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The head:quarters Ofthe'6lStlSOuth Gle-ja. °ester-
shire) Regiment are now on their passage home
-from-India-,- and are expected-shortly-to arrive at
Gravesend. The two-company depot of the regi-
ment, stationed at Chatham, has received orders to
hold itself in readiness to proceed from that 'garri-
son to Pembroke, Where it will be quartered. until
the arriialiof the service companies. The 61st Re-
giment has been upwards 0f,14 years in India, hay-
ing left England-in themcmth of July, 1-8-45. Since
the termination of Punjab Campaign the 61st
Regiment has seen much'serVice in several parts of
India, intl. 4as one of the' reginierits which took an
active part in the suppression of the late Indian re -
bel4obi. :oWing to its numerous lo:-.:ses, the service
companies of the regiment. have been considerably
reducedt,but the depot at ChathatiChatham is very strong,
which will bring the regiment up to its required
tstrerigth'.!f)' . •
Yesterday. orders'.•.Were received at. Chathatn from
the Horse. Guards directing a portion of the• two-
comPany depot of the 84th (York and Lancaster)
Regiment, consisting of 350 noncommissioned
officers and siren, to proceed to-.morrow morning
from that garrison to Sheffield, for the purpose of
joining the taeaclquarters of the regiinent, recently
arrived froth 'lndia.
,The reinlibing.portion of the
depot; about 150 men, arc to remain at the Hut
-Barracks, Brompton, 'until further orders.. The fol-
lowingiofffiecrai of the,Blth prcteeed. with that regi-
ment from claaatatn to Sheffield-viz., Capt. H. B.
Crohan, in command ; Lieut.s. T. White and. F. E.
E. Wilson, Ebsigns 111: Ark Wright, IV. F. Wheat-
ley, J. M. T. Simpson, J. B. Isherwood, It. H.
O Haly, and W. Kemmis. The officers who remain
at Chatham with the depot are—Capt. W. M. Keats
and Ensign J. G. Wilson and W. C. Clayton.
The authorities at the Horse Guards having de-
Cided en removing the whole of the depots of In-
dian regiments from Pembroke as soon as an Open•
ing can be obtained for them at other depot batta-
lions, orders have been issued for -the, depots of the
31st and 91st Regiments, now at Pembroke, to pro-
ceed to Chatham to relieve the depots of the 61st
and 84th; Regiments. The. 31st depot, will on its ar-
rival at Chatham _be_ attached to the 2d Battalion
and the 91st depot to the 3cl Battalion.
'The first portion of the wives and families of sol-
diers serving in India who are to be sent out to join
their husbands will embark at Plymouth on the 21st
inst., in the, Clara. Yesterday orders were received
at Chatham tor the married women and, children
belonging to the 77th Regiment to embark at Ply-
mouth on the date mentioned, and, those. belonging
andtti Regimentbesthfi6lea3,eesat.chdcheti,ledd to eMbark at Liverpool on the
day following; in another vessel._ Inloider to enable
r
h
the soldiers'. ,wives' t.e procure comforts for,them-
selves and families during the voyage, the authori-
10fosr., wcaie:illehN.V w°in4llabne thehan dseurto7tfheml,
a few daysTrerionsly ;o their embarkation.- ,
Yesterday the. Secretaryat War notified to the
officers of the differed 'Artillery volunteer corps
that they. would be 'attached to Militia Artillery re-
giments,- that they might •be made perfect in their
profession. •
The Akbar troopship embarked yesterdayilOng-
side Portsmouth Dockyard, the officers and troops
for Bombay, as enumerated in The Sun of the 13th
inst. She sails for her destination thig day.
At the meeting of the Sheffield Town-council, on
:Wednesday,. fa, resolution was, unanimously passed
et oe
rps
, ereseette, ae ne,nha
sd, tsionedoetle.
rLs gal inta pfe o triavnitde
s of t
t he offih
e
84th Regiment, which took a prominent part in the
suppression. of •the Indian mutiny, and is now sta-
tioned at Sheffield, expressive of the high appre-
ciation of the people Of Sheffield of their gallant
and self-denying exertions, and weleoming.them
home. it was proposed as an- amendment that a
subscription .be entered into to provide a dinner on
the occasion,' bat the 'amendinent was not pressed,
it being. undersbosd that the committee appointed to
draw. up the address would take that matter into
their consideration. It was stated that the Cutlers'
Company and other public bodies would join in the
address.

PRICE 49. SWIrED, SD.

able. to overcome. Let us follow the :activity of the
association in these three different directions. ' The
reports on' the state of science originate in' the conviction
of the necessity for fixing,' at given intervals, with ac-
curacy :and completeness. the position at which it has
arrived ;. for this object the general committee of the asso-
ciation intrusts 'to distingriished indiViduals in the different,
branches of science the charge Of becoming, as it were, the
biographers of, the period.. There are special points in diffe-.
rent sciences in which it sometimes appears desirable to the
different sections to have special reports elaborated ; in such
cases the general committee, in its capacity of the represen-
tatire assembly of all the sciences, reserves to itself the right
of judging what may be of sufficient importance to be thus
recorded. [We are compelled to abridge the remainder of
the address.] Having noticed the great'gonius and labours
of the late Humboldt ,(the anniversary of whose birth by a
singular coincidence happened that day), his royal high-
ness thus concluded :=Philosophers are not vain—vzin
theorists, but, essentially men of practice—not conceited
pedants, 'wrapped up in their own mysterious importance,
but humble ingnirera aftei truth-LprOud only of what they
may have -achieved or -won for the general use ,of man.
Neither are they daring and presumptnous unbelievers. At
character which ignorance has affixed to them, who would,
like the Titans, storm heaven by Placing mountain upon
mountain till hauled doiVir froin the height attained, by the
terrible thunders of outraged Jove ; rather the pilgrims
to the Holy Land, who toil
,on-.in search of the sacred
shrine—in search of truth—God's truth—God's laws—as
manifested in His works in His' creation. (Loud and con-
tinued applause.)
Sir BENJAMIN BRODIE then, :in a few words, moved,
and the Loan PROVOST briefly Seconded; a vote of thanks
to his koyal Highness the Prince Consort, which was
heartily. given, the whole company risinz and cheering.
The address occupied an hour in delivery.

TILE .2VA ry.

The Lords of the Admiralty landed from the Os-

borne yacht in Hamoaze at the Devonport Dockyard

at half-past 10 o'clock on Wedne§daymorning. The

First Lord, the Duke of Somerset, went to the office

of the Admiril Superintendent, Sir T. Pasley, and

held a levee, which was attended by a large number
of ntwal officers residing in the western district.
Admiral Pelham, Commodore Eden, and Sir B.
Walker were in the meantime occupied in the
Arsenal. At half•past one their lordships returned
to the Osborne, and after a short delay visited the

gardship of ordinary, Royal William, 104, flagship

- -
of Rear-Admiral Sir T. Palley ; the new screw

steam frigate Orlando, 50, Mr. Buchan, chief engi-
neer, and one of the gunboats, and then pulled for
the powderworks at Bull Point. During the after-
noon Admiral Pelham, Commodore Eden, and Sir
Baldwin Walker inspected the • Royal Sailors'
Home at Devonport, and expressed themselves

pleased with the arrangements. In the. evening
the Lords of the Admiralty entertained Part Admi-
ral Sir Barrington Reynolds, the various naval

officers in commission, and the heads of dePart-

ments at Moorshead's Royal Hotel, Devonport, ifter
which they patronised a ball in favour of the Royal
Female Orphan Asylum, which took place in St.
George's-hall, Stonehouse. The business of the
Board at Plymouth would close probably yester-
day, and their lordships are expected to leave to-
day. Their next place of inspection is Pembroke.
Yesterday intelligence was received at the:Ad-
miralty, under date Lagos, West Coast of Africa,
Aug. 16, that on the 18th of July Lieut. Hope, of
her Majesty's gunboat Brune, with Mr. E. J. Kil-
brow, second master, James Mack, gunner's mate,
and 10 kroomen, were off the Bar of Lagos taking
soundings, when their boat got into the surf, was
capsized, and every soul perished except one kroo-
man, who was picked up four days afterwards 70
miles distant, clinging to the boat and nearly dead
from want of food and water.

The West Essex Yeomanry Cavalry and Artil-
lery, which is the oldest volunteer military company
in that county, will assemble to•morrow at Chelms-
ford for :eight days' permanent duty. Major George
Palmer is in command, the subordinate officers
being gentlemen of considerable property and influ-
ence in the southern part of the county. The corps
is said to be in a most efficient and satisfactory state.
The West Essex Militia, under the command of
Lieut.-Col. R. Brise, will be enrolled on Wednesday
next for 21 days' training at Chelmsford.
The 'East E.ssex Riffes will be enrolled at Col-
chester on Wednesday next, under the command of
Lieut.-Col. Kelly, vice lion. C. H. Maynard, and
will be quartered in Colchester camp.

The Defence Commissioners, who are now at Ply-
mouth, inspected Catwater, Catdown, and the Laira
on Wednesday. There being no outwork of any
description, this district, which lies to the eastward
of the town, is quite unprotected, excepting that
part which is near the citadel.
The screw frigate Ariadne, 32, having had her
lower masts put on board, was yesterday removed
from the shear-hulk and taken into the large second
dock at Chatham, for the purpose of being rigged
and made ready for sea.
The naval store ship Hope is making good her
defects at Chatham.

FURTIIE.R IMPORTANT .DISCOVRRIES
IN THE FAR NORTH.

(Franz the Australian Mail.)
Mr. Stuart returned to Adelaide yesterday in the
Marion steamer from Port Augusta after an absence
of six months. His party consisted of two persons
besides himself, and they had with them about four
pack and four or five saddle horses. Mr. Stuart's
first business was to survey and lay off th 93 runs
discovered arid Claimed by him some time ago.
After that work was finished he started with his
party on a further exploratory expedition, and the
result has been the discovery of an immense tract
of country exceeding in richness of pasturage and
abundance of water anything that has yet been met
with. The distance traversed was 300 miles beyond
the farthest point• reached by Mr. Babbage and
Major Warburton, and the country was found to
be luxuriant beyond description. Mr. Stuart
started from the Emerald Springs about the begin-
ning of April,-and reached lat. 26 S., the northern
boundary of the colony, about the middle of May,
and during. his entire journey there and back he
states that he was never a single day without
water. The country traversed consisted chiefly of
immense plains interspersed with innumerable
hillocks from 100 to 150 feet high, from the sum-
mits of which gushed springs of pure fresh Water
intersecting the plains and discharging themselves
into numerous creeks and rivers running in an
easterly direction. One of the rivers diScovered is
reported by Mr. Stuart to be three miles broad in
one part of its course. The ranges flanking the
plain are chiefly table-topped and about 1,000 feet
high. Mr. Stuart made a detour occasionally of
from twenty to thirty miles on each side of his
track, and found the country. everywhere of the
Tame beautiful description ; and it seemed to bo of
a similar character as far the eye could reach beyond
the farthest point attained by him. Indeed, he
seems to have turned back through surfeit of good
country. He thinks there would not be any diffi-
culty whatever in crossing over to the Gulf of Car-
pentaria, or to any other portion of the north coast.
His impression is that an inland lakesor sea exists
to the eastward, which probably discharges its
Waters in Victoria River to the north-west. At any
rate, the .theory, that the centre of New Holland is
nothing but a desert may now be exploded. Mr.
Stuart has brought back specimens of the grasses,
seeds, and minerals of the country, the latter of
which are said to include some precious stones. A
considerable portion of the ground traversed is
represented as auriferous. We have had an oppor-
tunity of inspecting Mr. Stuart's map and sketches,
which are at present in a rough state, but we are
ableesaasya
tin
that
to
explorerdosh o uslodf
riotnhmeastefhe
ewn
Government
days.
wayas n.
aNi le
not at liberty to publish further details at present.
dteahnnsotetpearelpctr to
discoveriessybe be verified, we hope that Mr.
-"pnh im-
portant
Stuart will meet with some adequate reward for
and the country.

The Odin, 22, paddle, in the steam basin at Ports-
mouth, got up steam yesterday to try machinery.
She is ordered to be prepared foriminediate service.
The Sphinx, 6, paddle, and the Ringdove, 6, screw
despatch vessel, are also under orders to be at once
prepared for commission.
The Colossus, 80, screw steamship, lit fires in the
steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday for the purpose
of testing the effi.ciency of her furnace in the filling
of hollow shot with molten iron. The Serpent
target brig was selected as a mark on which to try
the effect of these fearful missiles, fired from a gun
on board her Majesty's ship Excellent. The fur-
nace worked in the most satisfactory manner, sup-
plying without any difficulty fully one ton of
molten iron per hour. To explain this any further
is quite heedless for obvious reasons, but we may
state that the hollow shot or globes which were to
be filled with the liquid iron were supplied by the
patentee, and were of three different degrees of sub-
stance. No. 1 representing the thickness of iron
to 11 inch in one part, and in the opposite 1 an
inch. No. 2, 11 inch, and 1 an inch. No. 3, 11
inch, and 2- f an inch. The effects of these globes
of liquid metal striking a ship are supposed to be,
that they would break, and scattering the liquid
metal on the woodwork of the ship, at once set her
on fire. The nature of the experiment yesterday,
however, precluded its being tried in this sense, and
it was merely tried with reference to its effects as
compared with red hot shot as hitherto prepared
for such purposes. The hollow iron globes were
filled with the molten iron from the furnace on board
the Colossus alongside the north wall of the steam
basin, and were then conveyed in an iron bucket to
a boat on the opposite side of the quay, which pulled
aboard the Excellent ; the average time from the
metal being run off from the furnace until the
missile left the mouth of the, gun on its errand of
destruction being six minutes. To ascertain the ef•
fects of the practice it was of course necessary; that
the shot should effect a lodgment in the object fired
at, but this was found, from the rotten state of the
Serpent and the short range-800 yards—to be a
matter of too great difficulty. Ten shots were fired
altogether, two of which burst, but the metal inside
of them had lost too much of its liquidity from the
length of time it had been drawn from the furnace
to produce the effects intended in its liquid state.
It is expected that the Colossus will be moved out
of the steam basin, and further experiments carried
out from her own guns at the Undaunted target-
ship at a longer range. Capt. R. S. Hewlett, C. 8.,
of her Majesty's ship Excellent, directed the experi-
ments.
On the occasion of the paying off the Alarm, 26,
Captain Curry, last week, at Devonport, £5,200
was paid to the crew in half an hour, and several
of the men received upwards of £lOO. They were
all perfectly sober at the pay-table, and when paid,
those not belonging to the neighbourhood proceeded
to their respective homes. The Alarm had a very
young crew ; they were in good:discipline, and very
well behaved—the generality of them continuous
service men. A long service medal and gratuity
of £l5 was awarded to John Sinclair, boatswain's
mate, and William Barthrop, private, R.M. Good
conduct gratuities were also given . to six other
hadut an
en-
tirely. owing to the admirable management of
Captain Corry, few ships have ended their term of
apleatrtmy
ingname officers.
during The
her Alarm
commission,has but,
service more favourably. He will have no difficulty
in getting men, should he again commission a ship.
several of the officers are also much respected.
Many of the officers of the dockyard observed that
they had not known a hip to pay off more credita-
bly, or a crew that were more orderly. On Friday
s sl
is
steamernt surgeon.d
Lieu t
evening the gun-room officers gave a splendid en-
tertainment
iaip reeustes
n. a
present.
H. theespoeßr
pleasanto yaanld Hotel,Leg toi‘ i which. Death
evening a
t wereehb
a,
d pay-
master,in-
vited
an
not
Hooper was prevented, by a serious illness, from
being andhabeen before, during the Alarm's commission.
The
Ra dth
Mr.ma n Bluuest paddle
d assistant
ta
arr
yester-
day at Portsmouth, with machinery, from Woolwich.
The Svetlana, Russian frigate, left the Mother-
bank yesterday, at 6 p.m. Onleaving
the customary salutes with the garri •
son and her
Majesty's ship Victory.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Captain R. D. White, to
the Madagascar, vice Oommander Leycester, su-
perseded at his own request ; Dr. W. M. C. K.
Saunderst surgeon, to the Renown; Charles S.
Harford, midshipman, to the Arrogant ; Alan B.
Thomas, midshipman, to the Marlborosgb:; R. F.
Hammick, midshipman, to the Melpomene ; and the
Hon. A. F. Hood, midshipman, to the Trafalgar.

TiOnCTdeOrBSEchRedAuNIDe
BT:hiEe
new rate
TEA:.
—Under the new Indome Tax 'Act the 10th October is the
the excise duty is to
half-year in which the additional income tax of 4d. in the
pound on £l5O and upwards, and under that sum of lfcl.
willT libeEcolmoeTdßueO.F
Eng-
land is 2d. in the pound and lid. in Scotland' and Ireland.
In respect to malt, made on or *atter the first October next,
be paid in 12 weeks in lieu of 18 weeks.
A discount is to be allowed to maltsters in consideration of
the reduction of credit. The act recites that her Majesty's
most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United
Kingdom in Parliament assembled, towards raising the
necessary supplies, have freely and voluntarily resolved to
give and ,grant to her Majesty the several rates and duties
under the act.
DISINFECTING PLASTER.—The French Academy
of Sciences has received a new communication on the sub-
ject of Drs. Come and Demeaux's disinfecting composition
.
the Invalides. At the request of Dr. Faure, the chie
physician, the mixture was made according to the for-
mulaP .
announced Velpeau, and tried for the space
by Dr. ,
of thirty-two days on various patients: All the sur-
geons were instrinted to write down, when on duty,
the results they had observed in dressing the wounds
in the evening ; Dr. Bonnafont himself superintend-
ing the dressing every morning. The conclusions come
to were as follows :-1. The mixture of coal-tar and plaster
destroys or covers the smell which arises out of sores; 2.
Its action is in an inverse ratio to the quantity of suppura-
tion ; 3. It is not very absorbent ; 4. On taking off the
bandages nothing is smelt at first but the coal-tar ; but it
soon appears that the matter below has lost none
of its fetor ; 5. This mixture, in consequence of
its-not being very absorbent, is ill adapted for mili-
tary hospitals, especially during a campaign, since
it renders a more frequent repetition of the process of dress-
ing necessary ; 6. Some of the powder also remains stick-
ing to the wound, and it requires some time. toleaneve it ;
but other powders are more difficult to remove th‘an this ;
7. Its action on the wound is undoubtedly saintxtrt, but it
remains to ,be ascertained whether it be mote so th another
powders which have long been in use. Upon the wi rele, Dr.
Bonnafont's experiments do not seem to have led to such
favourable results as Dr. Laney's at Milan.