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`"4 041 to tile
dauks,. and to make all thur payments q
ePositorsthemselves, to the banks, and to the
icat the I .
tliis 'lNllletion
ici, _ sYstem, a__, , of Jolnt-stock Banks has greatly xe-f
1, h.nalthy
ei,.,,,i,a Drought its
advantageS 'within the reach
1411i;4' the eftiel7se '73 of soloty.
hillytZzress arreust,es:l this system would be greatly impaired
1/41;1',1 be dqq'leZch cheque',ZethineaPropOsed imposition of..at,,axacco
ounts
1 ,t„,lct:u,
en4Witbey with, tho publuiceen.Tilelill tdorl°Pentbanthke're of note 4
;kilt
,u.i.el. Ica (I:the
coeoulnaeryth,eviiruotwn bankeers. veuMooney
tem which
rev_ ceetw„
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;4, 1"1111e. .4., without any commensurate advantage to
will. be, thus
ku„ost the ta
41: tti'447l)reB being
severelyo:pcohneritueosseor all amonnt4 will pro-
for inNu
QMPOt
h derositors who draw
4114:41Mit7:47:,asantdiu.sthise cl,sse, havng most
t 444,4: in Dropo'sl,7lll be Pie Most likely tole lose their accounts
occasiOn t(
t;tl. red entirelt2., iroyn the b___,
tax sh.dl cause money to be with-
.zlKS in such proportion will capital
%I Q!lio.ettot;%twei,lndividuals 'will be inconvenienced, Pew'
''!gtiegids crhatiliiute obstructed Tobberlesbe facilitated,
ttct,d' I,liti t le) tOradditional c'urrenc either In Bank notes
kw-, 14,,thitii Mks will find their Operations mtterially re-
6.itt4 141441111. eausi curtailed, of affording facilities to corn-
Wi, it, the 'll tlielln
L Apr,,_ Wore i_ . uncial operations of the Government.
,-;nii,t'voo„, sel tax, i,i the opinion of this comnittec the imposition
katiltiwi'sst elelo,4ght to be strenuously resisted, both by the
4 tkh i tran,mte Public, and that a copy of these resolutions
th„equer, And fed to the Right Joint the Chancellor
—4doro, orgrarded to everystock Bank in the

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9 tic,.1,11;e8,11-3', Is. Tne MorninT Representations take
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_Y: Tbursday, and Saturday, at 3 o'clock.— EgYP-
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Al LL 'S bINRcipE win., •
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r,,, SLEElri'et, One and Two Guineas each.
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trt OCIREA -' aPorabe,
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re th i AR, t kILI rmi
AI, 11wLei nts 10 all Y and other OUTFITS sent gratis.
k,%;„ea:,401, tßaraien.parts of the gl die, who have the above
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ND c'bePutyeh .
, r anrs , . air Man of the Company, in the
rhsWy 'rterw baeal was Chair;
jh'etiloveth"ehort ha,,ifnett to the Register of Shareholders.
tl4Slbajtt,,na Chat ri been read _
so,,ala ski _ ge rer,„4Than,secondert by John Field, Esq., and
),,, ktplove4.dopre' • together with the accounts now read,
attil,', 41., 84) rewiredte -p
ht '''' kr kr, "aq•• V.R.S., seconded by Col. Grant,
IN,:apto • .11-14! • That Mr. W. J. Hamilton, Mr. Melvil
4114'1114,.;:natk saairn• of London and Mr. Cut setjee Jam-
re 'l4l.lkred b3'' ta-elecr "'set, and Mr. S. Cowie, of Bombay,
\rekiveryi J. 11.
1:d Directors of this Company.
II . t 4 Ana;',_3. That tnard• Eari , seconded by James Rolls, witli.l%
hs. (c)t ofth, Co'James Anderton be, and is hereby,
the eq.B47°Yed by a `-'olllpany,
birk:ttttilt.ale, 4! JI,. It, Rt„, N. J. HAMILTON, Chairman.
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.5 itte da c.p. -iimond, Erg
diDtti''er th„are, and
'andlt resolved,'4," That the hest thanks of
In_ ; attentio seconded by Frederick
hetehY tendered, to the Chairman and
mia tt,..._ nto the interests of the Company.
"8- titan,
kit b ..,,LSON, Superintending Director.
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tl,, ritfstx(3, vOCAL
CONCERT.
~atilik._ atalioser II °P SIR HENRY R. BISHOP,
tliii"th,4.llen ' and his t 14z4,,,,, 114 h --•Ce of „ 'vd Youngest Children.
N1,41411',°04 eo,°D, it is r„!Ile increased illness of Sir
'and-4aop -carts at-"'''. unavoiliol necessary to discontinue
tr4,'4tqitrml soeineeed that he pr
—Mover Square Rooms. bnt it is re-
Nktolii LI,IIIIZIII tahaen EVENING irriCAL CONCERT, (41Pdai
ik410.,i; Or p;itirt (the le'ela,c_e on M mday Eveaing, MgaYpsl) 'the
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succeirederick
Ztk e,':101 ,j'''eafiien Ven most kindly granted Y. . s Glees, L'N'Aiirnottineerted'm 1?e Concert wl,l consist of solo
Sir 'Henry
Okithes,t4, itt,,,.. and Will' selected entirely from eminent
114,..tv0r,„„d' nave Colt -4. oe executed by the
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ehe y offered sm
"th" 11 ""a of th kind] d their gratuitous sent
shop a 'tt will be devoted
'hit "at thi and his Two TOUDgeSt Children, a S
he duly a Mon.. ,
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SMITH 'TESTIMONIAL FUND.
..37, GREAT GEORGE-STREET, WESTMINSTER.
Sir, The superior adv ,ntages of screw propulsion being fully de-
monstrated by its general ado;,ticn for tile public service and for the
commerci 1 operations of almost all maritime nations, a favourable
Line appears to haze arrivel for inducing a public recognition of
the merit of its IntroductiOn.
Convinced thet screw navigation—whoever may be =regarded as
its 0 iginal inventor—must date its real commencement from the
successful trials and voyages of the" Archimedes" in 1839 and 1840 ;
and feeling that all naval nations are indebted to the performances
of that ship, for the first practical development of this great improve-
ment ix the means of maritime enterprise; the following gentlemen,
personally cognisint of the facts connected with the progress of the
system, are strongly impressed with the justice of the claims of Mr.
Francis Pettit Smith, to whose talents and untiring energy it is well
known the "Archimedes" owed both her origin and success.
They can also bear record to the steady perseverance with which
that gentleman has continued to devote the best years of his life to-
the purpose of establishing the meritsof the screw. And they know
that the national benefit thus conferred by his labours—which was'
prat so clearly confirmed by the performances of the Rattler in 1845,
hen so strikingly illustrated at the naval review of 1853, and which
is now so confidently relied on for success in actual war—has not
hitherto procured for him either public acknowledgment or pecuniary
reward.
They have therefore formed themselves into a Provisional Commit•
tee, and have requested us most, respectfully to solicit the honour of
your name, and the advantage of your influence and example, in sup-
port of an appeal to all classes and interests fora general subscription
to present a suitable teStimonial to Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, for his
prominent services in bringing into practice the system of screw
navigation.—We have the honour to be your obedt. servants,
EDWARD PELLEW HALSTED,/ aon. Secs:
JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL,

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
James Allan, Esq., Managing Director of the Peninsular and Oriental

Company
Charles Atherton, Esq., Chief Engineer H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich
Joseph eardmore, Esq.; Manager of the General Steam Navigation

Compan • 's Engine Works
H. Wollaston Blake,Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London
Isarnbard K. Brunel, Esq., F.R.S., C.E.
Edward Chappell, Esq,, Capt. 8.N., Secretary to the Royal West

India Msil t ompany
William Crispin:Capt. R. 11., the Royal Yacht
John Utlay Ellis, Esq. Chairmah of the General Serew.steam

sbippiniCompany -
Joshua Fl-.ld, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London
John Fincham, Esq., late !Vaster Shipwright, H.M. Dockyard,
Portsmouth
sir Richard 4rant, Kt , Capt. R. 15;.... . •

the Coast ( ;nar.l - -
Edward flumphrys, Esq., late Chief Engineer IT. NI. Dockyard,
Woolwich
McGregor Laird, Esq., Managing Director of the African Mail Com-

pmy
Thomas Lloyd, Fs° , Chief Engineer of H.M. Navy
Char es .T. Mare, E-q , shipbuilder, London
Joseph Miller, Esq , F.R.8., Engineer, London
Rob,rt Napier, Esq., Engineer, Glasgow
.lames Nasmyth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester
John Penn, Esq., Engineer, Greenwich
George Rennie. Esq , F.R.4., Engineer, London
Joseph d'a Samuda, Esq.. Engineer, London
Bogert Stephenson, Eeq , M.P., F.R.S., C.E.
Isaac Watts. Esq., A.s>is ant—urveyor H.M. Navy
Monsy Wigram, Esq., hipbuilder, London
Joseph Whitworth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester

TREASURER.
Chafes Manby, Esq., C secretary of the Institutions of
Civil Fmgitieers

HONORARY SECRETARIES.
E. P. Halsted, Capt and J. Scott Russell, Esq , F.R.S., Engi-
neer.

Extract from the Report of Baron CHARLES DIIPIN to the Academy
of Science., Paris, pn the prizes aw.irded- by the French Govern-
ment to M DIJPIIIt DE LOME, arid M. Mora., Officiers suoerieurs
du Gelie Maritime, et Inge,rieurs de la Marine delere lasso, and
M. BODEGOIS, Captaine de Fregate, for the succ,ssful application
of steam and screw propulsion to sailing vessels of war:—
"
En 1835, un fermier de Middlesex, M. Francis Pettit Smith, en-
caire h.,r zontalement tine via d'Archim,!de a l'arriere et dans la
partie la pin- pincee de la carene ; cette yjs est continue; elle a deux
revolutions completes. L'auteur prend son brevet le 31 Mai, 183 G."
Revenons an fermier Smith. Aussi pen savant dans le
principe quo le barbier Arkwri ht, it avant la memo perseverance etle
eme in d omptable courage. Ccs deux qual ites morales Von t fait triom-
pher de t•,us tes obstacles. M. Smith, pendant deux aau ees, essaye son
bateau cur la Tamise et sur le canal de Paddington. Dans ce canal,
par un'aceirient heureux, une re slut on de sa vis d'Archireede est
brisee, et le navire marche plus vite qu'auparavant. C'est un trait
de lumiere, et Fop finha par n'employcr qu'une moitie, qu'un tiers,
et memo une moindre partie de revolution d'helice.. Par co moyer,
ion pourraloger le propulceur dane tine etroite ouverture verticale,
en avant du gonvernail, entre deux etambots. '
D'essais en essais, M. Smith se hasarde a lutter centre lee &ill-
canes de la mar.' Avec un !mire extremement petit, II s'aventure
dans..la Manche, et brave un mer tnuiours g dure, en essuyant des
temps mauvais ; son courage inspire nue favour nniverselle.
" L'Amiraute cl'Angleterre prend un vii interet a des easels tentes
si courageusernent, et couronnes par le succes. Elle demande a M.
Smith un esiai plus considerable, et Is construction d'un navire a
helice de 200 tonneaux, avant de conclure a l'adoption 'du nouveau
Fysteme. En consequence, l'Archimede, de 237 tonneaux, est con-
struit et mis ala Misr. L'Amiraute as serait montree satisfaite, si
dans les experiences demandees, le batiment eut parcouru 5 nceuds
par heure ; it en parcourut pros du double. Mslgre le vent et la
maree, it ne mit quo vingt. heures pour alter de Gravesend a Ports-
mouth.
" Convaincne par cos epreuves, l'Amirante d'Angleterre accepts
l'helice pour sea propres navires. En 1841, elle fait commencer a
Sheerness son pretuier batiment a propulseur helieoide, le Rattler
da port de 888 tonneaux, batiment qu'on mit a la mer au printemps,
de 1843. On multipliat lee experiences stir co navire, et l'Amiraute,
completement edifice, ordonna de construire a la fois, vingt .bati-
ments de l'Etat, a propulseura heliceides.'7

Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Mint°, G.C.8., &c.
(First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835 to 1 841.)
"London, June 13, 1854.
"Dear Sir,—l have not a doubt that Mr. Smith may justly claim
the merit of having been the first to introduce the use of the screw
propeller; and it was owing to his success in its application that
shortly before I left the Admiralty I felt myself justifier:tin ordering
the Rattler to be built, for the purpoze or testing the comparative
advantages of the paddle and the screw—Believe me, dear sir, yours
faithfully, (Signed) " MINTO.
"Charles A. Caldwell, Esq.
" I can have no objection whatever to your making any use of my
letter that can be serviceable to Mr. Smith."
Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of Hadaington, &c.,
(First Lord of the Admiralty, 1841 to 1846).
" Tyninghame, Pre-tonkirk, N.B ; August 24, 1854.
"Fir,--It is impossible for Ina-to-take upon myself to offer an
opinion as to which of the claimants is to be attributed the merit of
the first invention of the screw propeller ; but I believe that the
success of " the Archimedes," followed by the trial cf "the Ratscrew in
tler,"
(huilt under Lord Minto's Board), led to the adoption of the
M.'s Navy, and in the merchant service.
" it is admitted, I believe, that to Mr. Pettit Smith belongs the
credi of the success of "the Archimedes," conseque ,tly he is en-
titled to be considered as the introducer of a most valuable improve-
ment in steam navigation.
"lie wa, 'employed generally under the steam Department of the
Admiralty in my time, and I have every reason t, believe that his
services were found to b- v•du4ble.
.4 But the profes4onal names attached to the attestation youbave
furni•he i me with, as well as those of the most eminent engin ers,
are of I,r greater vWue
have to Mr. Smith,
to bth any of min
can possibly be.—l the honour e. your testimon
obediey um-
nt he
ble servant, (Signed) " HADDINGTON.
Caotam Halsted, R.N.
" I enc ose the answer to your letter, of which you may make
any use you may think fit."

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DR. CULVERWELL ON
NDIGESTIO NERVOUSNEIS, DEBILITY. AND
IN.

Also, on Urinary Derangements, Constost ipation, and Memorrholds, Is.
each, by p Is. fid. •
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every hour out of the twentyfour. Illustrated by numerous
cases, ecc:

LIGHTS AND SHADES OF MARRIED LIFE.
" He which that hath no wit', I hold him lost,
Heiples., and all desolat. He that bath no child,
Like sun and winde."—Chaucer.

flubject : MiArrlaga, its expectations and Necessities—Development
of the Affections—Love Matcbes—Precipitate, impelled, and retarded
Unions—Marital Incongruities—Mutual Unsuitableness—Mental
Incompatibility and Physical Defectiven6s—Advantages of Inter-
marriage—Theory of Gestation—Hereditary Resemblance—Mode of
determining Legitimacy. On Infelicitous, Infertile, and all Unas-
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CHASTITY AND ITS INFRINGEMENTS. .
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ft Truths as refined as Athens ever heard."
Subject : Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old ago. The advent
of the passions. Chastity and its infringemeat. The casualties of
licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative,
and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages, &c.
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5.
The BLADDER, URETHRA, and RECTUM.—Comprising
tin ary Derangements, Constipation, and Themorrhoids.
Vols 6 and 7, companions to the meceding.
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the outward bound vessels to the St. Lawrence has been
so great that it could not be supplied by the Clyde ports,
and about 100 seamen have been brought from Liver-
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by the steamer that brings them round, or are met here
by the little tug which conveys them on board their
several vessels, or to Port-Glasgow, as may be required.
—Greenock Advertiser.

PARTS, Sunday.—The attempt made on the life of the
Emperor last evening is, as may easily be supposed, the
most interesting topic of the day, and for a while the
siege of Sebastopol and the Conferences of Vienna are
lost sight of in the horror excited by such an act of
♦illany, the contemplation of the consequences to Europe
had it taken effect, and the general satisfaction at its
failure. The following particulars, which are not noticed
in the Moniteur, are believed to be authentic

The Emperor, accompanied by two of his household,
Colonel Ney and Colonel Valabreque, in plain clothes,
left the Palace of the Tuileries about 5 o'clock to take his
usual ride in the Champs Elysees, and join the Empress,
who had preceded him, and was at that moment in the
alley Dauphines in the Bois de Boulogne. His Majesty
on these occasions is never accompanied by an escort,
and was only followed by two grooms at some dis-
tance. The weather was fine, and the grand avenue of
the Champs Elysees„ through which he passed at his
andot
hr rdoi nnagr ye
saluted
ws l
iot w pace,
with
slow
im people, a
respectfully.
ws wellh os has
o‘v
Ae
ds theside a
thhee
aupspu
approached
al alleys, w
dr, t
ets
hay,
es
Barriele de l'Etoile, and when nearly opposite the well-
known place of amusement the Chateau dee Fleurs, a
man apparently about 36 years old, of dark complexion,
and a little under the middle size, advanced forward
from the throngs that crowded the pathway on the
right, and'approached to within five or six paces of the
Emperor. He put one hand to his hat as if to salute
his Majesty, • who was in the act of replying to
the compliment, when he drew a pistol from
underneath his grey paletot, deliberately pre-
sented it at the Emperor, and fired. At the same
moment Colonel Ney, who was ,o tin the ,Empe-
,ror's right hand, but ricli4 a. very littlsi to" "'the real',
seavaneed• hises berecip,''4vhett the-Ittemesins supOrtingt
Cris pistol on his arm, fired a second out. At the first
report the Emperor's horse shied a little but it was
probably that movement which saved the rider, together
with the tremulous motion of the assassin's arm, occa-
sioned by the failure of his first attempt. Neither shot
took effect. The second ball is said to have grazed the
Emperor's hat, or even passed through it, but this is not
known with any certainty. The shots were very sharp,
and the report loud enough to be heard on the third floor
of the houses on the side of the avenue. The assassin
was at once seized by two masons who were working at
a house hard by, and who had left the building to have a
sight of the Emperor as he passed. He was thrown by
them on the ground. A police agent named Alexander, a
native of Corsica, whose duty it is to follow the Em-
peror when riding or driving without escort, leaped out
of the small carriage he occupied, ran to the spot where
the assassin was struggling with his captors, and pre-
vented him from drawing another pistol. The police
agent took hold of him, and, as the other made the most
violent attempts to shoot those who detained him, in-
flicted on him, and, in self-defence, two wounds with a
poniard cane. The sergent-de-vilie aiding the police
agent succeeded in mastering and disarming him, but it
required all their' efforts to prevent him from being torn
to pieces by the people. He was hurriedly taken off to
the Octroi station at the barrier, which was not far dis-
tant, and there sheltered from the popular rage until a
carriage could be brought, in which he, was conveyed
under the guidance of the police to the Conciergerie.
After the first shot was fired the Emperor bent his
head a little, either by an involuntary movement to
avoid the bullet or owing to the horse shying.
When ho saw the assassin in the hands of the people,
and his clothes torn, he called out to spare him, and I
am assured his words were, " Epargnez le—ne le tuez
pas, le miserable/" The Emperor did not lose his pre-
sence of mind for an instant. He gratefully and grace-
fully replied by frequently taking off his hat and bow-
ing to the thousand acclamations with which he was at
once saluted as he stilL slowly advanced towards the
Triumphal Arch. A messenger had been sent on at a
gallop to inform the Empress, who was at the Porte
Dauphine (Bois de Boulogne), of what had occurred,
and to reassure her as to the safety of her husband. In
less than half an hour the Empress returned from her
drive in an open carriage, with the Emperor riding
close by. The sight was touching in the extreme.
Her Majesty was deeply affected ; her tears flowed
in spite of her, she in vain essayed to dry them,
and `she sobbed convulsively amid her efforts
to smile with joy at her husband's escape from
the murderer. Evidently she could not subdue her
emotion ; she leant back in her carriage, and relieved
her heart in an uncontrolled burst of tears. Then, in-
deed, it was that the people who thronged the way gave
full vent to the more generous feelings of our nature.
The sight of the young and lovely woman unable to re-
strain the agony of her feelings produced an instanta-
neous effect ; the shouts at once rose from the thou-
sands who beheld her, and hundreds of workmen who
were employed on a row of houses constructing near the
spot from which the assassin fired lined the half-finished
walls, the window-sills, or clung to the poles of the scaf-
folding, and rent the air with their accian3ations. Ac.
coinpanied by these manifestations of popular feeling,
the Empress proceeded to the palace. In a short time
thethe
Imperial news was
family,spread
the a bAr omabd;,3
saand do r
st, h
the
emembers e or
of
of the Emperor, the high functionaries of State, and
the members of the household, besides a considerable
number of other persons having no functions under the
Government or in the Palace, hastened to present their
congratulations.
Toe Emperor had previously announced his intention
and that of the Empress to be present at the Opera
Comique on the Boulevards Italieus, nearly opposite the
Rue Laffitte. He and the Empress, notwithstanding what
had occurred, were punctual to their word. They arrived
at the theatre about 9 o'clock, but long before that hour
an immense Crowd had collected on the boulevard, from
the Madeleine to the Rue Vivienne,' to manifest their
sympathy at his escape. It is calculated that there
could not have been less than 200,000 people of every
condition collected. The reception was most enthusias-
tic as the Imperial carriages, attended by an escort of
Guides, drove up the Rue de la Paix and Boulevard
until they stopped at the door of the theatre ; and on
their Majesties appearing in their box the whole house
rose and uttered the warmest acclamations. For a con-
siderable time it was found impossible to commence the
piece, and during the performance the audience, as if
' unable to keep down its feelings, rose three or four times
'to give vent to them. The Emperor and Empress left
the house at half past 11, and even at that hour the
multitude still lined the Boulevards ; the shouting was
enthusiastic' as before, and followed them until they
entered the Palace of the Tuileries.
The prisoner was taken to the prefecture of police,
and there, in the presence of M. Billault, the Minister
of the Interior, and M. Collet Meygret, the Director of
Public Safety, was interrogated in the Italian language,
first by M, Pietri, the prefect of police, and secondly by
M. Abbattucci, the Minister of Justice. He expressed
his regret for his crime. He denied that he had any
accomplices, but said that numbers had •sworn an oath
to do what he only bad yet had the courage to attempt.
lie declared that he bad nourished the project ever since
the siege of Rome.
The name of the assassin is Liverani. He was born
at Faenzs, in the States of the Church, and kept a shoe-
maker's shop at Rome, which he was obliged to quit
when the city was taken by the French army in 1849.
He is deseribed as a man of from 30 to 35 years of age,
frockos 1 Crystalemnt
gthae shop at which he bought it. He
afidati manufacture, shtehdeleatherwell
r boots.,dressed, se d wearing His
b .printblackof
English
gt
neoitnf when arrested five Napoleons in gold.
con-
tainedsa
leadnn inh probably',s thepo
pocket

of publishes
the
E m Emperor
ra ewe ohui
en 1 _1
( From the Paris papers of yesterday. )
The Con,onnel publishes the following :
s
"It was precisely at 10 minutes past five, on the right
of the avenue near the Beaujon grounds, almost at
hasof The
the
appeared Journal attemptedin dt
he se assassinationl)m eQbnal iusimplyr.
stituti
This
the corner of the Rue Balzac, that a man was seen to
advance from the side alley towards the Emperor ,• he
had his hand in the breast-pocket of his paletot, as if he
were about to take out a petition to present to his Majesty.
This man was decently dressed ; he appeared about
_35
carriage
the
ege person was
yearsawla.as sa
rn
armed
b
of
since ad g e
withe;
been
nh eaalsocdoe
okr
uteabdi
inle ie:kdb ea
rtarhneal.
1 eie Italian,piiss
t, and,pistol of
the length
in
hifsac m
t,
a it
of the
of a cavalry pistol, and he fired twice, at a shortainlittetrle-
val between the two shots. The Emperor cast a look of
profound disdain upon the assassin, and, with his hand
waving off the persons wholtastened up to see that he
was not wounded, and saluting them, he continued his
iriden
"Meantime
advance.mtoe rejoinat,t im e a
tb:
agentEmpe sattachedsEmperor, on hearing the first report, iushed to the spot
whence it proceeded, and, armed with a dagger which
he had with him, fell upon the assassin just as he fired
his second shot. It appears that when he caught hold
r' whose
to arr
of him he wounded him with his dagger, which led to a
report that the assassin had attempted suicide. The
assassin hs,d.no dagger, but a revolver was found upon
him, which he had no time tb use.
" Surrounded by Sergens do Ville, who kept the
curious at a distance, the man was taken to the guard-
house at the Barriere de l'Etoile, occupied by a detach-
ment of the 90th of the Line; Here he was searched,
ga
hut n
edaesrisluyi t
have
et e
edsi
zfraetprheeend different fromHr
dee
and by his papers it was proved that he was an Italian..
He is a Roman of the name of Liverani, who embraced
handcuffed
found
duno
nd. cdcsouBl
necessary
crde,
sasos
to:
ndrtylttaaatritori i
arriving
iat heo
th
ha
ed not
Prefecturen
Protestantism at London, where he had emigrated after
the taking of Rome by the French.
nk ba
at
utdhaez
egsu aarndd-
tawodl
tfleae‘
so‘rpfinilaorcrs;eiti
house at the Palais de Justice, occupiedb by'
lint to bind up his wound.
"He had 100 f. in gold in his pockets, and the large
double-barrelled pistol which be had fired,and -
which is
a weapon of some value ; it is, perhaps, its length which
made him so fortunately twice miss his aim.
" While the assassin was ,being secured, the Emperor,
followed by a crowd of pedestrians and -
loudly cheered him, rejoined the Empress,- and returned
immediately6,l was
anairi
tnrsfeowdsrctramae esb: ase'h
le
in
m ai

"The Emperor and Empress had previously announced
their intention of visiting the Opera Comique. Their
Majesties, in fact, went their. On their' way, in the
Rue de Rivoli, in the Rue de la Paix, along the Boule-
vards, the crowd thronged the pathways, and saluted
their Majesties with loud cheers. Many of the houses
were illuminated ; three rounds of applause welcomed
the Emperor and Empress as they entered their box.
" The Emperor took the seat in the box usually occu-
pied by the Empress. When they left the crowd had
not diminished, and shouts of Vive l'Empereur' were,
heard on all sides. _ _

"On Sunday morning there was a continual roll of
carriages to the Tuileries.
" The Colonels of the different regiments of the gar-
rison of Paris, and even those of the regiments stationed
at Versailles, came to congratulate the Emperor."

The Pays has the following :
" Providence, which watches over the destinies of
France, has preserved the days of the Emperor ! Let
us thank Heaven for having prevented the most dreadful
of crimes !
"The assassin is not a Frenchman. Let us congra-
tulate ourselves thereon, for the honour of our country.
"It is not for us to seek for the motives that armed
the hand of the regicide. The culprit is in the hands
of justice. It will discover if he had accomplices or
instigators, or whether he is of the race of Erostratus—
a fool ambitious to write his name in history, whether
cursed by posterity or stained by blood. •
" But what we may state, what all Paris witnessed
yesterday, is the outburst of indignation which animated
the whole population when it heard of the attempt—
the enthusiasm which it displayed by hastening towards
the Emperor to greet him with prolonged shouts of
devotion and gratitude.
" When the Emperor returned from the Bois de
Boulogne, whither he had gone to join and reassure the
return: through the Champs Elysees was a
triumphal march, and a striking proof of the sentiments
of our working classes was given by groups of workmen
assembled on some buildings under construction, who
greeted his Imperial Majestp with deafening hurrahs,
"The Emperor, who was calm and impassible at the
moment of danger, was evidently moved by this warm
and sincere greeting.
" It is impossible for us to describe the scene offered
by the Boulevards when their Imperial Majesties
passed along them on their way to the Opera
Comique. More than 200,000 persons were shouting
' Vive l'Empereur l' Many houses were spontaneously
illuminated. Inside the Opera Comique two or three
tirpes during the performance the house rose as if by an
electric movement and loudly cheered the Emperor.
The same joy was evinced everywhere.
" Happy are the princes who inspire such sympathies !
Happy are the sovereigns who represent in so high a
degree the incarnation of the national sentiment, when
a whole nation feels itself. deeply interested for what con-
cerns them, xeady to rise to support or to defend them !"

TEE LOSS OF THE CBCESUS.-SAILING
OF THE SARDINIAN CONTINGENT.

A letter from Genoa of use 25th supplies additional
details of this sad disaster. This splendid vessel sailed
from Genoa for Constantinople on the morning of the
24th, having in tow the sailing 'transport Pedestrian,
laden with a battery of artillery of six guns, and a large
quantity of ammunition ; the Crcesus herself being full
of stores, comprising three months' provisions for the
expedition, and having besides 37 officers, s3orne of the
engineers, but chiefly of 'the medical and commissariat
departments, 259 soldiers of the sappers and miners and
waggon train, and 25 mules belonging to the latter
corps. The fire appears to have broken out about 10.30
a.m., in the neighbourhood of The engine room, from
whence it spread so rapidly, notwithstanding the
efforts of the crew, aided by the hearty assistance
of the soldiers, who are said to have shown great
firmness and discipline, that half an hour after-
wards Captain Hall thought it prudent to cut the
towing hawsers, and run his own vessel on shore, in
order to give every one on board a better chance of saving
their lives. At this time the Crcesus was off the head-
land of Portofino, and selecting a sandy creek near the
village of Recco, he ran her into it, and she is described
as having taken the ground almost without a shock, so
gentle was the inclination of the beach. But it was here
the confusion began which unfortunately caused the loss
of several lives. Captain Hall and his officers endea-
voured to enforce some attention to discipline in load-
ing the boats, but the fire had gained so much head that
a panic had seized on many, who saw nothing but cer-
tain death in the delay required for good order, and con-
sequently many jumped overboard so hampered with
knapsacks or cloaks that it was impossible they could
swim, and others who never could swim. Most of
these, however, were rescued by those in the ships'
boats or' the shore boats, which by that time had come
off to their assistance. The precise loss of life has not
yet beers accurately ascertained, though, as far as the
passenOrs and crew are concerned, I believe my report of
last night was tolerably. .correot, namely, six soldiers and
one seaman, but anseyeswitness -assures me that some of
the coast people -who -went Off to the rescue fell victims
to the Panic, which' caused such over-crowding in the
boats, and in one instance he says he saw a small boat
workectkinly by two women, which was swamped in this
way and one of the poor women drowned. The cause
of the fire has not been clearly discovered, and there-
fore, of course, rumour is bu-sfy in ascribing reasons.
Some say spontaneous combustion of the coals, others a
leakage from the spirit-room, &c. ; some ascribe it to
carelessness, and others to intent. In the latter suppo-
sitio. suspicion falls on those parties that have been so
active in trying to bring the treaty of alliance with
France and England into disrepute ; as so grave a
mishap at this very outset of the expedition is only too
well calculated to set men's minds against it altogether.
Luckily, however, this event has prbduced far less effect
in this way than might have been expected. The em-
barkation is proceeding to-day with more vigour than had
been seen before, and the Nubia, which is now nearly laden
with stores, will shortly be ready to replace the ill-fated
Crossus. The Carlo Alberto, too, is ready for sea, and
may probably be despatched this evening. Immediately
ou the receipt of the first intelligence of the Crcesus being
on fire, which was about five p.m., Captain Brock or-
dered the Jura, which happened to have her steam up,
shifting her berth, to proceed in search, and the Vulcan,
troop-ship to get up steam and follow. They both re-
turned in the evening, and brought in the Pedestrian.
The Jura is alongside the pontoon at the New Mole, and
is taking in horses to the number of 400. The other
steamers of the first division are also taking baggage on
board.
The Piedmontese Gazette of the 26th ult. publishes the
following particulars relative to the destruction by fire
of the steamer Crcesus :
" When the captain discovered that it was impossible
to extinguish the fire he gave orders to cut the rope by
which the Pedestrian was held in tow, and his sole oh-
ject was to make for the coast of Corsica with all possi-
ble despatch. He thus speedily reached Cape Portofino,
close to which is the small village ot San Fruttuoso. The
captain resolved to run the vessel on the shoals, in order
to sink her, and thus save a portion of her cargo, and
he cautioned the passengers on board to prepare for the
shock, and not to quit the deck until she grounded.
Unfortunately, the Crcesus before reaching the shoals
met with a sandbank, where she struck. The soldiers and
crew then either got into the boats or swam ashore. It
is supposed that at that moment some soldiers who could
not swim well were drowned. The officers and crew
remained last on board. Everybody becomingly per-
formed his duty."
We read in the Opinione :
" The conflagration of the Crcesus is accounted for as
follows :—lt is well known that when a mass of coal has
been several times exposed to rain, a sort ot phosphoric
oxyde forms itself on its surface, which becomes easily
inflamed when the motion of the steamer occasions a
certain friction and brings the masses of coal in contact
with each other. The fatal accident which destroyed the
Crcesus cannot be attributed to any other cause. The
captain, whose conduct was above all praise, ordered the
rope which served to tow the Pedestrian to be cut, for
the double reason that the latter was laden with gun-
powder, and that her weight retarded the progress of
the steamer. The boatmen on, shore displayed little
zeal in assisting the shipwrecked. Two poor women,
sisters, threw themselves into' a boat, and by dint of
rowing-they reached the wreck ; but, too many soldiers
having rushed into the boat, it sank, and those two
courageous women disappeared and perished, victims of
their devotedness."
Another account in the same journal says :---
" Maria and Caterina Avigno are the henceforth im-
perishable names of the two heroic sisters. The body
of the first was seen some time afterwards floating
among the shoals. She leaves eight young orphans.
The second was taken out of the water in such a state)
that there is little hope of saving her life. The number
of victims is said to be eight or ten, mostly soldiers, who
got into the boat that capsized or attempted to swim
ashore. Two poor fishermen of Comagli, who occa-
sionally come to sell their fish on the coast of France,
behaved most nobly. They arrived in time to embark
69 men of the English crew, who reached Genoa last
evening.- The Mayors of Comagli and Becco also has-
tened to give every assistance in their power. The
brave captain and the major commanding the Engineers
were the last to quit the Crcems. The military chest
and various other objects were saved. The shipwrecked
were received .on shore in the most hospitable and
humane manner. The engine is said to be little
damaged. The major's horse and twenty-five mules
were drowned."
The Piemonte says :
" The soldiers on board the Crce3us behaved very
orp
well. They belonged to the Artillery and toontsi
ela.
_es.
of Engineers. The loss of provisions was considerable.
iin Icls
milesbi
When the fire broke out the Crcesus
' a half the vessel was
of land, off Portofino and Rene° Grweaats was the anxiety
on board during the hour
no ands
generous woman of
steering. towards Portofino,
Comagli, Men were afraid to expose
Comagli, seeing
in order to save the shipwrecked;
themselves to dancer, in
rowed alone towards the Crcesus.
got into a boat
The boat having upset, the poor woman met with
a watery, grave. She leaves a husband and eight
children.

General Sir John Burgoyne was the first witness
called, and was examined by the chairman.
He stated that he bad the management of the whole
engineering operations before Sebastopol. He arrived
there with the army. When the army arrived he had to
plan the approaches to the town and to direct the for-
mation of the trenches. • They could not get one half of
the work done which was necessary, in consequence of
the weakness of the army. Before the siege operations
began the communication with Balaklava was verygood.
That continued up to November, .when the bad weather
set in, and the road became a mud-hole. It was their
opinion that Sebastopol would yield to the attack of the
Allies in a very short time after the commencement of
the siege. It would have required a very large force
to have constructed the road, and the men employed
ought to have been to some extent acquainted with the
nature of the work. A sufficient number of men could
not have been spared flora the army—they were all so
heavily engaged in the trenches. In fact the force was
scarcely sufficient to man the trenches with any degree of
efficiency. It was his opinion that it was at that time
more advantageous to the army that the men should be
employed in the trenches rather than in making the
roads. The discomfort which followed did not arise en-
tirely from the bad road ; it arose equally as much from
the mortality amongst the baggage animals. They died
off from want of care and proper attention.
Chairman—Had you any complaints of the want of
tools sent out ?
Sir J. Burgoyne—No complaint was made to me on
the subject. I never heard of it until I saw it mentioned
in the papers. I afterwards, however, made inquiries,
and the Sappers told me that the tools they had might
certainly have been of a better description. I also found
that some of the tools were of
.the old Peninsular pat-
tern. - -
Examination continued—ln his opinion the labour of
the men was not impaired by defective or improperly
made tools. He could -not understand how the tools
could have been complained of to the extent they had
been. There was certainly some little ground of objec-
tion to part of them in the respect he had mentioned,
but not to the whole of them.
By Mr. Layard—He did not recollect that the tools
sent out in 1828 to Portugal were condemned and sent
back. To his knowledge no complaints were made of the
tools by the men.
By General Peel—The siege operations extended over
a space of 3 miles. The covering party consisted of
2,000 men, but the working parties varied in strength
according to circumstances. The covering party was
afterwards reduced in consequence of the weakness of
the army. When the army landed, so far as he knew,
it was in ignorance of the amount of the Russian force
in the Crimea. It was manifest that they must, at all
events, receive large accessions ;' and it was therefore
advisable that the siege operations should be commenced
as soon as possible.
By Mr. Layard—He did not make any representation
to head-quarters for a larger supply of men to carry pn
the trench operations. He was constantly applying for
men ; but the Adjutant-Geneial informed him that they
could not he afforded, in consequence of the weakness
of the army. He had the 'command of the corps of
Engineers. His position in the Crimea was different to
that he had held in the Peninsula in conducting siege
operations. The siege operations were, however, en-
tirely under his control, and he considered himself the
responsible person for everything connected with them.
The army arrived at Balaklava on the 27th September,
but no ground was broken until the 10th October. The
troop,' were in the interval employed in conveying up
materials and tents to the camp. At that time there
were no means at the command of the army to make a
road.
By Lord Seymour—lt was not believed on the Bth
November that the troops would have to winter in the
Crimea ; at all events it was not so to his knowledge.
By the Chairman—When the bad weather commenced
he did not think of making good the road, principally
because he had not sufficient labour at his command.
By Lord Seymour— One important provision which
ought to have been made for wintering there was the
construction of a good and available road. No consul-
tation was held at head-quarters relative to preparations
for wintering. If a number of " navvies " had then been
sent out to make the road, they would have been of in-
finite use ; but unfortunately the idea was not thought
of. In his opinion a good road would have, been far
more adapted for its purpose than the railway. Lord
Raglan had power to depute officers to inquire into the
best means of providing for the care of the baggage
animals by placing them under cover, and to direct them
to report to him (witness), but it was not done.
By General Peel—The responsibility of constructing a
road devolved upon the Quartermaster-General, but he
derived all the assistance he could from the Engineers.
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