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,TUESDAY EVENING,

by letter of attorney, he shall be at liberty so to 1.
so, provided that such a letter of attorney express
the Ramo or names of the candidate or candidates
for whom such registered voter is desirous of vo%.
ing, and be executed within ten days next bef,ore
such election ; and no such letter of attorne.v., shall
be subject to any stamp duty.
XVIII. It shall be lawful for her MaY)sty to re-
move any member of Council from his office upon
an address of both Houses of Parliament ; and if
Parliament be not sitting, it shall be lawful for the
Council, with the approval of her Majesty, to sus-
pend any member of the Council for criminal or
disgraceful conduct ; and a statement of the fact of
such suspension and of the grounds thereof shall be
laid before both Houses of Parliament within four-
teen days after the next meeting thereof ; and un-
less both Houses of Parliament, within thirty days
after such meeting thereof, address her Majesty for
the reversal of such suspension, the member so
suspended shall cease to be a member of the Conn-
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cu.
XIX. Members of the Council not to sit in the
House of Commons.
XX. There shall be paid to each member of the
Council the yearly salary of 1,0001.
Clauses from XXI. to XXIV. (both inclusive)
provide for re-arrangement of the home adminis-
tration, reduction of establishment, superannua
tion, &c.
DIITIES AND FROCTsDITRE OF THE COUNCIL.
XXV. The Council shall, under the direction of
the Secretary of State, and subject to the provisions
of this Act, conduct the business transacted in the
United Kingdom in relation to the government of
India and the correspondence with India in the
public department, but every order or communica-
tion sent to India shall be signed by one of the
pricipal Secretaries of State ; and save as expressly
provided by this act, every order in the United
Kingdom in relation to the government of India
under this act shall be signed by such Secretary of
State, and all dispatches from governments and
presidencies in India, and other dispatches from
India, which if this act had not been passed should
have been addressed to the Court of Directors or
to their secret committee, shall be addressed to
such Secretary of State.
XXVI. The Secretary of State to divide the
council into committees, and to regulate the
transaction of business.
XXVII. Secretary of State, president.
XXVIII. Meetings of the council shall be con-
vened and held when the Secretary of State shall
from time to time direct ; and upon requisition in
writing by six or more of the members of the
council, one of their secretaries or assistant secre-
taries shall convene a meeting of such council,
giving three days' notice in writing thereof to the
Secretary of State and each member of the council.
XXIX. The questions at any meeting of the
council at which the Secretary of State is not pre-
sent shall be determined by the votes of the majority
of the members present, and in case of an equally
of votes, the Vice-President shall have a second or
casting vote ; but at any meeting of the council tie
which the Secretary of State is present, if there be
a difference of opinion on any question, except as
to the validity of elections or returns of members,
or as to such appointments and admissions to
services as by this act are authorised to be made by
the council, the determination of the Secretary of
State shall be final ; and all acts done at any
meeting of the council in the absence of the Score-
tary of State shall, except as to such elections and
returns, appointments and admissions to service as
aforesaid, require his sanction or approval in
writing ; and in case of difference of opinion on
any question decided at any meeting, the Secretary
of State may require that his opiinon, and the rea-
sons for the same, be entered in the minutes of the
proceedings, and any member of the council who may
have been present at the meeting may require that
his opinion, and any reasons for the same that
.he
may have stated as the meeting, be entered in like
manner.
XXX. The Tice President, and such two other
members of the council as the,Secretary of State
may from time to time in this behalf appoint, shall
be a secret committee of council for the purposes of
this act ; and any such member so appointed may
at any time be removed by the Secretary of State.
XXXI. Every order or communication proposed
to be sent to India, and every order proposed to be
made in the United Kingdom, in the publicdepatt-
went by the Secretary of State, shall, unless the
same has been submitted to a meeting of the coun-
cil, be placed in the council-room for the perusal of
all members of the council dining seven days be-
fore the sending or making thereof ; except in the
cases hereinafter provided ; and it shall be lawful
for any member of the council to record in a mi-
nute book, to be kept for that purpose, his opinion
with respect to each such order or communication,
and a copy of every opinion so recorded shall be
sent forthwith to the Secretary of State.
XXXII. Secretary of State acting against the
opinions of the majority to record hie-reasone.
XXXIII. Provided, that where it appears to
the Secretary of State that the despatch of any
order or communication, or the making of any
order in the public department is urgently re-
quired, notice thereof shall be given to every mem-
ber of the council ; but the communication may be
sent or order given notwithstanding the same may
not have been submitted to a meeting of the coun-
cil or deposited for seven days as aforesaid, the
urgent reasons for sending or making the same
being recorded by the Secretary of State.
XXXIT. Orders now sent through secret com-
mittee to be communicated to the secret committee
of council.
XXI'. Secret despatches from India only to
be communicated to the secret committee.
APPOINTMENTS AND PATRONAGE.
XXX.Vi. The appointments of Governor Gene-
ral of India, fourth ordinary member of the council
of the Governor General of India, and governors of
presidencies in India, now made by the Court of
Directors with the approbation of her Majesty,
and the appointments of advocate general for the
several presidencies now made with the approbation
of the commissioners for the affairs of India, shall
be made by her Majesty by warrant under her
Royal sign manual ; the appointments of the ordi-
nary members of the Council of the Governor
General of India, except the fourth ordinary mem-
ber, and the appointments of lieutenant governors
of provinces or territories, shall be made by the
Governor General of Ilodfiaant,hdseutsbhejeveecirarpatipoopirnthetsmeideaenpntpcsrieoosi
tbhaetimonemofbehresrofMcoajuenstcyil
shall be made by the governors of such respective
presidencies, subject to the like approbation ; and
ail such appointments shall be subject to the quali-
fications now by law affecting such offices respec-
tively.
XXXVII. Appointments now made in India to
be continued to be made there.
XXXVIII. All powers of appointing cadets,
military and naval, and all other powers of appoint-
ing and admitting to service not herein otherwise
expressly provided for, which would or might have
been exercised by the Court of Directors of the
said company if this act had not been passed, shall
be vested in her Majesty : provided that names of
such persons as may from time to time be recom-
wended by the council, under resolutions made at
their meetings, for appointments or admissions to
service, shall be submitted to her Majesty by the
Secretary of State ; provided also, that appoint-
ments of persons becoming entitled thereto as men-
tioned in sec. 41 of the said act of the 16th and 17th
years of her Majesty may be made by any committee
of the council as the Secretary of State shall direct.
XXXIX. All powers of making regulations in
relation to the appointments and admissions to ser-
vice and other matters connected therewith, and of
altering or revoking such regulations, which if this
act had not been passed might have been exercised
by the court of directors or commissioners for the
aflairs of India, may be exercised at meetings of the
council, subject to the approbation of her Majesty,
and all regulations in force at the time of the com-
mencement of this act in relation to the matters
aforesaid shall remain in force, subject nevertheless
to alteration or revocation by the council as afore-
said. _

XL. Removal of officers by her Majesty.
XLI. Real and personal property of the corn
pally to vest in her Majesty for the purposes of the
government of India.
XLII. Powers of sale and purchase, and con-
tracting.
XLIII. Dividend of the company, and existing
and future debts and liabilities and expenses,
charged on the revenues of India.
Clauses XLIV. to LII. provide for the transfer
of revenues, cash account at the B ink, &c.
LIII. Audit of accounts in England.
LIV. Accounts to be annually laid before Parlia-
rivnt.
LV. Commissioners to proceed to India to inquire
into the finances and accounts.
LVI. Indian military ant naval forces to remain
under existing conditions and service.
LVII. New provisions may be made for persons
ivA.vancitsofo
hereafter entering her Majesty's Indiln forces.
LVIII. Servants of the company to be deemed
LI.X.
B-iar of her
in force.
All orders of 'the Court of Directors or
aitLeXete•
tesestseer of appointments and functions of
pewert:
B.IXIX. Drtride for the - ' LTa. : ,
ciames Laile control ilsouvaled.
ferenee of
arrangement? the eoeti,„ e trans-
existinguva a 1 of some

COMMENCEMENT OF Tim A
CT
lAXX. This act shall commence and: take te elf
t
on th© day next after the passing thereof`'
LX"XL TihS act &tall be proclaimed in the

Ser oral presidencies and government of India as
r oon as conveniently may be after such act has been
received by the Governor-General of India ; and
until such proclamation be made, all acts, matters,
and things done, ordered, directed, or authorised
in India, in the name of the East India Company
or otherwise in relation to the government of India,
I shall be as valid and effectual as if this act had not
been passed.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Her Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief
leaves town this (Tuesday) morning, at 8 o'clock,
for Aldershot, to inspect the tro_lps in camp and
the permanent barracks, which have already been
occupied by the infantry and field batteries.
The following General Order was issued by the
Major-General Commanding the Forces in Ceylon,
on the departure of the Head-quarter Division of
her Majesty's 37th Regiment from that colony in
October last for service in India :

" Head-quarters, Colombo, 22d Oct., 1857.
"1. The Major-General Commanding the Forces
desires to express his satisfaction at the excellent
order in which the Head-quarter Division of the
37th Regiment embarked for India ; the soldier-
like appearance of the men, and their steadiness and
sobriety on the occasion reflect the highest credit
upon the corps.
" 2. The Major-General begs Colonel Skelly and
the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers
of the 37th Regiment, to accept his sincere farewell,
with his best wishes for their health, welfare, and
future distinction.
" J. R. BRUNKER, Colonel, D. A. G."
The two-company depot of the 86th Royal
County Down Regiment, under the command of
Captain H. W. Wehnan, is ordered to proceed
from Chatham on Thursday, and embark at the
dockyard for Cork, for the purpose of joining the
depot battalion at Buttevant.
The Director-General of the Medical Department
of the Army has directed the following changes to
be made in the staff of medical officers attached to
head-quarters, Chatham ; Assistant Surgeon Scott,
73d Regiment, to embark for the Cape of Good
Hope, to join the service companies of his corps ;
Assistant-Surgeon Slatter, 61st Regiment, and
Staff Assistant-Surgeon Slate, to embark at Graves-
end in the Abeona, in charge of troops proceeding
to Calcutta. Assistant-Surgeon Millar, 4th Foot,
to proceed to Newport ; Assistant-Surgeon Long,
Bth Foot, to Kinsale ; Assistant-Surgeon Long-
staff, 10th Foot, to Mullingar ; Assisiant-Surgeon
Macintyre, 11th Foot, to Hull ' • Assistant-Surgeon
Grey, 13th Light Infantry, to Winchester ; and
Assistant-Surgeon Bennett, 14th Regiment, to
Nam.
Orders have been received for the following
draughts to proceed from Perth to Gravesend today
there to embark on board the steamship Abeoua,
for conveyance to Calcutta :—viz., 26 men of the
42d Royal Highlanders from Perth, 11 men of the
93d Highlanders from Aberdeen, and some of the
79th Highlanders from Stirling. Lieutenant
Shuttlewor:h, 42d Royal Highlanders, to proceed
in charge.
The Engineers' and general building depart-
ments at Woolwich are at present actively engaged
in clearing the ground and making preparations
for the immediate erection of various institutions
ordered to be constructed according to the estimates
voted for that purpose. The site of the Old Kent
Waterworks in the vicinity of the Royal Marine
Barracks, as well as the residence and grounds of
General Ashtnrre, late Colonel-Commandant of
' the Royal Marines, has been cleared and laid
out for the erection of a Marine and Naval
Hospital, on a scale suitable to the increasing
requirements of the garrison. The spot in Mill-
lane adjoining the Common, some months ago de-
, signed and pronounced by the Engineer Depart•
ment as suitable for building a garrison church, is
ordered to be levelled and laid out for that pur-
pose. The locality affording sufficient space for
the depot and official departments of the Royal
Engineers, the necessary es' ablishments belonging
to that corps, and which are at present carried on
in various parts of the garrison, are ordered to be
built thereon. The Soldiers' nstitute, under the
direction of Mr. Ingerstein, the Rev. Mr. AA-
worth, vicar of Plumstead, and the Philanthropic
f Committee of Woolwich, who have generously
contributed the pecuniary means of setting the
establishment on a working scale, was yesterday
morning opened to subscribers. From the pub-
licity already given by the public press, various
contributions of most useful books have been re-

ceived by the committee. The house from its po-
sition near the Royal Marine, Artillery, and Mi-
litia quarters, as well as from the distribution of
its numerous chambers, fitted up as refreshment,
reading, and writing rooms, &c., and affording
cheap and seasonable means of amusement for the
recreation of the soldier, for whom it is intended
as a second home, will, it is considered, render
' its success little short of rt positive certainty.
Major-General Sir W. F. Williams returned to
Woolwich on S3turday, and resumed the command
of the garrison yesterday morning.
The whole of the division of Vie Royal Marine
Light Infantry assembled at Woolwich Common
yesterday morning in command of Lieut.-Col. H.
Fleming, and went through a series of battalion
movements and field drills.
The St. Vincent, 104, has stripped to her lower masts,
and awaits the turn over to the Duke of Wellington,
131, screw, which will take up her moorings off Hard-
way. The rear-admiral superintendent's flag of the
Portsmouth Dockyard flies at the mizen of the Excellent,
gunnery ship (pro tem).
The corvette which we stated would be built in No.
6 dock, at Portsmouth, will be called the Rinaldo,
screw, 17 guns. When completed she will be " floated,"
not launched.
Iler Majesty's store transp,rt Rhatlamanthus, Master-
Commander Sturdee, arrived at Woolwich on Saturday
evening laden with steam boilers, &c., for transship.
ment for her Majesty's steamship Coromandel in China.
The Imperieuse, 51, screw, will be taken into the steam-
basin dock at Portsmouth as soon as the Duke of Wel-
lington, 131, screw, hauls out.

THE CONDITION OF IRE NAVY.

(Front the Morning Herald.)

The condition of our navy on the return of the
Conservative party to power must be very interest-
ing to our readers. The circumstances under
which that party again forms the government of the
country are most remarkably coincident with those
under which Sir Robert Peel succeeded Lord John
Russell in 1841. It will not be forgotten that for
some time previously the government had been en-
gaged in various squabbles with foreign powers.
The Syrian difficulties had scarcely subsided ; our
relations with France wore most unsatisfactory ;
with America we were on the verge of quarrelling,
and with China we were at open war. Singul4rly
enough, Lord Derby has just such another le-
gacy
left him ; but happily the navy at this mo-
ment is not comparatively in the same dis-
gracefully weak condition as it was in 1841, yet
it must be confessed that it is a source of con-
siderable uneasiness to its best friends that nearly
one-third of the efficient forces of the navy is
concentrated on one station—China ; leaving
only about 28,000 officers, seamen, marines, and
boys, in the Mediterranean, West Indies, orth
America, Cape of Good Hope, coast of Africa,
Brazils' Pacific ; and for the coasts of England,
Ireland, and Scotland, the transport service, the
receiving ships, depot ships, training ships, and
home ports.
Fortunately, the ships that are on foreign sta-
tions are fully and efficiently manned; but in con-
sequence of the most unwise reductions last year,
at the cry of economy and retrenchment., we find
ourselves engaged in another China war with only
peace forces and half-manned ships at home.
We doubt not that if any real danger threatened
the peace of Europe we should have plenty of men
for the fleet ; but it must be confessed that at the
present moment we have scanty resources ; for our
test men have been sent adlifr, our most intelligent
lads hive been allowed to quit the service, and all
vacancies have latterly been filled by the most in-
ferior classes.
The following lists are made up to March 1 :
THE FLEET OF THE LINE.
SCREW SFIIPS OF THE LINE.
Guns. Mon. H. p. Station.
Marlborough .
Duke of Wellington 131 523 700 Portsmouth.
Royal Albert l2l 1000 500 Mediterranean.
Royal George lO2 370 400 Sheerness.
Conqueror
Princess Royal
11 snuibal
Renown
Exmouth
Nile
Cressy
Centurion

ilrun4widc SO 750 400 West Indies.
Scuisparcil
The Marlborough is fitting et Portsmou,h to
relieve the Rind Albert in the Medi' erfanean, Ad-
miral Fanshawe succe ling Admiral Lord Lyons.
The Duke of Well ingt in, Royal Cc ,rle and Nile, ar e
le ships ; and HannibA-Exinouth, and
Cressy are steam guard ships at their respective port s,
the officers commanding being in charge of the steam
ordinaries. But all these latter are sea-going s'it',
with only part complements. The following arc
screw coast-guird ships ;distributed at the various
ports of England, Ireland, and Scotland. These
may be truly called an effuJtive home service force.
' WJAhin the last few weeks many old 50-gun sailing
tr;t4BAes,have been sent to the ordinaries, and their
lue.eem' " r
u 11) ..z:LI by the above screw ships—all of

them old sailing two-deckers converted into screw
ships with efficient armaments.
Guns. Men. 11-p. Station.
Blenheim 6O 348 450 Portlaid,
Ajax
Edinburgh
Hogue 6O 348 450 Greenock.
Cornwallis 6O 348 201 Humber.
Hawke 6O 348 200 Coast of Ireland.
Hastings 6O 348 200 Liverpool.
Russell 6O 348 200 Falmouth.
Pembroke .CO 348 200 Harwich.
With the former list, we have a total of 23 sea-
going screw ships.
SCREW FRIGATES.
Guns. Men. H.-p. Station,
Shannon 5l 560 600 China.
Chesapeake
Euryalus
Diadem .....
Arrogant
Tribune
Curacoa 3l 340 350 Portsmouth.
These seven frigates are of the most powerful
classes, and perhaps the smallest is equal to the
74-gun sailing ship of the last war. The Arrogant
is the first screw frigate designed for the navy, and
the Diadem is the last production of the dockyards.
The latter is a model vessel, of immense tonnage,
immense power, and mighty armament.
SCREW FLOATING BATTERY.
Terror, 16 guns, 60 men, 200 horse-power, Bermuda.
SCREW CORVETTES.
'Ships. Guns. Men. H.-p. Station.
Racoon
Pylades
Pelorus
Highflyer
Satellite
Tartar
Pearl
Esk 2O 240 250 China.
Niger „,* l4 180 400 China.
The Niger is the oldest of this class, and the Ra
coon the youngest. There is, however, no com-
parison between the two, for the latter is equal in
force to three of the old Niger.
SCREW SLOOPS.
Ships, Guns. Men. H.-p. Station.
Cruizer
Hornet
Harrier
Alert
Wasp - l3 165 100 Brazils.
Cordelia ......
Desperate 8 165 400 Mediterranean.
Conflict 8 165 400 Coast of Africa.
Ariel
Curlew
Swallow 9 100 60 Mediterranean.
Lyra
Plumper
Sharpshooter 8 90 202 Coast of Africa.
Teazer
Fairy — 120 Royal Yacht Tender.
SCREW GUN VESSELS.
Nimrod . 6 110 180 China.
Roebuck .... ..... 6 110 180 China.
Surprise
Cormorant
Assurance
Sparrowhawk 4 90 200 China.
Mohawk 4 90 200 China.
Coquette... 4 9d 200 Mediterranean.
Vigilant 4 90 210 Mediterranean.
Osprey
Wanderer
Lapwing
SCREW GUN BOATS.
Bustard
Haughty 2 37 60 China.
Forester ....
Opossum 2 37 60 China.
Plover 2 37 60 China.
Staunch
Starling
Forward 2 37 60 China.
Skipjack 3 37 60 West Indies.
Onyx ... .
Nettle 2 20 Bermuda, tender.
Redwing 2 20 Devonport, tender.
Lark
Stork ....
Traveller 2 60 Portsmouth, tender,
Bullfinch 2 60 Portsmouth, tender,
Lively 2 60 Sheerress, tender.
Biter
Badger . 2 60 Kingstown, t. (e.g.',
Erne
Louisa 2 60 Leith, tender (e.g.:
Gest awk
Snap
Saudfly
Ruby
Spanker
Magpie
Dapper
Hind
Magnet
Leveret
Shamrock
Seagull
Dove
Leven
Slaney 1 40 80 China
Algerine
Lee 1 40 80 China
Firm
Banterer 1 37 60 China
Clown 1 37 40 China.
Kestrel
Drake 1 37 40 China.
Janus
Watchful,
Woodcock. 1 37 40 China.
Lynx - '4510 ' Cape.
Viper - 80 Africa.
Jaseur ... 1 41 80 West Indies.
Jasper 1 41 80 West Indies.
Fifteen of the above are tenders to the coal
guard service ships at their respective stations.
SCREW TROOP AND STORE SHIPS.

Acorn

Himalaya
Adventure
Assistance
Megnra
Simoom
Vulcan
Urgent
Hesper
Buffalo
2 40 60 Coast of Africa.
Sup ply
Industry 2 53 80 Particular Service.
The above, it will be seen, compose the principal
forces of the Royal navy-129 screw ships. The
following is—
THE STEAM PADDLE FORCE.
FRIGATES, COEYETTES, &C.
Ships. Guns. Men. 11.-p. Station.
Penelope l6 300 650 Cape.
Retribution
Leopard
Magicienne l6 220 400 China.
Furious
Valorous l6 220 400 Devouport.
Samson
Cyclops
Fury 6 165 515 China.
Inflexible 6 165 378 China.
Vesuvius 6 2)3 280 Coast of Africa.
Centaur
Vulture
Hermes
Hecate 6 135 240 Coast of Africa.
Hecla
Trident .......
Virago 6 165 300 Brazils.
Vixen lO5
6 220 Pacific.
Devastation
6 160 400 West Indies.
Medina .......
Tartarus
Porcup,ne 3 67 132 Hebrides (our.)
Basilisk . 6 165 400 West Indies.
Buzzard 6 I's 300 West Indies.
Styx 6 165 280 West Indies.
Recruit
Weser
Dasher 2 69 100 Channel Islands.
Locust 3 55 100 Sheerness.
Otter
Alban 4 55 100 Fitting.
Alecto
Medusi 4 100 312 Coast of Africa.
Merlin
Ardent 3 100 200 Coast of Africa.
Firefly 5 80 220 Coast of Africa.
Pluto
Antelope 3 65 260 Coast of Africa.
Myrmidon
Sp Vire
Bloodhound
Caradoc
Harpy 1 50 200 Mediterranean.
Jackal 1 50 150 Fisheries.
Bruno 2 80 Cof Africa, tender.
Pigmy 3 37 100 Portsmouth, tender.
S. rightly
Fire Queen.,. •, 28 120 Portsmouth, tender.
Advico
Lizard — 47 150 Sheerness, tender.
Wildfire
Fearless
Asp — 50 Pembroke, tender.
Lightning
Advice 24 180 Queenstown, tender,
Coromandel , 5 _ China, tender.
Rhadama.nthus 4 69 220 Storeship.
Dee
Kite — 170 13er .1. uda, tug.
Red polo - 21 170 Gibraltar, tug.
Hearty

Vict. & Albert 2
Elfin —
Osborne 2
Black Eagle 2
Vivid 1
Emperor —

YACHTS.
13S 600

Royal yacht.
Royal yacht, tender.
Admiralty, Portsth.
Admiralty, Woolwh,
Admiralty, Woolwh,
Japan.

80 430
36 250
27 160

THE SAILING FLEET.
That part of our navy now composed of mere
sailing ships is regarded as the least powerful and
effective portion of it. These ships, it may be
said, are being merely worn out, and used on
foreign stations in order to keep the more effective
screw ships available at home.

TWO DECRERs. Guns.
Calcutta
Ganges
......... 84
M0narch................. . 84
Indus ...................... 78
Boscawen.. .............. 70
,Camber;and ...... 70
FRIGATES.

Men. Station.
720 China.
720 Pacific.
750 , Pacific.
650 West Indies.
650 C:►pe.
650 Brazils.

Nankin ....
Eagle (50) l6
Cambrian
Sybil
Piqu© ............. 40
Castor 36

500
123
375
350
:350
330

China.
Milford(eoastguard,
China.
China.
China.
Cape.

CORVETTES.
Amethyst ......
Iris

230
230
230
153
240

China.
Australia.
Pacific.
Chios.
Pacific.

ALTRI
Actreon
Ilavauttah

Calypso

Ilenild„

1 121 Australia (sure.)
SLoors, &e.
Arachne

Atalanta l6 130 West Indies.

Camilla

Di 130 Chin-a-.

12 130 China,

12 DO China.

Comus l4 130 Chinn;;
Racehorse
Sappho
Persian
Childers
Heron
12 120 Coast of Africa.
~_ _

Spy 3 65 Brazils.
FLAG, ORDINARY, STATIONARY SHIPS, &C.
Royal William
Waterloo l2O 222 Sheerness,
Victory

Hibernia (104)
Princess Charlotte (104) 12
Impregnable
Cambridge 7l
Excellent

131
4SO
221
487
(;92

Ma ta.
China, floating brcks.
Devonport
Devnpt., gnry. ship.
Portsmouth, gnry,

Wellesley 73
Implacable (72) 2O
11l strious (72) ...... 20
Imaum (72) lO
Belleisle (72)
Melville (72) ...... 6
Mindon (72)

337
50
131
82
245
219

Chatham.
Devonport, training.

;srrioul

raining

Jamaica.

China, hospital.
China, hospital.
China, hospital.
Woolwich.
Pembroke.

Fisgard -
Saturn -

TENDERS
Pi ttern
Bramble
Adelaide
Cockatrice
Netley
Nautilus
Sylph
Sealark
Rolla
M.reury
Ceres

Fanny
Hart
Wizard
Gipsey
STORK SIIIPS.

6

Tortoise
Madagascar 8 C 9
Nereus
Naiad
Athol
Crocodile
nutas, he.
Alligator
Sapphire
Seriugapatam
Pyramus
Weymouth

China.
Australia.
Cape.
Pacille.
West Indies.
De,,onport, training.
Devonport.
Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, training.
Channel Islands.
Channel Islands.
Portsmouth.
Sheerness.
Queens own.
Queenstown.

Ascension.
Rio.

Pacific,
Pacific.
Greenock.
Thames.

China, powder.
Trincomalee.
Cape, coal.
Halifax.
Bermuda.

The above are the actual forces of the British
navy in commission—effective, sea going, sta-
tionary, and otherwise. Since tire break-up of the
late Sir Robert Peel's Government, iu 1847, the
screw ship has superseded, not only the old sailing
man-of-war, but the paddle-wheel vessel, and now
the real strength of. the British fleet is the nutnb:!r
of thiree-deckers—such as the Duke of Wellington,
Marlborough, Royal Sovereign ; two-deckers—such
as the Conquerer and St. Jean d'Acre ; frigates—
such as Shannon, Imperieus?, Diadem ; and cor-
vettee, gun vessels, and gun boats—such as Racoon,
Nimroi, Slangy, &c. propesled by powerful
screw machinery.
In the lists above (numerated will be remarked

the Blenheim, Ajax, Hogue, and the Arrogant.
These were the pioneers of the screw steam fleet.
The former three were the first experiments, being
old 74 sailing ships converted into screws, and the
last-named was the first frigate designed to be pro-
pelled by screw machinery. Her speed and quali-
cations as a powerful frigate have now been sur-
passed by our modern screw frigates, but for her
tonnage and power she stills holds a good position
in the list. It must be a source of sincere gratifi-
cation to the new Secretary to the Admiralty, the
Right Hon. T. L. Corry, to see the ships above-
mentioned converted and designed under his secre
taryship, and at his earnest desire, 10 years since,
figuring so prominently as they still do in the effec-
tive forces of the British navy.

TILE NIGHTINGALE FUND.

We have been requested to publish the following
correspondence :

"30, Old Burington-street. March 23.
"Dear Mr. Herbert,—l have been for some time
hesitating as to the course I ought to take with regard
to the large fund which is called by my name, and which
was so generously placed in my bands for the purpose
of being applied to a most useful and beneficent object.
"Aftr allowing a time to elapse fully sufficient for
forming a judgment I find my health so much impaired,
and I am, consequently, so unequal to begin a work
which, to be properly performed, will require great ex-
ertion and unceasing attention, that I feel it incumbent
upon me and due to the contributors to beg you to com-
municate to the trustees and council my inability to
undertake the task.

" This communication is very painful to make, for I
hoped, by my exertions in the work proposed to me, to
mark my deep sense of the confidence reposed in me,
and I looked forward to the attainment of an object
which has always been nearest to My hear•.
" Bat I strongly feel that its realisation ought not to
be indefinitely pose poned, nor a large sum intended for a
benevolent purpose to be allowed to lie useless, because
I am incapacitated by illness from undertaking its ap-
plication.
" I must therefore, under these c'rcumstinces, ask
you and the council to consider in what way the ejects
contemplated by the contributors may now best be
effected.—l remain, c'e it Mr. Herbert,
" Most faithfully and gratefully yours,
" FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE,
" The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P."

" 49, Balgrave-square, March 26.

" Dear Mies Nightingale,— Immediately on the re-
ceipt of your letter I summoned a meeting of the council
and the trustees of the Nightingale Fund, at which
meeting your letter resigning your tript was read.
" I need not tell you with how much sorrow that let-
ter was received. . . .

,4 We we- e, however, unanimous in the hops that, for
the reasons I am about to state, you will take further
time before you come to any final decision on the suject
of your letter.
" The object of the contributors to the fund was two-
fold. They wished to see established some organisation
for the training of hospital nurses. They wished to
supply a great and acknowledged deficiency in our medi-
cal system whether civil or military, and they knew
that they could intrust the task to no one so experienced
or co capable as yourself.
" But they wished likewise to mark in a manner per-
sonal to yourself their sense of the services rendered to
the country by you and by those who acted with you ;
and tkey felt that they could offer yon no proof of this
respect more gratifying than the proposal of a fresh
task to be undertaken and fresh work to be done.
"They were aware that you among others were as-
sisting in furthering great changes in the sanitary and
medical organisatiou of the artily ; and till that task was
accomplished, they were quite content to postpone the
commencement of whatever plans you might originate or
adopt for the objects to whieh the Nightingale Fund
was to be devoted.
" We have seen some of the results of the 'abours on
behalf of the army to which you have contributed. We
trust that a short time will witness their sunpletion, and
that you will have the gratification of seeing the fruits
which they will bear. When this time arrives we can-
not but trust that with diminished labour you will regain
your health, and that without undue fatigue or exertion
you will be enabled to give a general superintendence to
the plans you may devise for the application of the fund.
" In thestrieanwpile the money, though unapplied, is
not idle. It is well invested, and therefore increasing
by the accumulation of interest, and the delay will be
partly compensated by the enlarged means which will
ultimately be at your disposal.
" Should, however, our anticipations be too sanguine,
and should your health not be sufficiently restored to
enable you personally to undertake the government of
any institution that may be founded, still we should
earnestly desire to act upon plans deviser! by you and
to adopt the organisation which, order happier circum-
stances, you would yourself' have created.

" We-are satisfied that, next to your personal supe-
rintendence, the contributors would most desire that
your mind and intention should animate the work, even
though its execution should Lill upon other,.
" I am, theref desired by my colleagues to ex-
press their earnest hope that you wil, postpone your
final decision until further time shall enable you to
judge what degree of superintendence you will be en-
abltd to bestow on the work which is identified with
your name, and which we still earnestly hope will derive
its organisation from your hands.—Play believe me,
moat faitbf ul y yours, " SIDNEY HERBERT.
" MOS Florence Nightingale."

" 30, 0:d Burlington-street, March 27.
" Dear Mr. Herbert,—lt would indeed be impossible
for me t refuse a proposal which expresses so kindly the
generous confidence of the c•:uocil and trustees, and
which leaves open to me the opportunity—if, umxpec-
tedly to myself, my health should make it pos..ible—cf
attempting to forward the oljnts most interesting to

"I believe that you will be willin to assure the coun-
cil and trustees that I will work if I can, and when I
can. It is a great relief t ) one to. have yaw. assurance
that they are aware that hitherto it has been impossildl
for me to do anything in this work, and that they will
be so for some time to come,—bow long it is not in my
power to say. The fear that I might appear to neglect
a trust committed to me weighed heavily on my mind,
and the great uncertainty as to my ever being able to
fulfil it induced me to rtquest that I might be allowed
to relinqui,h it.
"But I beg to leave the matter entirely in your hands
as proposed by you ; and I have only to repeat my
thanks to y.,u and the council for the hesrtf-lt plea,ure
afforded me by your confidence and good wishes.
"I beg that you 'xi]. believe me, dear Mr; Herbert,
" Ever most fiithfully yours,
" FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
"The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P."

TESTIMONIAL TO.- LORD FORESTER. A splendid
testimonial was on Saturday last presented to Lord
Forrester on his marriage by the member 4 of ho Bel-
voir Hunt, as a mark of their esteem, and as FOlllB
acknowledgment of tho sport shown during the 27 yearn
he huntLd with the Belvoir hounds,

DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
- -
X s. d. £ s. d.
Commercial .......... 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
Do. Preference ~ Stock If -
East and West India.. 6/. pr cent. Stock. 119%
Grand Surry D. & Canal 4/. par cent. 100 0 0 00 0 0 -
I to. Loan Notes .. .. ff 100 0 0 00 0 0 -
Do. 5 per cent. Pref. 51. pr cent. 25 0 0 5 0 0 -
London .• •• • • •... •• If Stock. stock. 104
St. Katharine ........ 4%1. per cot. _Rock. ~ 96
Southampton ........ 4 per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70NN
Victoria •• .. .• 5/. Os per c. 20 0 0 20 0 0 90%
Ditto New •• •• •• •• ff 20 0 0 14 0 0 -
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ a. d.
Albion .... • • ...... 71. per c. 500 0 0 50 0 0 -
Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s. 6d. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17N
Ditto Marine . .... - 61. p.c.& ba. 100 0 0 25 0 0 4534
Athenoemn. - .......• - 1 0 0 al -
Atlas
Argus Life ........... 41. per cent. .00 0 0 25 0 0 -
nritish Commercial .. 71. 103. 50 0 0 5 • 6 -
Church of England .. 71. 10s. 50 0 0 20 0 3%
City of London .. •• .. 5/. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Clericl.Med.& Gcn.Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
County ....._ ........ 4/. per share 100 0 0 10 0 0 87%
Crown .............. 1/ 18s. .50 0 0 5 0 • -
Eagle .
Equity and Law...... 5% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 is -
European Life l/. 20 0 n all -
Family Endowment •• 41. per cent. 100 0 0 4 0 0 -
General 6 per cent b 0 0 all --
Globe .. • . 51. per cent Stock all 894
Greshrun:Life . - - 47 5 4
Do- Do. - 20 0 0 50 0 ~ -
Guardian ............ N. per cent 100 0 •• 10 0 0 55
Imperial Fire... •..... 121. per cent 500 0 . 30 0 0 '363
Imperial Life - 210 0 1834
Indemnity Marine.... 5 p. ct. &bs. 100 0 0 13 0 0 1324
Law Fire ............ 2s &2s bons 100 0 0 210 0 -
Law Lite............. 29/. per sh 100 0 0 12 10 e 64
Legal and General Life is. per share 50 0 0 2 0 0 5%
London
London & l'rov. Law • • 3s. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Marine... • •
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4%, per cent 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Minerva •• - • 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 4 0 0 -
Monarch .. •• .• -
New Equitable -
Pelican . ..... •• - - -
Phcenix - - 173
Profesetona Life...... 5/. per cent 6 5 0 010 0 -
Provident Liie -
Rock Life.... ••
Royal Exchange ...... Bp.c. & be. Stock. all 274
Sun Fire ...... 6% p. c & bs. - t 1 ---.
Ditto Life ... I/ 14s. -
United Kingdom .... 4/. & bonus. 20 0 0 510 . -
Universal Life ... ..... 5/. & bonus. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life •....... 51. & bonus. - 5 0 0 6%
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
----- --
£ a. d. £ a. d.
tustralasia........... 201. per cent. 40- 0 0 all 84%
Bank ot Egypt ...... - 25 0 0 18 15 0 21374
Bank of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 CO 0 0 47%
British North American 9 per cent. 50 0 0 all 58
Ch Bk. Ind. Aug & Ch. 4, per cent.- 20 0 0 6 0 0 -
City ........
Colonial ...... ~ . -
Commercial of London. 11. p. c. & hi.' 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Bug • Scot. St Aust. Ch. 4 . per cent. 20 0 0 all 17%
Lond•Cnar. Bk. of Aus. Cl. per cent. 20 0 0 18%
~
Do. New ll i 20 0 0 „ .--
London and County
Lon. & Eastn Bnkg. C. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 -
London Joint-Stock
Londn and Westminstr 18 per cent. ,100 0 0 20 0 0 45
Nat. Provincial of Eng. 16 pc.& bs 'lOO 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New tf 20 0 0 10 0 0 21%
Ditto ditto
Nand:vv.:l Bank ....•• 5 I.per cent. 50 0 0 22 113 0 -
New 'oath Wales -
Oriental Bank Corpora. 101. per cent. 25 0 0 f t 33%
Ottoman Bank - 20 0 0 15 0 0 17%
Provincial of Ireland Bl.p. alas. 100 0 0 25 0 0 62
' Ditto, New....... -a/. per cent. 10 0 0 all -
lonian 5l. per cent. 25 0 0 all -
South Australia -
i Union of Australia.. • 21/. per cent. 25 0 0 all 4G
11. - 2 10 0 -
I [Onion of liarribure• •.. - 15 0 0 2, 0 0 -

Union of Hamburg • • ..
Union of London...—.
Unity Niutual ........
Western Bank or Londn.

15Z. per cent.'

15 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0

2 10 0
3, 0 0
10 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0

LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of Scotland 7/. per cent. 100 C 0 100 0 0 193110
British Linen Company 8/. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 217 /0s
Caledonian Bank - •• . 81. per cent 10 0 0 2 10 0 31 16s
City of Glasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 Si 12s
Clydesdale Bank ...• 53 /. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Os
C .minercial Bank 7l. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 225110
Eastern Bank- .• •• - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 11, 2s
Ediab. & Glasgow.. .• 33(1. p cent. 5 0 5 0 0 1 o,os
National Bank •• .• •• 6% per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 144 10
North of Seotland Bank 51.peocent 20 0 0 2 10 0 51 12s
Royal Bank of Scott: 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1421 s
Union Bank of Scot. • 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90/ Os
Western Bank- - • . - 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 .0 0 -1 0
-Mance Fire and Li's.. 8%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17/ Os
British Guarantee 4l. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 I/ 5s
Caledonian Fire Insur . 10.. pet cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os
City of tiiasgow Lite tit. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/ Os
Co'onial Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 3 0 0 71 lOs
Edinburgh Life Insur. U. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 261155
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 5/oar cent. 50 0 0 3 b 0 4/ Os
Life Assoc. of icatland 61. per cent. 40 0 0 3 0 0 61 15s
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 4 0 1/ 19 s
North British Insur 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 39/ Os
Northern Assurance Co. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/ 15s
Scottish Provincial .... - 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/ 15s
Scottish Union Insrne. 7%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 li 143
Standard Life ...... -5/. per cent 50 k, 0 7 0 0 24/ Os
GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COAIPANIEN.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ e. d.
British 77. per cent 20 0 0 all -
Brighton Provincial•• •• •• •• •• •• 5l . per cent. 20 0 0 - -
City of London .. .• 2/. per cent. 150 0 0 150 0 , 100
Equitable.. • • •• • 2/. 50 0 0 all 42}
European .... . •• .• 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 - -
Groat Central •• •• s/. per cent 10 0 0 - 11%
Imperial .. • • lO/. per cent 10 0 0 - -
Ditto New - 50 0 0 12 10 6 27%
Ditto Debentures - Stock 100 0 0 -
Do. Continental I stCap. 31. ss. 50 0 0 42 15 0 50
Do. Do. 2d Cap. 41. Its. 00 0 0 41 0 0 60
Do. Do. 3d Cap. 4/. 105. 50 0 0 43 10 0 -
Do. Do. 4th Cap. 31. 50 0 0 41 0 0 -
Indepenilent ........: 51. 10 0 0 all -
London Pail. Preferen. 10. per cent. 25 0 0 - -
Phomix . ••
Ratcliff..... -
Surrey Consumers
United General .• - • 16s 01 per sh. 50 0 0 - --
Westminster Chartered 7 per cent. 50 0 0 - II
Ditto, New - 50 0 0 10 0 0 13
Western A ... •• .• 10 0 0 all -
Ditto B -
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. (1.
I Acadian Charcoal Iron •• 10 0 0 2 0 0 --
African Steam Ship .• .. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Assam "0„..
...., 61. eer cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Auction Mart • • • • • . •• t t.i 1 per cent 50 0 0 - _
Australian Aericulturl - 25 0 0 19 0 0 2510
Australian Trust •• •
Si. pr cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -''
•
Austraoa.n Royal Mail - 10 0 0 all -
Anglo-Mexican Mint ll. 10s. le 0 0
all -
British American Land 5/. per cent 50 0 0 40 0 t
Canada ..• •• .• - • • •• it per cent 100 0 0 32 10 0 -
Do. 5 per cent Bond, 51. pet cent Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 8 per cent bds 5/.per cent. • Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 6 per cent. •• 6/. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 6 p c. bds 1874 'I/. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 6 p c. bds 1876 6/. per cent. Stock WO 0 0 -
Crystal ralaCO • 2/. per cent. 5 0 1
.0 all 154
Ditto Prelerence • 71p. cent. 5 0 0 - 5 0 0 4%
Crys. Palace of France - 4 0 0 all -
City Navigation Bonds 3%/. per cent - - -
Electric Telegraph . 6/. per cent. Stock 00 0 -
Eng.&Aus. Cop. Smelt.
Equitable fleversionry 51
Eng.Bclris. Slag. T. Co. - 50 0 0 all
- 5 0 0 all 1%
-
per cent. 100 u 0 1 r o oDitto New
--
Gen. Ravers. & Invest. 51. p c and 11. 00.'0 00
00
.. •• 220 10 00 -
••
Gen. I. Sc. Col. (Lim.) - 45 0 0 all -
Gen•SteamNavigation Kt/. per et. & 15 0 0 14 0 -
, ....
1 London Gen. Omnibus 121. per cent 4 0 0 all 3%
Hudson's Bay..
5/. per cent. Stock Stock -
Hungerford .....• •• .• 21. ss. 00 0 0 all -
Lon. Ne, &Na. Mauso. - 10 0 0 all
-
London Reversionary 5/, per cent. 1,, 0 all -
Ilea. & S. American - 10 0 0 all -
Nat. Discount Comp - 25 0 0 5 0 0 4
N.S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb. 5/. per cent. - 100 0 0 -
Nor. Bri. Australasian 62. 1 0 0 all -
North of Europe, Stm. ' g/• per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 ii -
Priee'sPatentCand. Co -2) 0 0 all -
Peel River.Lami&Min. - 5 0 0 all 2
Pen. & Oriental Steam 71. per cent 50 0 0 all 79
Ditto New - 50 0 0 .0 0 0 16,,0
Reversionary Int. Soc. 43x1. pr cent 100 0 r. all -
Ditto New -
Royal Vail Steam ,, 4liart. 100 0 0 0 0 (oz%
Scottish Aus. Invest 15/. per cent. 1 0 0 all 13a
South Australian Land 71. per cent. 25 0 n all 3510
Trust and Loan Comp. PA., pr cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 -
Vaa Diemen's Land 10s. ,00 0 0 i 28 10 0 10%
per cant. Bonds_ .... 6 per coot - i - -

6 'll g
Oolchester
Elarwich 5l/ 3001802 220
Leigh
Sialdon 11318,190,— 367 73 420
CHELMSFORD—MAROH 26.

There was an inactive trade in grain to-day, and prices
of wheat receded is per qr. from last week's quotations.
Spring corn of all sorts not HO much in request, and the
prices unaltered.
Wheat., white, old, per a.
qr. 43
new 43
old 40
new 38
Barley 34
Chevalier 38
Grinding 23
Malt 70
Chevalier 72

red,

s. s. s.
49 Oats, per qr .24 29
149 Peas, Partridge 40 43
44 White 38 42
44 Boiling 39 44
40 Dun 38 40
44 Beans, Tiek 36 38
132 Harrow ticks 36 40
731 Mazagan 32 35
73 Ditto, new 32 34

lECIRKCALDY—MARcIi 27.
We had poor supplies of grain to-day of all kinds. Sales
quick, and prices of barley and oats is per quarter higher
than the rates of last week ; wheat sold slowly, at barely
late prices.
-- • - _ . _

Wheat. Barley. t Oats. I Beans.
I First
Second
24s j 228 Od Os 011

Third 36s Oil

-MAIWEI 29.

the close of the market
Welleend, Bto.

s. d.
ilfletton l6 -9
I La,m bton l6 3
ilosforth l3 6
Rraddyll . l5 6
Toes l6 9
south Hetton l6
Riddell l3 6
,tussell's Hetton. 15 6
Keno°. 15 6
Northumberland " l3 6
item t's l6 6
South Durham „.,,,14 0
Elden Main l4 9

;t, 79 ; sold 52.