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OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE
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corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's.

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ACCOUNTS arranged and adjusted, and Balance Sheets
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Dock Warrants, and other Securities, and Sales effected.—
The Agency of Provincial and Foreign Firms undertaken.

Address, Messrs. BANKES and Co., Accountants, 20,
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WRITIN G.—Mr. MACCREANOR torches
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AQUATICS.

THE ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.

The first of the series of yachting regattas announced for
this week took place yesterday amongst the second and
third class yachts of this club, for prizes in plate of the
value of £3O and £lO for the former, and of £2O and £5 for
the latter, and the following contended :

Second Class.
Yachts. Tons. Owners.
Octoroon .. 12 .. Mr C. Long.

Dione
Folly
Vampire
Duda '
Alexandra l5 .. Mr. G. Harrison.

Third Class.
Algeria° lO ~ Mr F. Roseman,
Vision .. 8 .. Mr G. Harrison,

Colleen Bawn lO Mr H. Aubrey.
The course sailed in the second class was from Erith to
South-end pier and back, with a time allowance of half a
minute per ton ; and in the third class from Erith to the
Chapman Head and back; time, a minute per ton.
Tha wind at starting was S.E., a nice topsail breeze, but
it veered, towards flood, more to the eastward, and then
southwarded a great deal.

The Queen of the Thames, ably commanded by Captain
Mills, who gave an excellent view of the race throughout,
and well provisioned by Mr Ducking, the superintendent
of the Alma packets, accompanied the race with a large
and fashionable party, and proceeded direct to Erith, whero
the yachts were in readiness.

finished as follows, the wind being towards the last very
stt ong :

IL Y. S. -1
Algerine ...... 5 18 0
Colleen Bawn ................ 5 25 16
Vision 5 5 30 25
Vampire .. 5 35 30
Dudu 5 43 27
Alexandra
Octoroon
Folly

Dion°
6 5 17

The prizes were then duly presented to the winners by
the indefatigable commodore with the usual congratulations.

HENLEY-ON-THAMES REGATTA•

The entries for the above interesting event announced for
the 23d and 24th have just closed, and are as follows :

Grand Challenge Cup—Oxford University College, Cam-
bridge ((Trinity Kingston Hewing Club, London
Rowing Club.
Ladies' Challenge Plate—RUM College Boat Club, Ox-
ford University College, Cambridge (Trinity Hall), Radley
Boat Club.

Stewards' Challenge Cup—Oxford University College,
London Rowing Club, Kingston Rowing Club.
Silver Goblets—Messrs Selwyn and Kin glake,Cambridge,
Ed. Brickwood and L. P. Brickwood, London.
Diamond Challenge Sculls—H.l3. Woodgate (Kingston)
E. B. Michell (Oxford).
There are besides some minor races.

At 11.27 the commodore. Mr Arcedeckne, gave the sig-
nal to get in readiness, and at 11h. 32m. to start, They
were all very smart and away at the same moment, canting
to the northward without loss of time. The yachts were in
tho rows, the third class line being rather lower than the
others. Of the second class the Alexandra, with the best
station, made the first board. which example was followed
immediately afterwards by the whole of the others, to wea-
ther the point. Ere the whole had been able to do this, the
Vampire and Folly got slightly foul, but there was no mis-
chief done save that the Folly was in irons for so me time
In the third class there was the same alacrity displayed in
setting canvas as in the other. The Colleen Bawn was the
first well under way, followed by the Algerine and Vision
almost abeam, but after the second board the Algerine led
well to windward, followed by the Colleen Bawn, It was a
twining wind in Long Reach and Northfieet Hopes, and,
after a long leg and a short one in Gravesend Reach, they
fetched down to Southend. At Purfleet the Alexandra was
well to windward, the Dudu being on a level with her, but
dead to leeward; the Octoroon third, the Vampire fourth,
the Folly fifth, and the Dione last. The Algerine was here
leading well, the Colleen Bawn being second, and the Vision
a good third. Off Northfleet the Vampire passed the Octo-
roon to windward, and the Dudu shortly afterwards did the
same, and became the third boat. In Leigh Roads the
Alexandra still led, Vampire being second, the Dudu third,
and the Octoroon fourth, all being close hauled, with about
300 yards respectively between them. At Holohaven the
Vampire here away some distance to leeward, and passed
her rival, the Alexandra, into the first place. A boat was
placed for the third class to round at the Cuapman, and the
second class rounded the Queen of the Thames at Southend
in the following time and order :

Vam H. Ni. a.
ire
Al,aundra
Dudu 2 35 17
Octoroon 2 36 33
Folly
Dione 2 49 0

In rounding, the Duda came so close to the steamer as to
carry away her topping lift. The small class boats rounded
as we have before stated at the Chapman, but were not
timed. They were, however, in the following order :
Algerine, Colleen Bawn, and Vision, with the first-named
leading well, but not so large a gap between the two latter.
The large boats were respectively overtaken in the order
which they rounded at Southend ; but when the steamer
came level with the Vampire at Holehaven she had in-
creased her lead of the second boat a quarter of a mile,
while the third and fourth were drawing upon the second.
It was a dead thrash up through both of the Hopes, and
while the Vampire gradually increased her lead, the
Dudu, in Gravesend Reach, went through the Alex-
andra's lee, and came out at her weather, anti the race

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Western Railway Company to take lands at Westbourne
Park, Paddington, adjoining the south side of their railway,
and east of Queen's•road, also at Aberdare, Kidderminster,
and Chirk, to make a line at Worcester in connexion with
the coal depot of the West Midland Railway, to take a
lease of the Hammersmith and City Railway, and the Ten-
bury and Bewdley Railway; to add the narrow or substi-
ttee it for the broad gauge on the Hereford, Ros.=, and
Gloucester, and to raise £500,000 for the general purposes
of the undertaking. The bill also provides for the establish-
ment and management of a superannuation funi for the
officers and servants of the company, to which the company
are to contribute half-yearly out of their revenue a sum equal
to the amount of the half year's contributions of the officers
and servants, and for the establishment by subscriptions of
the company's officers and servants of a fund for guarantee-
ing their good conduct. In the Lords, a committee consist-
ing of Earl Doyen, chairman, and Lords Cowper, South-
ampton, Hatherton and Leigh sat and considered the case
of the Garstang and Knot-end Railway, and having ap-
proved it, proceeded with the consideration of the Wrexham,
Mold, and Connah's Quay. Another committee, Lord
Belper in the chair, and Lords Bolton, Dunsany, Wenlock,
and Egerton were engaged all day in considering the Sol-
way Junction Railway.

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PR1CE.........4d.
STAMPED,....Sd.

An entrance having been made, it opened fire on the enemy's
work, destroying the palisading, making a considerable
breach, and silencing in a great measure the fire of the
enemy on the men engaged at the head of the sap. The
Commander of the Forces, with the Staff, &c., arrived on
the ground a' this time and witnessed the remainder of the
operations. Col. Mould, C. 8., R.E., coming up with Gen.
Cameron, gave his able assistance towards the completion
of the sap into the enemy's work, As it was known that
women and children were in the pah, the enemy was called
upon to surrender previous to the concentrated fire of the
Armstrong gun and hand grenades on their work, they were
told that their lives would be spared, and, if they declined,
they were requested at least to have compassion on their
women and children and send them out. They replied that
they would not do so, but would fight to the last. The pah
was then carried, the enemy effecting his e:cape from the
opposite side of the work dashed through a space from which
the troops had been thrown back under cover, to enable the
gun to open. They were, however, speedily followed up,
and suffered a severe loss during a pursuit of nearly six
miles. Vent. Rait, R.A., with his troopers, and Cap!. Pye,
Colonial Defence Force, with a small detachment, having
headed them and kept them back until the infantry came up.
The troops were recalled about sun down, and bivouacked
around the enemy's late position. The loss of the enemy
was considerable, amounting to 101 killed, besides 18 to 20
reported by native prisoners as buried in the pah, 26
wounded and taken prisoners, and 7 taken prisoners.
In the engagement at Orakan Captain Ring, 3d Battalion
18th Regiment, a brave and promising young officer, whose
galiant conduct Lieutenant-General Cameron had twfce
brought under notice, was killed. There were also killed—
Sergeant William Lawson, R.A.; Sergeant Hugh Duncan,
40th Regiment; Lance Corporal John Barnet. 65th Regi-
ment; Drummer Robert Gilligan, 65th Regiment; Private
Thomas Maskell, 70th Regiment; Sergeant William Tay-
lor, F.R. ; Private Charles Coghlan, F,R. ; Corporal Arm-
strong, W.M.; Private John Leaky, W.M.
The following were wounded :—Driver W. Buckingham,
R.A., Privates J. Clarkson, 12th Regiment, James Bevill,
John Carroll, Michael Bellaine, Thomas Traynor, and
Hugh Cassidy, Corporal Johnson, Drummer James Lyon,
Lance-Corporal George Carroll, Privates John Close, G.
Thomas, Patrick Fay, John O'Donnell, John Carlyle, Jas.
Stanton, George Gallagher, Thomas Harman, and Jen-
kins, 18th Regiment.—Captain L. W. Fisher, Sergeant W.
Gould, Corporal William Wilson, Privates Charles Gibby,
Alfred Whitty, Thomas Brennan, Samuel Johnson, Martin
O'Farrell, George Williams, George Palmer, John Oiling-
ton, George Hoare, James Sturgeon, John Sedley, James
Shattock, Richard Graham, James Cox, Herbert Blake,
Patrick Connell, 67th Regiment.—Ensign Alfred Chayter,
Privates James Ford, Wm. Meehan, George Whitfield,
Edward Melly, Wm. Dwyer, Denis M'Grath, Thos. Ken-
nedy, 70th Regt., George Courtney, Peter Petit, Sergeant
R. Kendwick, Privates W. Coady, James Tully, Wm. Mol-
loy, Joseph Worby, and John Leeky. Militia.—Captain
Harford, Privates John Lovett, Daniel Callaghan, and
Preston.

In a despatch, dated Head-quarters, Pukerimu, April 4,
referring to the engagement on the 30th at Orakau, Gen.
Cameron says :—The skill with which the enemy's works
was suddenly invested on every side reflects great credit on
Gen. Carey, who, by the manner in which he has con-
ducted previous operations entrusted to him in this war,
has proved himself a very able and zealous officer. He also
draws attention to the services of the officers and noncom-
missioned officers reported by Gen. Carey as having dis-
tinguished themselves in this attack, particularly captain
Baker, Deputy-Assistant-Adjt.-General, Captain Greaves,
Deputy-Assist.-Quartermaster-General, and Lieut. Hurst,
Ist battalion, 12th Regt., Assistant-Engineer. In conclu-
sion, he pays a tribute to the heroic courage and devotion
of this band of natives, who, without water, and with but
little food for more than two days, and deprived of all hope
of succour, held out so long against a vastly superior forces
and at last, disdaining to surrender, silently and deliberately
abandoned their position under a terrific fire.
The last despatch is dated Pukerimu, Now Zealand,
April 5, 3 p.m. In it General Cameron says that in mak-
ing a reconnaissance of the rebel position at Mangatautari
that morning, from the right bank of the Waikato, he found
that the natives had just abandoned it, and were retiring up
the left bank of the river. He had sent a detachment to
occupy it.

Naval and Military Intelligence,

The Channel fleet arrived at Spithead yesterday after •
noon from Plymouth Sound. At 2 p.m. tLe fleet was off
Ventner, I,lu of Wight, passing to the eastward under easy
sail, with the Trinculo gunboat, tender to the flai, ship, some
d stance ahead, and pressing on under steam and sail for
Spithead. At 239 p.m. the fleet opened out to sight from
Portsmouth round Banbridge ledge, the flagship leading
under her three topsails, fore-course, and foretop/last stay-
sail, in close company with the Black Prince, Warrior, and
Defanee, under all -a 1. In another half hour the Pr:ne
Consort opened the ledge, under all sail end with st::,in
up, closing up with the other ships. The Warrior and
Black Prince ~tood out to windward for some time to allow
the two rams to take up their position astern of the Admi-
ral, which having been accomplished the Edgar's main
course was dropped, her topgallant sails, royals, and stud-
ding sails set, and her course laid for Spithead. The other
ships bore up in her wake, the Defence being second, the
Prince Consort third, the Black Prince fourth, and the
Warrior last. The ironclads ran in with their engines work-
ing in addition to their canvas, but the flagship was under
sail alone. Tho wind was now freshening from the S.S.W.,
and it would be almost impossible to imagine a more ani-
mated spectacle than the ships presented in this position.
It was generally admitted that, noble as are the proportions
of the four ironclads, they yesterday suffered much, so far
as relates to mere outward appearance from a distance, by
comparison with the Edgar under sail, with her loftier spars
and more compact set of canvas. At 4 p.m. the Edgar had
gained the eastern side of Spithead roadstead, where she
took in all her light sails and saluted with her guns the flag
of Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., flying on board the
Victory. She shortly afterwards anchored in her selected
berth, the ironclads at the same time taking in all sail, and
assuming their positions,in obedience to signal, under steam,
and joining the Hector ironclad, previously anchored there.
The fleet now lies at Spithead anchored in two lines, the
weather line being composed of the Edgar, wooden screw
line-of-battle ship, 3,094 tons, 71 guns, and 600 horse power,
Capt. G. T. P. Hornby, bearing the flag of the Admiral
commanding, Rear-Admiral of the Red Sydney Colpoys
Dacres, C. 8.; the Warrior, iron frigate, 6,109 tons, 40 guns
and 1,250 horse power, Capt. Arthur A. Cochrane, C. 8.;
and the Black Prince, iron frigate, 6,109 tons, 1,350 horse
power, and 40 guns, Capt. James F. B. Wainwright. The
lee line is composed of the Hector, iron frigate, 4,089 tons,
34 guns, and 800 horse power, Capt. George W. Preedy,
C. 8.; the Defence, iron frigate, 3,720 tons, 16 guns, and 609
horse power, Capt. A. Phillimore; and the Prince Consort,
iron cased frigate, 4,045 tons, 35 guns, and 1,000 horse
power, Capt. G. 0. Willes, C. 13. The Edgar and Hector
hold the eastern end, and the Black Prince and Prince Con-
sort the western end of the position. The Trinculo gunboat
is anchored iashore of the fleet- Rear-Ad miral Dacres's fleet
as it now lies at Spithead, possesses a collective force of 237
guns, came • d by a gross tonnage of 26,985, and propelled by
an engine power of 5,500 horse, nominal. Shortly after the
Edgar anchored at Spithead, Rear-Admiral Dacres em-
barked on board the Fire Queen steam yacht, Master Com.
mander Paul, and, proceeding into Portsmouth harbour,
landed at the dockyard.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Lieut. R. Manse!, to the Implacable ; Lieut.
R. H. Moubray, to the Pembroke. Sub. Lieut. William H.
Lewin and Gerard R. Bromley, midshipman, have been
appointed to the Prince Consort. Messrs. It. L. Mundy and
Gerald It. Maltby have been nominated to naval cadetships.
The following appointment has been made in the Royal
Naval Reserve :—To be Sub-Lieut., Wm. Withers,
The return to England of the two battalions of Guards
now in Canada will necessitate a new distribution of the
brigade, and we think the authorities may in the meantime
look with advantage to some alteration of the system
which was in operation at the time of their sudden depar-
ture for America. Before the Crimean war the brigade as
a general rule was thus distributed—four battalions at the
West-end of London, one at the Tower, one at Windsor,
and one at Chichester. After the Crimean war the arrange-
ment was so far altered that Chichester was abandoned as a
Guards' station, and a battalion was sent to Dublin every
year, which was only done at rare intervals previously.
When the two battalions now under orders return we may
expect the old arrangements as regards the metropolis and
Windsor to be resumed; but with reference to the location
of the remaining battalion, there appears to us to be a good
deal to be said in favour of going back to Chichester and
abandoning Dublin as a Guards' station. The barracks, we
believe, have been empty since the Chichester depot
been
distributed among other battalions. Sussex has always
a good recruiting-ground for the Grenadier Guards, andul the
continuous presence of a battalion in the district w d
no small degree contribute to fill the ranks, a cfontesuidoeractairoBa
which should not be put aside in these days o
enlistment exigencies. But thegbreealtikreelaysottoi ihnatvaevao3,7tho,3f
Chichester is the effect it would
health of the men by giving them aperiodical relief from
the heavy sentry duty, which is at thep bottom of the high
rate of mortality in the Brigade of Guards. This duty is
most heavy in the West-end quarters and at *Windsor,
and though we believe not quite so
garrison
nd
likewith
it very
serious at the Tower, In a large ga
all manner of guards and a vice-regal Court, it is also very
heavy indeed. Thus every station of the Guards involves
garrison duties and many nights out of bed, This certainly
seems to necessitate some alteration of a programme so un-
varyingly severe. By the substitution of Chichester for
Dublin it would be accomplished, and once every three
years and a half a battalion might look forward to six