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London, England, 1852-08-04 00:00:00

AUGUST 4,

lure. Thus the law student would have an opportunity
of commencing and af'erwards continuing his studies
under able processors, broil in the Universities and in
London, with all the advantages that the wealth of those
bJdies and inns of court could command. While on
this subject we would throw out, the suggestion that in-
teresting and instructive popultr lectures on the laws of
the country might be given at Mechanics' Institutions
and other similar places. The publicity of our courts of
justice, the presence of a jury of tellow-coanSrymen, and
the practice of oral examination render our trials matters
of universal interest, and several branches of the law,
by means of such lectures, might be brought to the
knowledge of the commuuiiy which is buund to obey
them.

The subject of the relations between the bar, the
attorney, and the client was brought before the society
in a report which was much eonsidered, and as to
which the following resolutions were eventually
adepted:—
That any prac'ice which has a tendency to prevent
the public from obtaining the assistance of counsel ex-
cept through the compulsory intervention of an attorney
should be discontinued.
"That so much of the 91st section of the Act 9th and
10th Victoria, c. 95, as prevents a barrister from advo-
cating the causes of suitors in the county courts unless
instructed by an attorney should be repealed."
The letter resolution has now been adopted by both
Houses of Parliament, which by a Bill of this session for
extending the jurisdiction of the county courts has re-
pealed this clause of the former Act. It will be for the
bar to consider whether it will act on the first of the
above resolutions, which it has power to do, if it should
see fit, end should the occasion require it.
The other princ'pal measures of law amendment
which, either iu the form of Bills or in thatof reports,
have been before Parliament and the country since the
last annual meeting of our society, have been the report
of the Commissioners of the House of Commons on the
laws of partnership, and the bills for extending the ju
risdiction of the county courts, for amending the parent
laws, and for diminishing the expenses of proceedings
under commissions de lunatico inguirendo. In the consi-
deration of these several measures this society has taken
an active part, and we may reasonably expect from past
experience that its labours wilt have a beneficial effect in
determining the course of lsgislation.
Local administration of justice is now established, and
has been found of rufinite practical benefit, and your
wicecil hope to see, it gradually extended as well to suits
of an equitable 'moire us to those of a legal character,
and that in local courts, at least, both jurisdictions will
be amalgamated..
dud
we should also your attention to au effort that is
in
progress for exting the jurisdiction of the county
courts in Seotland, the precursors of our own county
courts, improving the procedure of sheriff's sups-
rior courts
introducing viva voce evidence, end making
nd for
by
other reforms.`
propriety of those changes,
We entirely concur in the
lon the law reformers of England to aid
and we Cal-
labourers in Scotland in e . cting them. It
their fellow-
sey, that amen ffg
the whole beds- ot judges
is only just 10
of different degrees in the United Kingdom, we keow of
zealously or usecully employed, or more de-
tslief7inuigo:;fe . ;eeons,.
respect,.
than the resident sheriffs of
Scotland,
lt mustbe gratifying to the society to reelect
presid.nt was mainly instrumental in
he now popular county courts in England, i
Vat elide their
introducing t
another ot their b
members (Lord Murray ), now one of Lhe 1
Lords
h ' d e Bill for blish-
Session, roug t omat
ot
arts under thel name otth esta
Cou
rts
nig these 'gee
in Scotland.
The proposed reforms of these courts would also bo
the law of the two countries—
assimilating
steps towardsees e ur council have much at heart, and on which
an ob.i--- your
eady bestowed much attention.
bey bare air
t
Since rh
last general meeting the important Act for
our
evence of in in the sue-
admitting
whichid originated inDenies a reportsuits of this society,
riot carts t
, operation. At first, as might have been
has come into
alteration was followed by some cases of
expected, the
perjury; but we doubt whether in a single instance thefraud was
successful, and we are happy to say that tes-
timonyben borne in favour of this Act by many of
has been
superior
courts, some of them in their
the judges of
places in 801 l •er" et' in addition to the evidence -
re-
cently given at the request of this society by the judges
of the county courts,
which our society has taken
part,
The chief subjects
which no movement has been made during the
Part, in the laws of debtor and creditor, of divorce,
last year, are
to deceased persons' estates. But el-
and those relating
be some matters in which little pro-
Kressu there ineY
the general cause of the amendment of
is making. n
is promising a state before. Hap-
pilyr in so
the law was never in
the region of party politics,
and we therefor law reform e
c,n count within our ranks distin-
guishedlonging to all the present divisions of
men be ,nions
on many other subjects are at
the State, whose °Pi
variance. At the beginning of the sessien the Speech
expressing, of course, the views of the
from the
power,Throne.
recommended the amendment of
party then in
ely was another party installed in
the law; and scarcely
office than it announced law reform as one of the prin-
cipal features of its policy.
Under such
favourable circumstances every measureof law amendment on which there is a general agreement
of opinion should
be premed
forward for immediate
enactment.
To turn to full account the present opportunity the
powers o
f law reformers must be gathered and couc me
trated. The organiz Aim of the Lew Amendment
e So-
ciety affords the means of exmining and bringingfor-
ward any measure of legal improvement, and the names
of its members, not to speak of its past acts, present, we
trust, a sufficient guarantee for the work being done
efficiently. Such being the ewe, it seems quite un-
necessary and a loss of strength to have separate so-
cieties for isolated objects,
Since )ho list general meeting 44 new members have
been admited, making the present number 340, and the
balance of income at d expenditure, instead of being
against the society, as it was last year, is now in its
favour. Still, the exertions of the society ate crippled
for want of larger funds, and its potency diminished by
the want of a greater body of usseciales.
With a larger income two important objects at least
might be attained—the formation of a good library of
reference and news-roem, with some of the social advan-
tages of a modern club, and the engagement of a paid
assistant secretary, to be in daily attendance at the
rooms, and qualified to give aid to Members of Parlia-
ment and others who might want information on ques-
tions of contemplated legal changes.
A freer use of the power of printing would also be
of much service, and would much facilitate the proceed-
ings of our committees.
To supply these and other deficiencies we call on
our fellow-members each to exert himself in his own
sphere to make known the objects of the society, and to
obtain for it recruits who sympathise in those objects,
and who by their personal efforts and pecuniary contri-
butions, or, yet better, by both combined, will aid in
their attainment. Especially we would call on the lay
members of our society to endeavour to increase the
number of those who do not belong to the profession.
The combination in due proportion of the two ele-
ments of professional and non-professional members is
most desirable, and would, we tire convinced, produce a
result far better than can be attained by either class at-
tetnpting to act alone.
To the honour of the legal profession its members
have come forward in the cause of law reform in a body,
powerful alike by number and by position; but while we
count many honoured names among our lay members the
whole number of such members is but small.
As a mtans of extending a knowledge of our society's
proceedings, we recommend that the annual reports of
the council should be widely circulated, and we advise
that the council should be empowered to adopt such
artangements as they may deem expedient for establish-
ing a connexion between the society and such town-
councils, chambers of commerce, jaelices at quarter-
sessions, and other bodies unconnected with petty po-
litics as may be desirous of entering into relationship
with it.

The interest in the objects of our society which our
treasurer fouud to exist in different parts of Scotland,
which he visited last autumn, is evidence of a wide-
spread feeling of sympsthy and concurrence of opinion,
which under good arrangement may serve to create for
us powerful auxiliaries. Such a counexion as we have
referred to would, we believe, be mutuelty advantageous;
and among other benefits to our society—benefits which
would ultimately be partaken in by those who conferred
them—would be increased means of collecting informa-
tion on the actual working of our laws, and practical
suggestions for their improvement.
Your council have shown that this society has assisted
in the settlement of several questions of the most diffi-
cult and complicated nsture—the Court of Chancery, the
Masters' office, the procedure of the superior and county
courts, the enfranchisement of copyholds, and the trans-
fer of land. It will be the duty of this society to watch
over all these alierationss and the new state of things in-
troduced by them, and thus to obtain the speedy, cheap,
and satisfactory administration of justice for all classes
of the community.
But the society has also a still higher duty, which is,
if possible, to obviate the necessity of lew.euits, or, at
all events, to diminish their number. Under any cir-
cumstances a lawsuit must often be productive of much
expense, anxiety, and distress. Prevention is better
than cure, and it the law were preseuted to the public, in
a more intelligible and accessible form many law-suits
which are now rendered necessary from the present
declared state of the law would be prevented.
It is net dless to remind the secietee that the rules re-
la'ing to the law in this country are scattered through
1,000 volumes, and that it is thus difficult for the prac-
titiouer, and often impossible for the unprotessional
man, to ascertain the exact slate of the law.
The council, therefore, urge on the society that it
cannot better employ its influence and exertions than
in attempting some remedy fur this state of things.
This is to be found in a comprehensive digest, cense-
lidatioe, and codification of the whole of the statute and
common law. A part of this, the criminal law, has al-
ready been effected, and only wants the final stroke to
complete it. But the whole of the other branches of
tthhe_
statute law, and the whole of the other brioches. oaftion:
common law, in accordance with the recommen_clid
of the learned Criminal Lew Commissioners, obaru; of it
be
subjected to this process; and it there baanYel:.naps the
which more calls for it than another it ilaPve already
commercial law, as to which some etiTesereat has been
been taken, and as to which a grea! I„nd as in England
expressed as well in Scotland and IT'isipod meetings.
by many important commercial bodies and which all our
Here then is a worthy eb.lectldt°be devoted.
entire do
bnctriag the other jcts
exertions are required and
he council believe that.--°°;ntbst by the society dui hie the
already successfully dealt ":Lnistr„tipp, it the stime_zeal,
eeurse, of, its nine years'
maiiployed as on former occae
buldtiess. Ind judgment be
.n
"'
sions, its exertions will be I

Se, scotch Count cora. 'gain and gitcbti(!,

1852

out any flit part, as in snull riff-d arms. The, rifled
mortar weighs upwards t 114 cat.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE NEW RE Ile-ADMIRAL.
The Commander-in-Chief of the coati of Africa st-
n- ...-......
lion, now Rear•Admital Bruce, who has atcaintd his ti tg Stair IT o4*-c-te li' IJ ii. La; So URNALS.
by the death of Ste T. W. Lsring, at present es Comm,)- TIMES.-It is 'said to have been a Met ce with Eas-
dore of the first class, enjoys all the privileges of his . t.
new rack, and we presume that like ponntates, when they wished to effect the ruin of
Itteir-Admiral :hot' particularf man, to make tom a present of an elr-
Finshaise, C. 8., his predecessor, who alio succeeded to ,
his flag whilst commandicg in chief on the coast, he will 1 the animal were white ao much the better.
kl'her.-a7 no getting rid of the honourablnencumbrance.
continue in the command, with the blue at the wizen ; The recipientew
instead of a red pendant. Rear-Admiral Bruce his seen ducedtotheir olafstthgernignifotfareiedethoirs,
some dashing service since he entered the neve, te wnt
- seen by the fallowing epitome of his cat ear, to which ' bur the iudtereat ng animal must have
h family
rhea
hisDukeigt.
four
ut
ofr bemealsN
or re .-
vve may add that he c anteatided the Queen, 116, for a a d'ay,toanh his various attendants to take him on his air.
hinigo:,
in a ampoto him, to small
shoet time, and that since he has been on the cos=t of
hAfrica, the sanguinary affair at Lagos, for which the
,fact, al those counties itiottoleths-eeromvicbeshiwthitcoh dose
ot niggardlyon promotion was given, took place under much promote elephantine comfort. Conceive the feelings
of the wretched Indian as he gazed upon the vast crea-
Elenry s direeti.
William Bruce, born Feb. 2, 1792, is third tc:grorpireisto Who.slinterior alibis earthly possessions wereby
and only surviving son of the late Rev. Sir Henry degrees
Hervey Aston Bruce, Bart., by Letitia, daughter of offered toPasstn4 in the Shane of tit-bits such as might be
the S attaute gift. There was, however, no escape
the late Rev. Dr. Henry Barnard, graudlaughter of -ruin was a mere question of time-at ail events, the
William Barnard, Bishop
of Derry, and neico of animal must be ti
d Now, what that elephant was in the
Thomas Barnard, Bishop of Limerick. He is uncle of hands of the Eastern
Hervey Bruce, Bart. This this moment to a n Prince the office of "sheriff" is at
citizenshof London. They can't the present Sir Henry
ostra-
officer entered the navy towards the close of 1803, as a cise him, as the Athenians would have done-they can't
boy, ou board the Euryalus, 36, Captain Hon. Henry have him shot from behind
asten.dyke, as the practice
131at•ltwood, and on Oct. 21, 1805, was present as mid- is with deliberative assentbie
Attie of Trefalger. In 1806 he him to be stilettoed or poisonescl of e
Irishmen-nor cause
thipmen, at the b: „sveas the way of the
joined the Ajax, 74,
commanded by the same officer, Storzis and Boreias-but they
os
make" him Sheriff.
and, on her destruction by fire off the Dardanelles, Feb. They can force him to accept an office which will inter-
-14, 1807, became attached to the Endymion, 40, Captain fere with the necessities of his business,
HorelThomas Capri, part of Sir John Thos. Duckworth 's nary avocations, with his comfort, and his with his ordie
p
After further as- They can compel him, under heavy pecuonimaeroaysetepdeoinfsatinitiiPeds,
force at the passage of those straits.
sisting at the embaikstion of S,r John Moore'e army at to take upon himself duties which may h
Corunna, in January, 1809, Mr. Bruce rejoined Captain ful to his feelings as well as damaging to his fortuante.
Blackwood in the Plarseite, 74, stationed in the North If once nominated, however reluctant' a candidate 13" .
Sea, and on Jan. 5, 1810, he was promoted from the may be known to be, these is no escape from the shrift:-
Bellona, 74, Captain John Erskine Douglas, into the city or the payment of 4001. In point of tact, it is idle
Prospero, sloop, Captain John Hardy Gody, from wbich to enlarge upon the disagreeable nature of the office;
be was, however, removed on the 17th of the same for there are plenty of men forthcoming who are
month to the Belvidere, 36, Captain Richard Byron. willing to accept that as an honour which others
While in that ship he in part commanded her boats, in are am anxious to avoid as a painful responsibility and a
COLiOnCiiOn with those of the Nemesis, 28, at the very strious loss. It is this consideration which renders the
gallant capture, off the coast of Norway, of 2 Daniell conduct of the citizens more preposterous. Granted,
gun-vessels, the Bolder and Thor, of 8 gues and 45 men 'hat some person must needs serve the office of sheriff,
eat!), and destruction of a third, July 23, 1810; obtained Granted, that the office should only be intrusted to per-
the official notice of his captain for his skilful manage- sons of station and respectebility; bat, when it is matter
went of the Belvidera's mein-deck stern-chasers, when of ooterity that there is an abundance of persona, both
she ably escaped, after a long runnieg fight, and a lots of good station and high respectability,
who are willing
ot 2 in.?"ri killed and 22 woundtd, from a powerful Ameri- to discharge the dutie, of the shrievalty, why should the
can squadron under Commodore R edgers, June 23, 1812, citizens go out of their way to select those very persona
on welch occasion he was himself slightly wounded; who a:e most reluctant to undertake it? Even under
again served in the boats with those of a stpiadron our new Militial Bill we are to try the bounty first, and
under Lieut. Kell N- One volunteer is
y Nazar at the boafditig and cature, fall back up the ballot afterwards.
American hittereof
on Feb. 8, 1813, after a most obstinate ret.istenee, of the worth twenty pressed menn--why. then, press the twenty
carronades and 28 me n--e
marque Lottery, of tax 12-pounder and kick the volunteer out of doors?' Why, without
led rd by • n exploit which was ackno.w. assnziecholgratalbdlehopraetdeingth,iotyr st.hhar.oduogwhofthnsecimesusdit", drag that
ae the especial th .nkof
the privateers subsequentlyßueker, Hill,aied in taking and destroying Whenever
chief;
and
.4 a the ceminander-in
candidates-whenever
we find any paucity of willing
of 7 guns and 72 men, and. duties which obviously must be discharged by somebody
70 d men. Captain Bruce, who was are neglected by everybody, it will be time enough to
Mars, of 15 guns and 8
1814, next, in Augustte;"
still the practice is
advanced to the 'corn
Admiral Cockburn up othethaotf Patuxent as farPauts"P.Nduitt7recalcitrants with tine and indignity. As yet
31.ehaer,Maacen!ymbrig, May 27, visit the
illing go free. The
ham, and, on the retu a of'
ington, there hoisted the theil Ittnish army from Wain- fact is that the annual elec ion of sheriff to s
tono
electsti such
tahseceustiswi till' t hasi%l, oscucdutror
lete d ; t
hb
ou bat,
serve for
of that gallant officer, London arid Middle:ex bas degeneated into a pretext
whose acknowledgments foraghi
honour, with othe Itiorvices he had the for the most paltry extortion. There is no expectation
re, to receive
ing the Manly was employed . thea __September follow- that the unwilling nominees will serve, but there is a
ing the advance, of Major-Gehuopraf
Rosy on
river dur- certainty that they will be compelled to pay 4001. into
We soon afterwards tied Ceptain Br * on Baltimore, the hands of the City Treasurer. The nature of the
England with dispatches in the Rover use!! returnirg to eromteding arpears to be somewhat as follows. Under
paid off in Sspymber, 1815, successive; °Pe' erif 3, lona the Common Ceuncil Act ot 1748 the Lord Mayor has
escorting the outward-bound East IndiaYtrmacreoyoed in the privilege of putting inn omination a number of names,
southward of the equator, in convoying borne a
Ett,tthe not exceeding nine, of persons for election by the livery
merchantmen from Jiarbadoes, and cruising eff of on Mid.ummer-da If the Chiet Magittrate for the
Dieppe City took ordinary-'
for the purpose of intercepting Napoleon Benspaete, lied b y pains-as much pains as may be im-
should occasion offer. On March 16, 1821 he was ap- peon y the exchange of two lines in writing by the
pointed to the Sappho sloop, and, being the senior enel.. iii syuctjsta-n tnere would be nothing very unreasonable
wander on the Cork station at the time of George IV. 's even this
slight arradngement. The proof, however, that
visit to Ireland, was promoted to post rank, by commis- be gathered rom theree of trouble is not taken, may
sion dated Nov. 16 in the same year. He subseqeently, iion. On that were inn, of the recent elec-
trum Oct. 4, 1823, until April 3, 1824, officiated as flag- sell and Moore, were ;At two gentlemen, Messrs. Gris-
captain in the Britannia, 120, to the Hon. Sir Alexaneer H ;open who was actin in nomination by Alderman
gas deputy for the Inglis Cochrane, commander-in-chief at Plymouth ; under a mistaken impression that they Lord Mayor,
commanded the Tangent., 26, on the South American serve. It is not our wish to make out were willing to
station, from June 7, 1836, until paid off at the close of Alderman Hooper, for he has since doneaanlY case against
1839; and, on Feb. 1, 1812, was selected by his brother- his power to repair the consequences of his that
lay in
in-law, Sir Thomas John Cochrane,_ to be his flag- doubt he acted just in the same way that otehrror. No
captain in the Agincourt, 72, on the East India station. done before him, and the consequence was, that ers have
Captain Bruce married, first, Feb. 9, 1822, Jane, second unlucky nominees were elected, Whabetakes loathe two
daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Alexander Inglis Crch- such an occasion may, perhaps, best gathered' upon
from
rave, sister of Bear Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, the description given a few days back by two Com
and sister-in-law of Rear Admiral Sir Edward Thomas Councilmen. . I was at the Common Hall the orlseenr Trowbridge, Bart., by whom, who died June 22, 1830, day," said Mr. Dakin, " when two gentlemen were ree
be has issue two sons and two daughters. He espoused, turned by the Livery, and I never witnessed so mon.
secondly, March 13, 1832, Mary alinchin, youngest strous and complete a farce. I saw a party heading
daughter of the late Colonel George Dalrymple, and by and directing a number of persons who acted under his
that lady he also has issue, control, no doubt upon an understanding with
THE SAFETY OF THE HARPY.-We are glad to find other parties, and carieg nothing whatever about the
that the Harpy has been heard of at Fayal, which place dignity of the office and I saw the persons who had
she bad reached in great distress, from Rio, with inva- thus been marshalled make the return in conformity
lids, betted to Englaud. The Harpy is one of the " no- with the arrangements by which other persons were fa-
torious half-dezen" iron squadron, and one of a class vonred with exemption." Mr. Deputy Lott, who foie
that has been reported officially to be unfit and uuswe lowed this speaker, backed up his statements in every
for a sea voyage. We are not at all surprised to hear of particular, and declared that he had never witnessed
disasters befalling any of the half-dozen, and after the more "disgraceful jobbery where all was jobbery." He
repeated warnings the Admiralty have had, officially had seen " hundreds of dirty hands held up for the re-
and otherwise, they incur a fearful responsibility in turn of a junior alderman, in order to free the senior
trusting them at sea. The Harpy has been on the south- alderman, who had particular reasons for knowing the
east coast of South America for some years, and customers, from the obligation to serve." Despite of all
was one of the squadron engaged in the Parana. She is these declarations, and despite of a motion made before
badly designed, and is incapable of carrying her intended the Court of Aldermen, the two unfortunate nominees
weights. She is very much overpowere.l with mtchi- have been compelled to p' y the fine', which they have
nery. She is under 350 tons, and yet she has enemas dune under protest, and the fines have been maintained.
of 200-horse power. She is one of the disgraceful Navy- A report will be found in another portion of our
office blunders.-Herald. columns this day which affords ample proof that per.
MALTA, JULY 27 -For the lest few days we have suns of respectability and station in the City are forth,
been anxiously looking for the Indian mail, and as the coming who are eager to solicit that very office which
M .diva did not appear, apprehensions of accident were others so streuuoutet repudiate. Why then this silly
generally entertained, The French steamer Loughur, degradation of what should be an honourable post? The
however, has just arrived,
and by her we learn that the remedy in a case of this kind is so very simple and ob-
mails had not yet reached Suez, although the East India vious that one is ashamed even to offer a suggestion. We
Cempaee's steamer Victoria, from Aden, had arrived presume there can be only two objects in view; the first
on the 20th. that fit and proper eertons should be chosen as sheriffs;
Prince Ferdinand Maximilian, the second, that their choice should received the assent
Oa Sunday last the P .
° and approbation of the citizens. It is
only necessary
brother of the Emperor of Austria, arrived here in the .
Mabee and Algiers, and left that willing candidates should certify their Willi n
Volta steam-trig from . . .
is a ness to the Lord Mayor, or to any Citylin-
es it is said, lie other Officer,
us again last night for Naples,
very unassuming young wan, end earnestly entreated who should propose the names for the approbation
.
his arrival of the citizens. Nothing more i 3 wanting if willing that all the official ceremonies attendant on
forthcoming.On his short stay he visited all candidates are the other hand, if
might be waived, Daring
of .
him- the time should ever arrive wbe the gold
b notice, and smusad hins- n chain and
the places be thought wort by
appendages ofthis high •• •
- favourite pursuit of a numismati- other gaudy
self in his apparently
ciao, adding several coins o face to his store, and more espe- have lost their attraction, and if the ffit is universally
dally the coins of' the olden day. He would not be ac- felt to be a thing which must be avoided at all hazards,
,
from then it would
in his rambles, not evenbe a most scandalous oppression to force it
Campania by any one .
as of enjoying absolute upon this or thatobnoxious ' individual merely arbitrio
the Consulate, being desirous
popuiaris aura.:-. If the duty
is so detestable, let, it be
freedom.
Governor,
who is slowly recover- compulsory ou all in turn, or, still
His Excellency the
attention to the Prince, son be paid t odischarge the el •
better, let some per-
ing, was too newell to pity any
ties of an odious effice We d issgreeable responsibili-
ccept Its• o not, however, think that
had ho been disposed to a
ication of the 22d last., this ceutin eu yha
With reference to Y
in-
aLlmwrtioem Tripoli of the arrival this chy get
.us yet occurred. As the report of
news has reached this place
d 1
that unless the French- is, proves,theretore,amalany persons covet the distinction; it
there of the French liter, and rant
e were given up, the Ad- the shriovalt more scandal te make the election for
men still ret,ined by the 1?-c a acts of hostility. The yan exttuse for eater' The
miral money
miral had threatened to proceed to
mail left
..practice. is most dishienest, a .
nd discreditable in the
the mail left pertinaciously highest degree Pacha is resolute, and when
refused to give up the men.
PoRTSHOUTH, TITESDA
y• -Tbe Edinburgh. 56, C ,pt.
hi ), returned into tt •
Chide, C.B. (screw gunnery 8. p
.. t . his
harbour from her Channel cruise this atternoon. She
day. Since she left Queens-
returned to Spitheed yesterday
town, last Wednesday, she has been at ate, matte tvring,
drilling, and exercising her crew in gunnery, she has
proved, under steam, sail, and steam and sail, a most
efficient vessel, realizing, under certain circumstances,
upwards of 10 knots per hour. On coming up to Spit-
head she dressed ship, manned yards, and saluted the
royal standard as she passed Osborne.
The Fairy. Royal yacht, Commander Crispin, ern.
barked the Queen and Court last avenue, about half-
past five, trout Osborne, and steamed with them rouad
the squadron at Spithead, which dressed ship, and
manned rigging and bulwarks as the Sovereign passed.
No gunpowder compliments were paid, Ler . ,es .
nittey
having countermand- d the salute.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert returned t
Cowes yesterday, after coaling in this harbour fur theo
Antwerp trip.
The Fire Queen s'eara yacht has been regularly put
in commission by Mr. Peril, master, but when
on particular service a lieu enatit will Comm
et present she is commanded by
mm and her, and
Lieutenant Matson, of
the Victory (the Senior
WiLieutenan
upon her Imperial Highnes,i the G at 111"11)' to attend
rine of Russia, now in the I,le ' r
ond Duchess Cathe-
ot ght.
The new steam-frigate Furious 1,6, 400-horse power,
1,2 t' 86 tons, designed and built b
master-shipwright of this docky Mr.
Finnhaw' the
late
rd was taken out 0
harbour today to make her first trial at the measured
mile in S'okeehbay. Captain Henderson, a 8., cow-
!minding this steam squadron in ordinary at this port;
Captain Warden, of t t abet; and
lie steam deparrmeo- -
Mr. Hughes, meet
of the Surveyor of the Navy's depart
at Somerset-house, a, d Mr. Murray, tbe chief eer
trileurve
of this dockyard, and staff, went out in her to o ngom,
d 16 revoluti ,
and report upon her e . - She made bie cir-
el alines.anonym
All
her averaged 10,12.6 knots, under the
time of trial.
cuusslaticee of violent winds the who_lehoard.,
her tea stores and provisions were .?"_'_',. tis,tlais morn-
The Tiger, 16, Captain Giererda,r7: e
ing, and will go to Spithead toencumw
madder Weolrige,
The Idissible, 6, stesw. a tont
on Thursday, and her
will be paid wages to the
D3o7abberice.
crew will be granted
leave this morning from the
The Cornelius Grine! .
Thames. ARTILLERY.-- The sentence of the
ROYAL MARl"..rtial upon first-Lieutenant Henry
general court-03t7bis:corps, on a charge of having tv'en
Watson BA, ° oy dressed when on duty as office
town-tits
drunk and ~ Fort Comberland on the Ist tilt has hir
of the day a" j ted He is sentenced " 't6 'I
erecau :Bto be cashiered.
day been ' APPcINTHENTS.
AUG. 3 -Sur eo
eetoor-Wiege• t, tt It John Davidson, M.D.
~,, to tee tireeon-ouperintendent of the Lord Auck-
(lB4oe it-ip.
mad to
7,,
g, Th 0173116 .enn('ll and W. M. Chambers, have been
entered as third class assistant engineers, and placed on
the books of the Magicienne steam-frigate, Captain W
ham Ramsay, in charge of tho advance it.
squadron of war
steamers.
The Junius steam-sloop, Commander Powell, recently
arrived at W,.olwieh, from Giuraltar,
, is to be paid off at
this port on Friday next.
RIFLED MORTAR.-A large piece of ordnance, f
entirely new construction, has just been finished' ao an
Itlal Arsenal, and will shortly be conve to•edht
6hthe
oeburyneas to try experiments with it at that long range.-
Some idea may be formed of the strength of the
when it is stated that it is thirty-two inches in di mortar
the bore,
and has thirteen inches of solid metal
round
which is only eight inches in diameter,and from its'
gr„L depth, compared with •ottrer mortars it i:i prelia-
.bly intended for firing solid shot or shella, of the elon-
gated or eugarloaf shape, and similar to the Minis balls.
The grooves in the mortar are only two, placed hori-
aontallY opposite eaith othcr, and Qf an oval shape, with=

VICTORIA LONDON DOCK.
Yesterday the ordinary hail-yearly meeting of the
above company was held at the offices of Messrs.
Bluebell and Parson, 47, Parliament-street, West-
miuster.

SAMUEL M. PLTiI,
to read
chair, called upon Mr. Smith, the secretary,ite
h report
the notice convening the ineetin4,
and
also
oe
formation
of the directors, which states that iiinceet
j the establish-
of the company, which has for
itSiln of the Thames, in
went of a commodious dock nort
of North Woolwich,
Esq., having been elected to the
the immediate neighbourhood
,iy engaged in negotia-
the directors had been
flows with various parties it upon such a basis as
scjivthe' a view to strengthen•
ing the company, and placing i the undertaking, which
to insure the carrying.
would not be couinrent,w
orks would be continued, and
assurance that :if; noel! there was a reasounble
d satisfactorily completed. Mr. Bidder,
speedily and
fstabe company-, having matured his plans
the eugineer o
docks and works intended in the first
of the prop
be
acconitnodation of 90 acres, with a mile
area of wateiram
sheds; they were
BrassoYl
pile-
• oars on the
are prep
oi of swt a::: a
works for
of the quay room, and 160,000 feet of proof
to asedconstructed, and which comprise an
the directors congratulate the pro-
gewere submitted to Messrs. Peto, Bette, And
result. Tnose eminent contractors
prepared to undPrtake the completion of the
the sum of 400,000/ , which is the arhount
share capital of the company ; and so con-
vinced are te contractors of the return which may
be anticipatehd for th is outlay, that they have offered
to lease the docks for 21. years, at a rent of 5/. per
cent. per annum on the amount of the contract. The
a company, body ofs
oc a
thatpit a 1 ist
thes
chomaypelevtiorO
olf
treeeproerdt
taod
jdosi
itilitahte
the share fist is guaranteed.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the
adoption of the re-
port, congratulated the proprietors on the present
aspect of the great national undertaking in which they
bad embarked. It was satisfactory to the directors
thus early to be able to introduce the important un-
dert4king to the public with every prospect of success.
—(Rear.) The best test that could be given of the
probability of the ultimate success of the venture was,
that the contractors offered to complete the works
for the amount of capital raised upon the shares:: a
to guarantee a dividend of 5 per cent. peri:
Nilo the
(Hear, hear) It was only ntcessary to
wore par-
great increase in the number of our ships, more was at
ticularly of large steamers, for which we
spp
present no suitable accommodation,
gion of reciate the
good that would result from thec°ni completion a dock
the company.—
of the dimensions contemplated by
(Hear.) Looking at the working of the existing
had reason to look for
duck companies, the directoi as would place the Vic-
re
such a co-operation from pll a position as to be se-
I, Dock CompanY i such
speculation,—(Hear.)
, coed 8
gto no other as paying ,
~ainiously adopted, and a vote of
The report was a°
gin to the chairman and di-
rectors for
thanks Laving been. past
services, the business of the
their
was at an end.
ordinary
.ineetienezirg
-t of the company was then held,
A speelnifonliioWing gentlemen were unanimously..
when the ctors :—Charles Morrison, Etl., DAllvjla
elecrud dire
n, Esq., George Peabody, ESq'' and •
' I Wadclin.„,gt:llevwood, E It unanimously
'-q• was also
, 1 rember.,-- . 7 future
forma qnorum of
1 resolved that in three should,
~.. s The.meeting then -separated'
director ..
~..._

puoGRESS OF V
A-iNtIGRATioN.—it is said that of
1,500 weavers at pt e,eit unemployed
in Paisley, 1.200 are
desirous of emigrating....reprioenang, at the least, 6:000 la-
dividUalit...ATortit British Ara&