from the high quarter
pretended. The fact is that the pamphlet dodge is
worn out.

There have been but insignificant fluctuations at
the Bourse in connexion with transactions for the
settlement. But a small amount of business was
done, and there is nothing like a panic feeling.
Rents ultimately rose 25c. for cash, and fell 10c.
for account, closing at 013 fr. 90c. and 66fr. 85c.
Mobilier felllBfr. Railways were somewhat lower.

Tug Titus CnAsAcrsa or rim Nair Toss
Ittoris.—The Sark of yesterday publishes the following
testimony es to the true character of the New York riots. It
says :—•' General Cluseret writes to us from New York to
were us against the exaggerated account. that will be trans.
nutted to us. was present at the riot with two °Moen,
be says ; followed it in order to study it wolL The act.
log and paid crowd did not consist of more than three hoe-
dyed persons.' Around this nucleus of rioters thousands of
ragged wretches from the Five Points district had gathered,
bat the real working men, the labouring clam's,
did not take part in the movement, which was
directed, es everything proves, by the slavery party.
The hatred against the blacks was carried so far that the
crews' of four schooners from Nassau (Bahama) wars
threatened because they were people of colony though Eng-
lish subj-cta. The consul, Mr. Archibald, in the absence of
a British ship. requested the protection of the French d..g.
Ose of the schooners with all the four crews on board loft tba
quay and anchored under the guys of the Guerrieri', a
frigate commanded by Admiral Reynaud. On the evening
of the 14th July, the crews being still threatened and not
feeling safe, slept on board the French ship. Nothing could
better demonstrate the ohmmeter of the manifestation orga-
nised at New York."

A letter from the city of Mexico of the 15th of
June (says Grofigsaiti) states that the municipality of that
arty had invited °seers' Forey and the superior ofllaire of
i the French army to a magni6oeot banquet of 150 co►ers is
• the National P■lace, in which the General Oommaoder.in.
Chief had taken up his residence. The French officer.,
; anxious to evince their gratitude to the Mexicans for the
excellent reception they met with, opened a subscription to
it.et tue wite of the city a grand ball, which wig to Wit
place on the 27th , Jane.
Prince Napoleon has berm absent from Paris
(says GaZignani) for some days, having got* to his estate of
Pranging in Switzerland. From that pleas his imperial high-
er* intends visiting Moot Cools. The prim* is expected to
bs absent a fortnight. The Priocees Clothilds remains et
the Chateau of limiest.

The A rrnonia of Turin says :—"For the last
fortnight 11.aulai has bees at Lugano. He is frequently
sees walking in the streets notwithstanding the notes of
the Italian government to the Swims Fedesal Conseil. He
looks ill, and is said to suffer a good deal."

THE PRINCE CONSORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
AT GUILDFORD.

The foundation stone of the Surrey County Hos-
pital, in memory
_of his Royal Highness the late Prince
Consort, was laid yesterday, on the north-west dope
of the hill celled the Ho,t's Hick, at Guildford, by
Mr. Lewis Loyd, the high sheriff of the county. There
were present the mayor rod munimseauttiorities of the
robes
town in their of state, and • concourse of the
clergy and the principal inhabitants the county. This
hospital is intended to supply a want which has long ex-
isted in the county of Surrey. there being no similar in-
stitution in that comity except St. Thomas's and Guy's,
which, however, were lotended by their founders chiefly for
metropolitan use. The proposed building, which is to
afford accommodation, at present, for 58 patients, is esti-
mated to cod. including furnishing, 14,0001 , towards which
8,0004 had been coutrihuted up to the 10th July.
The site, which is very valutble, and comprise, two acres,
has hose presented by the Right Hno. the Earl of Oadow. It
is situated in one of the most elwible and central parte of the
county, being within 100 yards of the South Fasters Railway
and London and South-Western Railway stations, at Guild-
ford, and is intended to combine all the latent improvements
in hospital architecture,_ including various suggestions
offere Iby Miss Florence Nightingale. The ceremony was
openci by a devotional stink*, read by the Rev. T. G.
Hatchard, the rural dean, after which the High Sheriff laid
the stone with the usual tormalities, amidst much checerieg.
After other prayers the Vim. Archdesooo of Surrey delivered
au address, in the course of which he referred to
the benevolent acts of Christ as an example for modern
Christiana, and argued that the healing of the sick was one
of hie special objects when ou earth. The rev, gentleman
appealed to the generosity of the people of Surrey. and
asked how it was that, with s population of 830,030, no
such institution as the one a had as yet been inau-
gurated. He congratulated the meeting that the stigma
that Surrey, as a county, had no haunts' would now he
wiped away. and hoped that the affluent of the. 'Rudy would
continue to keep it going now that it was so auspiciously
established. The benediction was then pronounced
by the reverend gentleman, and the company
adjourned to the County and Borough Halls, where
a oollatiou was provided, over which the High Sheriff
presided. sod amongst about :0:3 of the Mk of the county
present were—Mr. G. Cubitt, M.P., • Mr. W. Bovill, M.P.,
QC. ; W. Leven= Gower M.P. -,the Archdeacon of Oar-
rey ; Mr. LW. Lowe, architect of the hospital ; and a large
number of the clergy. The usual loyal and patriotic trade
having been duly humored, the chairman proposed the toast
of the evening, " Suorres to the Memorial Hospital," after
which Messrs. Bovill, M.P. ; G. Cubitt, M.P. • L. Gower,
M.P. ;J. M. Molyneux. J.P. ; the Archdeacon of Surrey ;
Captains Onelow and Utterton, and others, ad-
dressed the sesembly on behalf of the institution.
At the close of the proceedings the treasurer announced
that the donations received since the 10th July amounted
to 1,2141., including 8031. as the proceeds of yea-
Icicle!. Amongst the principal donors were his Majesty
the King of the Belgians, 1001. ; the High Sheriff, 100
guineas; Sir R. Frederick, Bert., 1001.; Mr. G. Cubitt,
M.P.. 101/1. ; Rev. E. F. fitin, 1001. ; Mr. R. J. Shepard,
50 guineas ; Mr. H. B. Clarke, 50 guineas • Mrs. Lewis
Loyd, 50 guineas ; Mr. G. Curling (Croydon), 50 guineas;
Mr. J. L Briscoe, M.P., 50/. ; MIL Hope (Dorking), 50/.
The total amount received up to the present time reachai
nearly 9,C:34

With pleasant weather and a goodly company,
the Archaeological Institute is holding its yearly coograus in
Kent, under the presidency of the Marquis Camden
Rochester is the head quarters, but the society is own than

usually excursive this year, having already visited Cobham,
[(sole, Melling Abbey, and L.ybonrn Castle. The papers
hive been many and good , and a very fine museum of local
antiquities has been collected at Rochester.

The Marquis of Norntauby, whoee sudden death
is one of the events of the week, had, at one time (ob_
serves the A W 110111), a certain kind of reputation among
uoveliste. " Clarinda," " Mathilda," " The Contrast," and
" Yes and No," are the name of books which the public

half read when they appeared, and have now wholly for-
gotten. They are not likely to be reprinted. Lord Nor-
marshy was one of the men who are clever boys and nothing
more. There wax, in his early life, • premise of excellence
both literary and political, but the promise hos never been
fulfilled. He was • fair privy sell, a popular lord lieutenant,
and a creditable colonial secretory. Hh mistakes began
and his credit declined when he undertook to decide ques.
tioas of toreigu policy. The first fall was in the affair of
the Spanish marriages, and arose from his ignorance of
French. "Lord Nornianby," said M. Gala* "is a good
fellow, but he does Pot understand our laaguage."
Eros COLLEGE, JOLT 31.—The vacation com-
mewed this day, when the whole school took their depar-
ture. In consequence of the marriage of the Prince and Prim-
cam of Wales an extra week will be given. The holidays
of the lower boys terminate on Wednesday, September 23,
on which day they return to the college. On Thursday,
September 21, the fifth form will return, and the sixth
form return on Friday, September 25, when the whole
school will have assembled. The following have been
elected to the foundation out of 72 candidates,
Goldney; 2, Wilson (C. H.) ; 3, Ottaway ;
4, Armitstead ; 5, Hawkim ; 6, Tilley ; 7, Nadas ;
Wodebouse ; 9, Tindal ; 10, Warner ; 11, Carter ; 12,
Martyn ; 13, Perry ; 14, Thornton ; 15, Gould ; 16, Taylor;
17, Browne ; 18, Bell ; 19, Tabor 20, Keating ; 21, Bryans ;
22, Italcliffe. T. D. Tremlett and F. Whiting, Posen.
This morning the Rev. Edward Baritone announced the
following as having been elected for Kiog's College, Cam-
bridge : -Cole, Bodkin, Cunningham. Cole has gained—
Verse Prize, Christmas, 1861 ; NOWOIIIIII Scholar, 1862 ;
Declamation Prize, Christoms,lB62, and Easter, 1863; Davies'
Task Prim, Easter, 1863; seat up for good seventeen timea.
Bodkin gained—Assistant Master's First Mathematical
Prize, 1862; Tomlin* Priest.lB63.

TRX APPROACHING itssnwo OF THE BRITISH
AASOClATlON.—locreased interest in the forthcoming meet-
ing of the British Asseiciatim in New begins to be ex-
hibited. Of the doings of the executive committee much
has not been beard in public of late, but at a meeting of
the local general committee, on Saturday, they gave
good evidence that io the interim they have not been idle.
A detailed report of proposed arrangements was submitted
and approved of, and so far everything bide fair for a most
brilliant gathering. The subscriptions promised up to
the present time amount to 3,549/., but 4501. are still
lacking for the satisfactory carrying out of the arrange-
. moots. The excursion committee have arranged that
on Saturday, August 29, a geological excursion will be
made to Canoobie, Riccarton, and Kielder, tinder the
guidanes of the Northern Mining institute, and maps and
sections of the oountry are being carefully prepared. A
luncheon will he provided by the Duke of Northumber-
land, at Kielder Cud*. for a limited nunder. A botanical
excundoe will take place the same day to Craig Lough,
under the guidance of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field
Club. A tent will be erected at Homesteads, where the
metre of obtaining refreshment will be provided, to be '
paid for by the excuteionista. Another excursion will
take place to Sunderland, W Tina the docks and other
work., on which cwasion the mayor has hospitably offend
to entertain a number of the members. On Thursday. the
3rd September, it is intended to visit Cleveland, to see the
iron mines and ironworks, and the mayor and corporation
of Middlesbro' will hospitably provide a luncheon for the
members. The same day an excursion takes place to
South Shields and Marsden Rocks, the Mayor of South
Shield.• kindly offering to entertain a limited number.
Under the guidance of Mr. Sopeith as excursion will be
made on this day to Alleohesis, to visit the lead mines ;
and Mr. Wentworth Beaumont, M.P., Las very hospitably
offered to entertain the members to breakfast aod luncheon.
Programmes, descriptive of the country to be visited on
these occoaioos, are now being prepared for the use of the
members of the associatiou.—Simitcriand Eferc/d.

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A VACANT COLONILCY. —The coloneley of the
29th Regiment is vacant, in consequence of the death of
General Lord Downes. No step is likely to be taken for
some days io filling it up. The lest two appointments were
made mainly upon omsiderations of seniority on the list.
If the same reaaon influenced the appointment to the 29th,
Major-General Biers Napier would have the regiment, but it
is not improbable that a sumo little way down the lot will
be made is search of an officer with keg and conspicuously
good service.— A roly end Nary Gazette.
THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE OF SIR SIDNLY
filerrii.—There is, we are told (nays the Army and Nave
' Gazette). now living in abject penury seaman aged 80 years,
' who is described u the sister and only surviving relative of
• man whose name and whose deeds were ou everyone's
lips in the early part of this century. The woman is •
lady—she is in beggary. subediting on casual charity, soda*
saved from dying in the pauper. ward of the workhouse.
There are doubtless many poor ladies living in indigence.
but the sister and sole surviving relative of
" Sidney Smith, the hero of Acre" • British
admiral, • Grand Cross of the Bath, has surely
some special claims on the consideration of those
who are able to spire her the last degradation from
which the government and the country are apparently
unable to rescue the few remaining hours of life. Goon
ral and Lady Karr Fox, Captain Kitchen, R.N. 0001.
mender Wright, R.N., vouch for the truth of the lady's
condition and claims. The charitable and generous may
send in subscription' to General Fox, at Couto?' ; all the
navy agents will receive any aid from the public for the
same purpose; and we shall he happy to take charge of any
sums intended for the relief of the lady.

MILITARY STORRS POR CANADA.—A Parliamen-
tary return shows that from Jens, 1862, down to March,
1863, arms, ammunition. and other military atoms, of the
value of 363,2851., hare bees seat from Woolwich and the
Tower to Cazda. *ides clothing for the English trona.
The articles sent include•. 40.000 rifled muskets. 29,941
cartridges, and ammunition (for :mAll arms), 6.890,680.
Meet of the articles are still in the twos, and
have not yet been supplied either to the ,moss 1.1 or kcal
forces; but claims to the extent of 31,4621. bane hoes
made by the War Department upon the colonial golfers.
meat of Casa& for the stores supplied to local forces in the
period above-samed.
We (Army and Nary Cazetk) learn from a reliable
source that the Russian government have p•es ♦ Lime order
to Messrs. Knipp, of Essen. io Prussia, for muatle•leadieg
guns of the heaviest description. for the purpose of arming
the fortress of Croustade, and th►t they have also ordered a
muddiest& member of steel projectiles.

PNEUMATIC DISPATCH COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

The third ordinary general meeting of this com-
pany wee had this clay at the office, Vietermartreet, West.
miaster ; Oaptais Horan is the chair.

The SICIMTABY read the report, which has already bas
published

TheCiallnian, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that which era experiment had now become practice.
Since Febro,47 loot the cotopeay had bee. carrying he,
Majesty's mails to the entire satistactiou of the Pos.
master. General. Thirty trains per day bare bee,
despatched with perfect regularity, and more than 4,000
trains have since been sent without any delay at a coot of
working averviriog U. 4s. srl. daily. The directors bed
thought it Decessary, before meeting the share,
holders, to ascertain what they really could do.
A few days IWO° they made expetimeets and
found that in one day they could carry 172 trains.
averaging 14 tons each, and the total cost of the day's work
was only 11. Its. 74d., or 24d. per train. or ltd. per too.
They had, therefore, obtained an extraordinary power
at an extraordinarily cheap rate. Until the main
tube warn 144 down, which would be 24 milea
in length, the full result. of their operations weld pot. be
calculated, except by analogy with what had been does.
The railway companies were Dow looking up to that com.
pony, who bed obtained a great mechanical swam at
comparatively small expenditure. The contract. for the
main tube would be seeded on the 314 Dee., next, and he
had uo doubt of the ultimate success of the onmpany.
The report was received and adopted ; Yeasts. Claih,
Lloyd, and Chaplin, the acting directon, were reslected;
sod a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro.
needing..

The Brazilinn and other little difficulties have
induced the Lords of the Admiralty (says the Anny asa
Novi, Gazette) to issue a very stringent circular, io which
enlace are enjoined to appear always io uniform, even •hen
going into private society in the neighbourhood of the met
at which their ship may be 'behead.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 29.—The Queen has beet
pleased to approve of Doe Juan Antonio Arguch as cored
at Gibralter far Ike Majesty the Queen of Spain.—(layette,
THE WORE OF THE LAIR Bcl/stoic—ln the
recent session, which commenced on the 5411 February, and
ended the 284 c July, there were 125 public acts pared,
against 114 in the preceding year.
ECONOMY IN THE USE or THE RAMROD IN
DRILLING.— It haviog beeo found th.t the frequent use adv.
steel rammer caws the wear of rifled berrelaby its friction
the lands, the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, with
the view of obviating its unneeeesary use, is pleased to order
that the several motions of the platoon exercise be goo*
throngh by drilled eoldiers without drawing the ramrod.
Simulated 1110t10114, and the occasional use of the rod at
firing blank and practice ammuoitiou, will answer every
purpose of maintaining the efficiency, in this new, of
trained soldiers, and rise:rude will be taught in the Bred
n.anoer, with the sewed class arena provided to all depots
for their instruction.—thsited Service Goad lc

Taz Suzz ezzui..—Tbe Suez Canal is approach-
ing the status of an accomplished fact. M. de Lane
energy has proved too much for Lord Palmerston's opp:ei.
tion. The military results of the nomination of the Isthmus
are likely to prove mom important than ate cominereel
consequences. as we may find out should there be any
active revival of the difficulties of what is called the Fasten
Question. The elaborate report of M. Lamps sad IL
Vona contains toady interesting facts concerning the praa
grees and condition of this vast work.—Army and Nary
Oeseia

GENERAL Iff FADE'S PERSONAL APPEARANCE—
General Meade's form is gaunt and thin, impressing the idea
of bodily tenacity rather than streorth, and a capacity to
endure fatigue that we could not predict of a more robust
and invincible figure. His high top boots and loose bloom
are bespattereal with mod, and were it not for his shoulder-
straps sod intelligent face it would be difficult to distingnith
that he was not a private in the ranks. Hie face is almost
armed with beard, and his neck displays a leather stock
that might have beets used in the days of his ancestors. He
is otherwise collarless, and his face is colourless, being
ghattl pale, with thought, study, and anxiety marked open
every lineament. His mind speaks through his eye, and
tells you at • glance that before you stands a man who is
equal to any responsibility, and not afraid to meet it in any
shape. His nose is of the antique bead, and is the most
prominent feature of the face. He appears a restless and
nervous man, quick to move, but not so quick that celerity
would destroy steadmeen..—isterican paper.
THE CAPTURED DESPATCHES OF JETTIESON DAVI&
—Fiteognicr, MD., July 8,1883.—0 n the let inst., amour
pained by the dashing °apt. Dahlgren sod 20 mem, Captain
Cline, of the 3rd Indiana cavalry. went to Grummet* and
captured Lee's private orderly and his entiremoort, who had
very important despatches from Jefferson DAVIS to GOOaral
Lee, together with onions to Lee's various Generals, muster
and pay rolls, and other army matter. The ocetimportentof
these papers was a letter from Jeff. Davis to Gement Lie,
and showed the weakness of the latter, and had a favourable
effect upon the results which followed the battle of Getty*.
burg. The following are some of the points °mita:led in
the letter, which was dated Richmond, June 29. Davis
feared his raid into Pennsylvania wee • great mistake. II
was an error to suppose that the army of the Potomac had
been so reduced by the discharge of the two years sad
sine months men as to make victory as easy matter. The
accessions to our army by new troop and militia were three
times greater than our loom. TLese facto, when the ax.
pedition wet planned, were naksowu. It wee utterly im-
possible to or4anise a miser,. army at Culpepper, as Ice had
soggeotad, owing to the fact that D. H. Mrs command had
bean largely reduced reinforcing other points, sad it was
equally impossible to spare a single MA from Besuresiard's
command. Horses were Deeded, Johnston could not succeed
against Giant without them, and Davis had fears for the
fate of Vicksburg. Davis was sorry he could not forward
money to Lee. The quartermaater-general tells Lee that
he cannot send him supplies stud ordnance without horses,
and the campaign must be abaridoool unless animals are
immediately seat to Virginia. Lee must also keep open •
line of communication sod retreat. Other matters of
interest are contained in the despatches.—New York
Herald.

THE WINE INDIAN MAIL SERVICE.—The new
West India mail contract, which comes into operation out
year, has jest been published. According to this contract
the roam of post to St. Thomas, Demerara, Trinidad, and
Jamaica will be 42 days ; and to Colon, Vera Cruz, Car.
thagena, and Greytown, 57 days. The route to Colon is to
he by way of St. Thomas, Jacmel, and Jamaica, and to
Vera Cruz by way of St. Thomas, Porto Rico, and
Haysaaah. no communication with Oarthagena and
Greytown will be monthly. The mails are to be conveyed
from England to St. TOOOSIS io 14 days 9 hours, to Colon
in 19 days 6 boar. to Tampico in Zi days 10 boon, sad to
Demerara in 18 days 18 bourn. The penalty for delays is
501. every 12 hours, sad the premium for less than mitred
time is 251. every 12 hours. All old pickets required for the
new contract must be ready fur survey on the 15th of D♦
camber next, and all new ones by lit Jainuary next, or •
penalty of 101. per day will le indicted on the Royal Mail
Company until the ship* are ready. The coaling station,
for the packets are to be Southampton, St. Thomas, Jamaica,
Havannali, Granada, sod
POSTAI:IN ON LrITERN FOR CALITONS/A, °AMON,
AND WANIIINOTON TEKSITOZT.— Letters for California,
Oregon, and Washington Territory. forwarded by British or
United States packet to the United Stone, will, in future,
be liable to the WOO rates of podase as letters for all other
parts of the (Jolted States, :—Not exceeding on., ILI
above oz., soul DOS exceeding 1 OS., 2s ; above 1 0z,606
not exceeding 2 ors., 45.; every additional more, 2a. ; and
the postage may *ether he paid in advance, or the letters
may be forwarded unpaid, at the option of the sender. —By
command of the Postmaster-GooeraL ROWLAND HILL,
Secretary. _ _

-- - - . -
MAILS PUS Sr. LVCIA, ST. VINCENT, GRENADA,
AND TRINIDAD, wr FIREICII PACKET. —ll.foo mAtioo has been
received from the Director-Geueral of the French Post-otEos
of the establishment of a branch packet between Martinique
sad Trinidad, calling at St. Lucia. Si. Vincent. end Grenada,
in connexion with the lies of French mail packets leaving
St. Nat tire on the Itith of each mouth for Millis" sod
touching at Martiuique ; sod arrangements have been made
by which mails for them placm will le made up in Loudon
and forwarded by the day mail to Francs on the 15th of
each month, or when that day falls ou Sunday, by the night
mail of the 14th. The rates of postage chargeable upon
letters, °swappers. and other printed papers will be the
game as by British plackets, viz. : —Letters not exceeding
4 oz., Is. ; above 4 no. and not exceeding 1 oz., 2.. - above
I oz. and not evreding 14 oz.. 3e. ; above 1 4 oz. tad not
exceeding 2 oat, 4s. ; each additional 4 oz., la News.
papers : For each De ',paper not exceeding 4 oz., Id.; above
4on . and not excel:shag 4 lb., 2.1. Books, b.:.: For a
pocket of printed papeis other thou newspapers not exceed.
iag 4 oza, 3d. ; above 4 oz. and not exceediog 4 lb.. bd.;
above 4 lb. and not exceeding 1 lb., Is. ; above I lb. sod not
exceeding 14 lb., is. taL ; above 11 lb. sued not exceeding
21be., 2s. ; every additional 4 lb., 61 The postage upoa
letters may either be mid in advance or left to be peal os
delivery, at the option of the sender. Mimi. however, it
is Dot prepaid, the letters will be charged no delivery with
one additional rate, !amides the usual hostage. The Putagr
upon newspapers and book package must in all cams be pug
in advance. Letters, newspapers, or printed papers in-
tended to be forwarded by this route to either of the °elm
aim mentioned must be specially addressed 'By French
packet."—Bv command of the Pintmaster-General, ROD.
LAND limy Secretary.
Tux Six Poiwre.—The Khuleradatch (Punch) of
Berlin announces the Remise acoeptatiot of the six pinata
ID the following terns : " It is whispered is circles gees-
rally well informed that Prone Gurtchakoff hes accepted
the six points on the following conditions:-1. The ge-
en2val amnesty shall be applicable to all those who have taken
so wt. !n the insurrection. 2. The armistice shall be
earned into ea,yoution. The Poles shall lay down their
„roe; the Russians, ,mi the contrary, shall retais theirs, to
make the humane aud ea!ightensd use of them with which
everybody is acquainted. 3. The coofiamited estates shall
not be restored, but their owners- shall mesh:
_. mines is
Siberia as a :oompeointioe. 4. The NoMPail.m Dui
dlisitedh,;toallmpenow
thnes„ahnuowyesvorry,olustauell
.ba fs.roitiabeulle;Ofco°
no`.
science iegusnateed to the Pelee—in the (humans. 6. The
Poles, who like mystery so much. shall obtain their ancient
constitution ; but it is to be executed la must, so that no
one may know anything of it."

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSHIP-STREET.
SINGCLAS CA'E Or DISPUTED IDENTITY.
11,,m04 Watson, • fair young man, with whiskers and
moustache, was charged with being concerned in stealing a
oat and woman's dress, value N., from a dwelliog.house in
the occupation of Charles Englefield, 11, Harveyatreet, near
the Rosemary Branch.bridge, Hoiton.
Wontuer defended the prisoner.
From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that his
boom was entered on the previous Miy, between 12 and 1
o'clock, and the property mentioned stolen ; that an
slarm being given, he pursued and saw the prisoner run-
.ins, in company with two others, having the parcel
between them ; that one of them, in trying to escape, fell
14 feet over a wall on to the towing path of the
ejeA, sad the others shortly afterwards separated
in contrary directions ; that the Prisoner turned a corner
bat dd not get out of sight, and was taken into custody
immediately afterwards, upon which he amid to prosecutor,
" Don't take me; it will be my ruin. I'm an old school.
fellow of yours ;" to which the reply was, " Yes, you were ;
bat I can't schuowledge you as such now, for it seems you
us a thief." He was given iuto custody, and a key without
wards was found spun him. He distinctly and indignantly
denied the charge, and the bundle in question, which had
been dropped during the pursuit, wan picked up in the road.
In cross-examination Er. Eogleteld denied that prisoner,
when stopped by him, add, " The man has escaped, for 1
could cot run after him further."

—Two females called to support the chirp swore that the
prisoner at the time rnentioued was sitting opposite the pro-
secutor's house reading, and that he joined the thieves who
hid the property whet, they came from the house, and ran
off with them.

Mr. Wontser observed that all the witnesses were posi-
tive and rash in the extreme. The fact was, that prisoner,
while reading a newspaper as stated, had his attention
directed by a respectable woman to the cry of " Step
thief" sod two persons running, and be pursued until
obliged to give up the chase, and was then collared by the
prosecutor for his interest in the matter. Fortunately his
position is life would absolve him from the disgraceful
accusation of felony.
Ann Gerrard, a respectable married woman, proved the
first assertion, and prisoner received the highest po•ible
character from Messrs. Smith, Beck, and Beck, opticians,
in the Poultry, io whose service he had been for eighteen
years, possessing their entire confidence. He was in the re-
ceipt of IC3/. per year, and was a housekeeper, and he said
the key of peculiar construction was a latch key, one of
which was in the possession of each of his lodgers.
The magistrate observed that the evidence was most con-
flicting, sad he felt justified in discharging the prisoner.

MARLBOROUGH-STRiET -
SHOCKING NIUTALITT.
Thomas Portsmouth, a rough dirty.lookieg fellow, who
gave the address 45, Charleestreet. Drurry.lsne, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following gran
cruelty to a dog. Mr. W. Love, chief officer of the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, attend-
ing to prosecute :
James Ashton, clerk at Mrs. Wild's newsrooms, Lei-
cester.square, said he was in Tower-street, St. Martin's.
lane, yesterday evening about seven o'clock, when he saw the
primmer bold a small brows dog under the mouth of a
large white one, so that the latter might bite the brown
One. The prisoner did this abut a dozen times, the white
dog biting the brown one each time. The brown dog got
away from the prisoner, and went and laid on its back,
crying as if to great agony, with its eyes dilated. The pri-
soner ran after it, brought it back, and again held it to be
bitten by the white dog. He (witues) then went for •
constable and gave the prisoner in charge, sod on making
inquiries that morning heard that the brown dog was dead.
Police-constable 81 C maid that on going to the spot at
the request of the last witness he saw a large crowd of
rough fellows assembled, a sort of ring formed, and the
primmer in the centre of it, setting • large dog on • little
one. The large dog seised the other just under its ear, and
it cried bitterly. and oa his pushing through the maid to
take the prisoner be wee about setting it on again. The
Wye dog also received a bad bite on its breast, and was
trampled upon, and he was told that it had been killed that

earning.
lir. Tyrwhitt uked the constable whether he saw what
became of the little do at the time.
The constable mid that it mewled away, being badly
kitten.

Prisoner maid he only tried to separate them.
The constable said that was not tens, and the prisoner's
conduct vas most crueL

Tyrwhitt said the tact was the prisoner was one of
those iavagos who inhabited that part of London, and any.
thing that inflicted pain on another was plesatue to them.
The prisoner was Amid 405.,0r a isciath.

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