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his travels he once asked as enthusiaetic American lady
why her country could not restsatisfled with the immense
unoccupied territories it already possessed, but, must ever
be lusting after the lands of its neighbours ? Her
somewhat remarkable reply was, "Oh I the propen-
sity is a very bad one, I admit ; but we came honestly
by it, for we inherited it from you." There was, be
thought, a great deal of truth in that answer. The
greatest difference between the two countries consisted
in this—that a great deal more care was taken of the
ladies in America than in England, and a great deal less
care of the men. If the respect shown to the fair sex
was a true'criterion for estimating the chivalry of any
country, certainly in the present aiy.,e the palm must be
conceded.to America in regard to that amiable quality.
In illustration of this American characteristic, he might
mention that when in Boston, United States, on the an-
niversary of the American declaration of independence,
be was anxious to gain admission into a church where one
of their most distinguished orators was to deliver a poli-
tical address appropriate to the occasion. The beadle
who guarded the door steadfastly refused kim access
until the corporation had arrived ; and on his (Hr. Cob-
den's) remarking, after waiting some time, that other per-
sons were being admitted while ho was excluded, the
beadle naively replied, " Oh ! but these gentlemen have
ladies with them and you have none ; but if you bring
a lady with you I will let you in also." (Laughter.) After
addnciug further examples of the same national trait,
and likewise illustrating the carelessness evinced on Ame-
rican railways and elsewhere as to the safety of the sterner
sex, the hon. gentleman concluded by comparing the oc-
casional quarrels between England and the United States
to the internal disputes of a private family, which might,
indeed, produce slight• temporary estrangements, but
were sure to end in increased friendliness and warmer
endearments. The two branches of the great Anglo-Saxon
family in this respect were like Dr. Johnson and Oliver
Goldsmith. The doctor would abuse poor " "
himself whenever he pleased, but he would not allow
any one else to do so. (Laughter.)
The Lord MAYOR then gave "The House of Com-
mons," eoupling with the toast the name of Sir W. Clay.
Sir W. CL .Y briefly returned thanks.
One or two other unimportant toasts wound up the
proceedings of the evening.

LAW AMENDMENT SOCIETY.

CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER.

The annual meeting of the society for promoting the
amendment of the law took place on Saturday, at their
rooms, No. 3, Waterloo-place. The Right Hon. Lord
Brougham, the pre4ident, took the chair, supported by
Lord Stanley, M.P., Viscount Ebrington, M.P., Sir J.
Pakington, M.P., Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., Sir Erskine
Perry, Sir,Stafford Northcote, M.P., Mr. Napier, M.P.,
Mr. Athertone, M.P., Mr. Watson, M.P., Mr. Leone
Levi, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, &c.
The CHAIRMAN said they had every reason to congra-
tulate themselves upon the progress which law reform
had made eince their lag annual meeting. Not only with
I the country generally, but in the two Houses of Parlia-
. .

Yesterday, at the Southwark Police-court, Elizlbeth
Pethweek, a young woman of respectable appearance,
nineteen years of age, was brought before Mr. Combo,
by Sergeant Squire, M division, from St. Olave's Union
Workhouse, charged with the wilful murder of her

illegitimate offspring.
The prisoner wal in finch a weak and dejected state
that the ma;istrate desired her to be accommodated
with a chair while the depositions were being taken.

William Henry James said—l am a tailor, and reside
at No. 47, Fair-street, Horselydown. The prisoner is
my niece, and lived with me and my family about a fort-
night after leaving her situation. I did nut know at
that time that she was pregnant. The prisoner slept in
. . .

ment, it had made very great and important progress, and
he hoped would continue to do so during the remainder
of the present session, which indeed meant the whole
session, for by a very proper arrangement of the society,
their annual meeting now took place at the beginning
(4 the session instead of the close. (Cheers.) Among
other great improvements in their position in the House
of Commons was the accession to their cause of his

the adjoining room to me; and about 7 o'clock in the
morning of the 31st of Jan., I heard her moving about.
I called out, " Why are you moving about so early,
Elizabeth?" She answered, "I am going down to toe

yard." She then went down stairs, and about five minutes
afterwards returned, when she made some complaint

noble friend near him (Llra Stanley) and Sir Fitzroy
Kelly. (Cheers.)
Lord STANLEY moved the first resolution, which he
said was a preliminary oue, not so ranch pledging the
meeting to any definite expression of opinion ai for the
purpose of prodacing a general discussion. It was,
"That it is the opinion of this meeting that the following

about being cold. I had a fire in my room at that time,
and I told her to come in and warm herself. Sae then
came and stood before the fire, and I went down stairs
'to fill the kettle, when I heard a singular noise on the
other side of the *all, which was about five feet high,
and divided the two houses. I climbed the wall, and
looked over, when I was • much surprised at seeing a
new-born infant lying on the stones in the next yard.
There were also marks of blood on the wall. I immedi-
ately went and called a constable, who took the infant,
then alive, to the workhouse. We afterwards examined
the water•closet in my yard, and found blood in the pan,
and traced blood from the latter place to the wall on
each side to the spot where the infant-wg,s found. I
afterwards heard the prisoner say that it was her child,
but I was much confused and alarmed, as I had not the
least idea that she was in the faintly way.

subjects are thos.e to which it is desirable that the friends
of law reform should at the present time direct their
special attention-1. The appointment of a minister of
justice ; 2. The amendment of the criminal law, and the
appointment of a pubic prosecutor ; 3. The consolida-
tion of the statute law ; 4. The reform of the ecclesi-

agtical courts ; 5. The assimilation of the commercial
laws of England, Scotland, and Ireland ; 6. The
amendment of the la vs relating to women ; 7. An
amendment in the law relating to criminal breaches of
trust ; E. The improvement of legal education ; 9. The

-John Squire, police sergeant 1-/ M, said—About 20
minutes pant 7 o'clock on the morning of the 31st of
Jan., I was called by last witness, and went Int ) the yard
of No. 46, Fair-street. I saw Mr. James there, and near
the water-closet I perceived a child lying on the ground
crying. It appeared to be a new-born infant, and was co-
vered with blood. I obteined a piece of flannel, and having
wrapped it up in that, I 'hastily conveyed the infant to
St. Olave's Workhouse, where prompt attention was paid
to it by Dr. Maecintosb, the medic officer. I after-
wardsreturned to No. 47,Fair-street,and saw the prisoner
standing close by the firreilace. Tnere were several spots
of blood on her dress, and I asked her how they came
there. She answered, "'I have been down in the yard."
On further examination more blood was discovered on
her clothing in the presence of her aunt, who told her
that a new-born infant bad been found below stairs, and
if it was hers she had better tell the truth. The aunt
said, "Is than your child ?" The prisoner hesitated a
little and said-, "Yes, it is mine. I was getting over
the wall into the next yard, and it fell from me." I then
took her to St. Olave's Union,. where she was admitted
into the infirmary, and attended to by Dr. Mackintosh.
I again returned to the hone, and traced blood from the
water-closet of No. 47, over the wall, to the yard of No.
46, where I found the child lying. It appeared to me
that she had either yrown the child over, or it bad fal-
len from her on getting over the wall. The child's skull
was fractured, and it lived about 12 hours afterwards.
The prisoner has since remained in the workhouse until
this afternoon, when, by the consent of the doctor, I re-
moved her and took her, into cust -idy. She bag since
acknowledged to me that the child in question was hers.
Mr. James lanes Mackintosh, M D . said—l reside
at the infirmary in St.:'Olave's Union. On the morning
of the 31st of Jan , aboistaa quarter to 8 o'clock, I was
nailed into the receiving-Sivard to examine a new-horn
infant. It was a full-grown male infant and in a healthy
condition, and only a feW hours old.
Mr. Combe—Was the Child alive then ? Witness—
Yes, sir. I looked at it and found a bruise on the back
of the bead, which was the cause of death.
Mr. Combe—eflow long dil the infant live after you
saw it ? Witness—About 12 hours. After its death I
made a post mortem examination, and found that the
skull was fraAured and a quantity of clotted blood under
the scalp, which wad the cause of death. The cord was
quite entire, and the afterbirth was attached to it. As
soon as I saw the infant I placed it in a warm bath and
administered milk, &c., but nothing could save its life.
Mr. Combe—Do you think it' was thrown over the
wall after the birth 1
Witness—No, sir ; my belief is that she climbed the
wall and the child fell from her.
Mr. Combe—Would that have been sufficient to have
caused the fracture
- Witness—l think so, but still she might have thrown
the infant over the wall. I spoke to her about it, when
she told me that pains of labour came on her suddenly,
and feeling ashamed on account of her .family, she got
over the wall to the next house with the view of conceal-
ing it, and in climbing over the wall the infant fell Iron
her. The prisoner-has sines then been under my care in
the workhouse.
Mr. Cambe, to the constables—Have you examined
the prisoner's boxes?
Squires—l have, sir, and ehe had made no preparation
for the birth of the infant. She told me that she did not
expect to be delivered so soon.
Mr. Combe—Do you think it pestible for her to have
climbed a wall 5 feet high iu that situation ?
Squires—She must have got oa the water-butt, near
the door, and :walked along the wall to the end near the.
water-closet at No. 46, as on examination I perceived
blood there. The yard. of that house was paved with
stones, and theinfP,nt was lying with its head downwards.
Mr. Combe—Don't you think it more likely that she
threw the infant over the wall, a> what could be her
object in climbing it
Squires—l think her object was to ascertain whether
the closet of No. 46 was open or not, so that she could
have dropped the child among the soil ; but &l the water-
closets.i4 that locality have pane.
Mr. Oornbe—After the evidence I have heard I shall
commit the prisoner for the intirier of her infant, and it
will be for the jury to decide whether she threw it over
the well and caused the fracture, or whether it fell from
her in climbing the wall.
The prisoner, vho remained silent the whole of the
time occupied in taking the flepositione, was then corn-
mitted to Newgate for wilful murder.

establishment of an efficient system of judicial statistics.
The first was the appointment of a Minister of Justice,
an officer whose functions the noble lord considered

would be extremely valuable at the present time.
(Cheers.) He would not
.take upon himself to say in

what precise form it was desirahh; that the Administra-
tion of the country should take upon itself the task of
law reform, but as a member of Parliament he could say
that some organisaq in, tome system, was wanted to
unite and give a direction to efforts which were other-
wise in great danger of being wasted. (Cheers.) There
was in the House of Commons, and he believed he might

say in the other house also, a great deal of force lost for
want of being properly conce3trated upon one point at

a time ; a laige anioutit of attention which would suffice
to carry through one great reform was wasted upon
half a dozen without any-tangible result being obtained.
(CheerA.) A. Minister of Janice, or some such officer,
who should have it in power to act generally in

guiding and directing the efforts of law reformers, wool
be of great.service in their cause. (Cheers.) The next
subject was the amendment of the criminal law, and the
appointment Of a public prosecutor. They were aware
that a committee on that subject sat last year, before
whom a great deal of evidence bad been taken. The
report of that committee would be made next week, and
he hal the satisfaction to know that the evidence which
had been collected had not Only commanded a great deal
of attention in this-country, but had received the atten-
tion of eminent jurists on the continent. The next sub-
ject wae the consolidation of the statute law, en which,
perhaps, he might have said something had he not ob-
served amongst them one who could give much more
valuable information on the subject than he could—Sir
Fitzroy Kelly. (Cheers.) The debate which had taken
place in the House of 'COmmons upon that subject was
exceedingly satisfactory. (Hear.) All the difference,
arose as to the order, in point of time, in which that
work should be carried out. (Hear.) The next subject
was the reform of the Ecclesiastical Courts—a question
which had been agitated for the last 20 years, and on
which, as regarded the main principles of action, a
very general concurrence of opinion was entertained
amongst the most eminent mirds in the legal profession.
(Cheers.) All that had been wanted to carry threugh
measure of that kind was a little more popular interest
in the cause, and a little more power to overcome those
obstacles which interest had thrown in the way. (Hear,
hear.) The next subject was the assimilation of the
commercial laws of England, Scotland, and Ireland ;
then followed the amendment of the laws relating to
women, and of
,the law relating to criminal breaches of
trust, improvement of legal education, and, lastly, the
establishment of an efficient system of judicial ststistice,
all measures of great impOrtance.' With regard to the
latter, it seemed to the noble lord an extraordinary thing,
that, while every wort, good, bad, or indifferent, de-
livered in the Houses of Parliament, was reported in
the most accurate manner, the most important decisions
delivered from the judicial bench were so imperfectly
recorded. (Cheers.) He had always heard from the
profession that something in the nature of an asthorised
report, the accuracy of which could be relied on, was a
great desideratum, and a subject to which the society
could turn their attention with advantage. (Cheers.)
Sir E. PERRY supported the resolution, and urged the
necessity of appoiiting some civilian of great plwer and
zeal to assist our legal ic!ormers in coming to a practi-
cal conclusion on the subjects they took in hand. Quot
causiclisi tot sentcuticc. It was not until Napoleon took
part in the deliberations of the lawyers, and listened -to
their conflictirg schemes, that any real step bail been
taken towards the formation et the celebrated Code
Napoleon. (gear.) It was not for him to say whether
such a man existed in this country or not, but he
could not believe that we were behind other countries
in this respect. (Freer.) If such a man could not be
found, it was a subject for consideration whether a com-
mittee of the Home of Commone should not be formed
to watch generally over the legislation of the country,
as well as all measures of law reform. He then pro-
ceeded to argue at some length on the neecessity for an
alteration in the laws relating to women, both as respects
their property, and?. perhaps,: what was mire im-
portant, their reputation.. The laws of England in these
respeCts, as' contrasted' with those of America ari
France; were extremely to the dieadvantag,e of this coun-
try, as a civilised, nation. He enforced his remarks by
enumerating many of the hatelehipe inflicted upon the
weaker sex by the inequality of the marriage law. He
also touched briefly upon the present state of the law
relating to criminal breaches of trust, which he said was
also at a-disadvantage, compared with France.
Mr. NAPIER addressed the meeting at considerable
length in support of the appointment ofla minister of
justice, and on the improvement of legal education—
' which two subjects, it was his opinion, comprehenied
all the others. He congratulated the society that they
Lai been the means of having the latter brought before
the House of Commons. If, on the former subject, a
satisfactory plan were net brought before. the House of
Commons after the Easter recess, be would submit his
plan to' the house and take their opinion upon it, and in
that event he bad been peoraised the support of Lord
John Russell. (Cheers.)
Sir JOHN PAXINGTON said there was one particular
branch of the amendment of the criminal law which he
rejoiced to say ho, for the last year or two, occupied
a large share of public attention, and acquired a great
hold upon the public mind. He referred to the opinion,
which he believed was 'a.donted almost, if not quite,
unanimously throughout the country, that infant crimi-
nals ought not to be dealt with on the same principle as
adult criminals. (Cheers.) The matter had lately been
adverted to in Parliainente and he had heard, with some
regret, that an experiment was in progress upon this
eubject. He thought we had arrived at that point at
which we were justified in saying that it had ceased to
be an experiment—it had been tried and had succeeded..
(Hear) The principle had been proved to be good,
and the question was how and in what manner we were
to carry cut that principle—(hear)—and therefore, with
great submission, he ventured to submit for the conside-
ration of that society that the present state of the law
was not what it ought to be. The Legislature had
done somethinge but not enough ; it was a great sub-
ject+, and involved great Intereats, and was attended
with great powers, and be considered that too much
was left to individual charity and private benevoleece.
While he honoured such men as Lord Ward and Mr.
.Theeph Sturge, who had taken such interest in the re-
, formatory movement, he did not honour the law which
left such a matter to be carried out by such means. He
considered Government ought to take it under their own
control. With regard to the reform in the Ecclesiastical
Courts, his belief was, that am sngst the defects of the
law of England, if there was one more serious than an-
other it was the present state of the Ecclesiastical
Courts. He hoped and believed they were upon the
point of being called unon to consider a measure upon
that subject prepared by her Msjesty's Government—
(hear)—and provided it was framed upon a safe prin-
ciple he hoped no party considerations would deter any
of those who are conscious of the existing evils from
giving it their warm and earnest support. (Hear.)'
Sir F. KELLY was extremely ankioue to draw the at.:
tentien of tha 'society to one of the most important sub-
jects its the list—the coneolidation of the statute law of
England. (Hear.) In relation t that great question,
he thought it was most essential that any one endea-
vowing to reform or consolidate the statute law of this
country should be secure of the support and co-opera-
tion of that society—a society most undoubtedly and
moat deservedly exercising at this moment an extensive
and important influence upon pnblie interests, upon pub-
lic affairs, and, above all, unnn public opinion. (Cheers.)
He then proceeded to detail at some length the means
he proposed .for effecting a consolidation of the statute
law, contending that it would bo much easier, safer,
and far more expeditious to carry out that work by con•
eonflating the statutes relating to particular subjects in
successive order, than as proposed by the committee of
the society in their report, to commence the work by a
general expurgation of the statute-book of obsolete and
repealed laws. If that was held to be the first step the
work would never be begun at all. The only geostion
was al to the point ox,, order in which it should be carried
out, and he urged the necessity of all parties agreeing on
this subject, in or4er speedily to accomplish that which
l all admitted.to laiso desirable.
Several Other gentlemen having addressed the meeting,
The motion was then pilt, and.carried Pent. con.
A vote of thanks having been awarded to the noble
chairman, the proceeding's were brought to a close.

RECEPTION OF THE; PEACE NEWS AT

EUPATORIA.

The following is an extract of a letter from Bap atoria
of the 9th, published by the Constitutionne : —" A letter
from Eupatoria of t 11,6 9th mentienc the consternation into
which the Tartar population of that place have been thrown
by the news.of the prospect of peac which will probably
-expose them to the most sevare retaliatory measures oa the
part of the Russians. It is the same in the vall y of
Raider, at Kertch, and-wherever the allied armies have
come into contact with tie native population. Within 48
hours after the allies landed at Enpittoria, 35,000 Tartars,
men, women, and
.children, with 10,000 horses, 4,000 or
5,000 carts, 150,001) sheep, and 50,000 head of other cattle,
came in to Eupatoria, whera there were before not
more than 12,800 inhabitants. Their objet; of COIIIB3,
was to fly from the Russians, whose vengeance they feared
from having received the allies in a friendly manner. From
3,000 to 4,000 young Tartars have since then engaged in
the service of. the allied armies as labourers and Carmen.
Scurvy, typhus, and cholera hive carried off at least the
half of the Tartan who had placed them under the im-
mediate protection of the allies. Those who remain are
generally of the, class in better circumstances, and are con-
sequently the most compromised. Russia will never forgive
them, and feelings of humanity as well as of honour call on
the allies to protect the inhabitants of a country which has
just been subjected to invasion. The coasts of Anatolia
are near, they are fertile and thinly peopled, and 20,000
gussulrean subjects the more would be for: the Ottoman
empire an element of riches more desirable and not less
glorious than an extension of territory. It may be added
that the Tartars, like all other oppressed races, surpass in
activity,in intelligence, and-industry the conquering party
which for the last four centuries have reigned on the two
sheres'of the Bosphorus."

rAnvsnriscasxr.l—lt would be to some extent a neglect of
the daty which we owe to our readers, if we failed to'allude
to the unprecedented mass of evidenr,T that has reached us,
in proof of the remedial efficacy of "Du Barry's ftevalenta
Arabiea,-Food," in niany disorders whtch, whilst most pain.-
f 1 and distressizigin their symptoms, have, at the same time,
through their obstinacy and continuity, been inaccessible to
medical skill. Wo have looked over some of the lists of
heartfelt testimony to the beneficial -effects of this food, in
various and complicated stages of disorders, including dy-
.spepsia (indigestion), constipation, functional irregularity,
obstructions, acidity, cramps, spasms, fits, heartburn,
diarrhoea, nervousness, affections of the liver and kidneys,
flatulency, distention, palpitation of the heart, nervous head-
ache, deafness, noises in the head and ears, giddiness, pains
between the shoulders and in ahnost every part of the
body, chronic inflammation and ulceration of the stoma*
eruptions of the skin, scurvy, fever, seroftf a, im-
purities, - poverty of blood., consumption (if not beyond
lnunan aid), dropsy, rheumatism, gout, influenza, grippe,
nausea and-vomiting during pregnancy, after eating, or at sea,
low spirits, spleen, general debility, paralysis, cough, asthma,
tightness across the- chest, phlegm, inquietude, sleeplessness,
involuntary blushing, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness
for study, delusions, loss of memory, vertigo, blood to the
head, exhaustion, melancholy, groundless fear, indecision,
wretchedness, thoughts of self-destruction, cfte. One or two ex-
ainples from the Fifty -Thousand Testimonies received by
11essre, Du Barry may be interesting and were). Cure No.
75, of Dyspepsia,—From the flight Ilon. Lord Stuart do
Decies - " I have detiVod hutch benefit from Du Earry's Food.
—Stuart de Deeies,Droniana Ceppoquin, County of Water-
font," •:Care Into. 49,83 g.-----" 'Fifty years' indescribable agony
front dyspeptic., netvetNnes, asthma, cough, constipation, Oa-
Whiney., spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomiting, have
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them Ling, near PllO, Norfolk." " hiss Vliza, Jacobs, of Nas-
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ness, indigestion, tatildrings.le w, spirits, and ntlytottg fancies."
Cure No: 48414,—" Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Ciateacre, near
: a cure of 10 years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors
t/f nervous irritability." Care No. 3,906.—" Thirteen years
cough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed
loy Da Barry's eXcellent ,Dcvalenta Arabica Food.--James
Porter, Athol-street, recth." Mit to pursue these testimo-
nials *Mild be an endless task. Upon Fifty Thousand au-
thenticated certificates We have the " great" and auspicious
fact that, for the first tithe in the kistory of pathology, an
agent has been :discovered which completelydoffects all that
had hitherto been fruitlessly attempted by all the nauseous
preparations of the labaratory. Not merely in its remedial,
but in its preeerVatire capacity, at a protector, as well as a
restorer of health; its-efilcacy is attested by th 3 grateful evi-
dence of those who have had experience in propria • persona.
Nie circumstances brought to light in connection with its use
as food for infants, show that whilst it prolongs the lives of
thousands of adults, it is calculated to cause many to reach
maturity who wiu'd otherwise perish in early childhood.
Altogether, we confess to the pleasing conviction that the
extended Use, amongst all classes, of Du Barry's Food,
must produce a marked change. for the better in the
average value of life, and in the sanitary statistics of our era.
In canisters, jibs. lls. ; 121b5., 225. The 121bs carnag.o
free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry du Barry and
C0.,.77, Begent.strect,_ London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Ce.,
Furveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Graci.,
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riNTRitTA/NMENT AT TT i Fuson EMBAM—On Tues.
evening his Excellency the Fronch Ambassador
a'sd the Countess Persigny gave a banquet to a select
.arty of friends at Albert-2:r.te House. Inter to
the evening the Countess Persigny held her second
sqiree.dcznsante this season, in the magnificent saloons of
the casba.sy, at which all tho leading members of the
corps diploatatigite and a large and brilliant assemblage
of the aristocracy and fashionable world were present.
SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.—The dividend
declared at the meeting of the Southampton Dock
Company, held..eyesterday, mos at the rats of
per cent., making J
, with the previous payment, a
total of 4 per cent. for the year.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 28. 165 6.

Naval aid Military Intelligance.

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The Charon and the Haughty, 4-gun boats, 232 register,
launched from Movrs. Pitcher's building-yard, North-
fleet, are to be brought up to Woolwich to-day to be fitted
for immediate service.

VT
The screw transport Amity has arrived at Woolwich
frote Balakliva, and is shipping a cargo of timber and
military stores for the army in the East.'
The schooners Charles Thomas, the George, and the
Wells are discharging at Woolwich some heavy .cargoes of
shot and shell from . the contractors' works Lowmoor,
Yorkshire. Other vessels have likewise arrived theca with
similar cargoes from the hliddlebnrgh and Scotch
foundries. _ _ _ .

The Lark, of Brixham, schooner, is embarking guns,
gun-carriages. wheelbarrows, and shot, and about 90 tons
of general Ordnance stores from Woolwich for Dublin.
The Odnanco craft Somerset has hauled alongside the
Arsenal-wharf, Woolwich; and has commenced discharging
returned stores from Portsmouth.
Some experiments. took place on Monday in the
Woolwich marshes, for the purpose of verifying the qua-
lities of the shell brought out by Captain Boxer, called the
diaphragm,. over the old species, the shrapnel'. Several
specimens of both sides were fired.
The ship's company of the Victory were pail six months'
wages o❑ Tuesday in the prese❑ce of Captain Robinson, of
the Royal George, and Captain Gordon, of the Victory ;
and the ship's Company of the Algiers, 91, were ''paid
down" yesterday, and su:ih of the crow as belonged to Ply-
mouth were granted a passage there by her Majesty's
steam-sloop Gorgon,• 6, Commander Crawford. The
Meander's portion of the crew will be distributed to other
ships, as tho Algiers is to be merely the depot ship of the
first division of the gnu-boat flotilla, her lower deck guns
being removed and her complement reduced to about 530
men.

The new screw-frigate Shannon, 51, at Portsmouth, is
or&..red to be get ready for immediate commission.
The mastmakers are busily employed in Portsmouth
dockyard, working until 8 p.m. (by torchlight) getting
masts and spars ready for gunboats.
The China Mail of the 15th- of November thus notices
the return of the squadron to Hong, 'Kong .
"Since the return of the fleet nothing has been heard of
the squadron under Commodore Elliott sent to search for
the Russian ships which formerly slipped out of his hands,
so that as yet the only trophies of the season are the 277
unarmed Russians taken in the little brig Greta, which
vessel and her cargo have just been condemned in the Prize
Court here (Hong Kong). We must and that among the
inglorious results of Admiral Stirling's command have
b3en four colas-martial—two on officers for drunkenness
aggravated in one case by assault ; another on an officer for
writing au insubordinate and disrespeutful letter; and the
fourth on a bandsman, for attempting to strike the car-
penter with an axe. All were found guilty, and, except
the third, who was reprimanded, dismissed the service."
In consequence of the desire felt by the authorities at
the vVar•office that the whole of the troops attached to the

provisional battalion at Chatham should be thoroughly ac-
(l:tainted with the use and practice of the Enfield rifle.pra-
vious to their ernharcation for foreign service, Colonel H.
Jervis, the commandant at Chatham barracks, has been
directed to furnish a number of troops from the depots now
at Chatthhin, who will proceed to the School of Musketry
at Hytho to•morrow,for the purpose of undergoing a course
of instruction in rifle practice, under Col. C. C. Hay, per-
manent instructor at that station. The whole of those se-
lected will, on rejoining their regiments, act as instructors

to the rest of the corps.
Dr.A. Hassan], of the Royal Artillery, has been ap-
pointed to take charge of the Garrison Hospital at Chat-
ham, inAlte tornporary absence of Dr. Maclean, who has
received leave of absence for the recovery of his health.

Acting-Assistant Surgeon T. B. P. O'Brien, of Chatham
garrison, having been appointel to the 2d West Intlia Re-
giment, is ordered to prom.) I to -Southampton forthwith,
for the purpose-of embarking to join the head-quarters of
that corps.