The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 185 a

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ADMIRALTY LEVEE.—The following officers attended
the levee of Sir James Graham, at Whitehall, on Satur-
day :—Vice-Admirals : Lord Aylmer, C. 8., and Lord
Radstock, C.B. Rear-Admirals : Ryder Burton, K.H.
Purvis, commander-in-chief at Queenstown ; N. Duff,
W. P. Wallis. Captains :W. Willis, J. Johnson, T.
H. Mason, J. Reeve, C. Smith, J. Steven, Sir E. Stan-
hope. Commanders :W. Whimper, F. Edwin, Lord
A. Beauclerk, W. Burdon, J. Tudor, H. Ingram, P. De
Saumarez, E. Pierse, E. Woolecombe, H. Ellicombe,
Thomas Wilson. Inspector of Hospitals : Dr. J. Wil-
son. Chaplain : Rev. W. G. Tucker. Lieutenants :
T. Eyton, W. Mould, Mr. R. Wilson.
The Brisk, screw-sloop, at Devonport, will proceed to
the West Indies ; the Comus, 18, at Sheerness, to the
East Indies station ; and the Nerbudda, 12, to the Cape
of Good Hope.
Commander Wilson and the officers of the Hecla
steam-sloop have been appointed to the Vesuvius, steam-
sloop, at Portsmouth, and as many of the crew of the
former ship may be entered as may feel disposed again
to serve.

We hear that the Argus, 6, steam-sloop, Commander
Purvis, arrived at Halifax from Devonport, and four
days before the Basilisk, 6, steam-sloop, Commander
the Hon. F. Egerton, and that under very little steam.
It appears, too, that before the flag captain of the sta-
tion paid a visit to her, the topmasts were struck and a
refit had been commenced, and when Captain Seymour
arrived on board the commander was on shore transact-
ing business, and the lieutenants were on the tops over-
hauling the state of the rigging.
THE SCREW FLEET.—Another line-of-battle ship has
now been added to the screw fleet at Spithead by the
arrival of the Agamemnon, 91. The screw fleet now
includes the Duke of Wellington, 131 ; Agamemnon,
91 : Hogue, 58 ; Ajax, 58 ; Blenheim, 58 ; Edin-
burgh, 58 ; but only two of the list are fully manned.
THE SCREW-SHIP ST. JEAN D'ACRE.—This magni-
ficent screw-ship, the first two-decker on record that
has been classed a first-rate, is progressing rapidly in
equipment, and already begins to make a good show
aloft. She has pointed her topmasts, and will in a few
days send up her lower yards. But, alas ! here, as
everywhere else, is heard the cry for men. Were the
sinews of war to be obtained, there is no doubt she
would in a very short time be ready to swell the line of
the gallant fleet that has been called into. existence by
the lowering aspect of the Eastern sky.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 18.

A trial of Sir Thomas Mitchell's Boomerang propeller
took place at half-past 7 a.m. to-day, in Stoke's Bay,
along the measured mile, on board her Majesty's ship
Conflict, under the command of Captain Henderson,
C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Blenheim. The wind was
strong at the time the Conflict reached her trying
ground, amounting to from 6 to 7, or equal to about a
quarter of a knot. The tide was opposed in one direc-
tion of the course, the wind in the other. After a run
of eight times along the measured distance, the results
were, on an average, 9.125 knots, with average revo-
lutions of 63g. This was somewhat surpassing in speed
the result of the last trial with the common screw, with
eight revolutions less, and a saving of one-eighth of the
coal, and Sir Thos. Mitchell appeared to entertain no
doubt that,had the pitch of the Boomerang screw been the
same as the pitch of the common screw, a higher speed
would have been the result. The reduction of the vibra-
tion ordinarily experienced on board either screw or
paddle steamers, and frequently a distressing annoyance,
was noticed approvingly by all on board the Conflict.
This comparative absence of vibration is one of the com-
fortable characteristics of the Boomerang, saving at once
the wear and tear of the ship and the passengers' rest.
The Conflict, however, is not a vessel the construction
of which admits of her rapid propulsion either by steam
or canvas, as her trials in Commodore Martin's squadron
as set forth in the official report sufficiently testify.
This heaviness of the Conflict clearly accounts for the
less brilliant result as to speed obtained with the Boome-
rang than was formerly obtained with it at Liverpool
and Sydney on board vessels built on lines better adapted
for speed. We were informed by one of the owners of
the Genova, a Liverpool merchant ship, that on a recent
voyage home from Quebec to Liverpool, the Genova
had averaged a knot more per hour with the Boomerang
propeller than he had ever previously attained with a
common screw, with not half the customary vibration.
The name " Boomerang" propeller has incited many in-
quiries as to what affinity, in nature as in name,: this
screw of the scientific Australian engineer and discoverer,
Sir Thomas Mitchell, claims with the familiar, though
little understood, missile of that name, of which such
marvellous stories are told. In the hands of a native
the Boomerang certainly performs marvellous feats,
while in those of a European it is inert or intractable.
The savage, by practice, knows precisely how to poise
as well as project his familiar missile, and in this secret,
we apprehend, consists Sir Thomas Mitchell's applica-
tion of the principle of the Australian missile to
the propulsion of vessels. The balanced centre, as we
understand, is all that Sir Thomas Mitchell's screw has
to do with the Boomerang. But we anticipate mighty
results from the scientific application of this simple grin-
ciple. This balanced centre is of the highest importance,
as suggesting a means of adapting a surface revolving
round a centre, so that it presents to equal pressure
uniformity of resistance, because the spaces described by
a body in falling are proportional to the squares of the
times. When the same surface is placed vertically, and
set in rotary motion through fluids, it is subject to a
similar law, and when in the plane of a screw it is equally
poised obliquely. Thus we have in this form equilibrium,
and equal resistance, and equal strength, the propeller
being balanced when it is first formed on its axis. Hence,
under any degree of velocity, centrifugal -action is con-
verted into concentric action by the peculiar manner of
balancing the surface round the centre of the rotary
motion. Herein, we believe, consists the secret of Sir
Thomas Mitchell's screw, upon which, however, we will
write more fully after witnessing further trials which will
probably take place at the end of the week.

'Tula 19.

The Agamemnon, 91, screw two-decker, Captain Sir
Thomas Maitland, anchored at Spithead yesterday after-
noon from a cruise, last from Lisbon. She left Lisbon
on the 28th of May, and put in again on the 11th inst.,
on which day Rear-Admiral Corry 's squadron entered
the Tagus. It consisted of the Prince Regent, 90,
Captain Hutton ; the London, 90, Captain Charles
Eden ; the Imperieuse, BO (screw), Captain Watson,
C.B. ; the Amphion, 34 (screw), Captain Patey ; the
Leopard, 12 (paddle), Captain George Giffard ; and
the Valorous, 16 (paddle), Captain Buckle. These
were to sail for Spithead on the 12th. The Sanspa-
reil, 70 (screw), Captain Dacres, had been previously
detached from the squadron and bore up for the Medi-
terranean. The Agamemnon left the Cruiser 14 (screw),
Commander the Hon. G. H. Douglas, at Lisbon, to
await further orders. The Agamemnon has proved her-
self a most comfortable ship at sea, and a fast steamer.
On the passage to Spithead she steamed two days, on
one of whioil she ran 9, and on the other 11, knots per
hour.

The Arrogant 46 (screw), Captain Fremantle, came
into harbour yesterday morning from Spithead, and will
haul into the steam basin on Monday to receive new
boilers.

A court-martial will be held on board the Victory on
Tuesday morning to try a prisoner for theft.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 19.

Her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture, 6, Captain F.
H. Glasse, arrived this evening from the Mediterranean.
She left Malta in company with the steam-vessel Obe-
ron, on the sth of June, and arrived at Gibraltar on the
11th. Having coaled and made good defects in the
machinery of the Oberon, they left the bay on the 12th,
at 8 p.m., and experienced strong contrary winds until
the 17th. The Vulture brings home 88 officers, seamen,
and marines, chiefly invalids from the fleet. Among
them is Captain Spalding, invalided from the Arethusa,
50. She has also some stores for Devonport dockyard.
The Oberon has in all 72 persons, including six women
and five children, military invalids, chiefly from the 41st
Regiment, in charge of Captain Spalding. Surgeon
Davis, of the 49th, comes home in her, invalided. The
Oberon is taking in coal from the hulk in the Sound,
and proceeds immediately for Spithead. The Vulture
brings dispatches from the Commander-in-Chief to the
Secretary of the Admiralty.

SHEERNESS, JUNE 18.

The Nerbudda, 12-gun brig, Commander Boyd, got
under way yesterday at 10 a.m., and, on passing the
Waterloo, saluted the flag, which was returned by the
flagship. The Nerbudda proceeded for Portsmouth,
where she will receive her despatches and supernumera-
ries for the squadron serving in the Pacific.
The Archer, 14 guns, screw steamsloop, Commander
James N. Strange, arrived here yesterday at noon from
Woolwich. She was taken in charge by Mr. R. Harvey,
Queen's pilot here for the Thames and Medway, and
conducted to Saltpan Reach to complete her stock of
coals from the naval depot Fortitude. She has this day,
at 10 a.m., left for Leith, where she is to be stationed
for the protection of the fisheries on the coast of Scot-
land. Mr. Harvey is one of the masters in charge who
have passed their examination at the Trinity-house,
London, for piloting Her Majesty's vessels up and down
the rivers Thames and Medway by a recent Admiralty
order to the port-officers here.
The Cyclops paddle-wheel steam-frigate (transport) is
ordered to leave here on Monday next for Woolwich,
where she is to take in steam machinery, boilers, &c.,
for the Princess Royal, 90 guns, screw steamship,
building at Portsmouth. The Cyclops will be manned
by seamen riggers from this yard, and supernumeraries,
',stokers, &c., from the steam squadron of reserve, and
pr9ceed under the command of Mr. Charles Pope, As-
sistant Master-Attendant of this yard.
The Waterloo, 120 guns, Captain the Hon. Montagu
Stopfor.:l.—An order has been received here for the
entry oil board of this ship (for service in the St. Jean
d'Acre, 101 guns, now fitting at Devonport) of petty
officers and seamen. It will be optional for seamen
joining this splendid ship to avail themselves of the ad-
vantages propooed by the new regulations for manning
the Royal navy. There will be no objection to the well-
grown waterinen who have not been to sea before.
The Conms, 14 gons, ship-sloop, Commander W. A.
Fellowes, was put out of the fitting basin this morning,
and is now moored at the swinging buoy ready for hav-
ing her compasses adjustecl by swinging ship.
The Horatio, 24 guns, screw steam-frigate, Corn.
mander RobertJenner.—An entry is now open for 100
able-bodied, intelligent young men, from 20 to 23 years
of age, of good character, who are to he instructed in
the duties and trained up for able seamen. There is
also an entry open in this frigate for 20 thorough good
A.B.'s, who will be expected to exert themselves in
training up landsmen on board this ship. None but
men-of-war's men with very good characters will be
entered for this purpose, Lieutenant William E.

Fisher, December 6, 1845, First Lieutenant of this fri-
gate, has taken up his commission and joined to-day.
The Cressy, 80 guns, screw steam-ship, building at
Chatham, and now nearly ready for being launched.
Orders have. been reeeived to prepare masts, spars,
sails, and all other fitments for this ship ready for her
on her arrival here, which will take place immediately
after she is launched.

The revenue cutter Scout, Isaac Saxty in command,
has arrived here from Aberdeen and the north coast of
England, with ordnance stores returned from the various
coast-guard stations, each of which has been supplied
with ammunition, shot, and shell for their respective
stations from Upnor and the ordnance department at
Chatham. The Scout has this day sailed for Harwich.
The Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, will be ready for
the pendant on Monday next, except the preparation
necessary for fitting Grant's patent cooking and distil-
ling apparatus.
The steam transport Rhadamanthus, Master-Com-
mander John Belam, arrived here at 5 p.m. yesterday
from Devonport and Plymouth, and, after communi-
cating with the Commander-in-Chief, proceeded for
Chatham at 7 p.m.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 18.

APPOINTMENTS.
Chaplain—Rev. S. K. Stothert (1853), to la Hogue,
60, steam guard-ship, at Devonport, vice Rev. Henry
W. Taylor, to the Terrible steam-frigate at Woolwich.
Surgeon—John H. Patterson (1845). recently serving
in the Spiteful steam-sloop, to the Vesuvius paddle-
wheel steam-sloop at Portsmouth.

The Simoom, 18, iron screw steam troop-ship, Cap-
tain John Smith, arrived at Greenhithe at half-past 6
p.m. to-day from Portsmouth, to take on board stores
from the Royal Arsenal for conveyance to the Mediter-
ranean.

MALTA, JUNE 12.
On the afternoon of the 7th instant her Majesty's
steam-ship Caradoc, the arrival of which from Marseilles
had been anxiously expected for some days previously,
was telegraphed, and shortly after she entered port.
All was immediately in a state of activity, officers of
every rank hastening to convey orders or messages
according to their instructions, and before long the anti-
cipated signal was made, "Fleet, prepare for sea." No
time was lost, and by ten o'clock every steamer had its
steam up, and the Arethusa frigate was taken in tow by
the Tiger, and got out. In the meantime the wind,
which was fair, blew with some violence into the har-
bour, and it was impossible in the darkness of the night
to incur the risk of towing out the ships.
On the following morning, at 6 o'clock, the Caradoc,
which had been employed in coaling during the night,
got under weigh for the Levant with important de-
spatches for Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, and before she
was well out of the harbour the ships ivere all ready for
sea. By 8 o'clock all had left their moorings, at the
time and in the manner following :-
6 30 a.m., Albion, towed by Sampson.
630 a.m., Vengeance, „ Retribution.
6 45 a.m., Rodney.
7 a.m., Bellerophon, towed by Fury.
745 a.m., Britannia (flag), „ Tiger.
8 a.m., Trafalgar, Inflexible.
And before 11 o'clock every vessel, all of which had
shaped their course for the Levant, was out of sight
from the signal tower.
In endeavouring to get out on the previous evening
the Britannia had carried away her flying jibboom, which
was the only accident.
Captain Graham, of the Rodney, beat out in beautiful
style. He thought it a discredit not to be able to find
his way out without the aid of a "smoker," and refused
to be taken in tow.

The departure of the fleet has created a sensation al-
most indescribable, although the events in the East had
led to the conclusion that such an event was unavoidable.
The Admiral carried with him a moderate breeze from
the west-north-west, which was quite fair.
As the fleet was going out a signal was made that a
steam frigate was in sight, from the north-west ; she
shortly after reached port, and proved to be the Fire-
brand, Captain Hyde Parker, from Lisbon.
This last named vessel was, I believe, to remain in
port to convey any dispatches to Admiral Dundas that
may reach him from Marseilles ; but she has since
sailed.

On Sunday last Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart ar-
rived in Malta by the French steamer Mentor, from
Marseilles, and shortly afterwards hoisted his flag on
board the Niger steam-frigate, and received the salute
due to his rank.

Admiral Stewart relieves Rear-Admiral Harvey as
superintendent of the Malta Dockyard, and at
.present
occupies a part of the palace of his Excellency the Go-
vernor, who is living at his country residence.

Admiral Harvey,—who proceed; to England by the
Bengal, is at present living at Dunsford's Hotel.

The Dutch frigate Soembing, from Plymouth and
Gibraltar, also arrived on the Bth inst. She is bound
to Constantinople, with a view, it is said, of seeking re-
paration of the Sultan on account of a merchant vessel
of that nation having been some time ago plundered
when in the neighbourhood of that city.
The Swedish brig Eridano, from Cagliari, arrived here
yesterday, and saluted the forts.
A steam yacht for the Pasha of Egypt also arrived
here yesterday; her name is Paid Rabani.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RACING FIXT

The figures within paren
day's

JU.
Lamberton (2) 21
Bibury (1) 22
Macclesfield (2)..
Stockbridge (1) 23
liarrogate(2) 23

JU.
Newmarket (3) 5
Worcester (2)
Carlisle (3) 5
Woodford and Loughton 5
Lancaster (2) 7
Odiham (1) 8
Macclesfield (2) 12
Liverpool (3) 13
Maidstone (1) l3

AUC
Ripon (2)
Brighton (2) 3
Airdrie (2) 4
Edgware (2)
Brighton Club (1) 5
Wolverhampton (3) 8
Yarmouth (2)
Reading (2) lO
North Staffordshire (21 10
York (3) 17

SEPTE
Lincoln (2) 1
Warwick (2) 6
Doncaster (4) 13
Weston Zoyland and
Bridgwater (1) 12
Dover 15
Pontefract (2)

OCT 4
Chester Autumn (2) 4
Yorkshire Union Hunt

(1) 6
Wrexham (2) I
Newmarket S. o.' (5) 10

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.)

MANCHESTER, June 17.—The threatened occupation
of the Danubian principalities by a Russian force, and
the apprehension that such a measure would be consi-
dered by the other powers as a cases belli, continue to
exercise a very depressing influence upon our trade.
On Tuesday this depression was in some degree re-
lieved by the apparent probability of a peaceful solution
of the question at issue ; and rather more disposition
for business showed itself amongst buyers, whilst sellers
assumed a firmer tone in maintaining the extreme quo-
tations of last week, more especially as regards
yarns. But opinion has again changed ; and recur-
ring fears are now checking the tendency—slight as
it was—to an improved demand. Still, however,
though the business is very limited, more is doing than
might be expected. There is, however, a latent per-
suasion in men's minds that war will be avoided,
which, in the present bare state of our market, causes
producers to feel pretty much at ease about selling.
The prevailing conviction is that, but for the dangerous
state of politics in the east of Europe, we should now
have a higher range of prices in cotton, yarns, and
goods ; and that if a peaceful settlement should be
speedily effected, a rise must ensue. To this result,
so far as yarns and cloths are concerned, the progress of
the labour question is evidently contributing ; though
as to the raw material, its operation is in the contrary
direction. It seems probable that the operatives will
succeed in effecting a general limitation of the hours of
labour to six o'clock in the evening, and also in securing
some advance of wages, though not to the extent of
their demands, which in most places appear to be ten
per cent. In this town, some extensive spinning firms
have agreed to a compromise. The Preston millowners
are under notice. At Blackburn certain of the minor hands
only have preferred a claim. At Stockport, the em-
ployers, after taking the average of the cotton district,
proposed to add eight per cent. to throstle spinning,
and 5 per cent. to mule, leaving the rates for weaving,
which are rather above the average, unaltered ; but the
hands adhering to 10 per cent. and appearing determined
to make that town the battle-ground, all the mills have
been closed, with the exception of eight or ten, mostly
small concerns.

GLASGOW, June 17.—There has been a fair amount of
business transacted during the week in our cotton
market, and prices have inclined upwards. To-day
holders of stock have manifested increased firmness.
BRADFORD, June 16.—W001----There is no material
alteration since our last. The spinners buy very spar-
ingly—the prices completely put them out of the market.
Moils and brokes command ready sale. Yarns are
more inquired for by the shippers, but their limits,
if accepted, would be ruinous to the spinner. For the
home trade, on spools, there is no change in demand or
prices. Pieces—The tone is rather more cheerful, but
the prices offered are most miserable for plain goods. In
fancies there seems an uncertainty as to what will go;
robes are looked upon with jealousy for quantity, and
caution requires to be exercised.—Bradford Observer.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, JUNE 18.

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ENTERED INWARDS.—The City of Boulogne, from Bon"
logne ; City of London, Dunkirk ; Citizen, Bordeaux ;
Seine, Boulogne ; Jane Mary, Lisbon ; Haabet, St. Peters-
burgh ; Panther, Ostend ; Mead, Cadiz ; Juffer Grietz,
Carolinensiel ; Vere, Jamaica ; Emanuel Geibel, Peters-
burgh ; Earl of Hardwick, Bombay ' • Orion, Dantzic ;
Sophie, Stettin ; Narcissus, Ceylon ; Trident, Arracan ;
Saffo, Bahia ; Henry Holman, Smyrna.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Breeze, for
Dunkirk ; Panther, Ostend ; City of Boulogne, Boulogne ;
City of London, Dunkirk • Les Armis, Rouen ; Caroline,
Cherbourg ; Christabel, dape of Good Hope ; John Bull,
Hamburgh ; Ocean, Rotterdam ; Reubens, Mauritius ;
Bertha, Rio Janeiro ; Sydney, Adelaide and Port Philip ;
Vriendschap and Goede Moderen, Stavanger ; •,,S.antipore,
Cape of Good Hope.

CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Agincourt,
for Calcutta ; Pcnwith, Rouen ; Wellesley, Calcutta ;
Shamrock, Cape Coast Castle ; Hermann, Hamburgh ;
Samuel Appleton, New York ' • Marmion, Quebec and
Montreal ; John Brookes, St. Lucia ; Perdeguero, Cuba ;
Packenham, Madeira • Commodore, Naples ; Victoria,
Adelaide • Palmyra, Demerara ; Echo, Antwerp ; Cathe-
rine Elizabeth, St. Vincent; British Tar, Hong Kong and
Canton ; Kaffirland, Callao ; Louve Van Nyenstein, Port
Adelaide ; Albion, Boulogne ; Baron Osy, Antwerp ; City
of London, Dunkirk; Batavier, Rotterdam ; Soho, Havre;
Lord John Russell, Harlingen ; Earl of Auckland, Rot-
terdam.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 18.
The Ebba Brahe, that heeled over, not " fell over," in
the Graving Dock yesterday, in consequence of her ballast
being misplaced, righted again without injury.
The Amazon, bound west, was spoken May 30, lat. 46
N., long. 32 W.
The Freetrader, from Glasgow to Singapore, was spoken
Juno 15, off Tuscar.
Tho Holywood, for Chodabucto, was spoken June 7, lat.
46 N., 46 W.
The Isaac Wright, bound west, was spoken June 7, lat.
46 N., long. 38 W.
The Friends, from London to Quebec, was spoken May
19, lat. 49 N., long. 11 W.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
Tho Safeguard, from Queenstown, lat. 49 N., long.
35 W.

The Albion, St. John's, Newfoundland, May 31, lat. 50
N., long. 33 W. The Cumberland, Liverpool to St. John's,
Newfoundland, same day.
The Clara, St. John's, New Brunswick, to the Clyde,
May 26, lat. 44 N., long. 54 W.
The Hindostan (ship), April 16, lat. 28 S., long. 11 E.
The Daniel Wheeler (barque), April 27, lat. 14 S., long.
9 W.

The Elizabeth (ship), Liverpool to Coquimbo, March 9;
1at..5 N., long 23 W.

The Chaucer (barque), Penang to London, May 11, la
7N. long. 24 W.

The Ann Martin (barque), Akyab to Falmouth, May 31,
lat. 39 N., long. 35 W.

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The Bunnah (British ship), for Calcutta, June 6, lat. 43
N., 10ng.1.1.W. The Mary Emma (brig), of London, for
Melbourne, same day._

The Albert (brig), for Barbadoes, 9th, lat. 46 N., long.
BW.

The Glentanner, Jamaica to Sydney, 25th May, lat. 28
N. long. 34. T.

The Gladiator, Liverpool to Halifax, June 14, lat. 50
N., long. 22 W.
he Elizabeth brig, for Quebec, June 1.
The Sea Nymph, of Plymouth, for New York.
The Regent (barque), of Hull.
The Arctic, of and for New York, from Liverpool, with
passengers, lat. 44 N., long. 42 W.
The Elizabeth Haulding (barque), outward bound, 19th
May, off Sea Island, Nova Scotia.
The Glasgow (s.), 28th May, lat. 48 N., long. 50 W.
The Neptune (brig), of Seaton Sluice, outward bound.
The India (barque), Belfast to Quebec, June 13, off
Tory Island.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—THE CAMP AT CHOBIIAM.-
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York Hotel. The Royal Exhibition. A valuable,
newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat-pocket
glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person
can bo seen and known one mile and a half distant ;
they answer every purposo on the race-course, at the
opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen
at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-
stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers,
and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most important
invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary
powers that some, 34 inches, with an extra eye-piece, will
show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the
double stars ; with the same telescope, weighing only 3
ounces, can be seen a person's countenance three miles
and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles.
They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket,
and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers
accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful
power ; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles
distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in-
vented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses. Immediately
they are placed before imperfect vision, every object
appears clear and distinct; the most aged, defective sight
becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful,
natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery—
The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful and
newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different
from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has
been, or p....obably ever can be, produced. Being of the
same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it enables
deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as-
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the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist-
ance that possibly could be desired.--S. and B. Solomons,
Aurists .and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.
Observe, opposite the York Hotel.

RAILWAY MOVEMENTS IN SUSSEX.—Now that the ad-
vantages of railways are fully understood, and it is
found that not only the public convenience, but that the
value of property is increased by proximity to the iron
roads, those localities now isolated are beginning to be-
stir themselves with right goodwill to effect arrange-
ments by which they may be brought within the stream
of traffic. From Petworth we hear of estimates, preli-
minary surveys, and other notes of preparation, betoken-
ing that the inhabitants are quite alive to the uncomfort-
able " out-of-the-world" position in which they stand.
Steyning, too, is again on the move. A deputation
from a public meeting ,has waited on the Directors of
the London and Brighton Railway, who are stated to
have expressed themselves favourably towards a Steying
branch. The long-contemplated line from Lewes to
Tunbridge Wells is also again agitated, and we observe
that Uckfield is particularly anxious to be included in
the rinte chosen.—Brighton Guardian.
A DOMESTIC BEE.—An extraordinary instance of the
domesticity of the humming bee may be seen in the
house of Mr. Thos. Cox, of Wellgate, Rotherham. For
several months past, a bee of large dimensions has fre-
quented Mr. Cox's house, notwithstanding the attempts
of the family to drive it away. It generally comes at
meal times, and the frequency and regularity of its visits
were such as to attract the attention of the family. It
was frequently observed to go from the house to a ware-
room at the back of the premises, and, during the pre-
sent week, in an old basket there, they found a cake of
honey which was sufficiently large to justify the impres-
sion that the bee must have taken up its winter abode
in the place. Great care is now bestowed upon this
novel and regular visitor, who has become quite accus-
tomed to partake of its sweets at the same table with the
family nnmolested.
A WONDERFUL CINDER.—In the Rotunda, at Wool-
wich' amongst other curiosities which are there to be
seen by the public, is preserved in a glass case, a cinder,
the produce entirely of bank notes, burnt in an oven
built for the purpose. The issue of one-pound notes
during the war was averaged at a hundred thousand
daily. After the calling in of these notes, and the pay-
ment of cash, the Bank of England ordered the burning
of the notes above a certain date, which process occupied
thirteen months, at the average of 144,0001. daily. At
this rate, the quantity burnt in the whole period,
reckoning that they Were burnt during twenty-seven
days in each month, amounted to 50,544,000 notes.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Assam Tea • • ........ 50 0 0 20 0 0 10%
Auction Mart •••• • • • • 2/. 55. 50 0 0 35
Australian Agriculturl 1/. 100 0 0 35 0 0 71
Australian Trust • ... 61. per cent. 35 0 0
Australian Royal Mail 10 o 0 6 0 0 3%
knglo-Mcxican Mint.. 11. 105. 10 0 0 10 0 0 25
British American Land ibs. 38 10 0 71
Canada
............. $l. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent. 102%
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 41. per cent. 116%
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. _
___
Electric Telegraph (A) 25 0 0 20 0 0 21%
Ditto.. •• •• .... (0) 25 0 0 10 0 0
Equitable Roversienry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1163{
Ditto )Tew ...... • • 50 0 0 12 10 0
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0
Gen .Steam Navigation 10 p. et. 15 0 0 14 0 0 3114
Hudson's Bay ...... • • Stock. 224
llnngerford ...... •• .. V. 10s. 100 0 0 100 0 0 473{
London Institution ... _ _
___
London Reversionary 5/. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0
Russell Institution.... 12 10 0
Price's Patent Cand. Co, 101. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 29
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106
Royal Mail Steam •• .. 4/. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0
South Australian ..• .. 51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 40%
Trust and Loan Comp.
of Upper Canada.... 20 0 0 3 0 0

A LADY THIEF.—Some few months since, a female
of most prepossessing appearance and lady-like manners,
called at the shop of one of our Edinburgh jewellers,
and ordered goods to a large amount to be sent to the
Castle of Edinburgh, directed to Mrs. Colonel Johnstone.
On application, however, 'at the barracks, no person
bearing that designation was known. An investigation
was immediately set on foot, when it was discovered that
a few articles of trifling value bad been abstracted from
the wareroom of the tradesman referred to. On inquiry, it
was found that the woman had disappeared. Some time
afterwards a female made her appearance in Glasgow, en-
gaged a fashionable residence, and drove her carriage and
pair. Suspicions was at length aroused, and the lady
very shortly absconded. Numerous tradesmen have
been victimised, and inquiries were set on foot, when
the woman in question was discovered carrying on simi-
lar operations in Greenock. She was at once appre-
hended, conveyed to Edinburgh, examined at the police
office, and remitted to the Procurator-Fiscal. Two
Edinburgh tradesmen have appeared against her, and
several from Glasgow and Greenock are also expected to
do so. The female in question is very delicate and lady- ,
like in appearance, so that the imposition may be more
easily accounted fon—Caledonian, Mcrcuty.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last, a young
man, named Stephen Northcott, aged 19, was killed on
the North Devon line of railway, now in course of con- •
struction. It appeared that the poor fellow was driving d
four trucks laden with earth. In going down thein-
clined plane, the horses went faster than usual ; the e-,
ceased's foot slipped, he fell across the rails, and the"
wheels passing over, nearly cut his body in two.