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NAVAL AND MILI7ARP.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 31. ArPonamelas.—
Commander H. W. H4a (1854), to ft Lingeotoctow Maas
start ship, at Portsmouth, vim COUNINIader 10.Deasid.
lasatieuts : 8. G. Prise (1557), to the Hi" 91, mom
at Sheiraus ; 8. B. BaW4Ws (IMO to , ths
Jaustitatt, 91, saw steamship, at Dorempart; C. 43.
Jones, to the Massy, 60, mowy, steam Mc", at Chatham ;
C. D. Darks (1866) and G. Bohlums (1865), to the
hut, 46, gtosuary ship, at Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, Mahal H.
The St. Vincent, 101, Captain Harry km, C. 8.,
urea paid GS to•day, sad Mr mew will be bared ever to the
Illostrious, whisk will be cernsaimiowed te-marrow.
The Melpomene, 61, *mew, fe progremieg to bag rigging,
and is ready for creasing lower awl topwil yards.
The Iterserersam, 2, iron-es/my troop-sWp, Cannaander
E. Power, is ordered to be ready by the 6th proximo, to ern•
bark detachments for the Cap of Good Hops.
The Osborne, 1, paddlewheel steam-yacht, Master G. H.
K. Bower, commander, has completed repairs and will be
brought out of dock into the ship hada to-morrow to be
masted. _ _

Tie Urgent, 2, iran-sinew troop-ably, Commander J. W.
D. Mambasld, bent sale to-day, and will mall to-morrow kr
Jorsay, to embark troops for England.

CHATHAM, MAWR 81.

•
The Eurydice, 26, belonging to the reserve at this
port, is to be fitted up for the Instruction in practiod esenasa-
ship of the naval os&ta on boned the Britannia, 120.
The Lords of tha Admiralty have approved of the Hood,
91 being launched on the 4th of May, as nropceed.
Otani Eyre, the commandant of thin garrison, Ina horned
the following : "The commandant ban been commanded by
his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chid to
to the several commanding officer*, and to the
am-cosoznisadonad ofiicers, and pdvatee of the
various in the garrison the very great satisfaction his
Royal has experienced from his iospectiow of them.
It gives aj or • Geller/II Byre much pleasure to be permitted
by 1Y Royal Highness:to convey to the troop', most of whom
are so young, thie 'wearies( expression of approval from
their mander-in-Chtef."

DEVONPORT, Ileum 31.
The Ferret, 8, sloop, is to be brought forward for
tho pennant, to lake the place of the apprentice ship Wised
Lieutenant Alfred P. IL lielby, recently lost. The Tine,
ie to be rimd by the crew of the Nile.A
numb of ehipwrtght. front Hull, Newcastle, and
various ports in Ireland, have brae catered during the put
week, which completes the number alma required.

WRECK Ol A MERCHANT STRAKER IV THE
CHINESE WATERS, AND MURDER 0! THE
PASSENGERS.

The merchant steamer, Five Brothers, whilst on a
voyage between Hong-Koss to Bwatow and Amoy, bears
a wreck. She had in a general carp, some money, sad
opium. The steamers on this routs during the monsoon
keep close to the shore in smooth water ; and It appears that
while steaming through a narrow passage she struck on •
sunken rock, about eighty yards from the Cupchl Wet.
8s had cot been on shore an hour before the Chinese
brought • small gun down on the point and opened the.
Or of the Masers Dent's clipper schooners bore down to the
wreck, and took of the peassegers, end also succeeded In
Matis brewers out. Some of the paineepre for Amoy,
thought they would be all right; but they
were seised cc landing and killed. The schooner arrived at
Hoeg-Hung the following day, &nada, the 30th of Jewry,
and reported the rib. Oa Moray her Iteiesty's steamer
Niger, with Mr. Colder!, Chinese Interpreter on board the
wi.t,est Plover, Lieut. Hector Baru in tow, end her
'a steamer Nimrod, with the air rime of the Five
Brothers on board, proceeded to the some of the murder.
Oa their arrival they east all boats rammed and aimed to
the prrelpel town. Of sown awe was minsedtlieulty ob-
herrn a -sight of the chief tearer* but at length he made
his appearance, and was Ironer that miler be told wham
the property pre, and who committed the murders, his
town would be burnt down. He prosier to seed off in the
swain;; but delayed until the morning, whin just as the
bore were stout to leave the ship, two Chinamea cams off to
the Niger with • chop with the name of the villages that
had committed the robbery sod murders. The
boats then went away to inflict punishment. The
mall-arm men and marines from the Niger end
Nimrod landed. At the first village the " braves"
trued out with flags, &c., and the termer beard one
denim out, " Now if you want to tight, come on I" But
the Nimrod's mew gent a rocket amongst the mob, another
quickly followed from the Niger's rocket party, and the
" braise" rowel their heels. The head man came out and
Mitred SOO dole., which was secepted. Boats then went and
set In to the sabers elfin sear village. The mandarins
seasoner dews sad begged for mercy, which wee granted
on the payment el 2,0811 dela. The Niger, Nimrod, and
Plover returned to Hong Long oa the Sth of February.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE
CITY COZPOILATION.—A epec'al Court of Common Celledl
was held yesterday, at
as Guildhall,a Alderman Balooselidsze;
siding lame Mune of the )Lord Mayor, to coi
report from the Improvement Committee, "On the referents
on the Metropolitan Railway Comma, recommending that
the corporation should take a direct interest la the leader-
taking to the extent of 20,000 shares, amounting to 200,000 L,
rohject absolutely to the several conditions and guarantees
contained in the report." The report Mated that the com-
mittee, after fall inquiry into the subject, were of opinion
that the completion of the Metropolitan R.ilway will have a
very beneficial effect open the property belonging to the cor-
poration in the viciaity of its lino and tamines, and upon the
Metropolitan CMOs Market, and that it will facilitate the
'staid...lemma of the proposed whoke de meat market, sad
otherwise prove of great advantage to the general trade sad
commerce of the City. With the view of muting its com-
pletion, the committee recommended the wart to take
• direct interest in the undertaking to the ex-
tent of 20000, dares, amounting to 200,0004, sub-
ject to the Wowing conditions, as suggested in the offi-
cers report to the committee That the whole remaining
capital be bond fide subrcribed, and the deposits and calls
paid up, within six months after the passing of the act.
That the corporation be adequately rapreeented on the brard
of the company, sad at proprieties' meetings, to long as they
shall hold stock ; end that inspectors of works and accounts
be appointed by the corporates:4 all at the cost of the oom-
pea. That the period for purchasing and deviationrers
be rearict to ed twelve months from the pining of I
peed act. And lastly, that, as part of the agreement, Tr.
Jay's contests be Geminated, so that the whole of the
ground comprise:din that contract may revert to the corpora-
tive, the Metropolitin Railway paying to the corporation
the ries of the ground required for their lite.
Mr. Deputy Bower, chairman of the Improvement
Committee, moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. Deputy Harrison seconded the motion. Mr. 13e Jerry
said the report of the committee was entirely silent upon the
mist Important part of the question—the aufSciency of the
there capital either cowpony to carry out the schism The
speculation was one in which the corporation ought not to
embark, and it would be tette, for them to make the cam-
razzpreen:dot 60,0001. then to carry oat the recommen-
d the report. If they embarked 200,0001. on such •
scheme, they word surely lose it, and therefore, se la
amendment, he moved the previous question. Mr. Barkley
seconded the mendieset. Mr. Pry thought tho report de-
ficient in many respect*, and therefore that it ought to he
referred back to the committee for further inquiry end
further informalca. There were to plans before
the court, and they had only the barest and most
scanty information gives them ups the subject. After • long
discussion, in which Mr. Hanes supported the amendment,
and Aldermen RA. and Deputy DAM the =ties, the de-
bate wee adjouined till to-morrow (We day).
The Itteool4 TRIALS AT BELPAST.—BELPAST,
Ttivasear.—At the Miles of the emit this morning Henry
Smith, Bread Smith, James Doeagh, Franca IdtOuwan,
William Laverty. William Funniges, JIM'S Keay, Patrick
Kelly, David MVaigh, Hugh Finlay, John Finley. Daniel
M'Keens, Dared Barr, and Willi am John M'Cauley were
pat en their trial for being members of an illegal emeet
society. Sir Thomas Staples, QC., lie. Robert's', Q.C.,
Mr. Joy Q.C., and Mr. 111Eareste repre.ented the
Crown ; Moon. Fergamsaad Read &leaded the
Sir Thomas S.aple. stated the ems for the Crows. Cgcle.gele.
rolia and John Kelly, the latormere, were examined, and their
moments met to show tart tha were members of Lodge
No. 12, mewing la Barr, sad that all the prisoners were
members, with the exception of /Manley, a member of
No. 13, who was present as a yields( members when the
amen were made. They detailed the constitatioa and MOM
of the society, and repeated the declaration at seamy and
brotheehcod made on the admission of • member, and gm
ma amaze of the street sign. and passwords which were I.
use samsgat the members, and oh, e were chewed yearly.
They deposed that they had not had any ens malavka
with eats other or any member, of the Lodge Ne. 12, slam
their week The WitooloBll were moss-exassised at great
Iby counsel for the defence.—/le/Jut Fitts Litter.
T YRNSIVE FRAUD AND IMPOSITIONet—Ast R.
leeelm system of fraud of • very flagrant character km net
brendrected by the police, end two prism implicated—a '
men sad his wife—are in osatody. It is beloved that for • '
peeled extending one nearly the last fin years the parties
have prossented • coatroom and very snows-
mow, among the besevolset in this city, for eutiscrip-
tires la behalf Gf • fictitious inetitntion foe the relief of la-
rgest aid aged women." maintad to be in operati,,n in Rich-
mond-.tract. Dieing that lengthened period "the eollec•or"
did, and oystematioaly west his reanda, preeentleg hie eel-
lerobig-book to those en ahem he cared—ia which they
aught Dot only ma the names of many of the moor inflow-
lid of their leilow.citirma, bat their owe subecriptions fee
preview years—and the bark was socompared by • written
nerd, tett ng teeth the eject sit the bastitutioa end is seem
skews comities I. reopen M feeds, and bearing to be
Vby three well-katewn peddle individuals as directory.
isas °oilseed as sedenteed to have averaged Moat
per dies, and the amen of armarens gestbmen M the
city an down f r emeal eabscriptiose. The matey is. Is
the eseemehth, nathaeing inmetigation by the polies
satheritlea.—ithaiond thsermer.

tato intelligent&

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—MARcH 31.
(More Mr. Commissioner Goalburn.)

The bankrupt woo s wire-worker, of Orford-street. This
wee ths adjourned earthiest' ineethig. He was opposed by
mows. Best., Lew, sad Co., at Ligouter-lottare, on the
c that be had obtained the discount of two bills by
fnatT and the adjournment bad taken Van for the produc-
tion of s witness.

th•B adf Is employ of Seale, Low, and
7'l'7
7.74.11=1 Co.. wham they the bankrupt's bills, was examined.
The witness stated that he was at the head of the discount
deportment is Mesas. Bede, Low, sad Co.'s establishment.
Tbef were bankers. Their heehaw wee formerly known as
the Iwkwfsr Loan and Discount Office. He did not know
that they took out a license as bankers, or that their loan-
ogles had been registered under the act. Did not know the
Tote of discount ch►rged to the bankrupt; there was no fixed
rate. . . . . . .

Mr. Lawnnee—That denude on the bank rate, and on the
character of the bilk. They would discount yours much
lower than mho. (Laughter.)
Mr. Lewis—Was it not as high in some omen 20 per coati'
Mr. Lownsee—That has already been stated by Mr. Beale.
Mr. lawis end he should insist on the production of Beale
and Low's books.
Mr. Lawrence objected that they could not be produced
without diniestag their transactions with of parties. if
this course win persisted in, it would be to punish the cre-
ditors indeed et the debtors.

Eli Honour 111northick that the production of the hooka
mold be 'shrewd ; but It was ultimately arranged that mom
of them should ha produced.
The ems was agate adjourned for a fortnight, his honour
observing that it ti one of great Important. to Maws and
money dolma generally.