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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY AUTUMN MEETING

A Match of 50 soya each, h ft, llbt 1011) each. lialf a

mile.

Mr Coventry's Tarragona, 6 yrs llst 101 h , (Owner) 1
Marquis of Hastings's East Sheen, 6 yrs, llst 101 h
(Mr Wilkinson) 2
Betting-5 to 4on East Sheen.
The non-favourite made all the running, and won by
four lengths.

The Acton Burnel Stakes of 3 soya each, with 30 soya
added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with
selling and maidon allowances. About three-quarters of
a mile. 4 subs.
Mr W. Morris's Antoinette (£2O), 3 yrs, 7st 41b
(Lynch) 1
Mr Price's Hurrah (£2O), 2 yrs, 6st 41b (Gorton) 2
Mr H. Wright's Princess Dagmar (£2O), 2 yrs, Ost 131 b
(Goodwin) 3
. _

Betting-10 to lon Antoinette, who cut down her
horses in the first 50 yards, and won in a canter by half a
length. The winner was bought for 100 guineas.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 Row; each, with 20 sous
added. The winner to be sold for £4O. Winners extra.
About five furlongs. 8 subs.
Mr Saltmarsh's Lady Bohun, 3 yrs, Est 81b .... (Ward) 1
Mr John Osborne's Nell Digby, 3 yrs, Est 71b.. (Carroll) 2
Mr Ten Broeck's Thais (sister to Knave of Trumps),
3 yrs, 6st 4lb
Mr A. lleatheote's Balornock, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b (Morris) 4
Mr Lawley's Gazehound, 3 yrs, Est (11. Sharp) 5
,t Betting-7 to 4 agst Thais, 2to 1 agst Lady Bohun, and
100 t 0.30 aged Balornock.
After three failures they got away in close company, the
favourite with a slight lead. having Balornock and Nell
Digby as her immediate attendants into the straight, when
the latter gave way to Gazehound, Halfway in the distance
Thais was in difficulties, and in a few strides after was
headed by Lady Bohun and Nell Digby, who, coming again,
joined the leaders. At the stand Gazehound was out of it,
and the leaders, joining issue, finished a close race home,
Lady Bohun winning cleverly by half a length; Nell Digby
defeated Thais by a head for second, who was a like
distance in advance of Balornock. Gazehound was
beaten off. The winner was sold to Mr. Barber for 135
guineas.

The Caldecot Castle Handicap Plate of 50 sous. Winners
extra. About one mile.
Lord Bateman's Moulsey, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Redhead's My Mary, 5 yrs, fist 2lb (Fordham) 2
Mr Astley's Quicksand, 4 yrs, Gst 81b (Herbert) 3
Mr Grevillo's Anfield, 4 yrs, 3st 21b .... (H. Grimshaw) 4
Marquis of Hastings's Odine, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Morris) 5

Betting-6 to 4on My Mary, 9to 2 egg Moulaey, and
6 to 1 each agst Anfield and Udine.
Quicksand and Odine raced for the lead into the straight,
where the pair were headed by My Mary and Anfield, who
came on in company to the distance, where Quicksand was
beaten. Moulsey, who had hitherto laid off, came to the
front, and on reaching the stand he slipped the favourite,
and won the race out of the fire by a neck; a bad third.
The Monknioor Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 25 soya
added, Winners extra. The sec)nd horse saved his
stake. The winner to be sold for £2OO. About half a
mile. 29 subs.
Mr R. Ten Broeck's Dawdle, 3 yrs, 7st llb
_ _

Grimshaw) 1
Mr. J. Lo we's Tomfoolery, 3 yrs, 7st (Loates) 2
Mr Stevens's Faith, 3 yrs, Bst 81b (in 711) ex) (Payne) 3
The following also ran : tE•na, Leontes, and Concordia.
Betting— 7 to 4 agst Dawdle, 4 to 1 agst Concordia, 5 to
1 agst Tomfoolery, and 10 to 1 each agst Leontes and
Faith,

After a long delay at the post Dawdle got away with a
slight advantage of Tomfoolery, Faith, and Concordia, but
before they had got many strides Faith rushed past her
horses and assumed the command, followed as they entered
the straight by Concordia, Dawdle, and Tomfoolery, who
ran in company to the distance, when Faith was beaten.
Dawdle at the same time came to the front, and won
easily by three lengths; Tomfoolery, who got through
his horses at the stand, defeated the pulling up Faith
by three-quarters of a length for second ; Concordia was
a bad fourth; lE.na fifth; and Leontes, who got badly
off, last.

The Longleate Handicap of 5 SDVS each, for all ages. Win-
ners after the declaration of the weights to carry 71b ex-

tra. The second horse to save his stake. About three

furlongs and a quarter, straight run in.
Mr Thellusson's Ilesper, 6 yrs, 9st 101 b (Fordham) 1
Mr Drewitt's Colleen, 3 yre,7st 71b . (11. Covey) 2
Mr Graham's Vision, 2 yrs, 7st 131 b.... (J Nightingall) 3
Mr Greville's Lady Caroline, 3 yrs, 7st 21h
(J. Grimshaw) 4
The following also ran :—Land of the West, Don't Come
Late, Imogene, and Aae.
,Betting-7 to 4 agst Don't Come Late, 3to 1 agst 'Jas-
per, 9 to 2 agst Lady Caroline, and 8 to 1 agst Colleen,
Don't Come Late in company with Vision was the first
away, and with Helper and Colieen made play to the dis-
tance, where Hesper drew in advance, and won a fine race
by a length; half a length separated the second and third,
and a head the third and fourth. The others were close up,
the last of them being Aline.

The Column Handicap of 100 says, aided to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10ft; winners extra, with
certain allowances. The second horse saved his stake
About a mile and a quarter. 25 subs.
Mr J. Day's Teneriffe, 3 yrs, Gst 01b (car Get 11Ib)

(Morrie) 1
Mr G. Angell's Dunkeld (in 141 b extra), 4 yrs, Tat 121 b
(Perry) 2
Mr T. Hunt's Charming Woman, 5 yrs, 7st 41b
(Maidment) 3
Mr Osborne's Gaily, 4 3 rs, 7st 61b (includ 51b extra)
(Carroll) 4
The following also ran :—Manrico, Turn of Luck, Leo.
nora, Queen of Trumps, Jack o' Newbury, Atherstone's
dam colt, Jessie, Nucleus, and Greenland.
Betting-100 to 30 agst Tenerife, 4to 1 agst Atherstone's
dam colt, 7 to 1 agst Charming Woman, 8 to 1 agst Leo,.
nora, 10 to 1 agst Dunkeld, Greenland, and Gaily, and 100
to 6 agst Maurice.

Charming Woman lying in the centre of the course, got
away with the lead, with the favourite, Nucleus, Ather-
stone's dam colt, Leonora, and Jack o' Newbury in attend-
ance. But as they rounded the top turn, Queen of Trumps
came up on the outside, and carried on the running at a
strong pace, being upwards of half a dozen lengths in ad-
vance of Charming Woman, who was followed by Lord
Wilton's colt, Gaily, Leonora, and Teneriffe into the back
stretch, Greenland, Turn of Luck, Dunkeld and Jessie form-
ing the rear division. As they approached the three-quarter
mile post the pace somewhat slackened, and they got upon
closer terms, Teneriffe with Dunkeld as they came along
the bottom being enabled to improve their position as they
Queen of Trumps was disposed
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winning easily at last by a length, Dunkeld defeating
Charming Woman by a neck for second, and the latter beat
; Manrico was fifth. Nucleus
sixth,
GailyixthL a
eonobreaadsevfoer thnth,iardnd Atherstone's dam colt next.
The last were Jack o' Newbury, Greenland, and Jessie.
extra. About five furlongs.
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(Fordham) 1
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Sans Mes, Lord Ronald, Sister Mary, Na_les, Teesdale,
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After a few failures they left the post in a body. Jack
Jukes, after running a few strides, took up the running,
closely attended by Volatile, Bella, Lord Ronald, and Cata-
logue into the straight, when Mr Payne, filly joined the
o leader,rdha
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broughtair runningup
rushes, and landed the Marquis of Hastings's colours by
half a length ; three lengths separated the second! and
third. Bella was fourth, Lord Ronald fifth, awl Viceroy
sixth. Cataloguein company
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Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added, for all ages.
Winners extra. About half a mile. 21 subs.

yrs, . Cf: : 7.l(bn.
Sharp) 4
yrs, Girl, 4 7st 31b (Coates) 1
Mr Greville's Lady Caroline, 3
Lord Bateman's Gipsy
3 yrs,
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Lard Westmoreland's Usher,
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yrs,
(Sayer) 5
Betting-6 to 4on Usher, 100 to 30 agst Gipsy Girl,
and 9 to 2 agst Lady Caroline.
Gipsy Girl cut out the work to the Stand, where Lady
Caroline, who had gradually crept up, caught her; the pair
finishing a fine race home with a dead heat. Usher was
then beaten off some lengths.
Deciding heat.
Betting—I ItoS on Lady Caroline.
The non-favourite made the running, and won in a
canter by four lengths.
Match for £4O; 9st each. One mile, over four flights of
hurdles.

Mr Hilton's Spider, Bst t(Srnethurs) 1
Mr Griffiths's Nancy, Sat (car Bst 21b) . (W. White) 2
Betting-5 to 2on Nancy, who made play to the last
flight of hurdles, where she was joined by Spider, who
headed her on the stand, and won on the post by a head.
On returning to weigh an objection was lodged against the
wiuor 'az the ground of a foul, wlneh was overruled,

Naval and Military Intelligence.


VALETTA, Nov. 11.—There have been several
movements among the ships of the Mediterranean
squadron during the week. O❑ Saturday the Re-
venge, (bear:ng the fl ig of Rear-Admiral 11. R.
Yelverton, C. 8.), Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley, left
port on a cruise to Sicily and Port Mahon, taking
with her as passengers for the trip Major Graham,
22d Regiment, and Capt. Cartwright, 7th Rcgi.
ment. She arrived at Syracuse on the following
day, and was to leave shortly for Palermo. The
Phoebe, 35, Capt. T. D. A. Fortescue, left Malta
harbour on the Bth inst. for Beyrout, for the pur-
pose of relieving on the coast of Syria the Cossack,
22, Cap'. W. R. Roliand. The Chanticleer, 17,
Commander E. J. Risk, preceded her on the sth
inst. for the same destination. The Meeanee, GO,
Capt. G. Wodehouse, returned on the sth inst. from
Messina without having succeeded in recovering
the anchor lost by her Majesty's ship Terrible in
that port some three years ago. The Firefly, 4,
surveying vessel, Lieut.-Commander G. R. Wilkin.
son, will make another trip to the West Coast of
Sicily, for hydrographioal operations, before laying
up for the winter. She has been fitted up with a
new mainmast, her old one having become rotten,
and she will probably leave port on Monday next.
The whole of that part of the coast and the neigh-
bouring islands are undergoing a new survey, and
have been found, as far as the work has proceeded,
to be so incorrectly laid clown in the charts as to
make it appear that much of the previous survey
must have been mere guess work. The Turkish
steam yacht Izzedan, Capt. D. R. Comyn, recently
built in England for the Sultan, arrived here on
the 7th inst., 15 days from London and five from
Gibraltar, on her way to Constantinople. She left
last night for her destination. She experienced
very bad weather on her passage out, which accounts
for the length of the voyage. The French steam
frigate Cacique, 14, Capt. De Freycuiet, arrived on
the 9th inst. from Alexandria, having on board the
Prince Lucien Murat, the Princess Caroline, and the
Princess Anna and suite. They are returning from
a tour in the Holy Land and other parts of the
Levant. The Cacique left yesterday for Corsica and
Marseilles,under a salute from the saluting battery.
Our newly-appointed Governor, Sir Henry Storks,
G.C.8., G.C.M.G., is not to be here so soon as was
expected. His Excellency is to leave England on
the 20th inst. and to embark at Marseilles on board
her Majesty's despatch vessel Psyche, Lieutenant-
Commander R• Sterne, about the 27th. Major.
General Ridley is at present Acting Governor.
Lieut.-Colonel Dunne, 100th Regiment, Captain
Walker and Lieut. Chambers, 221 Regiment, re.
turned to this garrison during the week.
The Duke of Somerset, K.G., attended by Capt.
Hall, R.N., private secretary, and accompanied by
other members of the Board of Admiralty, was
expected to arrive at the Admiralty House, Ports-
mouth dockyard (the residence of Admiral Sir M.
Seymour, G.C.8.) last evening from London. The
chief object of His Grace's visit to Portsmouth is
understood to be a personal inspection of the 121 ton
guns and their carriages on board her Majesty's
ships Royal Sovereign and Excellent, in connection
with the intended substitution of wrought-iron for
their present wooden carriages. He will witness
some firing from the 12-ton smooth bare (150
pounder), which, with a rifled 12-ton gun (300-
pounder), is mounted as a broadside gun on board
that ship. The latter circumstance, however, does
not sfford any proof that a 12.t0n gun can ever be
carried as a broadside port gun on board any sea-
going ship—indeed, it proves just the contrary—
for no seagoing ship could be fitted with guns of
the same sz?, or fulfil the other conditions under
which these weapons are now worked with such
wonderful facility on board the Excellent, on the
smooth waters of Portsmouth harbour.

The Marlboiougb, 121, screw three•decker, Capt.
Charles Fellowes,was officially inspected at Spithead
on Tuesday by Admiral Sir Michael Seymour,
K.C,8., and yesterday, at the turn of high water,
steamed into Portsmouth harbour, and was berthed
alongside the transport jetty, where she will be dis-
mantled and cleared out, preparatory to being paid
out of commission. The ship is in unexceptionable
order in every part.
The Warrior, 40, iron frigate, Capt. the Hon. A.
A. Cochrane, C. 8., is stripped to her lower masts,
alongside Portsmouth dockyard, in process of dis-
mantling and returning stores in readiness to be paid
out of commission on the 22d inst. Among her
many descriptions of stores to return to the various
departments is her complement of steel shot, which
it is satisfactory to find the Admiralty now acknow-
ledge to be fully as indispensable a part of an iron-
clad's equipment as is her armour plating.
The Victoria screw three-decker, Capt. James G.
Goodenough, will leave Portsmouth harbour to-day
for Spithead anchorage, and on Saturday, weather
permitting, will make her final trip at the measured
mile in Stokes Bay under the superintendence of the
officials of the steam factory and Reserve.
The Aurora, 35, screw frigate, Capt. Sir Leopold
M'Clintock, in dock at Portsmouth, and refitting to
proceed to Halifax and the West Indies, will not be
out of the hands of the dockyard authorities, if all
her present known defects are completed, before the
25th of December. The Aurora is a fair specimen
of a wooden frigate under repairs. When once their
repairs are taken in hand, the most experienced in
such matters cannot tell their ultimate extent.

The Alfred target ship was yesterday tTh—ir-vtd
down Portsmouth harbour from her moorings in
Porchester-creek, and at high water grounded on
the shoal near the north corner of the dockyard,
where her repairs will be temporarily effected in
readiness for the trial of " shot penetration under
water" under the supervision of the Whit.
worth-Armstrong Special Committee at Portsmouth
to-morrow, The shell experimental firing from the
70-pounder guns will not, it is expected, be carried
any further, and Friday's firing, if it takes place,
will conclude the committee's labours at Portsmouth.

Her Majesty's paddlewheel frigate Dragon, 1,270
tons and 560-horse power, was yesterday towed
up to Woolwich from Sheerness by the Locust,
Lieut.-Commander Henry F. Challis, to be broken
up; and about the same time the paddlewheel frigate
Penelope arrived at Woolwich in tow of the steam-
tug Adder, from Chatham, for the same purpose.
A wharfage and spacious yard at Charlton, adjoining
Woolwich dockyard, have been rented by Mr Beech,
who has entered into a contract with the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty for the purchase
and breaking up of a number of ships condemned
as useless for the service of her Majeety's fleet.
Among the number are the following ;—At Wool-
wich, the Kite, 300 tons, 170-horse power—the
paddle-sloop Ardent, 81 tons and 200-horse power
—the screw gun vessel Flying Fish, 871 tons and
350-horse power—the paddle-sloop Firebrand, 1,120
tons and 400-horse power—the screw floating bat-
tery Trusty, 1,539 tons and 150-horse power engines,
fitted with Captain Coles's experimental cupola—
the paddle wheel despatch vessel Banshee, 672 tons
and 350-horse power—the paddlewheel sloop Gor-
gon, 1,111 tons and 320-horse power—the Hecate,
817 tons and 240 lorse power—the gun vessel Roe-
buck, 857 tons and 175 horse power—the paddle-
wheel sloop Scourge, 1,124 tons and 420-horse rower
—the Venus hulk, the old sailing ships Daphne,
Fro:ic, Fantome, and screw gunboat Daring at
Chatham ; and the Alacrity, Hermes, Renard, and
Wrangler at Sheerness.
The Wsr Department sailing vessel Lord Raglan,
R. Wilkins, commander, yesterday hauled off to the
powder buoy at Woolwich, partly laden with guns
and arms, stores for the Channel Islands, and com-
menced filling in her magazines with 500 barrels of
powder, weighing 1001 b each, for Marchwood in
Southampton waters, being the commencement of a
shipment of 10,000 barrels ordered for transfer to
that depot.
We have to record the death yesterday of Dr John
Wm, Bowler, surgeon-superintendent of Portsmouth

Convict Prison. The deceased officer entered the
navy in 1827 as assist.-surgeon. his last appoint..
meats were to the Victor, 16, Capt. Dawson, on the
West Indies station ; the Hazlrd, 18, Capt. Bell, in
which ship he took part in the operations on the
coast of China, and for which he received the China
medal. His last service afloat was in the Alarm, 26,
on the North America and West India station, from
which he returned in the summer of 1847. Dr.
Bowler was a retired Deputy Inspector of her Mae
jesty's Naval Hospitals and Fleets.
Commander Geo. Biddlccombo, appointed Master
Attendant of Woolwich dockyard, vice J. M‘Danald,
yesterday entered upon the duties of his post on his
promotion from Keyhaw.
The Government are pursuing with energy their
investigations with the °hint of discovering the
best breech-loading system. Meanwhile, as the ques-
tion of converting the present stock of Enfields is
one of pressing. and every day of growing, import.
ante, they have selected four patterns of rifles from
the 34 sent in for competition, and have directed
that six rifles constructed after each of these pat-
terns shall be forwarded for further trials. Tho
process of conversion is one of considerable nicety,
requiring the greatest care in all its stages, other-
wise, though the gun may become a breech-loader,
its shooting will certainly be spoiled. Machinery,
however, in this, as in other cases, supersedes mani%
pulation, and the rifles converted on the Mont Storm
principle, for example, wore ready in six days from
the time they reached the factory. When the
working arrangements entered into with the Small
Arms Company of Birmingham are complete it is
expected that muzzle-loading Enfields converted
into Lonafide breech-loaders will be turned oat from
their extensive.premises with even greater rapidity
and precision.
As one of the results of the recent catastrophe at
Erith a rigid investigation has been made as to the
regulations in force at the numerous floating and
other powder magazines belonging to the Govern-
ment, situated on and near the Thames, at Woolwich
and its vicinity, Col. Boxer, R.A., Superintendent of
the Royal Laboratories, has been in frequent com-
munication with the authorities at the War Depart.
ment on the subject, and the regulations heretofore
carried out, some of which were highly objectionable,
have been so amended as to insure more safety to life
and property. The keepers of floating powder maga-
zines, who in some cases resided on board with:their
wives and families (thus involving the necessity of
having fires), will in future reside on shore, and a
number of additional men have been selected, three
of whom will be placed on each magazine for night
duty only. The making of fires on board for the
purpose of cooking, &c., has been abolished, and is
strictly prohibited. Other precautionary measures
are about to be enforced.

In the Royal Naval Reserve Edw. Stanley Curwen
has been appointed Hon. Lieut.

The Sinking of the Albemarle.

Admiral Porter has communicated to the Secrete
tart' of the Navy the following interesting particu-
lars from Lieut. Cushing in regard to the sinking
of the rebel ram Albemarle :

"Albemarle Sllma, Oct. 30, 1864.

"Sir,—l have the honour to report that the rebel
iron-clad Albemarle is at the bottom of Roanoake
River. On the night of the 27th, having prepared
my steam launch, I proceeded up towards Ply-
mouth, with 13 officers and men, partly volunteers
from the squadron. The distance from the mouth
of the river to the ram was about eight miles, the
stream averaging in width some 200 yards, and
lined with the enemy's pickets. A mile below the
town was the wreck of the S3uthfield, surrounded
by some schooners,and it was understood that a gun
was mounted there to command the bend. I there-
fore took one of the Shamrock's cultets in tow, with
orders to cast off and board at that point if we were
hailed. Our boat succeeded in passing the pickets
and even the Southfield, within 20 yards, without
discovery,and we were not hailed until by the look-
outs on the ram. The cutter was then cast off and
ordered below, while we made for our enemy under
a fall head of steam. The rebels sprang their rattle,
rang the bell, and commenced firing, at the same
time repeating their hail and seeming much cone,
fused. The light of a fire ashore showed me the
ironclad made fast to the wharf with logs around
her about 30 feet from her side. Passing her
closely, we made a complete circle, ro as to strike
her fairly, and went into her bows on. By this
time the enemy's fire was very severe, but a dose
of canister at short range seemed to moderate
their zeal and disturb their aim. Paymaster Swan,
of. the Otsego, was wounded near me, but how many
more I know not. Three bullets struck my cloth.
ing, and the air seemed full of them, In a moment
we bad struck the logs just abreast of the quarter
port, breaking them in some feet, our bows resting
on them. The torpedo boom was then lowered,
and by a vigorous pull I succeeded in diving the
torpedo under the overhang, and exploding it at the
same time that the Albemarle's gun was fired. A
shot seemed to go crashing through my boat, and a
dense mass of water rushed in from the torpedo,
filling the launch and completely disabling her.
The enemy then continued his fire at 15 feet range,
and demanded our surrender, which I twice refused,
ordering the men to save themselves and removing
my overcoat and shoes. Springing into the river,
I swam, with others, into the middle of the stream,
the rebels failing to hit us. The most of our party
were captured, some were drowned, and only one
escaped besides myself, and he in another direction.
Acting Master's Mate Woodman, of the Commodore
Hull, met him in the water half a mile below the
town, and assisted him as best he could, but failed
'to get him ashore. Completely exhausted, I ma'.
naged to reach the shore, but was too weak to crawl
out of the water until just at daylight, when I ma-
naged to creep into the swamp close to the fort.
While hiding close to the path the Albemarle's offia
cars passed, and 'judged from their conversation that
the ship was destroyed. Some hours' travelling in
the swamp served to bring me out well below the
town, when I sent a negro in to gain information,
and found that the ram was truly sunk. Proceeds
ing through swamp, I camp to a creek, and captured
a skiff belonging to a picket of the enemy, and with
this, by eleven o'clock the next night I made my
way out to the Valley City. Acting Master's mate
William L, Howortb, of the Monticello, showed, as
usual, conspicuous in bravery. He is the same
officer who has been with me twice in Wilmington
harbour. I trust he may be promoted when ex-
changed, as well as Acting Third Assistant Engineer
Stolsbury, who, being for the first time under fire,
handled his engine promptly and with coolness.
All the officers and men behaved in the most gallant
manner. The cutter of the Shamrock boarded the
Southfield, but found no guns there. Four prisoners
were taken there. The ram is now completely sub-
merged, and the enemy have sank three schooners
in the river to obstruct the passage of our ships. 1
desire to call the attention of the admiral and de-
partment to the spirit manifested by the sailors on
the ships in these sounds. But few hands were
wanted, but all hands were eager to go into the
action, offering their chosen shipmates a month's
pay to resign in their favour.—l am, sir, respectfully,
your obedient servant,
" W. B. CUSHING, Lieutenant U.S.N."
There is, however, no conclusive evidence that
the Albemarle was blown up at all.

NIGHT SCIIOOLS.—An important conference on
the organization and management of Night Schools
has been convened by the committee of the Metropolitan
Adult Education Association, to be held at the house of the
Society of Arts, on Tuesday next. The subj2ct will be
introduced to the conference by the Rev. Henry 'White,
the originator of the Youth's Institutes. Sir Thomas
Phillips will take the chair, and the discussion will be open
to all, as it is the wish of the committee to thoroughly ven-
tilate the Subject in order to Arrive at some practical
results,

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Alleged Federal Enlistments in Laueashir

and London.
On Tuesday evening the chief of the Liverpool
detective police received a communication from :Nit.
Geo. Underwood, of the Sefton Foundry, which led
to inquiries, and it was found that 180 men and
boys, between the ages of 16 and 39, had been
brought from Ashton-under-Lyne by a pfrl.,
son supposed to be a Federal recruiting agent,
to enahaek on board the Great Western, lying in the
Canada Dick. The men were generally cotton
operatives who were short of work. For some time
past placards have been posted in Ashton and the
neighbourhood, offering employment to young men
in extensive glass wer's in New Yolk at 15.5. per
week, with food and clothing. supposed
opportunity futl repidly taken with these men.
The " agent" is a rnan well known in Ashton ; and
it was understood that he had a brother similarly
engaged in London. Tile railway carriages con-
veying the Ashton men were locked throqillont
the journey. On arriving at the Seftoa-stie,:t sta..
tion it was found that a number of carts had been
employed to convey the lads to the vessel. Mary
of them not having tested food all the day demanded
of the men in whose they were that some.
thing should be given them to eat, but they were
told they should receive plenty on board the ship.
Tho dispute attracted the attention of Mr Under.-
wood, who, on inquiry, believing that the men were
being duped, informed them of his suspicions, and
150 of them refused to go on beard. The agent"
was very violent, without effect. About 30 of them
went to the vessel—and Mr. Underwood gave the
others shelter on his premises. It is said there ate
200 more men engaged at Ashton; also that about
30, who came from London, are now on board the
vessel. The report that they were being kid-
napped reached the men on board, and several left
after a violent attempt to restrain them. Yes-
terday it was ascertained beyond much room for
doubt that the men are intended for recruits, but
it is still doubtful whether the agents have brought
themselves within the range of the Foreign Enlist-
ment Act. The circumstances are undergoing a
strict investigation.

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Evening.
The ship Great Western, for New York, has been stopped
in consequence of a statement that she has on board a
large number of passengers kidnapped for the Federal
service under false pretences.
The matter is to be investigated.