The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-19 00:00:00

GEO. THOMSON,
GEORGE BONE, Auditors.
FRANCIS NALDER,
It was resolved unanimously,--
That the Report now read be received.
The Chairman announced that the dividend and bonus
3.alluaryltould be payable on and after Wednesday, the 24th
", at the Head Office in Threadneedle-street.
It was resolved unanimously,—
That the election of Falconer Larkworthy, Esq., and
ass
Gooch, E as Directors of this Bank, be con-
theedD Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders was
held, when it was resolved unanimously—
(iiThat each £lOO share in the capital of the Bank be
%vie:leo:ln. into five Shares of £2O each, with £lO paid
the
the £2O Shares be 'numbered or distinguished as
ernpirectors may find convenient.
-,nat the Directors may call in the existing Share Certi-
liB4 thereof.cateB and cancel the same, and issue fresh certificates in
2„,, fo d that for limiting nber of Shares of anhelder,
r all other purposes,the five um
of the £2O Shares shall be
equal to one Share of £lOO.
That the thanks of this Meeting be to the Chair-
kali and Directors for their serviceduring the past half-
Year,

Extracted from the minutes.
JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Chairman.
W. 0. ALENE, Sec retary.
Threadneedle-street,L Jan.D 17, R 1866.

11ANK OF LONDON.
Bang Banking-House—ThreadNo. 450,needle-street.
Chai-cross Branch— West Strand.
Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital 400,000
Reserve Fund

CHAIRMAN—Sir,, JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart.
Tei:-CHAIRMAN—JOHN GRIFFITH FRITH, Esq.

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MANAGER.
Matthew Marshal, jun., Esq.
a01,`411 DEPUTY MANAGERS.
henry Church, Esq. I John Daniel Massey, Esq.
MANAGER AT CHARING-CROSS BRANCH.

George Rogers, Esq.
• P.CRRENT ACCOUNTS opened with parties properly
,Poduced, and interest allowed on credit balances if not
ra wn £2OO.
aloNEybelow RECEIVED on deposit, repayable at seven
4Ys' notice, and interest regulated by the market value
erl.lloney, as announced from time to time by public ad-
l'er isement the present rate being FIVE-AND-A-HALF
Cent.
CIRCULAR NOTES and LETTERS of CREDIT
tlled free of charge, and all descriptions of banking busi-
eSS transacted.

W. 0. ALLENDER, Secretary.

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canisters, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order,
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all.,tose Brothers 65, iligh-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's-
'ace, St. John's-wood, London ; and all respectable
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"The Government Department of Egyptian Railways
(administering all the Government Railways of Egypt), by
his Excellency Nubar Pasha, Minister of Pithlic Works and
Director-General of such department, with the special con-
sent and authority of his Highness Ismael Pasha, Vice-
roy of Egypt, doth hereby bind and oblige the said de-
partment for the payment to the bearer of the sum of £lOO
sterling money of Great Britain at the date to be deter-
mined as hereinafter mentioned, at the offices of the said
department at Cairo, or at Messrs. 11. Oppenheim, Neven,
and Co., at Alexandria, or at Messrs. Frithling and
Giischen, in London, at the option of the bearer, together
with interest thereon in the meantime, at the rate of £7
per cent. per annum, in sterling money of Great Britain,
payable on the Ist day of January, and the Ist day of July,
in each year, on the presentation of the annexed Coupons
at the offices of the said department at Cairo, or in Alexan-
dria, or in London, as above, at the option of the bearer.
" The repayment of the principal secured by this Deben-
ture Bond will be made as follows : - One month previous
to the Ist January, 1869, and to the Ist January in every
subsequent year, a drawing will take place in London, in
the presence of a representative to be named by his High-
ness the Viceroy, and of a notary public, of one of the six
series of 5,000 Bonds, and all the Bonds included in the
series so drawn shall then be paid off on delivery of the
said Bonds with the Coupons not then due. The last series
will be paid off on the Ist January, 1874.
"No interest will be paid on any Bond after the date on
which the principal shall be payable as aforesaid.
" And the said Department doth hereby, with such special
consent and authority as aforesaid, appropriate and assign
all the receipts and revenues of all the railways of the
Egyptian Government for the payment to the bearer of the
amount of this Debenture Bond, and the interest payable
thereon as aforesaid.

J.

" In the event of the receipts and revenues of the said
railways being insufficient to pay the said principal sum
and interest : It is hereby declared, as testified by the sig-
nature hereto of the Minister of Finance, that the Egyp-
tian Government, being the proprietor of the said railways,
is directly liable to the payment of the said principal sum
and interest in accordance with the terms of this Deben-
ture Bond.

" Dated Cairo, this day of 1866.
" As witness the hands of the undersigned.
"By special order of his Highness the Viceroy o
Egypt.

" The Minister of Finance.

(Signed)
"By special authorisation of his Highness the Viceroy of
Egypt.

" The Minister of Public Works, and Director•
General of the Railways of the Egyptian Go-
vernment."
(Signed)

EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS DEBEN•

TUBE LOAN.
FORM OF APPLICATION.

(To be forwarded to Messrs. Friihling and Giischen, 12,.
Austinfriars, after payment of the preliminary deposit to
the bankers.)
No. To Messrs. Frithling and Goschen.
Gentlemen,—Having paid at the Chief Cashies's office,
Bank of England, the sum of £ , I hereby request
that you will allot me £ of the Egyptian Govern-
ment Railways Debenture Loan ; and I hereby agree to
accept the same, or any smaller amount that may be allotted
to me, and to pay the further suns of £lO per cent. on the
same when allotted.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient
servant,

Signature
Address in full

Date

MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52,
leet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip-
ti n of A HTIFICIAL l' H. fixed without springs, wires,
or ligatures. They so perfectly re,emble the natural teeth
as not to be distinguished from the originals by the closest
observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will
be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This
method aloes not require tlie extraction of roots, or any pain-
ful operation, and wil! support and preserve teeth that are
loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica-
tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful
in mastication.

52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5.

SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.

ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
an Dining-room, consisting 01 a new and eLegant assort-
maul of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink-
stands, ,eautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian,
klabast Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, Am.
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine.
ralogist to her Alajesty, 148, Strantr,-W.C., London.

Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS,
ST ENE RALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition
of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly ti.oilitate
the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY,
and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each.

PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
RALOGY IP given by Mr.TENNANT,F.G.S.. at 149. Strand.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, King's-cross.

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Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without
the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de-
pendent for support oa voluntary contributions andl.;acies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
.iestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between
8,000 and 1,000 weekly.

The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevolent, as the premises of' this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas
Lerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.;
Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; 11.rries and Co. ; Ransom
and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ;
Barclay and Co. ; W Maras, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur-
ney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co , Berners-street ; I. Barned and
Ca., Liverpool; and at the hospital. from 10 1.1115.

bTANIOUD bUITU, Secretary.

TABLE GLASS, ENGRAVED AND CUT.
DEFRIES and SONS,
16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET.

TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS.
Newest Patterns, Correct Measure.
T DEFRIES and SONS,
t.) • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET.

ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES,
For 12 Persons, It 18s. 6d.
BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICES
in great variety, £1 Is.
DEFRIES and SONS,
ti • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-nTREET.

CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS,
New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle.
T DEFRIES and SO NS,
• 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET.

CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS,
In the Grecian and Venetian Designs,-
T DEFRIES and SONS,
e, • 16 and 17, COIDIERCIAL-STREET.

BRONZED AND ORMOLU CHANDELIERS,
New designs, for the Dining-room,
T DEFRIES and S ONS,
• 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET.

CRYSTAL LAMPS AND WALL LIGHTS
(Regiatered) for. India.
JDEFRIES and SONS,
• 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET.

CLUB, MESS, AND FURNISHING ORDERS
for the above Goods promptly executed.
Works - LONDON and BIRMINGHAM.
T DEFRIES and SONS,
t.) • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL- ..TREET.

T DEFRIES and SONS
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DEFRIES and SONS'
t.l • TEMPORARY S if OW ROOMS.
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Five Minutes' walk from the Late Establishment,
147, HOUNDSDITCH.

DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS
PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REIIEDY.—Pre-
Jared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr.
,cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who
tiller from bilious and liver nomplaints, inligesticn, wind,
pasms, giddiness, dizainet4 of the eyes, &o. For habitual
ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier
,t the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera-
tion and grateful to the stomach, they create apperite, pro-
mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.
3old by W. Lamina, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross.
London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three
times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr.
Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine- are a square
green package. with " William Lambert," engraved on the
stamp.

THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
•han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years. Here arc brief details of a few
of the most recent cases:
F. w., aged 15, Mien, mother dead, deserted by her father.
M. A. P., aged 13, homeles,., both parents dead.
A.. P., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother
3. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead.
C. 8., aged 15, fallen, mother dead,
A, 8., aged 16, fallen, both parents dead.
H. S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents,
M. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead.
E. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead,
S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
M. A. W., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen •street,Cheapside; or by Messrs
Barclay and C4' Lombard-street.

HYAM and CO.'S SELECT DEPARTMENTS.
No. 1. Clo:hlng for inv., diate wear. No. 2. Ordered
Department No. 3. Boys and Youths. Distinct Depart-
ment. No. 4. Hats, Cape, Hosiery, and Outfit Department.
HI ADS and CO., 66 and 67, OXFORD-S.I'IMM, W.
Branch Establishments—Birmingham, Leeds, and Dewsbury

SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in
ALEX. ROSS'S CAN I'HARIDES OIL, which speedily
produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d, ss. 6d., and 10s.
6d..; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stumps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248,
High tiolborn, London.

WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured
in one thy by using ALEX. ROSS'S CFIIROPO.
This preparation gradually dissolves the corn in a fewhours,
removing the very root. Price 4s sent by post for 60 stamps
—248, High Holborn, London.

HMR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn,
London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curia
Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold
at 3s. 6d., is. 6c1., and 10s. 6d. ; sent free for 53, 84, and 141
stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, ls. 6d., or 20 stamps.

eI_REY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.—
vi ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour
immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na-
tural in eWe t. Price 3s, rd. ss. 6d.. and 108. bd. ; sent by
post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps.

HAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn,
London.—ALEX;RO::B'S DEPIL A DORY removes
without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face
neck, and arms. 3s. 6d., 6s. id.. and 10s. 6d. ; sent the same
day as ordered by post for 6f, 84, sad 144 stamps.

Lately published, id., sent free by post for two stamps,
AN ESSAY upon the HUMAN HAIR : Its
Close Analogy to Vegetation, and its Reproduction by
the Stimulant Spanish Fly or Cantharides.—By ALEX.
ROSS, 248, High Holborn. London.

DIMPLE REMOVER.---All diseases of the skin
are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEOE-
FABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness,
&c. 2s. 9d. ana 7s. 6d.; or by post for 40 and 100 stAnps.—
A L EX. ROB,l. 248, Rigl Holborn, Lon a on.

DENTAL N OTICE.—Mr. ESKELL, Surgeon-
Dentist, of 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street, having
announced tor a considerable period that " he is NOT con-
n,cled with any one of the name, and tila,`, he has Nor RE-
MOVED, and does not intend doing so," begs respectfully to
state that as he considers the general public are now suffi-
ciently wall aware of the facts he will cease to make this or
any other professional statement in the public papers onand
alter the 28th of February next.

DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.
The medical prole-lion for Thirty years have approved
of this pure solution of Ma ,nesta as the best remedy for Aci-
dity of the Stomach, Heartburn. Gout, and Indigestion ; and
as a mild aperient it is ear ecially adapted for ladies and
children. Prepared by
DINNEPORD and CO., Chemists, eke.,

172, New Bond-street, London ;
And sold throughout the world by all respectable Chemists,
CAUTION.—See that " Dinneford and Co." is on each bottle
and red label over the cork.

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
.114 most usef ol invention of the day, AGUA AM AR ELL A.
Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Bull Wharf, Ito-
therhithe, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect-
fully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which
gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no
matter at what age. The Ague Atnarella has none of tLe
properties of dyes ' • it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the
system, and when the hair is once restored one application
per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per
bottle, or in half bottles, Ns. 61. Testimonials from an Wes
of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re-
spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John
Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales.

WINSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having
been recently opened and fitted with requisites for
the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr.
BOISItAGON, announces that he his transferred his Estab-
lishment from Birmingham to the above desirable residence,
easily accessible, and distant from London about an hour
and a-halt by the London and North-Western line, and fatty
minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on
a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing
prospect, are garden, me-Wow, plantation, and recreation
grounds. For terms and forms of admission address the
proprietor.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sm,—As Parliament will assemble in little more
than a fortnight I request the publication of the
annexed correspondence in your columns, in order
that the offer of her Majesty's Government may in
the interval receive due consideration.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JAMES KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH.
38, Glocester-square, Hyde-park, W., Jan. 17.

" 38, Glocester-square, Hyde-park, W., Jan. 6.
" Sir,--I beg to submit to you, for your considera-
tion and that of her Majesty's Government, the en-
closed memoranda as to a scheme of national insur-
ance against losses from the cattle plague, which the
rapid increase of the ravages of this pest appears to
me to render expedient.
"In the sketch of the details of a bill which I
submit the Government is asked to do no other
thing than to diffuse the burden of losses from the
cattle plague over the farming lands of the whole of
England, without taxing any other property, or
making any compensation from the public taxes or
incurring any subsidiary risk, and likewise to diffuse
this burden over a series of years.
"The principle on which the first part of the scheme
rests is that of a national insurance, whereby the
risk is transferred from a limited area to the whole
of England, and is thus equalised, being greatly
mitigated in counties in which it would otherwise
be an intolerable burden.

" The principle on which a loan is proposed is the
same as that on which loans are granted for great
municipal and other public works of permanent ad-
vantage. It is proposed to spread the loss arising
from a great national calamity over a series of years,
in the same way that the charge of some vast outlay
for waterworks, or the arterial drainage of a city is
diffused, lest it should bo an insupportable burden
to the ratepayers who sanctioned the expenditure.
This principle was applied to the relief of the cotton
districts during the recent American War, with
great benefit, in giving a stimulus to the outlay of
capital and the employment of labour. This inter-
ference of the Government is gratefully remembered
by all classes in Lancashire.

" The measure is submitted in consequence of a
growing conviction of the inadequacy of all private
efforts within a limited area to provide by a system
of mutual assurance against extensive ruin among
farmers, and a consequent grievous public embar-
rassment.—l am, &c., J
" J. P. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH.
" The Right Hon. Sir G. Grey."

" Whitehall, Jan. 16.
" Sir,--I am directed by Secretary Sir George
Grey to inform you that, having referred your letter
of the 6th inst. and its enclosure, as to a scheme of
national insurances against losses from cattle plague
for the consideration of the Lords Commissioners
of her Majesty's Treasury, he has received in reply
the letter of which a copy is enclosed.
" With reference to the first part of your proposal
—namely, that the burden of the loss incurred by
the cattle plague should be diffused over the whole
of England, her Majesty's Government are of opinion
that even were this expedient very serious practical
difficulties would be found in attempting to give
effect -to the proposal ; nor if the attempt were made
is there any sufficient reason why the scheme should
be limited to England, and not include other parts
of the United Kingdom.
" The Government could not properly undertake
to superintend or control the machinery which would
be required for the management of a National In-
surance Association. . They think, moreover, that
the necessary result of such a scheme would be an
injurious interference with country and other local
associations, which are far better adapted than a
national association to insure vigilance and efficiency
in the administration of the funds applicable to the
purpose of such association, combined with a stronger
interest in the adoption of the most effectual means
for checking the disease. Her Majesty's Govern-

"It was not until many counties had declared
that their efforts to found associations for mutual
assurance had failed that I ventured to submit to
the consideration of her Majesty's Government a
plan which, by an Act of Parliament, would (by
removing legal difficulties and disabilities and pro-
viding au administrative machinery) enable agricul-
turists more effectually to combine for the voluntary
distribution of the average loss from the cattle
plague over the farming lauds of insurers, and like-
wise over a series of years by means of a loan
secured by a rentcharge, to be assessed like the
Property and Income-tax on the owner and occupier
in fixed proportions.
" I asked the Government to take no other re-
sponsibility than the passage through Parliament of
this Act, providing the requisite legal powers and
administrative machinery, which need not neces-
sarily be that of any existing department. But I
also sought, by the action of the Government and
the sanction of Parliament, to inspire confidence as
to the insurance of stock which the general failure
of cattle insurance associations through a long series
of years has undermined.

I did not enter into the details by which care-
lessness, waste, and fraud might be reduced to a
minimum. The safeguards would obviously consist
in a skilful adjustment of local interests in the Act
of Parliament, insuring the utmost vigilance, and
even, as in Aberdeenshire, extending to measures
for the suppression of the plague.
" I have only further to thank Sir George Grey
for the honour which he has done me in submitting
my proposals to the consideration of her Majesty's
Government and for the courtesy of .the reply.—l
have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
"JAMES KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH.
" H. Waddington, Esq., Home-office."

The Fenian Trials.

D ÜBLIN, Wednesday.

Cornelius Dwyer Kane was found guilty of trea-
son-felony to-day. When asked what he had to
say, he said he was proud of the friendship of
Stephens, and considered he was bound as an Irish-
man to join a combination which was for the good
of Ireland, and not for assassination and plunder,
as was falsely asserted. In conclusion he said,
Now, my lord, I have only one request to make,
and that is, that you will not give me any advice or
lecture, as you have done the other prisoners. I
ask you simply to pass sentence on me, and give me
nothing in the shape of advice or lecture, for I as-
sure you it would be lost upon me."
Judge Fitzgerald sentenced him to penal servi-
tude for ten years.
John Clohessy pleaded guilty, and was sentenced
to two years' imprisonment.
To-day Mr. Howley intimated that he had re-
ceived a communication from the Attorney-General,
ordering the liberation of the 21 prisoners who
were arrested last week charged with Fenianism.
In the Attorney-General's opinion the evidence was
insufficient to warrant their detention. The pri-
soners were therefore liberated on their own bail.

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The Simoom, - screw iron troop ship, Captain
Thomas B. Lethbridge, fitting out at Portsmouth
for troop service, yesterday steamed out of harbour
and made a most satisfactory trial of her new ma-
chinery, under the supervision of the officials of the
Steam Reserve and Factory Departments, and after-
wards returned to the harbour to complete her out-
fit and prepare for her official speed trial over the
measured mile during the next spring tides. The
ship has been supplied with two new cylinder en-
gines, of. 400-horse power, manufactured for her in
the steam factory of Portsmouth Dockyard, the dia-
meter of the cylinders being 6fin., and the length
stroke 3ft. They drive a two-bladed common pro-
peller, fitted with Maudslay's shifting blades, having
a diameter of 16ft., a pitch of 25ft., and a length
of 3ft. Sin. The engines worked most admirably,
and without a hitch of any kind throughout the
trial. The maximum number of their revolutions
was 64. The steering gear of the Simoom is the
first of its kind introduced into her Majesty's navy,
and is an improvement upon the principle which may
be seen applied on some of the Clyde built steam
vessels. On the shaft of the steering wheel, which
stands between the funnel and the foremast is fitted
a wheel which gears into a pinion, the shaft of
the latter having on it a pitch wheel. Over this
pitch wheel works a pitch chain, which, leading
through guide pulleys on each side of the wheel,
communicate with the rudder tillers by bars and
chain links. The whole arrangement answered
perfectly yesterday in testing the steering of
the ship under all conditions of position and speed,
and the very excellent manner in which the work
has been done reflects great credit on the dock-
yard officers who have had its supervision. The
Simoom will be placed in dock to-morrow to carry
out some slight alterations in the banjo-frame of her
screw, examine her valves, &c. Capt. Lethbridge
may congratulate himself on having the command
of one of the best appointed troopships under the
Crown. Other troop vessels there are of a some-
what larger tonnage, but none can equal her in
accommodation and general arrangements in pro-
portion to tonnage, nor can any claim equality with
her in efficiency of machinery.
The Scorpion, turret ship, was dismantled under
the sheers of the old basin in Portsmouth dockyard
yesterday, preparatory to undergoing the alterations
and repairs recommended in the surveys held upon
the ship.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam frigate Valor-
ous, Capt. Forsyth, left Table Bay on Nov. 20 for
Simon's Bay. The screw steam sloop, Rapid, 11,
Commander Jago, from Knysna, arrived in Simon's
Bay on Dec. 11. The screw steam frigate Octavia,
39, Capt. Hillyar, from Plymouth, arrived in Si-
mon's Bay on Nov. 28, and sailed on Dec. 2 for
Bombay. The screw steam ship Conqueror, 78,
Capt. Luard, from Singapore, arrived in Simon's
Bay on Dec. 2, and sailed on the Gth for England.
The United States steamers Hartford and Wachu-
setts, from Rio de Janeiro, arrived at the Cape on
Bahia,
K
onon ine n threend the
bound Nov. 15, and left on the 22d for China. The
Netherland steamship karl Van Nes, from Bahia,
arrived in Table Bay on Dec. 11, the Bale, from
Bahia, on Dec. 9, a
for Batavia. from
The
from Greenock, arrived on Nov.
b Den
nd
Dec.g
14, boundfor Batavia. The mail steamship Aughan,
from Mauritius, was in Table Bay on Dec. 9. The
Mauritius sailed for Mauritius on Nov. 18. The
Roman, from Plymouth, arrived on Dec. 1, and was
in Table Bay.
The transport Gresham, from Honk Kong, arrived
in Simon's Bay, December 7, bound to England.
On departure she had on board 280 invalids, prin-
cipally military from the 2d, 9th, and 11th Regi-
ments. Forty-two are reported to have died on the
passage for the Cape, where Commodore Cockburn
paid prompt attention to them. Twelve of the
worst cases were transferred to the Naval Hospital,
50 of the sick were sent to the Seringapatam, and
G 8 others were placed under canvas at Simon's-
town.

An order from the Horse Guards was yesterday
received at Chatham garrison, directing Capt. Allen
N. Adams, Ensign John Hugh Ford, and 51 non-
commissioned officers and men of the 2d Battalion
of the 20th Regiment to be -held in readiness to em-
bark for China, there to join the service companies.
of that regiment.
General Sir James Frederick Love, G.C.8., K.H.,
who died on the 13th inst., entered the army in
1804. He accompanied the 52d Regiment in the
expedition to Sweden under Sir John Moore, and
afterwards served in Portugal and Spain, including
the battle of Corunna, and subsequently in the
Peninsula, with the Light Division, in all the bat-
tles up to 1812. He was also present at the bom-
bardment of Antwerp and other affairs under Lord
Lynedoch in Holland, and was afterwards before
New Orleans, where he was wounded. He served
in the campaign of 1815, and received four severe
wounds at Waterloo while the 52d charged the
French Imperial Guard. In reward of these ser-
vices he received the war medal with four clasps.
Sir Frederick Love held an important command in
Canada during the rebellion, and continued to hold
high command up to the year 1861. He was
created a Grand Cross of the Bath in 1565.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Commander W. E. Gordon, to
the Star ; Richard Holman, chief engineer, to the
Tamar ; Tho.nas Sagar, acting chief engineer, to
the Asia, as supernumerary ; Thomas Barker, en-
gineer, to the Aboukir, as supernumerary for dis-
posal ; Thomas S. Grice, engineer, to the Aboukir,
as supernumerary for disposal ; Mark Morris, naval
instructor, to the Constance ; James Williams,
first-class assist.-engineer, to the Victoria ; James
Nelson, first class assist.-engineer, to the Racoon ;
and William Tempest, first class assist.-engineer, to
the Aboukir, as supernumerary for disposal.