The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1860.

LIFE ASSURANCE.—Messrs. DAVIES & CO.,
No. 1, .Finch-lane, Cornhill, having ineffectually en-
deavoured to induce a Reform of that want of Equity and
A dvantage to the Assured which prevails in Life Assurance
Institutions, have matured a plan for carrying out " Life
Assurance as it ought to be." The prospectus, sanctioned
by the entire approbation of one of the most eminent Ac-
tuaries, will appear in a few days.

INVESTMENTS FOR CAPITAL.---Messrs.
HARRIS & CO., accountants, 10, Poultry, City, E.C., un-
dertake to invest money for parties irom £2O and upwards to
any amount, by which from 5 to 20 per cent. can be obtained
on the following bona fide securities—Bills of Sale, Freehold
and Leasehold Property, Policies, Reversions, Annuities,
&c., &O. Office hours, 10 to 5 o'clock.

50 00 READY TO BE ADVANCED
on Frecheld or Leasehold Property,
Policies, Reversions, &c., also several sums en household
furniture (without removal) personal and other approved
aecurities. Bills discounted. Apply to Me-srs. Harris and
Co., Accountants, 10, Poultry, City, E.C. Enclose stamp for
Popiy.

V 7 INEGAR. Patronised by her Majesty's
Government.—CONDY'SPATNT PURE CONCgN-
TRATED MALT VlNEGAR.—Families, by using this de-
licious Vinegar, insure purity, and effect a saying of 50 per
cent. Sea Report of. Dr. Letheby, City Officer of Health ; Dr.
Hassall, of the "Lancet" Commission, and others. Sold by
the Trade, in bottles labelled and capsuled. Wholesale, 03,
King William-street, London-bridge, E.C.—Six Quart Sample
sent free to any Railway for 3s.

BURROWS AND CO., Wholesale Wine Mer-
chants, LIVERPOOL.
Stores Lime-street.
Offices 54, Duke-street.

The Proprietors beg most respectfully to call the attention
of the trade, noblemen, clergy, &c., and the public in general,
to their extensive stock of Choice Wines, of rare vintages.
BURROWS and Co. are not disposed to comment upon the
purity of their wines, which is daily most laudably acknow-
ledged by the public and eminent medical men of all coun-
tries, as the increasing patronage of the highest families i■
the lAnd is a sufficient guarantee.
They beg to call particular attention to their pure Tonto
Wines, as being so valuable to Invalids and persons of weak
stomachs.

A sample case, containing three full-sized wine bottles,
will be forwarded to any address on receipt of P. 0.0. for 6s.
6d., or a dozen for 245.

It is a well-known fact that impure and adulterated wines
are the greatest foes to health, producing acidity in the
stomach, and debilitating the digestive organs, while pure
wines will accelerate the digestive powers, invigorating,
strengthening, and bracing the nervous system.
Their Tonic Wino is admitted to be most essential to in-
valids, both old and young, and should never be absent from
the homes of the weak and sickly. Its properties are duly
acknowledged and appreciated by the leading men of the
faculty, both at home and abroad.
To prevent imposition each bottle is sealed with the name
of the firm.

All orders to be made payable to HENRY BURROWS.

GLEN FIELD PATENT STARCH,
USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY,
VND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to he
THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED.
WHEN YOU ASK FOR
GLENFIELD P ATENT STARCH,
BEE THAT YOU GET IT,
As inferior kinds ars ofte* substituted.
Sold by all Chandlors, Grocers, Stc., drs.
WOTHERSPOON do CO.. GLASGOW AND LONDON

2 HE NAVY.

The Leander, 50-gun sailing frigate, belonging to
the ordinary at Chatham, is ordered to be removed
to Sheerness, where she is to be docked and con-
verted into a 51-gun screw steam frigate, which
will necessitate her being lengthened considerably.
The screw steamer Rodney, 91, is ordered to be
docked at Chatham to be completed for, the steam
reserve as soon as she has been fitted with the
whole of her machinery, a considerable portion of
which has been pat on board.
Commander F. C. Mackenzie, of the screw steam
ship Nile, 90, Capt. Arthur P. E. Wilmot, whose
leg was unfortunately fractured and uncle dislocated
while superintending the lowering of a pinnace in
Devonport Dockyard, on Wednesay afternoon, is
under cure at the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth.
It will afford much satisfaction to his friends to
know that he may be able in about two months, to
resume his services on board. Admiral Sir Alex-
ander Milnes' flagship will probably not be able to
leave Plymouth for her station, the West Indies,
before April.
The Lords of the Admiralty have granted per-
mission to the artisans of the Devonport dockyard,
to form themselves into a rifle corps.
The new screw steam gunvessel Espoir, 5, recently
launched at Pembroke, was appointed to leave that
port for Plymouth on Wednesday in tow of the
steam tender Lightning.
The paddlewheel steam tender Sprightly, G.
Allen, master, from Portsmouth, arrived on Thurs-
day at Plymouth with a portion of the crew of the
Emerald, absent on leave. _ _ .

A circular has been read to the men belonging
to the ships in ordinary at Plymouth. Warrant
officers are, it is said, to rank with second masters ;
sick attendants are to have alditioual pay.; and
ships' cooks are to be entitled to a bounty if- they
enter for 10 years.
The screw steam frigate Melpomene, 51, arrived
at Portland, on Thursday afternoon, from Spithead.
The screw moorings for the coal-hulk Pitt are now
placed in a central position in the harbour, and the
vessel is daily expected from Portsmouth.
The hired transport Khersonese, Capt. Hurst,
laden with 2,000 tons of war stores for China, left
Woolwich yesterday at 2 p m. for Greenhithe to be
adjusted for sea. Mr. R. Day, who served in the
Field Train during the Crimean war, and who was
transferred (on the dissolution of that corps) to the
military store department at Woolwich, has taken
passage, together with 12 naval cadets, for service
in China. The Khersonese is being fitted with all
the appliances for a speedy and safe passage, and is
expected to be under canvass a great portion of her
voyage. She is supplied with a disconnecting screw,
which will only be made available in case of con-
trary winds or a calm. Lieut. Douglas, R.N., has
taken charge, as Admiralty agent, and embarked
from Woolwich.

Mr. Francis Henry May, master of her Majesty's
steam guardship of Coastguard Hogue, who arrived
at Woolwich on Monday last, in charge of 26 sea-
men, to navigate the tender Harpy round to
Greenock, was yesterday appointed to the 11 screw
steam frigate Forte, commissioned by Capt. E. W.
Tumour, to carry the flag of Rear-Admiral the
Hon. Sir Henry Keppel at the Cape of Good Hope.
The military store steam-transport Lord Panmure,
H. T. Moore master in charge, yesterday returned
to Woolwich, having discharged a cargo of obsolete
stores from Portsmouth at the Tower. She is under
orders to ship shot, shell, &c., for Portsmouth.
The following appointments weremade yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. J. J. W. Jervis, addi-
tional, to the Blenheim, for service in the Coast-
guard ; William Collins, midshipman, to the Grey-
hound ; Edward Seale, midshipman, to the Nile ;
George Christie, second-master, to the Alecto ; John
H. 'reliving, first-class assistant-engineer, to the
Alecto, in lieu of chief engineer; William Castle,
second-class assistant-engineer, to the Alecto ;
Robert H. Horne, acting third-class assistant en-
gineer, to the Asia, for service in the Sprightly ;
George Whiting and Thomas Spence, acting third-
class assistant-engineers, to the Alecto; Richard
Evans, assistant-surgeon, to the Alecto; George H.
Whillier, paymaster, to the Forte; Henry E. Kit-
chen, assistant-paymaster, in charge, to the Alecto ;
George W. Jones, assistant-paymaster to the
Forte; and George Snell, assistant-clerk to the
Alecto,

THB ARMY.

The following circular, dated War-office, 9th inst.,
has been issued, addressed to officers commanding
and barrackmasters :

" Mr. Secretary Herbert, having had under con-
sideration article 43 of the barrack regulations,
which requires that applications made by officers
for extra quarters should be forwarded by the bar-
rackmaster, with the approval of the officer com-
manding, to this office for sanction, has decided that
for the future extra quarters in barracks may be al-
lowed to officers, with the sanction of the officer
commanding, without reference to this office, on
the conditions stated in the 44th article, and so long
as the lodging list be not affected thereby.
" All extra accommodation so granted must be
shown in the barrackmaster's monthly return, under
heading L."
The Perseverance screw troopship, Commander
E. R. Power, at Portsmouth, embarked yesterday
for Corfu the Ist battalion, 9th Foot, under com-
mand of Lieut.-Col. 1). M. Bethune. She will sail
for her destination this morning. The following
are the names of the officers and number of troops
embarked :—Lieut.-Col. D. M. Bethune ; Capts. A.
0. Richards, A. G. Douglas, W. H. Peel, and H.
C. Vibart ; Lieuts. H. M. Thompson, T. Taylor,
W. H. Burland, W. S. Massy, w. P. Hackett,
G. M. Chadwick, J. Aplin, C. J. Costs, and F. E.
Eccles ; Ensigns R. Fenton, T. Elmes, A. H.
Josselyn, Z. S. Bayly, and C. G. Kane,
Adjutant C. S. Borton, Quartermaster W. Ban-
bury, Surgeon J. Carroll, Assistant-Surgeon
J. C. Johnstone, 34 sergeants, 14 drummers, 28
corporals, 457 privates, 56 women, 71 children,
3 officers' wives, and 6 children. For Malta.-
2 women aad 3 children of the 2 battalions
of the 22d and 23d Regiments. For Corfu.-2
women and 1 child of the 2d battalion of the 3d
Buffs. The remainder of the regiment at Shorncliffe
are awaiting means of transport to Corfu, and com-
prise 12 officers, 12 sergeants, 12 corporals, 4 drum-
mers, and 305 privates, under the command of Major
G. H. Hawes. _ _

As the progress of the department engaged in
the production of Sir William Armstrong's guns is
a au bject of special importance to the public, it may
beinteresting to learn that the manufacture of 12-
pounder guns at Woolwich has been this week in-
creased from 20, the late weekly ratio, to 45, 15 hay-
ing been turned out on Tuesday and proved at the
Royal Arsenal butt, 15 on Wednesday, and an addi-
tional number of 15 was yesterday completed and
proved fit for any amount of service. Arrangements
are in progress for making a number of 25-pounders,
which will be commenced as soon as the requisite
implements are prepared.
The first performance in the theatre which has
been fitted up at the Royal Marine Barracks Chat-
ham, for amateur theatricals by the officers and
men of the division and garrison, took place on
Thursday evening, on which occasion the interior
of, the exceedingly well contrived theatre was
crowded by the Marines belonging to the division,
about 400 of whom were present, together with
Colonel Rea, Commandant ; Colonel Hunt, Second-
Commandant ; and several of the officers, as well as
a few ladies.

FUNERAL OF THE L •ITE CAPTAIN

ITAR_RISON.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.
To-day the mortal remains of Captain Harrison
were interred in the family vault in St. James's
Cemetery. Never since the remains of Huskisson
found a resting-place in the same cemetery was
respect paid to the memory of any man. From
the Lime-street terminus of the London and North-
Western Railway to the burial-ground, crowds,
disregarding a heavy rain, and streets 'ankle-deep
with snow, paid their last mournful tribute of re-
spect to the remains of a man who conferred, un-

assumingly, an honour on the port. The name of
Captain Harrison in Liverpool was always received
with respect, but never until to-day was such deep
respect manifested.
The coffin, which was conveyed from the Lime-
street station of the London and North-Western
Railway at about half-past 10, was placed in an
unassuming hearse, drawn by two horses, and fol-
lowed by five mourning coaches, containing the re-
latives of the deceased and chief mourners. The
cortege was completed by about 200 gentlemen on
foot (belonging to the mercantile marine of the
port), and 40 or 50 private carriages.
The following directors, &c., of the Great Eastern
Company took part in the procession :—R. J. Roy
Campbell, Esq., chairman te the company; Wm.
Jackson, Esq., deputy chairman ; Thomas Bold,
Esq., managing director ; Montague Seanson, Esq.,
solicitor to the company ; A. M'Lennan, Esq.,
chief engineer; John H. Dillon, Esq , London; J.
Trotinan, Esq., London; J. S. Oakford, Esq., Lon-
don ; Thomas J. Jackson, M.P. ; Wm. Tacksoii;
jun. ; Thomas H. Bold, S. H. Bold ; Hedger,
Esq., harbour master, Southampton ; M. Westhorp,
D‘q. ; W. Lyn, Esq., superintendent engineer
Portsmouth Dockyard ; Charles Gray, Esq. ; opti-
cian ; W. Woods, Esq. (Wood's Anchor Works.)
All along the line of procession the number of
spectators was immense, and not less than 30,000
or 35,000 people followed the cortege to the cemetery.
The flags of the different public institutions and
numerous private establishments were hung half-
mast high, and the bells of St. Peter's church, St.
Luke's, St. Paul's, St. Nicholas, and St. James's
Cemetery church, rung muffled peals during tha
day. In the river and docks all the vessels hoisted
the ensigns half-mast, and on board many of the
Spanish and Austrian ships the crews, throwing
aside religious prejudices, sang the " Ave Maria "
and the " Portuguese Hymn." At the cemetery
the officers of her Majesty's ship Hastings and sea-
men, together with those of the training-ship Con-
way, joined the procession.
The grave of the deceased is close to the Huskis-
son Mausoleum, and around it lie the remains of
many men of celebrity.
The uxion jack which covered the coffin was, we
believe, the subject of some dispute between the
naval officers and the undertaker. The naval gen-

tlemen objected to the union jack being thrown
over the coffin, on the ground that the deceased was
not a member of the British navy. This interpre-
tation of the use of the union jack was, however,
very shortly decided, and the coffin passed from
hearse to the chapel, and thence to the grave,
covered with that emblem which is the signal of
England's power and glory.
We have good reason to believe that a meeting
of the directors and shareholders of the Great

Eastern Company will be held to-day (Saturday)
or on Monday, for the purpose of considering the
propriety of paying some substantial tribute to the
memory of the deceased. His shares, we wider-
stand, are to be purchased by the directors Messrs.
M'lver, Litticdale, Brassey, Jackson, and nearly all
the shipowners of Liverpool, have united in sub-
scription to a testimonial fund; and the sum up to
last evening reached £2,500.

THE BALLOT.

Now that two out of the three reforms necessary
o make the representation of the people in Parlia-

went full and efficient have been token in hand by
the Government, what prospect is there that the
third will get its fair share of attention in the com-

ing session? The extension of the franchise and a
more rational assignment of seats to constituencies
are the chief elements of the bill which Lord John

Russell is shortly to introduce ; but in the eyes of
a majority of reformers these measures, urgently
necessary as is their adoption, are not one whit
more so than the ballot,while in the intelligent judg-
ment of many of the soundest and sincerest mem-
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hers of the Liberal party the ballot is not so much
their complement as their prime and indispensable
condition. Yet in the promised Reform Bill it is
quietly ignored. How much longer will the Go-
vernment of the day be able to deal with the ballot
as an open question ? Not long, we should think,
judging by the extent to which the chiefs of the
Liberal party are compelled on taking office to avail
themselves of the assistance of members of Parlia-
ment who openly profess their conviction of the
necessity of providing this protection for the voter.
Any one who will take the trouble to examine the
composition of the present Administration will find
that as many as 13 of the members of the House of

Commons who bold office under Lord Palmerston
and Lord John Russell are supporters of the ballot.
In the country, the friends of the ballot, it is noto-

rious are the life and soul of the Reform party.
Nothing can more forcibly demonstrate the spirit of
concession and forbearance which distinguishes
Englishmen in their political dealings than the fact
that a section of reformers so numerous and power-

ful should wait so patiently as we now see them
waiting on the steps of their halting and hesitating
brethren.
But whatever reluctance to move in favour of the
ballot may be felt in high places, we have the grati-
fication of announcing that the old flag of the ballot
will be seen flying in the coming session, and that
an opportunity will be given for testing the new
Parliament on this important subject. We cannot
suppose that any earnest friend of the cause was for
a moment deceived by the announcement—the capri-
cious indulgence of a wanton wish—made by its
most inveterate opponent a few weeks ago, that it
would be deserted by the leaders who have gallantly
fought for it year after year in Parliament. In ad-
vocating the Ballot we have always been anxious
that it should never be so presented and urged in
Parliament as to endanger the success of other parts
of the Reform question, upon whish a greater una-
nimity of opinion prevails. We are glad, therefore,
to know that the Council of the Ballot Society,
sharing this sentiment while determined to claim
for it a prominent and early place in the business of
the House of Commons, have resolved Rot t I make
it occupy an obstructive place. This public-spirited
determination enhances their elaim to the respect
of all reformers, and cannot fail to give strength to
the cause when the hon. member for Bristol brings
it once more before Parliament. Instead of moving
a resolution on the second reading of the Govern-
ment Reform Bill, or moving ballot clauses in com-
mittee, Mr. Berkeley will, as early as possilele, ask
for leave to bring in a substantive measure, a bill
enacting that the votes at elections for members of
Parliament shall be taken by the Ballot. The whole
question will then be brought fairly and fully be-
fore Parliament on its own merits, and it will be

for the Government and the house to resolve in
what manner it shall be dealt with. That it can
be ignored year after year, as heretofore, is simply
impossible. The settlement of the other elements
of the Reform question, however they may bo
dealt with, will only make the adoption' of the
Ballot more urgent and imperative. The reduc-
tion of the qualification for tie franchise, which
no statesman of any party will tell us can be
averted or delayed, will enlarge our constituencies,
and, as a thoughtful and experienced correspon-
dent shows in another column, will augment the
necessity of providing new securities against inti-
midation, and of offering encouragement to vote to
large numbers, who without the Ballot will never
come to the poll. Liberal members, compelled in
the exercise of a sober judgment to admit the ne-
cessity of conferring the franchise on classes who
are shut out, are bound to look ahead and consi-
der what safeguards should accompany the privi-
leges they extend. The Goverment which intro-
duces these changes cannot avoid the responsibility
which they will entail, except by taking the means
of averting intimidation and bribery into account.
If it is not prepared at once to ackiowledge all
the arguments by which the Ballot is recom-
mended, let it at least grant that means of in-
quiry which scarcely any Parliamentary subject
is now deemed too unimportant to warrant, and
acquiesce in the appointment of a Select Com-
' mittee on the Ballot.—Daily News.

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