The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1860.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCUS,
Leicester-square. Two Performances Daily.
The Public are respectfully informed that the Educated
Bull, DON JUAN, will positively leave the Alhambra on
Saturday Evening, Feb. 4. Al those who have not yet seen
his wonderful performances should take this opportunity of
doing so. He appears twice daily, during the present week,
in conjunction with the greatest troupe of artistes in the
world. Morning Performance (especially recommended) at
Two o'clock; Evening, at Half-past Seven.

EVANS'S MAGNIFICENT MUSIC and
SUPPER ROOMS.— Classic Vocal Music embracing
Mendelssohn's " Walpurgis Night," Madrigals, Glees, Part
Songs—The famous Boy Choir as ever—Pleasant interlude
in the course of the evening by the American Sable Vocalists—
Comic Sopgs by Mr. Holbrook and Mr. Hodson—and Tan-
ner's Wonderful Dogs.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand
CASINO, open every Evening, with the celebrated
Band. Established 10 years. Conducted by ions. Lamotte ;
principal cornet-a-pistol', M. Boulcourt. Doors open at half-
past 8, commence at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad-
mission, le.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
2iIGIT HOLBORN,
This 'Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the
elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined
with the perfection of' its management is OPEN EVERY
EVENING,. The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr.
W. 31. Packer, plays a nightly-varied selection of the mut
approved classical and modern music. Doors open at half-
past 8. Overture at 9. Closing at 12. Admission, One
Shilling. .

N.B.Z-Mr. W. M. Packer's grand annual beneflt Bal Masque
(positively the only one this year) is fixed for Thursday, 23d
February.

DR.• KAHN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO-
MICAL MUSEUM, Top of the Haymarket (acknow-
ledged by the whole of the Press to be the most useful and
instructive of any in existence), is OPEN DAILY (for gentle-
men only), from 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. Admission,
One Shilling Descriptive handbook gratis. Dr. KAHN'S
Popular Lectures on.the "Philosophy of Marriage," daily at
3 and 8 o'clock precisely. SYLLABUS.—IIappy and Unhappy
Unions, and their causes—Youthful Vices and Indiscretions,
and their results —Disqualifications for Marriage, and their
cure—the Physiology of Reproduction—Self-inflicted Miseries
—Sterility and its causes—How to secure Moral and Physical
Happiness.
N.B.—Dr. Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects, entitled
"The Philosophy of Marriage," sent post-free en receipt of
twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street,
Cavendish-square. W.

THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.—Every
person having an interest in domestic or farm animals
should obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical
food, which will prove invaluable during the approaching,
season. For keeping horses in good condition it is unequal-
led. Pigs fatten with surprising rapidity upon it, and their
flesh increases in flavour and value. Cowkeepers will find
great advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua-
lity of the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by
it. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by
testimonials from the principal Nobility, Gentry, and Agri-
nilturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing
418 feeds (measures enclosed), price 50e., carriage paid to any
Railway Station in the United Kingdom. Post-office orders
payable to Joseph Thorley, 77, New; ate-street, London.
N.B.—The public arecautioned against being imposed npon
by worthless imitations.

PRESENTS.— ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN-
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and Dining-room, consisting of anew and elf gant assortment
of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inks tends,
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manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her
Alaiesty, 140, Stand, W.C., London.
Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS,
MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate
the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCH° LOGY,
and GEOLOGY, at. 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each.

PRACTICAL' INS'T itUCTiON in GEOLOGY and MTNE-
RALOG 1" in given by Mr. TENNAN l', at 149, Strand, W.C.

RUPTURES.

WHITE'S MOC-MAIN PATENT LEVER
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end (instead of the usual steel spring) a soft bandage, fitting
so clot- ,ly as to avoid detection. A descriptive circular may
be had; end the truss forwarded by post, on the circumference
of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the
manufn2turer, Mr. John White, 228, Piccadilly.
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Sin2le Truss, 165., 218., 265. Gd., and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is.
Doublo ditto, 31s. 6d., 428., and 525. ed. Postage, le Bd.
Post-office Orders to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly.
Laker of Elastic Stockings, Knee-caps, &s.

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v Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre-
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liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe-
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without pain or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness
and pimples, purify the blood, brace the nerves, and invigo-
rate tilt whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes,
Is. lid. and 2s. lid. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's
Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green
package, with " William Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," en-
graved on the Government stamp.

2HE NAVY.

The line-of-battle shipßodney, 91, screw steamer,
completing at Chatham, has a large party of engi-
neers at work on board, who are employed from 6

o'clock in the morning until haltpasi„7 in the even-
ing in preparing the ship for the reception of her
screw machinery and engines, and as soon as they
have been fixed on board she will be taken into
dock to be completed for the first division of the
steam reserve.

The Castor, 36, and the Brilliant, 20, the two
frigates ordered to be fitted at Chatham as training
ships for the naval coast volunteers, ire to have a
complement, the Castor of 36 men, and the Bril-
liant of 25 men, the whole of whoa' are to be borne
on the books of the Castor. The Brilliant has a
number of hands employed on board in preparing
her for the service for which she is intended.
It is stated that. a 60 gun ship, probably the
Blenheim 'screw blockship, is about to be placed on
Milford station for coastguard and coast volunteer
service.
The Diadem, 32, screw, Captain 7. H. Cockburn,
at Spithead, had her crew paid wages on Monday,
and granted leave ashore (fig days) by watches.
The Prince Regent, 90 guns,'sailing two-decker,

at Portsmouth, is ordered to be placed in dock and
receive the necessary lengthening and alterations
to her stern to adapt it for the screw. The Prince
Regent_is a ship of good capacity of.gowage. She
was originally constructed as a three-decked ship,
but afterwards had her upper deck removed.
kThe Ariadne, 26, screw, Captain Vansittart, at
Spithead, will not resume her screw trials until
Monday, the 6th inst.

The Espoir, 5, recently launched at Pembroke, is
to be fitted with engines of 80-horse power at
Devonport, where she is to be brought forward for
commission. She is to be schooner rigged, and her
lines promise great speed.
The Pitt, coal depot, in charge of Second Master
Attendant Stokes, was towed out of Portsmouth
Harbour on Monday evening, and anchored for the
night at the Motherbank. Yesterday morning she
was taken in tow by the Virago, 6, paddle, and the
Lucifer, paddle, and proceeded on her way for Port-

land, where she will take up her station as coal
depot for the fleet.
The Dee, paddle, Master-Com. Pullen, arrived at
Portsmouth yesterday from Woolwich with machi-
nery for the Duncan, 101, screw, and other vessels
fitting out at that port.
The Ithadamanthus, paddle, Master Commander
Sturdee, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday for the
eastward.

According to the present orders the water will be
admitted into the old fitting-basin, in the Ports-
mouth dockyard, on the 6th inst., and the vessels
in the docks connected with the basin will be re-
moved, and other vessels take their place. In No.
2 dock the Princess Royal, 91, screw, will replace
the Stromboli, 9, paddle. In No. 3 dock the Prince
Regent, 90, replaces the Nelson, 91, screw ; and in
No. 5 dock, the Vigilant, 6, screw, replaces the
Bulldog, 6, paddle. The Medea, 6, paddle, will also
undock from No. 4 dock on the 6th inst. Of these
vessels, the Stromboli, the Medea, and the Bulldog
have undergone very extensive repairs. The Nelson,
91, has been converted from a sailing three-decker
to a screw two-decker. The Bulldog and Nelson
move into the steam-basin to fit out for service on
the 7th inst. The Alban, 4, paddle, is expected to
be placed in the dock vacated by the Medea.
The following vessels were yesterday chartered
by the War Department to ship military stores
from Woolwich for foreign stations, namely :--The
Ocean, the Sarah, the Zodiac, the Albion,the Cara-
doe, the Havering, the Shuttle, the Elizabeth, the
Georgetown, and the Kahlamba. The Ocean sailed
yesterday for Malta.
The foll Owing iiplininfinentS' were -Irriade ~yester-
day, at the Admiralty :—M. G. Thorold and A. P.
Douglas, naval cadets, to the Forte; A. Grenfell,
midshipman, to the Nile; E. T. Read, second-class
assistant engineer, to the Hogue, for service in the
Harpy; and Richard Wyllie, acting third-class
assistant engineer, to the Hogue, for the Harpy.
The following circular has been received at Ports-
mouth Dockyard, and promulgated by the authori-
ties by order from the Admiralty :
"Circular No. 403. " Admiralty, Jan. 24, 1860.
'Revision of the Complements of her Majesty's

Ships.)
" The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
having had under their consideration the comple-
ments of her Majesty's ships, are pleased to direct
that the undermentioned additioas and alterations
shall 'be made with regard to the positions and
ratings of the officers and men to be borne on the
books of her Majesty's ships hereafter commis-
sioned.

" 1. The gunner, boatswain, and carpenter, to
rank next and after second master.
" 2. The yeoman of the signals to be a first-class
petty officer, and to be paid the same as other
first-class petty officers ; one to be borne in addition
to flaghips at home and abroad, and to be paid as
a chief petty officer.

" 3. A new rate of signalman established as a se-
cond-class petty officer, and to be paid as the pre-
sent yeoman of signals.

i, i. The armourer to be a first-class petty officer,
and to be paid the same as a blacksmith.
" 5. A new rating of plumber to be established
as a first-class petty officer, and to be paid as a
blacksmith.

" 6. New ratings of tinsmith and second-class
stokers to be established, and paid the same as a
painter.
" 7. A new rating as a sick-berth steward to be
established, to have the same pay as a non-con-
tinuous service leading seaman, and the sick-
berth gratuity allowed to the present sick-
berth attendant.

" 8. The sick•berth attendant for the future to
be paid the same as a non-continuous service ordi-
nary seaman, and to receive only half the sick-
berth gratuity at present allowed ; but on board a
sixth-rate in which a sick-berth steward is not
borne, to be paid the whole sick-berth gratuity.
" The following now ratings established to be
paid as severally stated :—Shoemaker, lamp trim-
mer, Gngineers' servant, engineer's cook's assistant
—with same pay as non-continuous service able
seamen. Captain's servant, captain's cook's assis-
tant, ward-room servant, ward-room cook's assis-
tant, gunroom servant, gun-room cook's assistant
—with same pay as non-continuous service second-
class ordinary seamen.—By order,
" W. G. ROMAINE."

Col. Teesdale having received instructions to pur-
chase 1,000 horses for that purpose. Since Novem-
ber last the average number of recruits, passed and
entered from all sources, has been stated at about
20 per day at Woolwich. A large proportion of the
disaffected Indian troops arrived at Gravesend have
offered themselves for re-enlistment, but many have
been rejected by the Medical Board as unfit for her
Majesty's service on account of bodily infirmity
and other eauses.

Lieut.-Col. Hadfield, Woolwich division of Royal
Marine Light Infantry, yesterday joined his divi-
sion, from her Majesty's ship Algiers, on his pro-
motion, having been relieved by Captain Tribe.
The battalion of Royal Marines at Woolwich
was yesterday morning paraded in the barrack-
square to witness the presentation of badges " for
good shooting," 30 of which were deliveied person-
ally, and 45 were ordered to be forwarded to men
on board various sh!ps on duty. The badges entitle
the recipients to a reward of ld., 2d., and 3d. per
day for one year, according to their classification.
Clauso No. 14 of the Admiralty regulations speci-
fied that " men embarked and being on foreign
stations, or detached from head-quarters, under any
circumstances, so as to prevent the annual course
of practice being proceeded with, are permit-
ted to wear and retain their badges of distinction
until an opportunity shall occur of their being chal-
lenged by another annual course of practice."